Results 3,961-3,980 of 16,057 for speaker:Mary Coughlan

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (25 Apr 2006)

Mary Coughlan: This holding was chosen for a full plan check and on-farm inspection. Arising from this inspection, my Department notified the person named, in mid-December last, that he would have to submit an amended agri-environmental plan. This plan has not been received to date, and the payment cannot be released until it has been submitted and deemed acceptable.

Written Answers — Farm Retirement Scheme: Farm Retirement Scheme (25 Apr 2006)

Mary Coughlan: The EU Council regulation covering the current early retirement scheme will expire in December 2006. The Council regulation on rural development for the period from 2007 to 2013 includes provision for member states to operate several schemes, including an early retirement scheme, and lays down the maximum pension which may be paid under any such early retirement scheme. No decisions have yet...

Written Answers — Afforestation Programme: Afforestation Programme (25 Apr 2006)

Mary Coughlan: Forestry is promoted through the provision of a comprehensive package of incentives and supports, through funding for Teagasc and COFORD, and through focused promotional campaigns. The current package of incentives and supports combines 100% grants for planting and attractive premiums of up to €500 per hectare, payable for 20 years for farmers and 15 years for non-farmers. Farmers can plant...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (25 Apr 2006)

Mary Coughlan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 557 and 595 together. As the person named did not submit an application form for the transfer of entitlements by way of inheritance, an official of my Department has been in direct contact with him and advised him as to the documentation which must be submitted to my Department to allow the transfer of the entitlements in question. The case will be processed...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (25 Apr 2006)

Mary Coughlan: The person concerned applied for grant-aid under the farm waste management scheme on 30 August 2005. Under the conditions of the scheme, the standard costings at the time of issue of my Department's approval are applicable. As the grant eventually paid to the applicant was calculated on the basis of these standard costings, there are no grounds for revision of the grant concerned.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (25 Apr 2006)

Mary Coughlan: The application under the 2005 single payment scheme in this case has now been fully processed and the final payment has issued.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (25 Apr 2006)

Mary Coughlan: The person named applied to the single payment scheme national reserve 2005 under categories B and C. 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 reference period 2000 to 2002....

Written Answers — Official Engagements: Official Engagements (25 Apr 2006)

Mary Coughlan: I visited Prague in the Czech Republic from 16 to 19 March where I was 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 also participated in a number of Bord Bia sponsored events to market Irish products in the growing Czech market, including an in-store...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (25 Apr 2006)

Mary Coughlan: The person named submitted an application for an allocation of entitlements from the single payment scheme national reserve under category B which 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...

Written Answers — Departmental Correspondence: Departmental Correspondence (25 Apr 2006)

Mary Coughlan: I am aware of the correspondence to which the Deputy refers. Under the provisions of The European Communities (Equine Stud-Book and Competition) Regulations 2004, SI 399 of 2004, I am empowered to grant approval to a person, an international association or organisation for the purposes of maintaining a stud book subject to compliance with the requirements of the relevant legislation in force....

Written Answers — On-farm Inspections: On-farm Inspections (25 Apr 2006)

Mary Coughlan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 564 to 566, inclusive, together. In so far as inspections under the single payment scheme are concerned, the regulations state that notification may be given where the purpose of the inspection is not jeopardised, but such notification must be limited to a maximum 48 hours where eligibility checking or cross-compliance checking on the identification and...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (25 Apr 2006)

Mary Coughlan: The person named submitted an application for consideration of her circumstances under the force majeure-exceptional circumstances measure of the single payment scheme. This application and subsequent appeal were both deemed unsuccessful as the medical evidence furnished related to circumstances that commenced in the mid-1990's and were not considered to have resulted in a drop in production...

Written Answers — Milk Quota: Milk Quota (25 Apr 2006)

Mary Coughlan: The 2006 milk quota restructuring scheme is the second year of a two-year restructuring programme. The public notice announcing the 2006 scheme was published in four national newspapers and the direct cost of this amounted to €13,708.23 including VAT. In March I announced my intention to move to a more open market system for transferring milk quotas, which will come into effect on 1 April...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (25 Apr 2006)

Mary Coughlan: The person named submitted an application for consideration in respect of the inheritance measure of the single payment scheme. Following processing of his application, he was notified that his application was successful and payment will issue shortly.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (25 Apr 2006)

Mary Coughlan: The person named is an applicant under the farm waste management scheme. To qualify for the top-up grant for young farmers, an application must be received by my Department within a period of five years from the date on which he-she is first issued with a herd number or other Department identifier. This is a requirement of the EU provisions governing the scheme and I have no flexibility in...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (25 Apr 2006)

Mary Coughlan: An application under the single payment scheme was received from the person named on 4 May 2005. The application has now been processed and payment will issue shortly.

Written Answers — Organic Farming: Organic Farming (25 Apr 2006)

Mary Coughlan: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table: Year No. of Operators No. of Inspections 2000 912 1,035 2001 995 1,290 2002 1,012 1,186 2003 983 1,200 2004 1,004 1,166 2005 1,090 1,223

Written Answers — Organic Farming: Organic Farming (25 Apr 2006)

Mary Coughlan: At present there are six non-EU countries authorised by the Commission as having equivalent production rules and controls to the EU for certain categories of organic product. These products, provided they have been inspected and certified by an approved inspection body in the country of origin, may be brought freely into the EU and marketed as organic. For all other third country imports,...

Written Answers — Afforestation Programme: Afforestation Programme (25 Apr 2006)

Mary Coughlan: I understand that the application in question was recently reviewed under the Forest Service appeals facility. As a result, an alternative planting proposal is currently awaited from the applicant.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (25 Apr 2006)

Mary Coughlan: The person named had previously requested consideration to transfer entitlements by way of lease of lands and entitlements — private contract clause — and was notified that the application was unsuccessful as she was required to have the inherited entitlements transferred to her prior to transferring them by way of lease. The person named submitted an application for consideration in...