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Written Answers — Farm Retirement Scheme: Farm Retirement Scheme (15 Feb 2007)

Mary Coughlan: The new Early Retirement Scheme will form part of the new Rural Development Programme for the period from 2007 to 2013. The Programme was sent to the European Commission in late December and has to go through its approval process. I cannot be definite as to how long this process will take but I continue to pursue early approval. My officials are in ongoing contact about it with their...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (15 Feb 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 12th December 2006. The application was accepted even though the closing date for receipt of completed applications to transfer entitlements was the 16th May 2006. During processing of the Transfer application, it was necessary for an official of my...

Written Answers — Noxious Weeds: Noxious Weeds (15 Feb 2007)

Mary Coughlan: I wish to assure the Deputy that my Department takes seriously the issue of noxious weeds growing on the lands of State and semi-State organizations and Local Authorities. In 2006 my Department launched two publicity campaigns in February and May to raise public awareness of the need to control noxious weeds. These publicity campaigns consisted of: posters forwarded to public bodies...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (15 Feb 2007)

Mary Coughlan: The position is that an application for the Transfer of Entitlements under the 2007 Single Payment Scheme by way of gift from the second person named to the first person named was received in my Department on the 26th January 2007. The closing date for receipt of applications to transfer entitlements in respect of the 2007 Single Payment Scheme year is the 16th April 2007 i.e. closing date...

Written Answers — Alleged Overpayments: Alleged Overpayments (20 Feb 2007)

Mary Coughlan: The position is that the overpayment in this case was originally established in January 2003. A letter issued to the applicant on 13 February 2003 setting out details of the overpayment. The overpayment was recorded under the name of the person who was the registered herdowner up until 13 April 2001 following which the persons named became the registered herdowners. The overpayment was not...

Written Answers — Wildlife Conservation: Wildlife Conservation (20 Feb 2007)

Mary Coughlan: The site in question is in an area which the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government has identified as one of a number of areas around the country which are important for the survival of the Hen Harrier, which is a protected species. The European Commission has expressed the gravest concern at any further planting within these areas until it is possible to fully assess...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (20 Feb 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 1 November 2006. The application was accepted even though the closing date for 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 Department to...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (20 Feb 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 18 December 2006. The application was accepted even though the closing date for 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 Department to...

Written Answers — Milk Quota: Milk Quota (20 Feb 2007)

Mary Coughlan: Under the Market Exchange element of the Milk Quota Trading Scheme, a mechanism exists to exclude bids that are 40% and more above the initial equilibrium price. In this case, computer rounding of the prices resulted in the 40% cut-off being applied at 15 cent, the nearest whole cent price to the actual computed cut-off of 15.4 cent. This was a technical issue and my Department is making...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (20 Feb 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 24 April 2006. The application was examined and further documentation is required. The person named was written to and an official from my Department also made direct contact with him requesting the specific documentation. Upon receipt of the...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (20 Feb 2007)

Mary Coughlan: As indicated in my previous reply to the Deputy on this matter, 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...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (20 Feb 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 — EU Directives: EU Directives (20 Feb 2007)

Mary Coughlan: Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 on the protection of animals during transport and related operations came into operation on 5 January 2007. It sets down the conditions for the transport of all vertebrate animals, including greyhounds, throughout the European Community. The Regulation has been given legal effect by the European Communities (Animal Transport and Control Post) Regulations...

Written Answers — Animal Diseases: Animal Diseases (20 Feb 2007)

Mary Coughlan: The requirement that all bovine animals over 30 months of age, slaughtered for human consumption, must be tested for BSE is provided for in Regulation (EC) No.999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council, laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (The TSE Regulation). Accordingly, I do not have the discretion...

Written Answers — Milk Quota: Milk Quota (20 Feb 2007)

Mary Coughlan: The term "ringfencing" has been used in the context of the co-op based operation of Milk Quota schemes. The Milk Quota Regime in Ireland is operated at Milk Purchaser/Co-operative level in accordance with the Regulations set by my Department. The new Milk Quota Trading Scheme, which has replaced the Restructuring Scheme from the 2007-08 quota year, continues to operate at co-op level....

Written Answers — Ministerial Travel: Ministerial Travel (20 Feb 2007)

Mary Coughlan: I have met farmers from the NephinBeg area on a number of occasions in thepast. Generous financial arrangements were put in place by the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government for those farmers participating in the NPWS scheme and the REP scheme in the Nephin Beg area to compensate them for meeting increased environmental standards.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (20 Feb 2007)

Mary Coughlan: The person named has received all payments due to him under the Single Payment Scheme. The balance of payment that was due to him issued recently.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (20 Feb 2007)

Mary Coughlan: An application under the 2005 Single Payment Scheme, declaring 21.23 hectares of eligible land, was received from the person named on 13 May 2005 prior to the deadline of 16 May 2005. Following processing of this application, full payment in respect of his standard entitlements of 21.14, established during the reference period, issued on 1 December 2005.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (20 Feb 2007)

Mary Coughlan: The position is that an application for the Transfer of Entitlements under the Single Payment Scheme from the first named person to the second named person was submitted on the 24th April 2006. During processing of the Transfer application, it was necessary for an official of my Department to write to the persons named on the 11th September 2006 to seek clarification on certain matters...

Written Answers — Commonage Division: Commonage Division (20 Feb 2007)

Mary Coughlan: An Inspector from my Department will meet with the person named prior to the commencement of the scheme.