Results 521-540 of 16,057 for speaker:Mary Coughlan

Seanad: Land Bill 2004: Report and Final Stages. (20 Oct 2004)

Mary Coughlan: Section 13 provides that the Bill will be commenced by section or paragraph. The first section to be commenced will be section 2, which provides for the write-off and will remove from approximately 4,500 annuitants the burden of land purchase annuities and any requirement to obtain a certificate under section 5. Similarly, anyone who avails of the buy-out scheme under section 3 will not...

Seanad: Land Bill 2004: Report and Final Stages. (20 Oct 2004)

Mary Coughlan: If the Senator is elected to the Dáil and his party forms a Government, I imagine he will look for the job of Attorney General. As I previously advised the House, I intend that the date of the instrument affecting property transactions shall not be more than four months after the date of the certificate. As the wording of the proposed amendment is confusing, I prefer to retain the clear and...

Seanad: Land Bill 2004: Report and Final Stages. (20 Oct 2004)

Mary Coughlan: This matter was discussed on Committee Stage and included reference to the phrase "as soon as practicable". It is my intention that following the buy-out the number of applicants for certificates will be very small. Even now, the Department issues subdivision consents within a few days of the receipt of a request. It is our clear intention on commencement of the legislation that the matter...

Seanad: Land Bill 2004: Report and Final Stages. (20 Oct 2004)

Mary Coughlan: I thank the House for facilitating this legislation and acknowledge the contributions of Senators on all sides. I thank the Leas-Chathaoirleach, his staff, the staff of the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel, the Attorney General and my new officials who have been working on this Bill for some time. I hope the legislation represents a good deal for farmers and the community. I urge Members...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (2 Nov 2004)

Mary Coughlan: The person named has submitted an application requesting that his entitlements be calculated under the single payment scheme measure relating to new entrants or inheritance. Following processing of the application under this measure, it has been deemed that the more beneficial calculation of single payment entitlements, for the person named, is to exclude the years 2000 and 2001, and as a new...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (2 Nov 2004)

Mary Coughlan: The person named has submitted an application requesting that her single payment entitlements be calculated under the single payment scheme measure relating to new entrants or inheritance. Following processing of her application, it has been deemed that the most beneficial calculation is to exclude the years 2000 and 2001, and as a new entrant to farming, the year 2002 will be utilised for...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (2 Nov 2004)

Mary Coughlan: There is a dedicated internal audit unit in the Department. The role of the internal audit unit is to give assurance as to the adequacy of my Department's internal control systems. This is done through the performance of systems audits of the Department's expenditure. The internal audit unit also has certain prescribed duties under a number of EU regulations. The internal audit unit has 21...

Written Answers — Milk Quota: Milk Quota (2 Nov 2004)

Mary Coughlan: Ireland's total levy liability for exceeding the national milk quota in 2003-2004 amounted to €9.5 million.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (2 Nov 2004)

Mary Coughlan: Coughlan): I propose to take Questions Nos. 387 and 388 together. The person named, having been notified that the circumstances outlined by her did not satisfy the criteria for force majeure or exceptional circumstances under article 40 of Council Regulation EC 1782 (2003), submitted an appeal to the independent single payment appeals committee. Following a full examination of the...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (2 Nov 2004)

Mary Coughlan: The closing date of 29 October 2004 does not apply to farmers who have not yet received a statement of provisional entitlements under the single farm payment scheme. All such farmers will have a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of their statement of provisional entitlements to seek a review. If they are unhappy with the outcome of this review they will have a further two weeks to...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (2 Nov 2004)

Mary Coughlan: In 2003 the person named had included a land parcel on his area aid application that had also been claimed by another applicant. The other herd owner had entitlement to that parcel and the person named was, therefore, found to have an over-claim of more than 50% of eligible forage area found. He successfully sought a review of the over-claim penalty and his area was reduced without penalty to...

Written Answers — Live Imports: Live Imports (2 Nov 2004)

Mary Coughlan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 391 and 392 together. The trade in slaughter sheep between Northern Ireland and the South is subject to the provisions of a general authorisation which provides, inter alia, that sheep must be identified and certified by the competent veterinary authority in Northern Ireland, according to their health status. There are also administrative requirements that...

Written Answers — Live Imports: Live Imports (2 Nov 2004)

Mary Coughlan: Some 249,000 lambs from Northern Ireland were slaughtered in Ireland in 2003, while 215,000 have been slaughtered so far this year. A weekly breakdown is given in the following table.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (2 Nov 2004)

Mary Coughlan: The person named is a participant in the 1994 early retirement scheme introduced under EU Council Regulation 2079 (1992), which she entered in joint management with her husband. It is a requirement of the council regulation that any national retirement pension to which a scheme participant — and his or her spouse or partner in a joint management arrangement — becomes entitled must be...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (2 Nov 2004)

Mary Coughlan: The person named has been notified that the circumstances outlined in his single payment scheme application does not satisfy the criteria for force majeure or exceptional circumstances under article 40 of Council Regulation 1782 (2003). Following this decision the person named submitted an appeal to the independent single payment appeals committee. A full review of the circumstances of the...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (2 Nov 2004)

Mary Coughlan: The person named has been notified that the circumstances outlined do not satisfy the criteria for force majeure or exceptional circumstances under article 40 of Council Regulation 1782 (2003) and has been advised to apply under the new entrant — inheritance measure of the scheme. To date, no application has been received for consideration under the new entrant — inheritance measure from...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (2 Nov 2004)

Mary Coughlan: The person named has been notified that the circumstances outlined in his single payment scheme application did not satisfy the criteria for force majeure— exceptional circumstances under article 40 of Council Regulation 1782 (2003). Following this decision the person named submitted an appeal to the independent single payment appeals committee. A full review of the circumstances of the...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (2 Nov 2004)

Mary Coughlan: The person named has been notified that the circumstances outlined do not satisfy the criteria for force majeure— exceptional circumstances under article 40 of Council Regulation 1782 (2003) and has been advised to apply under the new entrant — inheritance measure of the single payment scheme. The person named has been advised that he can appeal my Department's decision to the independent...

Written Answers — Sugar Beet Industry: Sugar Beet Industry (2 Nov 2004)

Mary Coughlan: Reform of the sugar regime has come high on the EU agenda because of developments at WTO level, other international pressures and having regard to the significant reforms already agreed for other CAP sectors in 2003 and 2004. Legislative proposals for reform have not yet been put forward. However, the European Commission outlined its broad proposals for reform of the regime in a communication...

Written Answers — Animal Diseases: Animal Diseases (2 Nov 2004)

Mary Coughlan: Johne's disease is a notifiable disease under the Johne's Disease Order 1955. That position has not changed. Until early 2003, my Department's approach was to slaughter the affected animals and on occasions other animals in the herd, and pay compensation. However, it was apparent that this approach was not effective. Consequently this approach was dispensed with and a strategic review of the...