Results 4,101-4,120 of 16,057 for speaker:Mary Coughlan

Written Answers — Tribunals of Inquiry: Tribunals of Inquiry (4 May 2006)

Mary Coughlan: I assume the Deputy's question relates to my official position as Minister for Agriculture and Food. My Department has not received any notification of a decision by the Tribunal of Inquiry into Certain Planning Matters pursuant to paragraph J (2) of its amended terms of reference. I have no official role in relation to any such notifications that may have been issued to individuals on a...

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

Mary Coughlan: An application under the 2005 Single Payment Scheme was received from the person named on 15 May 2005. Full payment issued in respect of his standard entitlements on 1 December 2005. In addition, the person named submitted an application for an allocation of entitlements from the Single Payment Scheme National Reserve under Category A and Category B. Category A caters for farmers who...

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

Mary Coughlan: The person named submitted an application under the inheritance measure of the Single Payment Scheme. The applicant has been notified that he has been successful, and payment will issue shortly.

Written Answers — Departmental Committees: Departmental Committees (4 May 2006)

Mary Coughlan: The Audit Committee of the Department of Agriculture and Food consists of eight members, all but one of whom are external to the Department itself. The composition of the audit committee is as follows: Mr. John Donnelly, Chairman of the Committee. Mr. Donnelly is a Chartered Accountant and is Deputy Chairman of Hypo Real Estate Bank International. He was formerly Chairman of Deloitte &...

Written Answers — Non-governmental Organisations: Non-governmental Organisations (9 May 2006)

Mary Coughlan: The Tree Council is a voluntary NGO acting as an umbrella body linking together some 50 organisations with a common interest in trees. It is a forum for organisations concerned with trees and represents a valuable sounding board for opinion in that sector. However, it does not represent all Irish NGOs, and my Department has never regarded it as doing so.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (9 May 2006)

Mary Coughlan: The person named submitted an application, in respect of four animals, under the 2004 Special Beef Premium Scheme, on 4 November 2004. Following the initial processing of the application, it was found that the four animals in question were not recorded as being in the herd of the person named on the date the application was received by the Department. This is a basic requirement of the Scheme...

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (9 May 2006)

Mary Coughlan: The implementation of the Nitrates Directive is a matter in the first instance for the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, who has made Regulations last December giving legal effect to the provisions of Ireland's Action Programme. The Regulations, which came into effect on 1 February 2006, specify the minimum storage capacities for livestock manure required on farm...

Written Answers — Sugar Beet Industry: Sugar Beet Industry (9 May 2006)

Mary Coughlan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 287, 299 and 302 together. 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 €145m....

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (9 May 2006)

Mary Coughlan: The person named submitted a Private Contract Clause application to have entitlements transferred to him by way of a lease agreement under the 2005 Single Payment Scheme. The original Private Contract Clause application requested the transfer of 22.1 entitlements by way of lease, and this was subsequently amended to 12.54 entitlements with the 22.1 hectares leased. This resulted in an...

Written Answers — Milk Quota: Milk Quota (9 May 2006)

Mary Coughlan: The quota allocated from the National Reserve under the Agenda 2000 quota scheme known as the 32 Million Litre Scheme, is available to the recipients for their own use while they remain in milk production. When a recipient ceases milk production, the quota reverts to the national reserve other than where the recipient's quota is transferred to a family member by way of inheritance or similar...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (9 May 2006)

Mary Coughlan: The person named is an applicant under the Farm Waste Management Scheme. The applicant's claim for payment is currently being examined within my Department and payment will issue if it is found that all the terms and conditions of the Scheme have been complied with.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (9 May 2006)

Mary Coughlan: The person named had established 11.36 Standard Entitlements with a total net value of €4,221.72 under the Single Payment Scheme. One of the conditions of this Scheme required each applicant to submit a 2005 Single Payment application. The person named did not submit an application under the 2005 Scheme. My Department notified the person named by registered post in February 2006 that as he...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (9 May 2006)

Mary Coughlan: An application under the Single Payment Scheme was received from the person named on 5 May 2005. During processing of the application a query was raised in relation to the area of one of the parcels declared by the applicant on his application form. My Department entered into correspondence with the applicant and this matter has now been resolved. Payment will issue shortly.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (9 May 2006)

Mary Coughlan: The person named applied for the transfer of entitlements by way of inheritance under the Single Payment Scheme. Following processing of his application it was established that his mother was the beneficiary of his late father's estate, and she had subsequently passed the holding to the person named by way of lease. An official from my Department has contacted the beneficiary and outlined the...

Written Answers — Organic Farming: Organic Farming (9 May 2006)

Mary Coughlan: I am strongly committed to the development of the organic sector in Ireland. My Department already provides a number of significant incentives to encourage organic farming, which are substantial in proportion to the size of the sector. Through the Rural Environment Protection Scheme, almost €5.9 million was paid directly to organic farmers in 2005. Since REPS began in 1994, it has delivered...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (9 May 2006)

Mary Coughlan: The person named submitted an application under the Single Payment Scheme on 12 May, 2005. The person named established 29.69 entitlements with a total value of €910 and declared 29.61 eligible hectares on his Single Payment application. Payment of 29.61 entitlements to the value of €880.32 was issued on 1 December 2005. The Department has not received any request from the person named...

Written Answers — Afforestation Programme: Afforestation Programme (9 May 2006)

Mary Coughlan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 296 and 297 together. Section 14 (1) of the Forestry Act 1988 provides that Coillte Teoranta shall submit and agree with the Minister for Agriculture and Food a programme for the sale and acquisition of land and the sale of timber, whether standing or felled. The annual programme submitted by Coillte, under Section 14 of the Forestry Act 1988, does not provide...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (9 May 2006)

Mary Coughlan: The first person named submitted two applications for the transfer of entitlements by way of inheritance under the Single Payment Scheme. Both applications have been processed and the remaining outstanding payment, following the processing of the second application, will issue to the applicant shortly.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (9 May 2006)

Mary Coughlan: The person named submitted an application for the transfer of entitlements by way of the inheritance measure under the Single Payment Scheme. Her application was successful, and payment issued to her on 1 December 2005. The person named also submitted an application for the transfer out of entitlements by way of Private Contract Clause (Lease). This application has been successful and the...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (9 May 2006)

Mary Coughlan: The person concerned submitted an application for payment (IAS2) under the Installation Aid Scheme to my Department on 6 April 2006. Additional information in relation to that application has been requested from the person concerned. The application cannot be further progressed until the requested information is received.