Results 561-580 of 16,057 for speaker:Mary Coughlan
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (23 Nov 2004)
Mary Coughlan: Further to my reply to Question No. 213 of 3 November 2004 in which I indicated that payment would issue shortly to the person named, I am pleased to confirm that the 60% advance payment in the amount of â¬3,870 issued to the person named on 12 November 2004.
- Written Answers — Mayo Landslide: Mayo Landslide (23 Nov 2004)
Mary Coughlan: The person named is an applicant under the Pullathomas landslide damage relief scheme. Payments were issued by my Department to all eligible farmers on 15 October 2004. My Department has carried out a review of this case and has not found any grounds for an increase in the level of compensation paid to the applicant.
- Written Answers — Mayo Landslide: Mayo Landslide (23 Nov 2004)
Mary Coughlan: The person named is an applicant under the Pullathomas landslide damage relief scheme. My Department has carried out a review of the case concerned and is satisfied that the assessment of the damage is reasonable and in accordance with the terms of the scheme. However, during the course of the review an error in calculation was discovered as a result of which a further sum of â¬45 is due to...
- Written Answers — Veterinary Medicines: Veterinary Medicines (23 Nov 2004)
Mary Coughlan: Following a review by my Department of the existing regime governing the distribution and sale of veterinary medicines, it was concluded earlier this year that a number of changes to the regime would be appropriate to give effect to the Irish Medicines Board report on intramammaries and take account of developments since the original legislation was enacted. Since that time, my Department has...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (23 Nov 2004)
Mary Coughlan: The person named is the husband of the registered herd owner. The registered herd owner applied on 20 animals under the 2003 suckler cow premium scheme on 14 February 2003 and has been paid her full entitlement under this scheme. The 80% advance payment, amounting to â¬3,586.40, issued to her on 20 October 2003 and the 20% balance payment of â¬896.60 issued to her on 1 April 2004. The...
- Written Answers — Bovine Disease Controls: Bovine Disease Controls (23 Nov 2004)
Mary Coughlan: The herd number system is an administrative arrangement under the bovine disease eradication schemes. A herd number is issued to the keeper of bovine animals, being a person, for the purposes of and solely in the interests of disease control for bovine animals. The same system, however, is used to identify applicants for various schemes operated by my Department. I emphasise that a herd...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (23 Nov 2004)
Mary Coughlan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 341 and 342 together. I understand there are legal proceedings between members of the family involved in this case. As a result my Department is not in a position to identify the person entitled to payment of grants and accordingly payment must be withheld until the dispute is resolved.
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (23 Nov 2004)
Mary Coughlan: The person named has advised my Department of the death of her late husband, with whom she was registered as joint herdowner. My Department has asked that she provide a letter from her solicitor confirming that she is entitled to full ownership of the lands and stock. As soon as this information is received her applications for 2004 area- based compensatory allowance and 2004 suckler cow...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (23 Nov 2004)
Mary Coughlan: The person named, having been notified that the circumstances outlined by him did not satisfy the criteria for force majeure-exceptional circumstances under Article 40 of Council Regulation (EC) No. 1782/2003, submitted an appeal to the independent single payment appeals committee. Following a full examination of the circumstances outlined in the appeal, the independent single payment appeals...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (23 Nov 2004)
Mary Coughlan: The person named, having been notified that the circumstances outlined by him did not satisfy the criteria for force majeure-exceptional circumstances under Article 40 of Council Regulation (EC) No. 1782/2003, submitted an appeal to the independent single payment appeals committee. Following a full examination of the circumstances outlined in the appeal, the independent single payment appeals...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (23 Nov 2004)
Mary Coughlan: The forest service of my Department has been in contact with the person in question and awaits documentation from him.
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (23 Nov 2004)
Mary Coughlan: The person named was an applicant under the 1989 EEC scheme of compensatory allowances in respect of forestry paragraph 3(a) of the terms and conditions of the scheme: provided that the scheme will apply only to individual natural persons permanently engaged in agriculture who were in receipt of 1986, 1987 and 1988 grants under the sheep headage scheme or cattle and equine headage scheme or...
- Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (23 Nov 2004)
Mary Coughlan: The national council for forest research and development is a non-statutory agency under the aegis of my Department with a contract staff of five persons. It is located in Dublin, separate from the Department. No decision has been taken about its decentralisation.
- Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (23 Nov 2004)
Mary Coughlan: Three staff of the national council for forest research and development are members of the non-contributory pension scheme for non-established State employees and also of the spouses and children's contributory scheme for non-established State employees A further member of staff is on secondment from Coillte and is a member of the Coillte pension scheme. The remaining staff member is employed...
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (23 Nov 2004)
Mary Coughlan: The expenditure and projected income associated with the two recently published national council for forest research and development books Trees, Forests and the Law in Ireland and Irish Forestry â A Concise History are set out below.
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (23 Nov 2004)
Mary Coughlan: The breakdown of the national council for forest research and development costs for the calendar year 2003, by category requested, is set out below. There was no depreciation of any significant assets in use in 2003 and the national council for forest research and development did not avail of any services from its parent Department at that time, the Department of Marine, Communications and...
- Written Answers — EU Funding: EU Funding (23 Nov 2004)
Mary Coughlan: The European Commission has indicated that certain expenditure relating to staff costs for research and development under the forestry heading of the operational programme for agriculture and rural development, 1994-99, is ineligible for co-funding. Such expenditure had, however, been deemed eligible under the previous operational programme. This matter has been in dispute for some time. It...
- Written Answers — Tuberculosis Incidence: Tuberculosis Incidence (23 Nov 2004)
Mary Coughlan: As stated in reply to Parliamentary Question No. 180 of 9 December 2003, a survey and sampling of badgers was conducted under licence in mid November 2003. A substantial proportion of the badgers were removed and these were sent for post mortem examination. A high rate of TB lesions was disclosed indicating a link with infection in the bovine herd from the local badger population. The disease...
- Written Answers — Milk Quota: Milk Quota (23 Nov 2004)
Mary Coughlan: Having checked the Department's database using the details supplied, there is no evidence that any payments are due to the persons named. As indicated in previous replies in respect of the decoupled dairy premium, where a lease of lands and milk quota expires during the milk quota year, that part of the milk quota utilised by the lessee will be available to that person for the purpose of...
- Written Answers — Farm Management: Farm Management (23 Nov 2004)
Mary Coughlan: Following concerns expressed by a few farmers about animal production on individual farms in County Kilkenny, and in accordance with an established protocol, investigations involving several relevant agencies are under way. Staff from my Department have visited the farm concerned on several occasions. Likewise, Teagasc staff have been to the farm. Two inter-agency meetings have already been...