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Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (30 Mar 2006)

Mary Coughlan: An application under the 2005 single payment scheme was received from the person named on 12 May 2005. He also submitted a private contract clause application seeking to have entitlements transferred to him by way of a lease agreement. This application was successfully processed and the land and entitlements have been transferred. The single payment application of the person named is now...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (30 Mar 2006)

Mary Coughlan: An application under the 2005 single payment scheme was received from the person named on 13 May 2005. Following initial processing of the application, certain issues were highlighted which were required to be resolved before payment could be made. Officials of my Department have been in direct contact with the person named on numerous occasions in an effort to resolve these issues, most...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (30 Mar 2006)

Mary Coughlan: An application under the 2005 single payment scheme was received from the person named on 14 May 2005. Payment in respect of transferred entitlements issued to him on 18 January 2006 and arrangements are being made to have the decoupled dairy premium element of the single payment issued shortly.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (30 Mar 2006)

Mary Coughlan: The person named submitted an application for the transfer of entitlements under the single payment scheme by way of inheritance or gift. The applicant has been notified that his application was successful. The outstanding payment will issue to the named person shortly. Applicants dissatisfied with my Department's decisions in respect of the establishment or transfer of entitlements under the...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (30 Mar 2006)

Mary Coughlan: The person named submitted a private contract clause application form under the single payment scheme 2005 to lease his lands and entitlements to a third party. This application was successfully processed and the entitlements have been transferred to the lessee. As a result of the transfer, the person named now holds no entitlements and declared no lands in 2005. Therefore he is not entitled...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (30 Mar 2006)

Mary Coughlan: An application under the 2005 single payment scheme was received from the person named on 14 May 2005. Payment in respect of transferred entitlements issued to him on 6 January 2006 and arrangements are being made to have the decoupled dairy premium element of the single payment issued shortly.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (30 Mar 2006)

Mary Coughlan: The person named submitted an application under the single payment scheme on 15 May 2005. The applicant applied to have his entitlements consolidated under the consolidation measure of the scheme on 19 September 2005. The processing of the consolidation application required the case to be dealt with through the inheritance measure of the single payment scheme. This processing is now completed...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (30 Mar 2006)

Mary Coughlan: As on 31 December 2004 there were three officers suspended from duty who were being paid within the provisions of the appropriate regulations. One of these officers was dismissed by the Government in October 2005. On 31 December 2005 the other two officers were the only officers suspended and being paid within the provisions of the appropriate regulations.

Decentralisation Programme. (4 Apr 2006)

Mary Coughlan: Gabhaim mo bhuíochas dhuit, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle, as deis a thabhairt dom a chur in iúl don Dáil agus an Teachta Donal Moynihan cad atá ag dul ar aghaidh ag an mbomaite i Maigh Chromtha. The construction of a laboratory complex in Macroom is part of the Government's decentralisation programme. It involves the rationalisation of the laboratories currently located in the Munster region...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (4 Apr 2006)

Mary Coughlan: Under the early retirement scheme, participants who entered the scheme in joint management with their spouses can be paid the early retirement pension only as a supplement to any national retirement pension they or their spouses receive. On entering the scheme, participants are made aware of this requirement and the onus is primarily on them to notify my Department when they, or their...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (4 Apr 2006)

Mary Coughlan: An application under the 2005 single payment scheme was received from the person named on 11 May 2005. A part payment of €5,338.61 issued on 1 December 2005 and the balancing payment of €2,412.80 will issue shortly.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (4 Apr 2006)

Mary Coughlan: It is a requirement of the EU Council regulations under which the 1994 and 2000 early retirement schemes were introduced that the early retirement pension must be reduced by the amount of any national retirement pension to which the participant and his or her spouse or partner in a joint management arrangement may be entitled. However, disability allowance and disability benefit are not...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (4 Apr 2006)

Mary Coughlan: It is a requirement of the EU Council regulations under which the 1994 and 2000 early retirement schemes were introduced that the early retirement pension can be paid only as a supplement to any national retirement pension to which the participant and his or her spouse or partner in a joint management arrangement is entitled. This means that the value of any such national retirement pension...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (4 Apr 2006)

Mary Coughlan: The person named submitted an application for consideration in respect of the inheritance measure of the single payment scheme. His application has been fully processed and payment of €16,155.42, in respect of his 49.73 standard entitlements issued on 9 December 2005. The person named also submitted a private contract clause application to have entitlements with land transferred to him by...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (4 Apr 2006)

Mary Coughlan: The single payment scheme was introduced in Ireland in 2005 as part of the new measures agreed in the reform of the mid-term review of the Common Agricultural Policy. While member states were free to choose between different models of the single payment scheme, ranging from the historical model to various regional models, the reference period agreed by the Council of Ministers for the...

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (4 Apr 2006)

Mary Coughlan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 382 to 384, inclusive, together. EU Directive 2005/77/EC has been transposed into Irish law by SI 86 of 2006 which was signed by me on 16 February 2006. EU Directives 2005/70/EC and 2005/74/EC will be transposed by the due date.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (4 Apr 2006)

Mary Coughlan: The position is that 17,500 farmers submitted applications to the national reserve but over 6,000 farmers applied under two or more categories which means that over 23,000 files have to be processed. In dealing with the new single payment scheme, priority was given to establishing the system and paying eligible farmers at the earliest date. I am satisfied this was achieved. The following...

Written Answers — Animal Welfare: Animal Welfare (4 Apr 2006)

Mary Coughlan: My Department has statutory responsibility for the welfare and protection of farmed animals. The legislation governing this is the Protection of Animals Kept for Farming Purposes Act 1984 and the European Community (Protection of Animals Kept for Farming Purposes) Regulations 2000. In addition, there is specific legislation in relation to pigs, calves and laying hens. The Protection of...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (4 Apr 2006)

Mary Coughlan: The current owner of the herd number quoted applied under the force majeure measure of the single payment scheme on 6 February 2004. My Department, having examined the circumstances of the case, deemed that the applicant did not satisfy the criteria of Article 40 of Council Regulation EC No. 1782/2003, determining force majeure-exceptional circumstances. The current owner of the herd number...

Written Answers — Bovine Disease Levies: Bovine Disease Levies (4 Apr 2006)

Mary Coughlan: Dairy inspection and bovine disease levies are provided for in legislation and help defray some of the costs associated with official controls performed to ensure compliance with EU and national legislation and compensation. I have no plans to abolish such levies. My Department has no responsibility for NDC, Bord Bainne and farm organisation levies.