Results 3,521-3,540 of 16,057 for speaker:Mary Coughlan
- Written Answers — Direct Payment Schemes: Direct Payment Schemes (21 Feb 2006)
Mary Coughlan: The position is that Ireland's financial ceiling under the single payment scheme for 2005 was â¬1,260 million of which 3%, â¬37.8 million, had been provisionally set aside to fund the national reserve. EU regulations require that where the sum of individual entitlements exceeds the financial ceiling, a percentage linear reduction must be applied in order to observe the ceiling. In Ireland's...
- Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (21 Feb 2006)
Mary Coughlan: All of the Dublin-based units within my Department are due to decentralise to Portlaoise, apart from the Dublin local office in Tallaght. The local office in Cork is due to move to Fermoy and the laboratories in Cork and Limerick are due to move to Macroom. Statistics were released from the central applications facility, CAF, in September 2004 indicated that the following numbers of staff...
- Written Answers — Social Partnership: Social Partnership (21 Feb 2006)
Mary Coughlan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 502 and 503 together. I very much regret the decision of the two farmers' organisations mentioned to suspend their involvement in the partnership talks. They retain the option of rejoining the discussions, and I would urge them to do so, but this is a matter on which they must decide. The Government believes that the farming pillar has a significant and useful...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (21 Feb 2006)
Mary Coughlan: The person named submitted an application for consideration in respect of the new entrant and inheritance measures of the single payment scheme. Following processing of his application, the applicant was notified that he satisfied the criteria for both the new entrant and inheritance measures of the scheme but that the value of the entitlements established under the new entrant measure was...
- Written Answers — Ministerial Responsibilities: Ministerial Responsibilities (21 Feb 2006)
Mary Coughlan: As Minister, I hold a special share in Greencore plc. That share has the same monetary value as any other share in the company but special conditions are attached which prevent the company from engaging in a number of activities without the prior written consent of the Minister. One of the activities for which my prior written consent is required is the sale, transfer or disposal of more than...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (21 Feb 2006)
Mary Coughlan: The single payment scheme application, including the consolidation application in this case, has been fully processed and payment will issue shortly.
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (21 Feb 2006)
Mary Coughlan: An application under the single payment scheme was received from the person named on 4 May 2005. The herd owner also applied to have his entitlements consolidated under the 2005 single payment consolidation measure. This application has been processed and payment in respect of 43.73 entitlements amounting to â¬24,461.25 will issue shortly. Payment in full under the disadvantaged areas scheme...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (21 Feb 2006)
Mary Coughlan: The person named submitted an application under the single payment scheme on 13 May 2005. The herd owner also applied to have his entitlements consolidated under the 2005 single payment consolidation measure. This application has been processed and payment in respect of 68.64 entitlements amounting to â¬23,266.53 will issue shortly. Payment in full under the disadvantaged areas scheme issued...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (21 Feb 2006)
Mary Coughlan: The person named submitted an application for consideration in respect of the new entrant and inheritance measures of the single payment scheme. Following an examination of these applications, my Department advised him that as the lands were purchased in 2004, his circumstances were more appropriate to the national reserve measure of the scheme. The person named submitted an application for...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (21 Feb 2006)
Mary Coughlan: This application was received in my Department on 30 December 2005 and is being processed in accordance with the targets in the charter of rights for farmers 2005-07.
- Written Answers — Cattle Identification Scheme: Cattle Identification Scheme (21 Feb 2006)
Mary Coughlan: At Dingle District Court on 22 April 2005, Marglann an Daingean Teoranta, Dingle Mart, pleaded guilty to five charges for providing false information to the national cattle movement database and was fined â¬1,250 on each charge. At a subsequent appeal to Tralee Circuit Court against severity of sentence, the Department on counsel's advice, decided not to contest the appeal.
- Written Answers — Farm Waste Management: Farm Waste Management (21 Feb 2006)
Mary Coughlan: Under the revised farm waste management scheme which will be introduced in the near future in order to assist farmers meet the additional requirements of the nitrates directive, I propose to increase the maximum eligible investment ceiling for mobile equipment, including slurry tankers with specialised injection equipment, from â¬11,000 to â¬15,000 with the grant rate remaining at 20%. I am...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (21 Feb 2006)
Mary Coughlan: Under EU legislation, 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. While the person named had established 12.58 entitlements during the reference period, the application received from him on 16 May 2005 declared a total of 7.88...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (21 Feb 2006)
Mary Coughlan: Support to farmers for growing crops may only be granted in accordance with EU regulations. Under the energy crops scheme, introduced by Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003, crops such as miscanthus may qualify for aid of â¬45 per hectare provided that they are intended primarily for use in the production of biofuels and electric and thermal energy produced from biomass. The aid is granted...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (21 Feb 2006)
Mary Coughlan: The father of the person named applied under the single payment scheme in May 2005. My Department subsequently received an application to have the entitlements transferred by gift in November 2005. However, this application was not processed by 1 December 2005 when payment issued to the father. Arrangements will now be made to have the herd number and single payment entitlements transferred...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (21 Feb 2006)
Mary Coughlan: The person named has 64.20 single payment entitlements. An eligible hectare of land must be declared for every entitlement held to receive maximum payment. The person named declared 36.98 hectares of eligible land on his 2005 single payment application and was paid on 36.98 entitlements.
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (21 Feb 2006)
Mary Coughlan: The person named submitted an application under the single payment scheme on 06 May 2005. The ownership details of the herd number changed on 14 February 2002. The majority of the entitlements were established in the name of the previous owner. A transfer of entitlements form was received in my Department on 22 December 2005. The entitlements have been transferred to the person named and a...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (21 Feb 2006)
Mary Coughlan: As previously indicated, in line with the EU regulations governing the livestock premia schemes, the person named was restricted to payment in respect of 45.88 livestock units under the 2002 livestock schemes, on the basis of his area aid application declaring 24.15 forage hectares. However, if the person named considers that there is information of which my Department was not aware, and...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (22 Feb 2006)
Mary Coughlan: The person named submitted applications for consideration in respect of the inheritance and new entrant measures of the single payment scheme. Following processing of the applications, his application to have his entitlements established as a new entrant during the 2000 to 2002 reference period could not be accepted as he commenced farming in 2004. However, the application to transfer...
- Written Answers — Registration of Title: Registration of Title (22 Feb 2006)
Mary Coughlan: I answered this question for the Deputy on 25 January 2006 in Parliamentary Question No. 1002. The position as conveyed then has not changed.