Results 4,121-4,140 of 16,057 for speaker:Mary Coughlan
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (9 May 2006)
Mary Coughlan: The first person named has not to date lodged an application for consideration in respect of the inheritance measure of the Single Payment Scheme. My Department issued an Inheritance application form to him on 5 May 2006. When the completed application form is received, it will be processed by my Department and the applicant will be informed of the outcome. If the application is successful,...
- Written Answers — Farm Retirement Scheme: Farm Retirement Scheme (9 May 2006)
Mary Coughlan: The issues covered in the Report of the Joint Committee on Agriculture and Food are generally the same as those raised with the Committee of Petitions of the European Parliament. I have provided a detailed response to the Joint Committee's Report. Regrettably, there are a number of recommendations that I have not been able to accept. They are precluded by elements of the EU Regulations under...
- Written Answers — Milk Quota: Milk Quota (9 May 2006)
Mary Coughlan: In March I announced my intention to move to a more open market system for transferring milk quotas, which will come into effect on 1st April 2007. I made this decision because the current restructuring model will not meet the future needs of the industry and a more effective response is required in order to meet future competitive pressures. In making my announcement I made it clear that the...
- Written Answers — Milk Quota: Milk Quota (9 May 2006)
Mary Coughlan: The person named submitted an application for an allocation of entitlements from the Single Payment 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...
- 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. The Minister made Regulations in December 2005 giving legal effect to Ireland's National Action Programme under the Nitrates Directive. The Regulations came into effect on 1 February, but the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local...
- Energy Sector: Motion (Resumed). (10 May 2006)
Mary Coughlan: I am delighted to have an opportunity to speak on this motion. As the House heard last evening, my colleague, the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources, Deputy Noel Dempsey, is leading a cross-departmental cross-agency approach in developing and implementing our renewable energy policy. That Fine Gael has ignored the range of initiatives taken by the Government means...
- Energy Sector: Motion (Resumed). (10 May 2006)
Mary Coughlan: I accept the â¬45 per hectare available under the energy crops scheme is a small enough incentive for the growing of energy crops and is not sufficiently attractive in itself to stimulate the growing of such crops. I called for a review of the premium at the February meeting of the Agriculture and Fisheries Council for that reason. I am pleased the European Commission has undertaken to...
- Energy Sector: Motion (Resumed). (10 May 2006)
Mary Coughlan: The importance and significance of biomass is increasing within the wider agenda of agriculture and energy policy generally. Most biomass energy in Ireland is derived from wood products which are converted into heat. The exploitation of wood resources, especially pulp wood, sawmill residues and harvestable forest residues, offers enormous potential and could contribute significantly to...
- Energy Sector: Motion (Resumed). (10 May 2006)
Mary Coughlan: The Acting Chairman should protect the Member.
- Written Answers — Farm Retirement Scheme: Farm Retirement Scheme (10 May 2006)
Mary Coughlan: The EU Regulations under which my Department operates the current Early Retirement Scheme will expire in December, and no new applications can be accepted after that. The Council Regulation on Rural Development for the period from 2007 to 2013 includes provision for member States to operate a range of measures including a scheme of early retirement from farming. No decisions have yet been...
- Written Answers — Direct Payment Schemes: Direct Payment Schemes (10 May 2006)
Mary Coughlan: The person named submitted an application for an allocation of entitlements from the Single Payment 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...
- Written Answers — Direct Payment Schemes: Direct Payment Schemes (10 May 2006)
Mary Coughlan: The person named submitted an application for an allocation of entitlements from the Single Payments Scheme National Reserve under category C. Category C caters for farmers who, between 1 January 2000 and 19 October 2003, sold the milk quota into the Milk Quota Restructuring Scheme and converted their enterprise to a farming sector for which a direct payment under Livestock Premia/or Arable...
- Written Answers — Direct Payment Schemes: Direct Payment Schemes (10 May 2006)
Mary Coughlan: The person named submitted an application for an allocation of entitlements from the Single Payments Scheme National Reserve under category D. Category D caters for farmers who commenced farming after 31 December 2002 or who commenced farming in 2002 but who received no direct payments in respect of that scheme year. A formal letter setting out my Department's decision has issued to the...
- Written Answers — Import Controls: Import Controls (10 May 2006)
Mary Coughlan: My Department is responsible for applying controls on the importation of dogs from the perspective of disease control, primarily protection from rabies. Under current legislation, importation of pit-bull terriers is not prohibited. While statutory responsibility for the control of dogs does not lie with my Department, I understand that it is not illegal in Ireland to own a dog of the breed...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (11 May 2006)
Mary Coughlan: As indicated in my reply of 16 February 2006 to the Deputy's previous question on this case, an official from my Department was in direct contact with the person named and, following receipt of evidence which confirmed that the application had been submitted on time, I am now satisfied that an application under the 2005 Single Payment Scheme may be deemed to have been received within the time...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (11 May 2006)
Mary Coughlan: The eligibility for Extensification Premium is dependent on an applicant's stocking density level being less than 1.8 Livestock Units per hectare. The person named received payment in respect of Extensification Premium 2004 at the high rate of â¬80 per animal applied on based on a stocking density level of 1.2837 animals per hectare. A payment of â¬2,800.00 issued on 25 May 2005, in respect...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (11 May 2006)
Mary Coughlan: An application under the Single Payment Scheme was received from the person named on 16 May 2005 and payment of â¬9,674.57 in respect of the consolidated and transferred entitlements issued on 1 December 2005. However, as the Dairy Premium element of the Single Payment was not included, a further payment of â¬3,514.58 is due to the person named and will issue shortly.
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (11 May 2006)
Mary Coughlan: Transfer of the herd number to the persons referred to by the Deputy was approved on 15 May 2005 and they were advised of this in writing at that time. The persons named applied for payment under the Inheritance measure of the Single Payment Scheme. They were notified on 10 May that their application was successful and payment will issue shortly.
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (11 May 2006)
Mary Coughlan: The person named initially applied under the Inheritance measure of the Single Payment Scheme. In processing this application, it became apparent that the transfer was appropriate to the Private Contract Clause procedure. A PCC application to transfer in entitlements under the 2005 Single Payment Scheme was subsequently received from the person named. The application has now been successfully...
- Written Answers — Veterinary Medicines Regulations: Veterinary Medicines Regulations (11 May 2006)
Mary Coughlan: As I indicated in my reply to Question No. 12047 on 29 March, my Department made a submission to the Commission on 17 March with a view to having the draft exemption criteria published by the Commission on 9 February adapted to better reflect the risk/benefit profile of veterinary medicinal products and to facilitate decisions on the route of supply to be taken on a scientific basis. However,...