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Written Answers — Tree Felling Licences: Tree Felling Licences (20 Feb 2007)

Mary Coughlan: A decision to grant a felling licence to the club in question will be taken following completion of consultations with the National Parks and Wildlife Service on environmental matters relating to the site. In this regard comments on the proposed felling were received by the Forest Service of my Department on the 16th February 2007 and these are currently being considered. The consultation...

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

Mary Coughlan: The person named is an applicant for grant-aid under the Farm Waste Management Scheme. Payment will be made by my Department to the person concerned shortly.

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

Mary Coughlan: The number of valid applications received in respect of Co. Clare was 1,204 and the following table illustrates the number of successful applicants, the number of unsuccessful applicants and the number of cases outstanding. Number of Applicants 1,204 Number successful 663 Number unsuccessful 405 Number subject to anti-accumulation 80 Number awaiting additional information 36 Number...

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 and another person was submitted on the 28th April 2006. During processing of the Transfer application, it was necessary for an official of my Department to contact the person named directly to seek further documentation relating to the application. This documentation was...

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

Mary Coughlan: As outlined in reply to a recent Parliamentary Question from the Deputy, the person named submitted an application for an allocation of entitlements from the 2005 Single Payment Scheme National Reserve under Categories B and D. Category B caters for farmers who, between 1 January 2000 and 19 October 2003, made an investment in production capacity in a farming sector for which a direct...

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

Mary Coughlan: As mentioned in reply to a recent Parliamentary Question from the Deputy, the person named submitted an application for an allocation of entitlements from the 2005 Single Payment Scheme National Reserve under Categories B and D. Category B caters for farmers who, between 1 January 2000 and 19 October 2003, made an investment in production capacity in a farming sector for which a direct...

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 the 15th May 2006. During processing of the Transfer application, it was necessary for an official of my Department to write to the person named on the 24th November 2006 to seek clarification on certain matters relating to the application. Further...

Written Answers — Disadvantaged Areas Scheme: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme (20 Feb 2007)

Mary Coughlan: Further to my previous reply to the Deputy on 31 January 2007, the person named has recently responded to the reminder letter, which was issued to him by my Department on 26 January 2007. On the basis of this reply, it has now been established that the person named meets the Scheme requirement in relation to the minimum stocking density. On this basis, my Department has processed the...

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 the 15th May 2006. During processing of the Transfer application, it was necessary for an official of my Department to write to the person named to seek clarification on certain matters relating to the application. Further documentation was received on...

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (20 Feb 2007)

Mary Coughlan: To date, 192 civil servants have transferred to Portlaoise under my Department's decentralisation programme. 79 (or 41%) of these transferred to my Department via the Central Applications Facility (CAF), while the remainder were mainly internal transfers. To date, it has been my Department's practice to transfer non-Dublin based people directly to Portlaoise.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (21 Feb 2007)

Mary Coughlan: The position is as set out in my reply to Question No. 1355 on 31st January 2007. The restructuring aid must be implemented strictly in accordance with the relevant EU Regulations. Under the Regulations, eligibility for the EU restructuring aid for the sugar industry is confined to three categories: processors, beet growers and certain specialised machinery contractors who worked under...

Written Answers — Farm Inspections: Farm Inspections (21 Feb 2007)

Mary Coughlan: 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 agricultural and environmental...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (21 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 January 2007. 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 — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (21 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 27th April 2006. During processing of the Transfer application, it was necessary for an official of my Department to write to the person named to seek clarification on certain matters relating to the application. The requested documentation was...

Written Answers — Architectural Heritage: Architectural Heritage (21 Feb 2007)

Mary Coughlan: This is an operational matter for Teagasc.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (21 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 13th April 2006. During processing of the Transfer application, it was necessary for an official of my Department to contact the person named directly to seek further documentation relating to the application. Upon receipt of the documentation my...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (21 Feb 2007)

Mary Coughlan: The above named submitted an application under the Consolidation measure of the 2006 Single Farm Payment Scheme. The Consolidation application has been processed and the outstanding payment will issue in the coming days.

Written Answers — Animal Diseases: Animal Diseases (21 Feb 2007)

Mary Coughlan: Twenty-eight cases of Equine Infectious Anaemia (EIA) have been confirmed in Ireland, the most recent on 10 December 2006. Most of the cases were concentrated, with some exceptions, in the Meath/Kildare/Dublin area with all but three of the cases in thoroughbred horses. 73 days have now elapsed since the last case, significantly longer than the interval between any two other cases. A...

Written Answers — Forestry Sector: Forestry Sector (21 Feb 2007)

Mary Coughlan: The 15% increase in forestry premium rates is being applied from a current date forward to all those currently in receipt of a forestry premium under the Afforestation Grant and Premium Schemes. The main premium payments for this year will be made in April. Forest-owners are paid an annual premium per hectare for up to 20 years at a rate notified to them at time of planting. This rate can...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (21 Feb 2007)

Mary Coughlan: I understand that the decision to refuse grant-aid in this case has been appealed by the person in question. The appeal was received on 22 January 2007 and is currently being processed. A decision will be given as quickly as possible.