Results 3,001-3,020 of 16,057 for speaker:Mary Coughlan
- Written Answers — Noxious Weeds: Noxious Weeds (13 Dec 2005)
Mary Coughlan: Japanese knotweed, Reynoutria japonica, has not been classified as a noxious weed under the Noxious Weeds Act 1936 on the basis that it has no agricultural significance and is not harmful to animals or crops. It has grown in this country over the past 100 years, mainly on wastelands, roadsides, railways and riverbanks.
- Written Answers — Noxious Weeds: Noxious Weeds (13 Dec 2005)
Mary Coughlan: The Noxious Weeds Act 1936 provides for the control of the spread of the following six noxious weeds: thistle, ragwort and dock â 1937 order; common barbery â 1958 order; male wild hop plant â 1965 order; and wild oat â 1973 order. Under this Act, it is an offence not to prevent the spread of certain weeds, which are scheduled as noxious weeds under the Act. The owner, occupier, user...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (13 Dec 2005)
Mary Coughlan: While an application under the single payment scheme was received from the person named on 11 May 2005, an application to consolidate his entitlements onto a smaller area of land was also lodged by the person named. This application is expected to be finalised shortly, following which payment will issue.
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (13 Dec 2005)
Mary Coughlan: The application of the person named has been processed to payment stage under the single payment scheme. The payment will issue in the next payment run which is scheduled to take place this week.
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (13 Dec 2005)
Mary Coughlan: The application of the person named has been processed to payment stage under the single payment scheme. The payment will issue in the next payment run, which is scheduled to take place later this week.
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (13 Dec 2005)
Mary Coughlan: The information sought by the Deputy is as follows: County Sligo, 86 cases; and County Leitrim, 94 cases. An analysis of these cases shows that claimants did not receive the full value of their notified entitlements as they failed to declare sufficient eligible lands on their SPS applications. In order to draw down full payment under the single payment scheme, applicants are required, under...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (13 Dec 2005)
Mary Coughlan: The person named established 38.23 standard entitlements of his own under the single payment scheme. In addition, 66.76 entitlements were transferred to him. He, therefore, holds 104.99 entitlements. A single payment scheme application was received from the person named on 16 of May 2005 declaring a total of 74.39 hectares of forage lands. Under EU legislation, an applicant, in order to draw...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (13 Dec 2005)
Mary Coughlan: An application under the disadvantaged areas scheme â single payment scheme was received from the person named on 5 May 2005. As part of the control procedures under EU legislation governing the single farm payment, the application was randomly selected for a satellite â DAS inspection. The inspection process was completed and the application has now been fully processed. Payment will...
- Written Answers — Ministerial Staff: Ministerial Staff (13 Dec 2005)
Mary Coughlan: The following tables show the breakdown of staff in the private and constituency offices of my two Ministers of State.
- Written Answers — Genetically Modified Organisms: Genetically Modified Organisms (13 Dec 2005)
Mary Coughlan: My Department has in place control measures to monitor the importation of both GM seed and GM animal feed materials. National legislation is in place requiring all importers of bulk feed material to give my Department prior notification of such material being imported. Documentary checks are carried out on these imports to ensure compliance with the labelling requirements as set out in EU...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (13 Dec 2005)
Mary Coughlan: The person named established 64.2 standard entitlements under the single payment scheme. A single payment application was received on 27 April 2005 declaring a total of 36.98 hectares. Under EU legislation, an applicant, in order to draw down payment in respect of his or her full single payment, must declare an eligible hectare to accompany each entitlement. This requirement was set out...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (13 Dec 2005)
Mary Coughlan: The person named submitted an application for the transfer of entitlements by private contract clause. The application was examined and as the transfer of entitlements was not by way of lease, rental agreement or sale, the private contract clause application was rejected. The person named was advised to submit an application for the transfer of entitlements under the inheritance measure. The...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (13 Dec 2005)
Mary Coughlan: The person named submitted an application for an allocation of entitlements from the single payments scheme national reserve under categories B and C. Category B caters for farmers who, between 1 January 2000 and 19 October 2003, made an investment in production capacity in a farming sector for which a direct payment under livestock premia and/or arable aid schemes would have been payable...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (13 Dec 2005)
Mary Coughlan: The person named was paid his full single farm payment on 1 December 2005.
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (13 Dec 2005)
Mary Coughlan: An application was submitted in this case for an allocation of entitlements from the single payments scheme national reserve under categories B(1), (11), (111) and D. Category B caters for farmers who, between 1 January 2000 and 19 October 2003, made an investment in production capacity in a farming sector for which a direct payment under livestock premia and/or arable aid schemes would have...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (13 Dec 2005)
Mary Coughlan: The person named established 19.51 standard entitlements under the single payment scheme. A single payment scheme application was received from the person named on 9 of May 2005, declaring a total of 8.98 hectares of forage lands. Under EU legislation, an applicant, in order to draw down his or her full single payment must declare an eligible hectare to accompany each entitlement. This...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (13 Dec 2005)
Mary Coughlan: The person named submitted an application and received payment of slaughter premium in respect of four heifers in 2000. No other applications were submitted under the premia and arable aid schemes during that year or in 2001 and 2002. Neither were any applications submitted during the earlier reference period of 1997-99. The person named submitted an application under the force majeure...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (13 Dec 2005)
Mary Coughlan: Under EU regulations, extensification premium for 2004 may only be paid where the stocking density of a holding does not exceed 1.8 livestock units per hectare. The stocking density of the holding was determined by dividing the average number of bovine livestock units at five census dates, plus the total number of sheep livestock units, by the declared forage area. The person named declared a...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (13 Dec 2005)
Mary Coughlan: The person named did not submit an application under the herd number listed. However, an SPS application signed by the person named was received under herd No. Z225095X but no land was declared. The person named submitted an application under the private contract clause provision and the transfer of 12.08 entitlements to her was processed. Under EU legislation, an applicant, in order to draw...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (13 Dec 2005)
Mary Coughlan: The person named established 19.51 standard entitlements under the single payment scheme. A single payment scheme application was received from the person named on 16 of May 2005, declaring a total of 9.05 hectares of forage lands. Under EU legislation, an applicant, in order to draw down his or her full single payment, must declare an eligible hectare to accompany each entitlement. This...