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Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (8 Feb 2006)

Mary Coughlan: An application under the single payment scheme was received from the person named on 16 May 2005. The payment which issued to the person named on 1 December 2005, reflects the position following the transfer out of some of his entitlements with lands by way of inheritance-gift and, therefore, represents the full payment due.

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (9 Feb 2006)

Mary Coughlan: The implementation of the nitrates directive is a matter for the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, in the first instance. The regulations to give legal effect to the nitrates action programme were signed by the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government in December 2005 and came into effect on 1 February 2006. The directive itself dates from 1991....

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (9 Feb 2006)

Mary Coughlan: Some 143,000 applications were received under the 2005 single payment scheme. In addition to those applicants seeking both to activate their entitlements and also receive payment, applications were received from farmers seeking only to activate their entitlements. It will be recalled that farmers who did not seek to activate their entitlements in 2005 would, under EU rules, forfeit these...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (9 Feb 2006)

Mary Coughlan: The person named submitted an application on 4 January 2006 to transfer entitlements with lands by way of inheritance under the provisions of the single payment scheme. However, the single payment entitlements could not be transferred as he did not receive lands by way of gift or inheritance. The applicant was informed that the transfer was more appropriate to the private contract clause...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (9 Feb 2006)

Mary Coughlan: The original statement of provisional entitlements, which issued to all farmers who actively farmed during all or any of the three reference years 2002, 2001 and 2002, and who were paid livestock premia and-or arable aid payments in one or more of those years, included a table showing the basis of the calculation. Those farmers who considered that full account had not been taken of all their...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (9 Feb 2006)

Mary Coughlan: The person named submitted an application for an allocation of entitlements from the single payments scheme national reserve under categories A, B, C and D. Category A caters for farmers who inherited land or received land free of charge, or for a nominal sum, from a farmer who had retired or died by 16 May 2005, and who had leased out his-her holding to a third party during the reference...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (9 Feb 2006)

Mary Coughlan: My Department has completed its review of the value of the entitlements of the person in question. As a result of this review, the value of the entitlements has been increased and a supplementary payment amounting to €2,659.80 will be issued to the applicant shortly.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (9 Feb 2006)

Mary Coughlan: The person named submitted an application under the single payment scheme on 10 May 2005 in respect of the Roscommon herd number. Full payment amounting to €4,432.78 in respect of 17.59 entitlements issued on 1 December 2005. An application, to transfer 6.65 entitlements with a total value of €1,366.84, from the Sligo herd number to the Roscommon herd number was processed on 24 January...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (9 Feb 2006)

Mary Coughlan: The herd of the person referred to was restricted on 4 August 2005 following the disclosure of 11 reactor animals. The person concerned became eligible for income supplement in October 2005. Income supplement for October, December and January has been paid. Before processing November's payment my Department's local office is awaiting written clarification on the reason for a delay in a test...

Written Answers — Civil Service Travel Scheme: Civil Service Travel Scheme (9 Feb 2006)

Mary Coughlan: My Department operates the Civil Service travel pass scheme as outlined in the Department of Finance circular 50/2001. In order to participate in the scheme an employee must be employed on a permanent-probationary basis on the date of application. In addition employees employed under fixed term contract are eligible to join the scheme. The scheme currently operates on a 12 month basis in my...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (14 Feb 2006)

Mary Coughlan: The single payment scheme is applicable to farmers who actively farmed during all or any of the three reference years 2000 to 2002, inclusive, and who received either received livestock premia or arable aid payments or a combination of the two in one or more of those years. The gross single payment is based on either the average number of animals or the average number of hectares in the case...

Written Answers — Milk Quota: Milk Quota (14 Feb 2006)

Mary Coughlan: Allocations of milk quota from the national reserve are granted on the basis of recommendations from the milk quota appeals tribunal, which examines and makes recommendations on applications for additional quota from individual producers. The person named applied to the tribunal in the current 2005-06 quota year and the tribunal examined his application in January. It did not recommend an...

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (14 Feb 2006)

Mary Coughlan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 466 and 467 together. In 2004, the Department of Finance requested each Secretary General and head of office to discuss the question of decentralisation with his or her senior officers at assistant secretary level. Since then, vacancies at this level in my Department have been being filled by the top level appointments committee on the basis that the...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (14 Feb 2006)

Mary Coughlan: The person named submitted an application for consideration in respect of the inheritance measure of the single payment scheme. This application was subsequently rejected as it was not a transfer of lands and entitlements by way of gift or inheritance. An application to transfer 12.22 entitlements with a total net value of €712.06 from the spouse of the person named to the person named was...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (14 Feb 2006)

Mary Coughlan: The person named submitted an application on 29 October 2004 for consideration under the force majeure, exceptional circumstances, measure of the single payment scheme with regard to the dairy premium. Having assessed the application, the person named was advised by my Department that the circumstances outlined did not fulfill the force majeure criteria laid down in Article 19 of Commission...

Written Answers — Farm Waste Management: Farm Waste Management (14 Feb 2006)

Mary Coughlan: The revised farm waste management scheme will be introduced as soon as the required EU state aid approval is received from the EU Commission. The matter was one of the subjects I discussed last week with Commissioner Fischer Boel during my meeting with her in Brussels. Subject to receipt of this approval, the scheme will: provide for an increase in the current standard grant rate from 40% to...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (14 Feb 2006)

Mary Coughlan: The single payment scheme is applicable to farmers who actively farmed during all or any of the three reference years 2000 to 2002, inclusive, and who received livestock premia and/or arable aid payments in one or more of those years. There is provision under the EU regulations governing the single payment scheme for the transfer of entitlements by way of lease or sale. Entitlements cannot be...

Written Answers — Research Funding: Research Funding (14 Feb 2006)

Mary Coughlan: Details of allocations and draw downs under the research, technology and innovation measures for agriculture, food and forestry under the national development plan are set out in the following tables: Food Industry Measures Year Amount awarded/allocated* Amount paid â'¬m â'¬m 2000 24.09 3.81 2001 13.10 6.85 2002 13.67 9.48 2003 4.07 12.46 ...

Written Answers — Food Industry: Food Industry (14 Feb 2006)

Mary Coughlan: The accompanying table sets out the funding allocated and paid by Bord Bia under the marketing and promotion measure of the National Development Plan 2000-2006. Year Amount awarded/allocated Total amount paid Company grants paid â'¬m â'¬m â'¬m 2000 6.167 6.167 Nil 2001 6.537 6.537 1.116 2002 6.735 6.735 0.813 2003 4.545 4.545...

Written Answers — Food Industry: Food Industry (14 Feb 2006)

Mary Coughlan: The community enterprise scheme is funded by the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment. My Department has been in contact with that Department regarding the development potential of the scheme for local community-based food enterprises.