Results 5,041-5,060 of 16,057 for speaker:Mary Coughlan
- Written Answers — Food Labelling: Food Labelling (7 Nov 2006)
Mary Coughlan: The responsibility for implementation of the Health (Country of Origin of Beef) Regulations 2006 (SI 307 of 2006) lies with the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI). There are over 44,000 food businesses in Ireland of which 29,000 are in the service sector. This includes restaurants, hotels and pubs. These food businesses are inspected on a routine basis by some 220 Environmental Health...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (7 Nov 2006)
Mary Coughlan: As indicated in my previous reply regarding this matter, the person concerned submitted an application to my Department for grant-aid for the construction of a slatted house (including underground tank) under the Farm Waste Management Scheme. It was subsequently discovered, however, that work had commenced on the construction of the underground tank prior to the issue of approval and, as it...
- Written Answers — National Development Plan: National Development Plan (7 Nov 2006)
Mary Coughlan: Under the National Development Plan 2000-2006 funding is provided for the Scheme of Investment Aid for the Development of the Commercial Horticulture Sector. This Scheme is aimed at assisting the development of the horticulture sector by grant aiding capital investments in specialised plant and equipment. Under the Scheme the companies referred to received grant aid of â¬23,553 and...
- Written Answers — Pesticide Controls: Pesticide Controls (7 Nov 2006)
Mary Coughlan: Since 2000, some 183 samples of mushrooms have been analysed nationwide for pesticide residues as part of the official monitoring programme. The results from 2000 to 2005 have been published and no maximum residue level (MRL) exceedance was detected during this time. This Department's pesticide monitoring programme is supplemented by the Bord Bia Quality Assurance Programme. This voluntary...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (7 Nov 2006)
Mary Coughlan: The person named submitted an application for an allocation of entitlements from the 2005 Single Payments 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 period...
- Written Answers — Dairy Hygiene Scheme: Dairy Hygiene Scheme (7 Nov 2006)
Mary Coughlan: Under the current Dairy Hygiene Scheme, grant-aid of 40% is available to farmers who wish to upgrade their dairying facilities up to a maximum eligible investment ceiling of â¬50,000. Top-up grants are also available to young farmers in certain cases. As the Scheme forms part of the current EU Rural Development Round, it must close for new applications at the end of this year. The measures...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (7 Nov 2006)
Mary Coughlan: My Department has no record of receiving a 2006 Single Payment application from the person named.
- Written Answers — Pesticide Controls: Pesticide Controls (7 Nov 2006)
Mary Coughlan: Since 2000, some 183 samples of mushrooms have been analysed nationwide for pesticide residues as part of the official monitoring programme. The results from 2000 to 2005 have been published and no maximum residue level (MRL) exceedance was detected during this time. This Department's pesticide monitoring programme is supplemented by the Bord Bia Quality Assurance Programme. This voluntary...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (7 Nov 2006)
Mary Coughlan: The number of farmers in County Galway who have been paid Single Farm Payment to date is 11,326. A total of 1,740 farmers have yet to be paid. The number of farmers in County Galway who have been paid Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payment to date is 11,768. A total of 849 farmers have not yet received payment. Delays in processing of Single Payment Scheme can be caused by many factors, including...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (7 Nov 2006)
Mary Coughlan: The position is that an application under the Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Area Compensatory Allowance 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 and was the subject of a ground eligibility and cross compliance inspection. During...
- Written Answers — Farm Waste Management: Farm Waste Management (7 Nov 2006)
Mary Coughlan: A revised Farm Waste Management Scheme was introduced by my Department in March 2006 in order to assist farmers meet the additional requirements of the Nitrates Directive. As the Scheme forms part of the current EU Rural Development Round, it must close for new applications at the end of this year. However, I am aware that some farmers are experiencing delays in preparing planning...
- Written Answers — Installation Aid Scheme: Installation Aid Scheme (7 Nov 2006)
Mary Coughlan: The number of recipients of grants under the Installation Aid Scheme and the annual expenditure under the Scheme for the period from 2000 to end-October 2006 are set out in the table. Year 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 (end October) Total Recipients 467 357 579 987 808 557 527 4,282 Expenditure (â¬m) 3.298 2.695 4.994 8.855 7.028 5.172 4.926 36.968
- Written Answers — Farm Retirement Scheme: Farm Retirement Scheme (7 Nov 2006)
Mary Coughlan: Details of the number of applications approved under the Early Retirement Scheme (ERS 2) each year from 2000 to date in 2006 are set out in the table. Year Applications Approved 2000 41 2001 805 2002 809 2003 528 2004 307 2005 295 2006 (to 2/11/06) 129 Total 2,914 Total expenditure under the Scheme from 1 January 2000 to 31 October 2006 was â¬120.14 million.
- Written Answers — Pesticide Controls: Pesticide Controls (7 Nov 2006)
Mary Coughlan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 432 and 434 together. The authorisation, marketing and use of plant protection products is controlled by the Department of Agriculture and Food by way of Statutory Instrument No. 83 of 2003. Residues of pesticides in food of plant origin, including mushrooms, are controlled by Statutory Instrument No. 179 of 1999. There is an annual pesticide residue...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (7 Nov 2006)
Mary Coughlan: Under the National Development Plan (NDP) 2000-2006 funding is provided for the Scheme of Investment Aid for the Development of the Commercial Horticulture Sector. This Scheme is aimed at assisting producers in the development of the horticulture sector by grant aiding capital investments in specialised plant and equipment. Under the NDP Scheme the companies referred to received grant aid of...
- Written Answers — Farm Waste Management: Farm Waste Management (7 Nov 2006)
Mary Coughlan: The disposal of waste materials generally is covered by the Waste Management Acts 1996 to 2005, which apply to all sectors of society including the agricultural sector, and is a matter for the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government. Under the Waste Management (Farm Plastics) Regulations 2001, manufacturers and importers of farm plastics, that is, silage bale wrap and...
- Written Answers — Departmental Properties: Departmental Properties (7 Nov 2006)
Mary Coughlan: The former Dairy Science Laboratory building in Harcourt Terrace Dublin, which has been transferred as part of the Affordable Housing Initiative, was vacant for some months and security costs to the Department amounted to some â¬30,000.
- Written Answers — Animal Medicines: Animal Medicines (7 Nov 2006)
Mary Coughlan: The EU Directive providing for exemptions from the mandatory veterinary prescription requirement was adopted by the Standing Committee for Medicinal Products for Veterinary Use on 10 October last. The Directive concerned does not specify a list of products to be exempted, but rather contains a set of criteria on the basis of which Member States, if they choose to do so, may exempt products...
- Written Answers — Departmental Transport: Departmental Transport (7 Nov 2006)
Mary Coughlan: My Department operates three vans which are located at Agriculture House. The provision of fuel for these vans is by means of fuel cards, which are used by the driver when refuelling throughout the country. The cards are usable at Texaco filling stations. The costs involved from 1 January 2002 to 3 November 2006 amount to some â¬90,000.
- Written Answers — Animal Diseases: Animal Diseases (7 Nov 2006)
Mary Coughlan: The holding of the person concerned has been restricted since 25 July 2005. The person concerned has already received â¬20,515.12 in respect of Income Supplement payments. A further monthly payment is due to be paid shortly. The person concerned has also been paid compensation under the On-Farm Market Valuation scheme amounting to â¬103,335.87 in respect of 121 animals removed during...