Results 5,841-5,860 of 16,057 for speaker:Mary Coughlan
- Written Answers — Sugar Beet Industry: Sugar Beet Industry (6 Mar 2007)
Mary Coughlan: Throughout the negotiations on reform of the EU sugar regime, my primary objective was to seek to have the Commission's proposals modified so as to ensure the continuation of an efficient sugar processing sector in Ireland. I had several meetings with the Commissioner in that regard and Ireland played an active role in a group of eleven Member States who had common cause in seeking to modify...
- Written Answers — Alternative Farm Enterprises: Alternative Farm Enterprises (6 Mar 2007)
Mary Coughlan: As announced in Budget 2007, â¬14 million will be provided in the period 2007-2009 to incentivise farmers to grow energy crops. The measures include a new national payment of â¬80 per hectare to top-up the existing EU premium of â¬45 per hectare and increase the overall premium to â¬125 per hectare. The premium will be paid as part of the Single Payment. It is intended that the â¬80...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (6 Mar 2007)
Mary Coughlan: As mentioned in my reply to Parliamentary Question No 468 of 20 February, 2007, there were 80 cases that were subject to anti-accumulation in County Clare. Such cases require complex individual examination to ensure that any allocation from the National Reserve does not result in double benefit to the applicant. My Department is making every effort to have all outstanding National Reserve...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (6 Mar 2007)
Mary Coughlan: The person named was successful under the Inheritance measure of the Single Payment Scheme. He has now received the remainder of the entitlements under a Private Contract Clause. He has also been successful under the Consolidation measure, and a balancing payment will issue shortly.
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (6 Mar 2007)
Mary Coughlan: The person concerned is an applicant for aid under the Dairy Hygiene Scheme. As a valid application (i.e. with full planning permission) was only received from the person named after his 35th birthday, he qualifies only for the standard grant-rate of 40%.
- Written Answers — Farm Safety: Farm Safety (6 Mar 2007)
Mary Coughlan: In 2004 the Farm Animal Welfare Advisory Council requested the Scientific Advisory Committee on Animal Health and Welfare to evaluate the physical and psychological effects of electro-immobilisation on farm animals subjected to this procedure and to furnish a view. The Committee examined all aspects and recommended that the practice should be prohibited. My Department sought the considered...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (6 Mar 2007)
Mary Coughlan: An application under the 2006 Single Payment Scheme was received from the person named on 24 April 2006. Initial processing revealed that one of the plots of land claimed by the person named was also the subject of a claim by another Scheme applicant. Following correspondence with both applicants and consideration of documentation submitted with their replies, the person named was deemed...
- Written Answers — Livestock Records: Livestock Records (6 Mar 2007)
Mary Coughlan: New format sheep flock registers and dispatch documents were sent to all flock keepers in November last. As stated in the covering letter which accompanied them, the new documents should be used immediately. Old registers should be kept safely as part of the flock-owner's records.
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (6 Mar 2007)
Mary Coughlan: The person named was successful under the Inheritance measure of the Single Payment Scheme. He has now received the remainder of the entitlements under a Private Contract Clause. He has also been successful under the Consolidation measure, and a balancing payment will issue shortly.
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (6 Mar 2007)
Mary Coughlan: My Department is reviewing the file of the person named with regard to payments under the 2003 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme and the Suckler Cow Scheme. Payments have already issued to the person named in relation to the 2002 Schemes.
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (6 Mar 2007)
Mary Coughlan: My Department is reviewing the file of the person named with regard to payments under the 2003 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme and the Suckler Cow Scheme. Payments have already issued to the person named in relation to the 2002 Schemes.
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (6 Mar 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 (6 Mar 2007)
Mary Coughlan: The person named applied to transfer entitlements under the Inheritance Measure of the Single Payment Scheme. Her application was successful and 45.61 entitlements were transferred to her. Matters regarding payment under 2006 Single Payment Scheme have been resolved and payment will issue to her shortly.
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (7 Mar 2007)
Mary Coughlan: The persons named were paid for their first year in REPS in June 2005 and were due to submit an amended plan and soil samples before their second-year payment could be made. Their application for second year payment should have been received in the Department before the end of August 2006 to avoid a late application penalty. However it was not received until 7 September 2006, and when it...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (7 Mar 2007)
Mary Coughlan: The person named did not establish Single Farm Payment entitlements during the reference period 2000-2002. An application for the Transfer of Entitlements by gift without land under the 2006 Single Payment Scheme to the person named was submitted on the 24th April 2006. The Regulations governing the transfer of entitlements provide that Single Payment entitlements may be transferred without...
- Written Answers — Farm Retirement Scheme: Farm Retirement Scheme (7 Mar 2007)
Mary Coughlan: The Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture published its report on the Early Retirement Schemes in February 2005. One of the Committee`s recommendations was that all joint management cases should be re-classified retrospectively as joint ownership, and appropriate refunds made to the participants affected. I responded in detail to the report in September 2005 and explained that,...
- Written Answers — Animal Identification Scheme: Animal Identification Scheme (7 Mar 2007)
Mary Coughlan: Six equine breeding organisations have been approved for the purpose of maintaining a stud book under Regulation 3 of the European Communities (Equine Stud-Book and Competition) Regulations, SI 399 of 2004. Their obligations include the issuing of equine passports for equines included in their respective studbooks. In addition two organisations have been approved under Regulation 7 of the...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (7 Mar 2007)
Mary Coughlan: The person named has received his full Single Payment for 2006. His payment was based on his standard entitlements. My Department has no record of having received an application to lease in entitlements under the 2006 Single Payment Scheme.
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (7 Mar 2007)
Mary Coughlan: The person named made application under the Consolidation measure of the Single Payment Scheme. The application is currently being processed and payment will issue in the coming week.
- Written Answers — Animal By-Products Regulations: Animal By-Products Regulations (7 Mar 2007)
Mary Coughlan: The legislative basis for the control and disposal of animal by-products not intended for human consumption is Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002, the Animal By-Products Regulation. Offal, belly grass and slurry are regarded as animal by-products under this Regulation. Digestive tract content (belly grass) and manure (slurry) may be spread on land in accordance with Regulation (EC) 1774/2002 if...