Results 3,161-3,180 of 16,057 for speaker:Mary Coughlan
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (25 Jan 2006)
Mary Coughlan: The persons named lodged their single payment scheme application form on 3 May 2005. Following processing of the application some queries were raised concerning the land declared and a letter issued on 17 September 2005 to which a reply has not been received. an official from my Department has recently contacted the applicants with a view to resolving this issue.
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (25 Jan 2006)
Mary Coughlan: In general, the single payment scheme is applicable to farmers who actively farmed in all or any of the three reference years 2000, 2001 and 2002, who were paid livestock premia and/or arable aid payments in one or more of those years and who, or whose successors, were farming in 2005. Based on the farming activity during the reference years, the person named established 18.17 entitlements...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (25 Jan 2006)
Mary Coughlan: The person named submitted an application under the 2005 single payment scheme on 4 May 2005. However, the entitlements under the scheme were established by the late husband of the person named. No application was received from the person named to have these entitlements transferred. an official of my Department is in direct contact with the person named in an effort to resolve this issue as...
- Written Answers — Farm Waste Management: Farm Waste Management (25 Jan 2006)
Mary Coughlan: EU state aid approval has been sought for a revised farm waste management scheme to assist farmers meet the additional requirements of the nitrates directive. Subject to receipt of the required EU approval, the proposed changes include: introduction of a standard grant rate of 60%, with 70% being available in the four zone C counties, for both animal housing and slurry storage â the current...
- Written Answers — Freedom of Information: Freedom of Information (25 Jan 2006)
Mary Coughlan: There are currently no public bodies or agencies within my Department exempted from the full remit of the freedom of information legislation. Currently the Freedom of Information Acts are in the process of being extended to apply to the Veterinary Council and the Irish Horse Board.
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (26 Jan 2006)
Mary Coughlan: The 2005 area aid application was made in the name of a person other than the person named. As that person is since deceased outstanding payment due under the scheme will be processed on receipt of copy grant of probate.
- Written Answers — Direct Payment Schemes: Direct Payment Schemes (26 Jan 2006)
Mary Coughlan: Under the provisions of the relevant EU regulations governing the single payment scheme, in order to draw down his or her full single payment, an applicant must declare an eligible hectare to accompany each entitlement. This requirement was set out clearly in the documentation supplied to farmers on a number of occasions. While the person named established 17.58 entitlements, the single...
- Written Answers — Direct Payment Schemes: Direct Payment Schemes (26 Jan 2006)
Mary Coughlan: Under the provisions of the relevant EU regulations governing the single payment scheme, in order to draw down his or her full single payment, an applicant must declare an eligible hectare to accompany each entitlement. This requirement was set out clearly in the documentation supplied to farmers on a number of occasions. While the person named established 6.86 entitlements, the single...
- Written Answers — Direct Payment Schemes: Direct Payment Schemes (26 Jan 2006)
Mary Coughlan: An application under the force majeure or exceptional circumstances measure of the single payment scheme was submitted by the person named. Having examined the application my Department informed the person named on 16 January 2006 that his application was successful and the years 2000-02 would be excluded and his entitlements would be based on the 1997-99 reference period. The application is...
- Written Answers — Direct Payment Schemes: Direct Payment Schemes (26 Jan 2006)
Mary Coughlan: The herdowner applied to have his entitlements consolidated under the 2005 single payment scheme. His application has been processed and payment under the single payment scheme will issue shortly.
- Written Answers — Direct Payment Schemes: Direct Payment Schemes (26 Jan 2006)
Mary Coughlan: The application under the 2005 single payment scheme for the person named has been fully processed and payment amounting to â¬6,757.30 issued on 24 January 2006.
- Written Answers — Direct Payment Schemes: Direct Payment Schemes (26 Jan 2006)
Mary Coughlan: The application under the 2005 single payment scheme for the person named has now been fully processed and payment will issue shortly.
- Written Answers — Farm Waste Management: Farm Waste Management (26 Jan 2006)
Mary Coughlan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 111 and 119 together. I do not accept that there has been any delay on the part of my Department in the preparation of the revised farm waste management scheme. Last July I announced outline details of the proposed revised scheme. However, as the Deputies are aware, the approval of the European Commission is required for such from a state aids perspective. A...
- Written Answers — Rural Environment Protection Scheme: Rural Environment Protection Scheme (26 Jan 2006)
Mary Coughlan: My Department received 80 submissions as part of the REPS 4 consultative process, including one from the Heritage Council. All of these submissions will be considered in preparing Ireland's rural development plan for the period 2007-13 for submission to the European Commission. All those who made submissions, including the Heritage Council, have been invited to an open forum on 2 February...
- Written Answers — Direct Payment Schemes: Direct Payment Schemes (26 Jan 2006)
Mary Coughlan: The person named submitted applications for consideration in respect of the new entrant and inheritance measures of the single payment scheme. Following processing of his new entrant application, the person named was notified that his application was unsuccessful, as he claimed no premia in the reference years 2000-02. However, his application requesting the inheritance measure to transfer...
- Written Answers — Direct Payment Schemes: Direct Payment Schemes (26 Jan 2006)
Mary Coughlan: The application under the 2005 single payment scheme for the person named has been fully processed and payment has issued.
- Written Answers — Direct Payment Schemes: Direct Payment Schemes (26 Jan 2006)
Mary Coughlan: The position is that when making allocations from the national reserve under the non-mandatory categories â new entrants and, in Ireland's case, certain hill sheep farmers with commonage land â the allocation must not have the effect of increasing the value of existing entitlements above the regional average value. Where new entitlements are being allocated from the reserve in such cases...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (26 Jan 2006)
Mary Coughlan: The position is that more than 23,000 applications for an allocation of entitlements from the national reserve were received when account is taken of farmers who applied under more than one category. Processing of these applications is continuing and the intention is to make allocations to successful applicants at the earliest opportunity. My Department will be in touch with individual...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (26 Jan 2006)
Mary Coughlan: The person named submitted an application for an allocation of entitlements from the single payments scheme national reserve under category D. Category D caters for farmers who commenced farming after 31 December 2002 or who commenced farming in 2002 but who received no direct payments in respect of that scheme year. In addition the farmer must have either purchased or inherited land. The...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (26 Jan 2006)
Mary Coughlan: In January 2005 the ownership details of the herd number quoted were transferred to the second person named above. However, the SPS application submitted in May 2005 was signed by the first named person resulting in a need to transfer the single payment entitlements from that person to the second person named. A SPS 10 application form was received in my Department on 19 January 2006 and has...