Results 3,641-3,660 of 16,057 for speaker:Mary Coughlan
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (8 Mar 2006)
Mary Coughlan: My Department has no record of receiving an application form from the person named for the single farm payment in 2005. The person named submitted an application requesting consideration under the inheritance provisions of the single payment scheme. Following processing of her application, she was notified that her request was successful. The person named subsequently applied for...
- Written Answers — Milk Quota: Milk Quota (8 Mar 2006)
Mary Coughlan: The milk quota system was introduced in 1984 to control the over supply of milk in the EU and the mid-term reform of the CAP has ensured its continuation until 2014-2015. Under the quota regime, Ireland has a national quota of 5.2 billion litres, representing about 3.5% of the EU total. This limited quota regime places production constraints on the dairy sector. My role, as Minister for...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (8 Mar 2006)
Mary Coughlan: The person named submitted an application under the single payment scheme on 13 May 2005. Payment amounting to â¬18,868.28 issued to the applicant on 1 December 2005. The person named subsequently applied to have his entitlements consolidated under the 2005 single payment scheme. This application has been fully processed and the entitlements have now been consolidated. A supplementary...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (8 Mar 2006)
Mary Coughlan: The person named submitted an application under the single payment scheme on 11 May 2005. Payment amounting to â¬8,597.90 issued to the applicant on 1 December 2005. However, the person named subsequently applied to have his entitlements consolidated under the 2005 single payment scheme. This application has been fully processed and the entitlements have now been consolidated. A...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (8 Mar 2006)
Mary Coughlan: Applications under the single payment scheme were submitted by both persons named on 12 May 2005. The herd number changed ownership in November 2004 from the first person named to the second person. However, all 61.78 single payment entitlements with a total value of â¬10,534.11 were established under the previous ownership. To date, my Department has not received any request in respect of...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (8 Mar 2006)
Mary Coughlan: The person named submitted an application for consideration in respect of force majeure-exceptional circumstances and consolidation measures of the single payment scheme. Following processing of the force majeure-exceptional circumstances application, the person named was notified that his circumstances did not fulfill the force majeure criteria laid down in Article 40 of Council Regulation...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (8 Mar 2006)
Mary Coughlan: This is not a matter for my Department. It is my understanding that applications for such works are made to an individual's own county council.
- Order of Business. (9 Mar 2006)
Mary Coughlan: Deputy Ring will be glad to be in Mayo, in Deputy Kenny's town.
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (9 Mar 2006)
Mary Coughlan: My Department has no record of receiving a 2005 single payment application from the person named.
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (9 Mar 2006)
Mary Coughlan: The person named submitted an application under the single payment scheme on 12 May 2005. He also included an application to consolidate his entitlements under the scheme. Following an initial examination of the consolidation application, it was noted that the person named declared 4.60 hectares of potatoes on his 2005 single payment application. In accordance with Article 51 of Council...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (9 Mar 2006)
Mary Coughlan: My Department has no record of receiving a 2005 single payment application from the person named.
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (9 Mar 2006)
Mary Coughlan: Full payment issued to the person named on 30 January 2006.
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (9 Mar 2006)
Mary Coughlan: The person named submitted an application under the inheritance measure of the single payment scheme 2005. This application has been successfully processed and the entitlements have been transferred to the person named. The person named also submitted a private contract clause to transfer to another farmer by lease agreement 8.92 hectares and the corresponding amount of entitlements. This...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (9 Mar 2006)
Mary Coughlan: While an application under the 2005 single payment scheme was received from the person named on 9 May 2005, he also submitted an application under the inheritance measure of the single payment scheme. Some queries arose during the initial processing of the inheritance application and these have now been resolved. This transfer has been completed and payment will issue to the person named shortly.
- Written Answers — Official Engagements: Official Engagements (9 Mar 2006)
Mary Coughlan: I will visit Prague in the Czech Republic from 16 to 19 March where I will be the guest of honour at the ambassador's St. Patrick's Day reception for senior representatives from the business, trade and tourism and cultural sectors, and the Irish community. I will also participate in a number of Bord Bia sponsored events to market Irish products in the growing Czech market, including an...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (9 Mar 2006)
Mary Coughlan: The 2002 area aid application of the person named was fully processed with a forage area determined for payment purposes of 24.15 hectares. All of the land was deemed to be owned by the herdowner. The statement of provisional entitlements, which issued to all farmers in 2004, provided for a review of the calculation of the entitlements, where the person concerned considered that the...
- Written Answers — Farm Retirement Scheme: Farm Retirement Scheme (21 Mar 2006)
Mary Coughlan: This relates to income tax. My Department has only recently received a notice of tax credits for the person named; up to then, it was obliged to deduct tax from his pension at the emergency rate. The appropriate adjustments will be made at the end of March 2006 and if too much tax has been deducted it will be refunded to him.
- Written Answers — Sugar Beet Industry: Sugar Beet Industry (21 Mar 2006)
Mary Coughlan: The recent decision by Greencore to discontinue sugar production was a commercial decision by the company having regard to the current situation on the sugar market and the agreement on reform of the EU sugar regime. The agreement on reform of the EU sugar regime provides for compensation to beet growers of up to 64% of the reduction in the minimum price for beet. This compensation, which...
- Written Answers — Water Quality: Water Quality (21 Mar 2006)
Mary Coughlan: Matters relating to water quality are in the first instance the responsibility of the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government. When water quality issues arise that relate to agriculture, my Department co-operates fully with the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government in addressing them.
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (21 Mar 2006)
Mary Coughlan: The person named established 4.80 entitlements under the single payment scheme, with a net value of â¬885.74. A single payment application was received on 16 May 2005. The person named did not declare any hectares on his application form. Under the relevant EU legislation, in order to draw down payment in respect of single payment entitlements, an applicant must declare an eligible hectare...