Results 4,961-4,980 of 16,057 for speaker:Mary Coughlan

Written Answers — Forestry Industry: Forestry Industry (17 Oct 2006)

Mary Coughlan: Under Article 3.3 of the Kyoto Protocol, forests planted since 1990 are eligible for carbon accounting purposes. On this basis, the total carbon sequestration capacity of forests in 2006 amounts to approximately 1.1 million tonnes of carbon dioxide.

Written Answers — Forestry Industry: Forestry Industry (17 Oct 2006)

Mary Coughlan: The total area of afforestation grant aided by my Department, and the areas reported as harvested in the last five years, are as follows: Afforested (ha) Harvested (ha) 2001 15,464 9,217 2002 15,054 7,553 2003 9,097 8,642 2004 9,734 8,557 2005 10,090 8,802

Written Answers — Agriculture Development: Agriculture Development (17 Oct 2006)

Mary Coughlan: The Agrivision 2015 Action Plan which I published in March sets out my vision for a competitive, consumer-focused and knowledge driven agri-food sector which will contribute to a vibrant rural economy, society and environment and which exploits opportunities in non-food areas. In addition to a broad vision statement, the Plan sets out one hundred and sixty six specific actions to be...

Written Answers — Alternative Farm Enterprises: Alternative Farm Enterprises (17 Oct 2006)

Mary Coughlan: My Department provides funding for the development of the non-thoroughbred industry, including the Irish Draught Horse Sector, under the National Development Plan 2000-2006 and also by way of annual grant aid provided to the Irish Horse Board. The Irish Horse Board is the approved organisation to maintain the Irish Draught Horse Stud Book. In addition to the wide range of supports it...

Written Answers — Beef Exports: Beef Exports (17 Oct 2006)

Mary Coughlan: The following table sets out details of beef exports for the last five years. 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 '000 tonnes Total 345 445 495 493 487 Of which to: Int. markets 50 90 82 55 35 Russia 43 83 76 47 25 Egypt 0 0 1 1 — Other 5 7 5 7 10 Cont EU 72 110 162 174 192 France 13 16 20 24 40 Italy 11 22 35 40 42 Netherlands 26 30 39 41 40 Scandinavia 13 30 35 35 38 Other 9 12...

Written Answers — Alternative Energy Projects: Alternative Energy Projects (17 Oct 2006)

Mary Coughlan: My Department is currently processing 2006 Energy Crops applications in respect of 2,458.51 hectares and 2,076.7 hectares in respect of the 2006 Non-Food Set-aside Scheme. Article 92 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 provides for a review of the Energy Crops Schemes by the EU Commission. This report was recently presented by the Commission to the Council, ahead of the 31 December 2006...

Written Answers — Meat Exports: Meat Exports (17 Oct 2006)

Mary Coughlan: Regarding exports of Sheepmeat, the latest period for which official statistics are available is the period from January to June 2006. Data for this period show that a total of 26,941 tonnes of Sheepmeat was exported to European and third country destinations. This compares to 29,477 tonnes for the corresponding period in 2005. The decline was due to a combination of a reduction in production...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (17 Oct 2006)

Mary Coughlan: An application under the Single Payment Scheme /Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on the 15th May 2006. As part of the control procedures under EU legislation governing the Single Payment Scheme, the application was randomly selected for an on-the-spot cross compliance inspection. During the course of the inspection, it was found that movements of 30 animals were...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (17 Oct 2006)

Mary Coughlan: I understand that documentary evidence of farm income is outstanding in this case.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (17 Oct 2006)

Mary Coughlan: The person concerned is an applicant for grant-aid under the Installation Aid Scheme. His application for payment (IAS 2 form) is currently being examined within my Department and the outcome will be notified to the person concerned as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (17 Oct 2006)

Mary Coughlan: The person named submitted an application for an allocation of entitlements from the 2005 Single Payment Scheme National Reserve under Categories A and D. Category A 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...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (17 Oct 2006)

Mary Coughlan: There was an issue relating to the sale of lands in this case. The matter has now been clarified and processing of the application will be finalised with a view to any payment due issuing as soon as possible.

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

Mary Coughlan: The person named submitted an application for an allocation of entitlements from the 2005 Single Payment Scheme National Reserve under Category D. This category caters for farmers who purchased or inherited land and 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. The person named was not...

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

Mary Coughlan: The person named has established 38.03 entitlements under the Single Payment Scheme at a net unit value of €68.50 each. An application under the 2006 Single Payment Scheme was received from the person named by my Department on 5 April 2006. Following processing of the application, the 50% advance payment, amounting to €1,250.43, issued to the applicant on 16 October 2006. My Department...

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

Mary Coughlan: My Department is continuing to make payments under the 2005 Single Payment Scheme as applications are processed to finality. In most instances, the payments involved are in addition to the main payment received by the applicants. These additional payments arise following the transfer of entitlements by way of inheritance, Private Contract Clause (purchase or lease of lands and entitlements)...

Written Answers — Veterinary Practitioners: Veterinary Practitioners (18 Oct 2006)

Mary Coughlan: Under the Veterinary Practice Act 2005, it is the statutory responsibility of the Veterinary Council of Ireland to specify and keep under review the programmes of education required for the practice of veterinary medicine in Ireland. The Council is also charged with the responsibility of ensuring that the Irish veterinary practitioner qualification meets the standard required in order to...

Written Answers — Live Exports: Live Exports (18 Oct 2006)

Mary Coughlan: Live exports continue to be an important outlet for our cattle, providing an essential element of competition with the beef trade. Total exports amounted to 185,267 in 2005, which represented an increase of over 40% on the preceding year. 2006 has seen a continuation of this strong performance. Exports for the first nine months of 2006, at 198,344, were over 45% ahead of the same period last...

Written Answers — Sport Horse Industry: Sport Horse Industry (18 Oct 2006)

Mary Coughlan: The development of the sport horse industry has been largely the responsibility of the Irish Horse Board since its inception in 1993. In co-operation with the Board my Department provides a wide range of horse breeding improvement grants from NDP funds, which are focused on quality, to encourage farmers to breed marketable non-thoroughbreds including Irish Draughts, Irish Sport Horses,...

Written Answers — Organic Farming: Organic Farming (18 Oct 2006)

Mary Coughlan: I am strongly committed to the development of the organic sector in Ireland. The Department of Agriculture and Food already provides substantial financial supports for organic producers, through the Rural Environment Protection Scheme (REPS) and the Scheme of Grant Aid for the development of the organic sector. Since REPS began in 1994, it has delivered some €37 million to the sector....

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

Mary Coughlan: The person named submitted an application for an allocation of entitlements from the 2005 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...