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Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (14 Dec 2006)

Mary Coughlan: The 2006 Single Payment application for the person named has been fully processed and payment will issue shortly.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (14 Dec 2006)

Mary Coughlan: An application under the 2006 Single Payment Scheme was received from the person named on 5 May 2006. An initial payment issued to the person named on 11 December 2006 and it is expected that the balancing payment will issue to the person named in the coming week.

Written Answers — Sugar Beet Sector: Sugar Beet Sector (14 Dec 2006)

Mary Coughlan: The EU restructuring aid for the sugar industry, as provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No. 320/2006, is to cover the economic, social and environmental costs of restructuring, involving factory closure and renunciation of quota. The aid is to be drawn down on the basis of an aid application, including a detailed restructuring plan, submitted by the sugar processor. In July 2006 the...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (14 Dec 2006)

Mary Coughlan: The person named submitted an application for Single Payment Scheme/ Disadvantaged Areas Scheme on 4 May 2006. Following processing of the application issues arose regarding the registration of the herd, which had been amended to include the spouse's name and this has caused the delay in making payment. An official from my Department has been in direct contact with the person named so that an...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (14 Dec 2006)

Mary Coughlan: The person named submitted an application for an allocation of entitlements from the 2005 Single Payment Scheme National Reserve under Category C. Category C caters for farmers who sold their milk quota into the Milk Quota Restructuring Scheme and converted their enterprise to a farming sector for which a direct payment under Livestock Premia and/or Arable Aid Schemes would have been payable...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (14 Dec 2006)

Mary Coughlan: The position is that an application for the Transfer of Entitlements under the Single Payment Scheme from the person named was submitted on the 13th April 2006. This application has now been fully processed and payment in respect of 3.4 entitlements transferred by way of gift will issue shortly.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (14 Dec 2006)

Mary Coughlan: The records of the animals from the herd number of the person named submitted under the 2001 Suckler Cow Premium Scheme, the 2002 Slaughter Premium Scheme and the 2003 Special Beef Premium Scheme, are being examined with a view to identifying those that may be eligible for payment. Eligibility under these Schemes required, inter alia, that the animals concerned comply with the relevant...

Written Answers — Departmental Correspondence: Departmental Correspondence (14 Dec 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 and D. Category B caters for farmers who 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 reference period 2000-2002....

Written Answers — Benchmarking Awards: Benchmarking Awards (31 Jan 2007)

Mary Coughlan: The Public Service Benchmarking Scheme did not encompass the semi-State company to the Deputy refers.

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (31 Jan 2007)

Mary Coughlan: I understand that the property in question is currently leased on a long term basis by Coillte to the Dublin Diocesan Trust and provides dormitory accommodation for scouts and other youth groups largely from the west Dublin area.

Written Answers — Installation Aid Scheme: Installation Aid Scheme (31 Jan 2007)

Mary Coughlan: The new Rural Development Programme 2007-2013 provides, in the case of the proposed Young Farmer Installation Scheme, that the system of income units be replaced by a requirement that young farmers must fulfil, inter alia, certain land transfer conditions in order to benefit from the increased grant of €15,000. The new Scheme will be introduced as soon as EU approval is received for the...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (31 Jan 2007)

Mary Coughlan: An application for the Transfer of Entitlements from the person named under the Single Payment Scheme was submitted on the 24th May 2006. During processing of the Transfer application it was necessary for an official of my Department to seek clarification on certain matters relating to the application. The requested information was received on the 17th of January. The application has now...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (31 Jan 2007)

Mary Coughlan: The position is that an application for the Transfer of Entitlements under the Single Payment Scheme to the person named was submitted on the 8 September 2006. The application was accepted even though the closing date for the receipt of completed applications to transfer entitlements was 16 May 2006. During processing of the Transfer application it was necessary for an official of my...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (31 Jan 2007)

Mary Coughlan: All of the staff of my Department earn more than one euro above the national minimum wage. In relation to agencies under the aegis of my Department, the Code of Corporate Governance for State Bodies requires that they comply with labour laws. However, the day-to-day activities of those bodies are the responsibility of the bodies concerned. Information regarding staff who are employed by...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (31 Jan 2007)

Mary Coughlan: The position is that an application for the Transfer of Entitlements under the Single Payment Scheme to the person named was submitted on the 25th April 2006. The application was examined and further documentation is required. The person named was written to on the 25th November 2006 and an official from my Department also made direct contact with the person named on the 18th January 2007...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (31 Jan 2007)

Mary Coughlan: The person named submitted an application under Category C of the 2005 Single Payment Scheme National Reserve which caters for farmers who sold their milk quota into the Milk Quota Restructuring Scheme and converted their enterprise to a farming sector for which a direct payment under Livestock Premia and/or Arable Aid Schemes would have been payable during the reference period 2000 to 2002....

Written Answers — Afforestation Programme: Afforestation Programme (31 Jan 2007)

Mary Coughlan: The forestry planting rate in Co. Meath was: 2002: 168.52ha 2003: 149.34ha 2004: 150.2ha 2005: 217.38ha 2006: not yet available. The new Rural Development Programme for 2007-2013 has made very significant improvements to the Government's support system for the planting of trees throughout the country. Included among these measures are increased planting grant rates, a 15% increase in premium...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (31 Jan 2007)

Mary Coughlan: My Department has certain statutory responsibility for the welfare and protection of farmed animals under the Protection of Animals Kept for Farming Purposes Act 1984 and the European Communities (Protection of Animals Kept for Farming Purposes) Regulations, 2006 (S.I. 705 of 2006). In addition there is specific legislation in relation to pigs, calves and laying hens. Welfare matters are...

Written Answers — Organic Farming: Organic Farming (31 Jan 2007)

Mary Coughlan: The area in Meath covered by organic production at the end of 2006 was 785 hectares (1,940 acres), compared with 644 hectares (1,590 acres) in 2005. While the total area is still small by European standards, 2006 was the second year in succession in which the Irish sector showed significant and encouraging growth. Nationally, the total area in conversion or with full organic status rose by...

Written Answers — Farm Inspections: Farm Inspections (31 Jan 2007)

Mary Coughlan: The position is that my Department, in the context of delivering the Single Payment Scheme, is required to carry out on-the-spot inspections on a number of farms covering such issues as eligibility under the Scheme, compliance with EU legislation in the areas of the environment, food safety, animal health and welfare and plant health and ensuring that the farm is maintained in good...