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Written Answers — Animal Diseases: Animal Diseases (18 May 2006)

Mary Coughlan: Botulism is not a notifiable disease under the Diseases of Animals Acts. However, samples from animals may be submitted for testing to my Department's Central Veterinary Laboratory or Regional Veterinary Laboratories at the discretion of a Private Veterinary Practitioner or on request by a herdowner through a Private Veterinary Practitioner. Bovine Botulism can be contracted through contact...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (18 May 2006)

Mary Coughlan: Article 10 of Council Regulation (EC) No. 1782/2003, which established the common rules for the Single Payment Scheme, provides for a Modulation fund, to be established by reducing SPS payments by 3% in 2005, 4% in 2006 and 5% in 2007 and subsequent years. While deductions for modulation are required to be made from all Scheme beneficiaries, a refund is due to each farmer in respect of the...

Written Answers — Animal Carcase Disposal: Animal Carcase Disposal (18 May 2006)

Mary Coughlan: Carcasses for disposal at each of my Department's five regional veterinary laboratories are deemed to be animal by-products and are governed by the provisions of Regulation (EC) 1774/2002. They are classed as Category 1 high risk material and are placed in on-site skips, which are covered at all times. The skips are clearly marked Category 1 for disposal only. The skips are transported to one...

Written Answers — Farm Retirement Scheme: Farm Retirement Scheme (18 May 2006)

Mary Coughlan: Participants in the 1994 Scheme of Early Retirement from Farming may dispose of an area of pension land up to one hectare without the requirement that it be replaced. Where the area of land in the Scheme is less than 24 hectares, or the area of land remaining after the disposal is less than 24 hectares, a reduction in pension at the rate of €301.90 per hectare is applied retrospective to...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (18 May 2006)

Mary Coughlan: The person named applied to have Single Payment entitlements transferred to him by way of inheritance. My Department has now processed this application and payment amounting to €13,284.80 will issue to the applicant shortly.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (18 May 2006)

Mary Coughlan: Following receipt of the required EU approval, the revised Farm Waste Management Scheme was launched by my Department on 24 March 2006. Application forms, together with the accompanying terms and conditions, are available from the local Agricultural Environment and Structures (AES) offices of my Department and are also available on my Department's web-site. The principal changes to the Scheme...

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (18 May 2006)

Mary Coughlan: The acquisition of an appropriate site for Bord Bia in Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford under the decentralisation programme is a matter for the Office of Public Works (OPW). The OPW evaluated a total of 14 proposed sites in Enniscorthy and submitted a shortlist of three to Bord Bia for consideration. Bord Bia has indicated its preference in this regard and I understand that OPW is now putting the...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (18 May 2006)

Mary Coughlan: The number of personnel employed by this Department on 1 January 1998 was 3,973. The number of personnel employed on the 16 May 2006 is 4,609. A breakdown of these figures by location is being forwarded to the Deputy. Currently my Department is engaged in discussions with a number of other Departments concerning the redeployment of some 400 staff members to other Departments arising from the...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (18 May 2006)

Mary Coughlan: The person named successfully applied for consideration in respect of the Inheritance measure of the Single Payment Scheme. Single Payment amounting to €9157.19 will issue shortly.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (18 May 2006)

Mary Coughlan: The person concerned submitted an application for aid under the Installation Aid Scheme on 27 June 2005. On 19 September 2005, further information in respect of the land transferred was requested from the applicant. As no reply was received to this letter, the application was rejected on 24 November 2005. It is open to the person concerned to submit another application together with the...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (18 May 2006)

Mary Coughlan: An application under the 2005 Single Payment Scheme was received from the person named on 12 May 2005. Following processing of the application, it was found that the Single Payment entitlements under the above number quoted were established in the name of the person named and his brother. An official from my Department has been in contact with the applicant and has provided him with the...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (18 May 2006)

Mary Coughlan: On 12 May, 2006 my Department wrote to the Department of Social and Family Affairs seeking confirmation of the rate and type of payment the person named is receiving from that Department. On receipt of a reply from the Department of Social and Family Affairs adjustments, as appropriate, will be made to the Early Retirement pension payable to the spouse of the person named.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (23 May 2006)

Mary Coughlan: The person named submitted an application for an allocation of entitlements from the Single Payment Scheme National Reserve under Category A which caters for farmers who inherited land or received land free of charge or for a nominal sum from a farmer who had retired or died by 16 May 2005 and who had leased out his/her holding to a third party during the reference period 2000-2002. A formal...

Written Answers — Rural Development Programmes: Rural Development Programmes (23 May 2006)

Mary Coughlan: The current annual rate of compulsory modulation is 4% and this will rise to 5% from 2007. These deductions from the direct farm payments will be used for rural development purposes and member states will take them into account in drawing up their 2007-2013 rural development programmes. At the European Council in December 2005, it was agreed that member states could, on a voluntary basis,...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (23 May 2006)

Mary Coughlan: The person named submitted an application requesting consideration in respect of the Inheritance measure of the Single Payment Scheme. The applicant was notified on 27 May 2005 that his application was successful. The person named also submitted applications under the Private Contract Clause and Consolidation measures of the Single Payment Scheme. However, following processing, it is clear...

Written Answers — Farm Waste Management: Farm Waste Management (23 May 2006)

Mary Coughlan: The standard costings used to calculate grants payable under the Farm Waste Management Scheme are currently under review within my Department. Pending the outcome of that review, my Department's current Standard Costings are being used. The Department of Finance is participating in the review process. The revised Costings will be introduced as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (23 May 2006)

Mary Coughlan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 377 to 379, inclusive, together. Coillte Teoranta was established as a private commercial company under the Forestry Act 1988 and day to day operational matters are the responsibility of the company. The granting of a right of way is a matter of an operational nature for Coillte. The question of whether or not the development of this quarry should proceed is a...

Written Answers — Official Hospitality: Official Hospitality (23 May 2006)

Mary Coughlan: My Department does not have a wine cellar nor does it stock wines.

Written Answers — Food Safety Standards: Food Safety Standards (23 May 2006)

Mary Coughlan: As a member of the EU and the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Ireland is in a position to avail of opportunities for trade that are essential for the development of our open economy. Membership of these organizations also brings reciprocal trade obligations. All such imports must come from third countries or areas of third countries that have been approved by the EU authorities for export to...

Written Answers — Rural Environment Protection Scheme: Rural Environment Protection Scheme (23 May 2006)

Mary Coughlan: All hill sheep farmers in REPS are paid in accordance with their REPS contracts. The REP scheme Terms and Conditions provide that REPS farmers must comply fully with Commonage Framework Plan requirements and consequently no further REPS payments are due for destocking. The question of additional benefits for actions over and above the requirements of the Commonage Framework Plans is a matter...