Results 5,201-5,220 of 16,057 for speaker:Mary Coughlan
- EU Directives. (29 Nov 2006)
Mary Coughlan: There is no point in the Deputies sitting opposite shouting at me. It does not stand up. It is not permissible under the regulation as it stands. Neither the Deputies nor I, as Members of this House, can allow the money of Irish and European taxpayers to be spent without any accountability.
- EU Directives. (29 Nov 2006)
Mary Coughlan: I am sure Deputy Naughten agrees with that, as a Member of the House.
- Pig and Poultry Sectors. (29 Nov 2006)
Mary Coughlan: We are doing our best.
- Milk Quota. (29 Nov 2006)
Mary Coughlan: The milk quota trading scheme 2007-08, which supersedes the milk quota restructuring scheme, will have two application periods allowing for the exchange of milk quota with effect from 1 April 2007. The first application period closed last Friday, 24 November 2006 and I expect to announce details of the second application period early in the new year. The trading scheme has two elements, a...
- Milk Quota. (29 Nov 2006)
Mary Coughlan: For the Deputy's information, I have received more than 5,500 applications from dairy farmers. Buyers account for 4,700 of those applications and more than 850 have applied to sell. The amount of quota involved for this part of the year is 125 million litres. Some 125 million litres were sold the previous year, but this is only one half of the quota year because as the Deputy knows there...
- Milk Quota. (29 Nov 2006)
Mary Coughlan: My view is that when we take a full year amount which will straddle both the end of this year and the beginning of next there will be much more interest than in previous years in the purchase and sale of quota.
- Food Processing Sectors. (29 Nov 2006)
Mary Coughlan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 7 and 11 together. In keeping with commitments given in the agri-vision 2015 action plan, in recent months I have announced investment packages totalling â¬150 million to support the development of the dairy, beef and sheepmeat processing sectors. A total of â¬100 million is earmarked for the dairy sector, while â¬50 million is being provided for the beef...
- Food Processing Sectors. (29 Nov 2006)
Mary Coughlan: It is with some concerns that we have introduced our AgriVision 2015 document. With the background of the world trade talks, competitiveness and many of the pressures within the manufacturing sector, it was decided that we would support primary processing, Annex I, on the basis that we need to encourage and support this export-orientated sector to be competitive and to possess the standards...
- Food Processing Sectors. (29 Nov 2006)
Mary Coughlan: I sincerely hope Deputy Naughten will be wrong because my view is that the dairy investment fund will create significant opportunities for the sector. At present, Enterprise Ireland deals with Annex I products and manufacturing produce. Primary processing has now moved from Enterprise Ireland. Enterprise Ireland has been targeted at additionality, research and innovation. My view â this...
- Food Processing Sectors. (29 Nov 2006)
Mary Coughlan: I agree with Deputy Upton. Mr. Coakley's views are ones we would hope to reflect in this dairy investment scheme, where we are looking at a vision for, and new opportunities within, agriculture. As Deputy Upton will be aware, my view is that in the milk sector there are still opportunities for exploitation of the baseline produce whether in protein, healthy living or looking at new...
- EU Directives. (29 Nov 2006)
Mary Coughlan: A revised farm waste management scheme was launched by my Department on 24 March 2006, as part of the arrangements to enable farmers to meet the additional requirements of the nitrates directive. The principal changes to the scheme include an increase in the standard grant rate from 40% to 60%, with 70% being available in the four zone C counties; an extension of the scheme for the first...
- EU Directives. (29 Nov 2006)
Mary Coughlan: As the Deputy knows, he is moving on to discuss another subject, which is not under my auspices but comes within the remit of the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government.
- EU Directives. (29 Nov 2006)
Mary Coughlan: Water metering is a controversial issue but alternatives that could be used by farmers, including rainwater, will be examined in the context of ensuring efficiencies within the farming sector. With regard to the storage of clear water, the farm waste management scheme dealt specifically with soiled water and slurry. I expanded the scheme to allow for other necessary works to be carried out...
- EU Directives. (29 Nov 2006)
Mary Coughlan: I will need to get clarity on the issue of pigs but I do not think there is a limit on the pig installation â it is an overall limit of â¬120,000. I do not wish to mislead the House so I will have to get the information requested by the Deputy later.
- EU Directives. (29 Nov 2006)
Mary Coughlan: I understand, I simply do not know the answer and must get it for the Deputy.
- EU Directives. (29 Nov 2006)
Mary Coughlan: The rainwater and clean water directive was introduced in February 2005.
- EU Directives. (29 Nov 2006)
Mary Coughlan: Every farmer reads the Irish Farmers' Journal. It cost a fortune to take several pages in the Irish Farmers' Journal on these issues.
- EU Directives. (29 Nov 2006)
Mary Coughlan: Rainwater is not part of this issue because it is clean water, not soiled water or slurry.
- EU Directives. (29 Nov 2006)
Mary Coughlan: On landing, if it mixes with livestock faeces, urine, silage effluent, chemical fertilisers, milking parlour washings, washings from mushroom houses or water used in washing farm equipment, it is considered soiled. Once soiled, there is a regulation and a specification and that is what must happen. Clean water has no specification, soiled water has a specification and slurry has a...
- EU Directives. (29 Nov 2006)
Mary Coughlan: Legal advice is too expensive.