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Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (29 Nov 2005)

Mary Coughlan: An application for the single payment scheme was received from the person named on 28 April 2005 and payments under the scheme are scheduled to commence on 1 December 2005. The person named also submitted an application under category C of the single payment scheme national reserve which caters for farmers who, between 1 January 2000 and 19 October 2003, sold their milk quota into the milk...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (29 Nov 2005)

Mary Coughlan: The person named submitted two applications under the 2004 special beef premium scheme, in respect of a total of 43 animals. The first application, in respect of 31 animals for first age premium, was received on 28 May 2004 and the second application, in respect of 12 animals for second age premium was received on 20 December 2004. However, at the request of the person named, the latter...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (29 Nov 2005)

Mary Coughlan: Necessary details about the holding submitted for REPS in this case, confirming both the area under wind turbines and the area of turbary, were received in my Department yesterday, 28 November. These areas will now be subtracted from the area for REPS payment. A planner-environmentalist is also required to state the stocking density on the remaining area in the plan or a reason for a nil...

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (29 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. The nitrates directive specifies a limit on the amount of livestock manure that can be applied to land, being an amount containing 170 kg of nitrogen per hectare per annum. The directive also requires that the nutrient requirements of the crop to...

Written Answers — Capital Expenditure: Capital Expenditure (29 Nov 2005)

Mary Coughlan: The Department of Finance's guidelines for the appraisal and management of capital expenditure proposals in the public sector currently require that projects of a value in excess of €50 million be subject to a full scale cost benefit analysis. The Minister for Finance recently announced his intention to reduce this value to €30 million as one of a number of new initiatives to obtain value...

Railway Safety Bill 2001: From the Seanad. (30 Nov 2005)

Mary Coughlan: These are minor amendments, simply substituting the "Investigation Unit" for the "Commission" as regards certain accident functions.

Railway Safety Bill 2001: From the Seanad. (30 Nov 2005)

Mary Coughlan: This is a minor amendment to include in section 3 a reference to section 92, which provides for the making of a commencement order for Part 10 of the Bill. Section 3 makes reference to the various sections of the Bill provided for commencement orders. Unlike other orders regulations, commencement orders cannot be annulled by resolution of the House. This is just normal legislative practice.

Railway Safety Bill 2001: From the Seanad. (30 Nov 2005)

Mary Coughlan: These are minor technical amendments to correct or update the text of the Bill.

Railway Safety Bill 2001: From the Seanad. (30 Nov 2005)

Mary Coughlan: This amendment relates to certain miniature railways operating in fair-ground-type situations which, because their gauge size is in excess of the 350 m, would otherwise fall within the scope of this Bill. These miniature railways are already covered by regulations made under section 239 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 and the Certification of Fairground Equipment Regulations 2003....

Railway Safety Bill 2001: From the Seanad. (30 Nov 2005)

Mary Coughlan: These amendments were tabled in response to suggestions made in this House on Report Stage. The amendments amend the Bill so that the Irish language version of the commission and advisory council names are placed before the English language version.

Railway Safety Bill 2001: From the Seanad. (30 Nov 2005)

Mary Coughlan: The purpose of this amendment is to update section 10 of the Bill in light of the enactment of the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005. This required updating of the reference to the Health and Safety Authority in light of the official name change arising from the 2005 Act. I have deleted the old paragraph (c) referring to the making of an agency agreement with the HSA and as the...

Railway Safety Bill 2001: From the Seanad. (30 Nov 2005)

Mary Coughlan: This is a technical amendment to change the number of days allowed to a railway undertaking to amend its safety case from seven to 21 days.

Railway Safety Bill 2001: From the Seanad. (30 Nov 2005)

Mary Coughlan: This was recommended on Report Stage in the Dáil. The change is a reference in section 43(5) from seven days to 21 in line with a similar amendment made on the Dáil Report Stage to section 42(6).

Railway Safety Bill 2001: From the Seanad. (30 Nov 2005)

Mary Coughlan: These minor textual amendments to section 51 were suggested by the parliamentary draftsman for the proposed improvement of the text.

Railway Safety Bill 2001: From the Seanad. (30 Nov 2005)

Mary Coughlan: In this amendment I have deleted the power of the commission to make regulations as regards the matters covered in section 51(d). Both the Minister and the commission cannot have power to make regulation as regards the same matters as this could result in contradictions.

Railway Safety Bill 2001: From the Seanad. (30 Nov 2005)

Mary Coughlan: The purpose of this amendment is to cater for the prolonged absence of the chief investigator through ill health or otherwise and to provide for the possibility of this position being vacant at a particular point in time. This amendment will allow the Minister to appoint a suitably qualified consultant to carry out the function of the chief investigator temporarily, pending his or her return,...

Railway Safety Bill 2001: From the Seanad. (30 Nov 2005)

Mary Coughlan: I assume that the normal employment legislative framework would be involved in the appointment as a temporary measure. This would only be done in the case of ill health or in particular issues that may arise for the provision of that position. Not being familiar with the text, I assume that it would done on a temporary basis which would be for a short period.

Railway Safety Bill 2001: From the Seanad. (30 Nov 2005)

Mary Coughlan: It is defined as ill health or otherwise. That would mean personal circumstances.

Railway Safety Bill 2001: From the Seanad. (30 Nov 2005)

Mary Coughlan: If a situation arose where the chief investigator was no longer available and someone was needed to carry out that function immediately, a temporary appointment would be made.

Railway Safety Bill 2001: From the Seanad. (30 Nov 2005)

Mary Coughlan: I assure the Deputy that the timeframe will be included in the next transport legislation.