Results 2,601-2,620 of 16,057 for speaker:Mary Coughlan
- EU Funding. (15 Nov 2005)
Mary Coughlan: He must.
- EU Funding. (15 Nov 2005)
Mary Coughlan: A total of 10%. Deputy Naughten is obviously not enamoured.
- Bovine Diseases. (15 Nov 2005)
Mary Coughlan: A total of 126 cases of BSE were confirmed in 2004 compared to 182 in 2003 and 333 in 2002. To date in 2005 there have been 61 cases, which represents a decrease of 46% on the number of cases discovered in the same period in 2004. The majority of all confirmed cases were animals born prior to the introduction of the additional controls in 1996 and 1997. The age profile of BSE cases as well as...
- Bovine Diseases. (15 Nov 2005)
Mary Coughlan: Yes.
- Bovine Diseases. (15 Nov 2005)
Mary Coughlan: Not in 2005.
- Bovine Diseases. (15 Nov 2005)
Mary Coughlan: Investigations have been completed into eight of the cases involving post-1997 births. They are both dairy and suckler farms and I have stated the counties which are affected. It has not been possible to establish definitively the source of the disease in individual cases as they occurred several years ago. In two of the cases, the positive animals may have been exposed to infection through...
- Bovine Diseases. (15 Nov 2005)
Mary Coughlan: There has been one very public case which was the prosecution taken in Tralee on 7 September. Another similar case involves an illegal knackery. Of the other cases, some have not been in a position to give us any information. The Department is very strict regarding the feed industry. This time last year, there was a debacle involving three loads of bone speckle which caused consternation. The...
- Alternative Energy Projects. (15 Nov 2005)
Mary Coughlan: The Deputy represents a county with a lot of pigs and poultry.
- Alternative Energy Projects. (15 Nov 2005)
Mary Coughlan: For a big increased grant aid for the farm waste management scheme that we have delivered.
- Alternative Energy Projects. (15 Nov 2005)
Mary Coughlan: If I recall correctly, the rainbow coalition Government removed that scheme.
- Alternative Energy Projects. (15 Nov 2005)
Mary Coughlan: We have announced a new scheme today.
- Alternative Energy Projects. (15 Nov 2005)
Mary Coughlan: The Deputy should have.
- Organic Farming. (15 Nov 2005)
Mary Coughlan: We are interested.
- Organic Farming. (15 Nov 2005)
Mary Coughlan: Hear, hear.
- Written Answers — Infectious Diseases: Infectious Diseases (15 Nov 2005)
Mary Coughlan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 102 and 105 together. My Department has been taking the threat of an outbreak of avian influenza very seriously. As the House will know, outbreaks of the H5N1 virus have been confirmed in eastern and central Europe since July 2005 but no outbreaks have been confirmed within the EU, other than the birds which died in quarantine in England. The Department of the...
- Written Answers — Environmental Pollution: Environmental Pollution (15 Nov 2005)
Mary Coughlan: The report will be taken into account in the review of the regulatory system for plant protection products being undertaken with our EU partners and the Commission. The report reflects public concerns brought to the attention of the royal commission, recognises the lack of evidence of causality and recommends that risk assessment techniques and methodologies be reviewed and that additional...
- Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (15 Nov 2005)
Mary Coughlan: The implementation of the nitrates directive is a matter in the first instance for the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government. In October 2004, Ireland submitted proposals for a derogation from the general organic nitrogen limit of 170 kg per hectare per annum laid down in the nitrates directive. The proposal was designed to allow farmers to operate, under appropriate...
- Written Answers — Departmental Properties: Departmental Properties (15 Nov 2005)
Mary Coughlan: Under the affordable housing initiative my Department has identified six sites for consideration in Counties Cork, Dublin, Galway and Kildare. The sites in County Cork are located in Clonakilty and Model Farm Road in Cork city. The sites in County Dublin are located in Harcourt Terrace, Dublin city, and in the townland of Backstown near Lucan. The site in County Galway is located in Athenry....
- Written Answers — Veterinary Services: Veterinary Services (15 Nov 2005)
Mary Coughlan: Veterinary practices are primarily commercial entities and their locations are driven by commercial realities. However, in so far as State involvement is concerned, I can point to a number of recent measures which will alleviate difficulties which may arise in certain parts of the country. First, under the new Veterinary Practice Act, which will come into effect on 1 January next, there is a...
- Written Answers — Live Exports: Live Exports (15 Nov 2005)
Mary Coughlan: I am always prepared to facilitate trade in live sheep which is governed by EU rules governing intra-Community trade. Trade in sheep between member states of the European Union is subject to the provisions of Council Directive 91/68/EEC, as amended, as regards reinforced controls on the movement of sheep and goats. The controls provide as a minimum requirement that breeding and fattening...