Results 3,721-3,740 of 16,057 for speaker:Mary Coughlan
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (23 Mar 2006)
Mary Coughlan: The person submitted an application for consideration in respect of the inheritance measure of the single payment scheme. Following processing of her application, she was notified on 5 March 2005 that her inheritance application was successful and advised of the need to procure a herd number in her own name to facilitate the transfer of entitlements and payment of the single payment. The...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (23 Mar 2006)
Mary Coughlan: The person submitted an application for an allocation of entitlements from the single payments scheme national reserve under category B. 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 during the...
- Irish Sugar. (28 Mar 2006)
Mary Coughlan: The political agreement on reform of the EU sugar regime reached by the Council of Agriculture Ministers in November 2005 was the culmination of protracted and difficult negotiations. For some time past there was general acceptance that reform of the EU sugar regime, which had remained largely unchanged for almost 40 years, was inevitable. It became acutely urgent last year due mainly to...
- National Flag. (28 Mar 2006)
Mary Coughlan: Ar son an Aire Oideachais agus EolaÃochta, tá mé buÃoch as seans cur in iúl don Teach cad atá á dhéanamh ag an Rialtas agus go mórmhór ag an Roinn Oideachais agus EolaÃochta faoi Cháisc i mbliana. It is the Government's intention to mark, in the most inclusive manner possible, both the achievements and deep wounds associated with our transition to political independence. We will...
- Departmental Programmes. (28 Mar 2006)
Mary Coughlan: I am pleased to have the opportunity to address the House on developments regarding Bunscoil Mhuire. The school support programme under DEIS, the new action plan for educational inclusion, will bring together and build upon a number of existing interventions in schools with a concentrated level of disadvantage. The new action plan is being introduced on a phased basis, starting during the...
- Written Answers — International Agreements: International Agreements (28 Mar 2006)
Mary Coughlan: The European Convention for the Protection of Animals during International Transport (Revised) was made under the auspices of the Council of Europe in November 2003 and was signed by the EU in June 2004. In December 2004 the Council of Agricultural Ministers adopted Council Regulation 1 of 2005 on the protection of animals during transport and related operations. The purpose of this...
- Written Answers — International Agreements: International Agreements (28 Mar 2006)
Mary Coughlan: To date, this convention, which was agreed in 1977, has not been signed or ratified by any Irish Government. Nevertheless, the Government approves the general provisions in the convention and continues to ensure through national and EU legislation that, as far as possible, farmers, members of their families and, if relevant, paid employees enjoy social protection comparable to that enjoyed by...
- Written Answers — International Agreements: International Agreements (28 Mar 2006)
Mary Coughlan: My Department's statutory responsibility for the welfare and protection of animals refers only to animals kept for farming purposes and does not include animals kept as pets. I will make inquiries on the specific matter raised and will get in touch with the Deputy about it as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (28 Mar 2006)
Mary Coughlan: I presume the Deputy is referring to the by-product of anaerobic digestion of livestock manures. As part of the arrangements to assist farmers meet the additional requirements of the Nitrates Directive, I have announced my intention to introduce a scheme to support the demonstration of new technologies in reducing the volume of livestock manures or their nutrient content. Under the proposed...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (28 Mar 2006)
Mary Coughlan: The person named submitted a private contract clause application by way of a lease agreement under the single payment scheme 2005. This application has been successfully processed and the entitlements have been transferred. The person named submitted an application under the 2005 single payment scheme on 16 May 2005. Payment for the amount of â¬16,515.64 which represented 43.3 entitlements...
- Written Answers — Farm Retirement Scheme: Farm Retirement Scheme (28 Mar 2006)
Mary Coughlan: Where a person's participation in the early retirement scheme has ceased, because he or she has either completed ten years in the scheme or has reached the maximum age to which the early retirement pension can be paid, it is open to that person to lease his or her land to any party he or she wishes irrespective of whether that party is an eligible farming transferee or not. If the term of the...
- Written Answers — Factory Closures: Factory Closures (28 Mar 2006)
Mary Coughlan: The agreement on reform of the EU sugar regime which comes into effect on 1 July 2006 provides for a restructuring fund in respect of the economic, social and environmental costs of restructuring of the sugar industry, involving factory closure and renunciation of quota. In Ireland's case, this fund would be worth up to â¬145 million. The agreement provides that at least 10% of the...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (28 Mar 2006)
Mary Coughlan: An application under the single payment scheme/disadvantaged area compensatory allowance scheme was received from the person named on 16 May 2005. The application was randomly selected for an on the spot inspection covering area. During the course of the inspection the total area of forage found was less than the area claimed. As the over-declaration was more than two hectares, the area found...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (28 Mar 2006)
Mary Coughlan: The following table sets out the number of farmers in each county whose payments under the 2005 single payment scheme had issued by 21 March 2006. The number of applications with outstanding problems, which must be solved prior to payment, is also set out. Payments are continuing to issue to farmers as their applications are processed to completion, in accordance with the EU legislation...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (28 Mar 2006)
Mary Coughlan: The position is that some 17,500 farmers submitted applications to the national reserve but when account is taken of the number of farmers who applied under two or more categories over 23,000 files have to be processed. The following table sets out the number of farmers per county who applied under national reserve some of whom applied under more than one category. Number Carlow 204 ...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (28 Mar 2006)
Mary Coughlan: The person named and the joint owner of the herd number submitted a number of applications under different measures implemented under the single payment scheme in 2005, including applications to transfer entitlements by inheritance, to transfer entitlements from an associated herd number and to convert special condition entitlements to standard entitlements. Following the initial processing...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (28 Mar 2006)
Mary Coughlan: The person named submitted a single payment application form on 12 May 2005 and was paid â¬358.24 in respect of entitlements established for the decoupled 2005 dairy premium. However, the applicant's now deceased mother established the remainder of the entitlements during the 2000 to 2002 reference period. As the person named did not submit an application form for the transfer of these...
- Written Answers — Official Engagements: Official Engagements (28 Mar 2006)
Mary Coughlan: I will attend the following events in an official capacity to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the Easter Rising on Sunday, 16 April: the Easter Rising 90th anniversary military parade at the GPO and the Easter Rising 90th anniversary State reception in Dublin Castle.
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (28 Mar 2006)
Mary Coughlan: An application for the single payment scheme was received from the person named on 13 May 2005 and payment in respect of the transferred entitlements issued on 1 December 2005. Arrangements are being made to have the dairy premium element of the single payment paid to the person named shortly.
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (28 Mar 2006)
Mary Coughlan: My Department has no record of receipt of an application under the 2005 single payment scheme from the person named. The person named recently submitted evidence to my Department to support a claim that the person had submitted an application under the scheme before the closing date for receipt of applications. Following consideration of the evidence submitted, my Department has now decided...