Results 581-600 of 16,057 for speaker:Mary Coughlan

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (23 Nov 2004)

Mary Coughlan: Under my Department's capital investment scheme for the marketing and processing of certain agricultural products, up to 40% grant aid may be awarded for capital projects intended to improve the marketing and processing of products in the horticulture, potatoes, grain, egg packing and livestock, including marts, sectors. Awards are made following evaluation and taking account of the funding...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (23 Nov 2004)

Mary Coughlan: The application period for the 2004 suckler cow premium scheme ran from 2 January 2004 to 30 June 2004. Applications received after 30 June but before the 26 July 2004 could be accepted subject to the application of a late penalty. No premium is payable on applications received on or after 26 July 2004. The person named submitted his application under the 2004 suckler cow premium scheme on 9...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (23 Nov 2004)

Mary Coughlan: The person named was selected for a good farming practice inspection in 2004. At inspection a discrepancy in the area of the holding was found. Pending resolution of the query payment of the 2004 area-based compensatory allowance could not be made. The problem has now been resolved and payment of the full amount due will be made to the person named shortly.

Written Answers — Milk Quota: Milk Quota (26 Jan 2005)

Mary Coughlan: Allocations of milk quota from the milk quota national reserve are granted on the basis of recommendations from the milk quota appeals tribunal. The tribunal is a body established to consider and advise on applications for additional quota from individual producers who have suffered severe hardship in the context of the milk quota system. The named person has submitted an application for...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (26 Jan 2005)

Mary Coughlan: The person named submitted four applications under the 2004 EU special beef premium scheme, one dated 11 August 2004, in respect of one animal, one dated 8 October 2004, in respect of one animal, one dated 29 November 2004, in respect of three animals and one dated 10 December 2004, in respect of one animal. The animal in question, which died two days prior to the end of the retention period,...

Written Answers — Milk Quota: Milk Quota (26 Jan 2005)

Mary Coughlan: The undertaking referred to relates to a written undertaking given by my Department in 1997 to the named person. This undertaking has been complied with in full. Arising from this undertaking, a comprehensive review of the named person's milk quota related issues took place in 1997. As a result of this review, which included a series of meetings with the named person, my Department granted a...

Written Answers — Milk Quota: Milk Quota (26 Jan 2005)

Mary Coughlan: The matters referred to in the question relate mainly to litigation undertaken by the person named in the 1980s and specifically to two judgments of the High Court and Supreme Court, delivered in 1985 and 1988 respectively. My Department was not a defendant in this litigation. Despite the resolution of this litigation in 1988, in favour of the person named, he has continued to pursue certain...

Written Answers — National Development Plan: National Development Plan (26 Jan 2005)

Mary Coughlan: My Department is responsible for a number of capital investment measures under the national development plan. The table sets out the details of public expenditure under these measures for the period 1 January 2000 to 31 December 2004.

Written Answers — National Development Plan: National Development Plan (26 Jan 2005)

Mary Coughlan: In the period 1 January 2000 to 31 December 2004, public expenditure of €71.95 million has been allocated in the food and agriculture sector under the research, technology and innovation measures of the national development plan. The measures concerned are: Measure Amount allocated €m Food Institutional Research Measure 50.01 In-Company Research in the food sector...

Written Answers — National Development Plan: National Development Plan (26 Jan 2005)

Mary Coughlan: In the period 1 January 2000 to 31 December 2004, public expenditure of €28.69 million has been allocated and funded in the food and agriculture sector under the marketing and promotion measure of the national development plan. The measure is administered by Bord Bia and covers grant assistance to companies to improve their individual marketing capabilities and the board's generic market...

Written Answers — National Development Plan: National Development Plan (26 Jan 2005)

Mary Coughlan: In the period 1 January 2000 to 31 December 2004, public expenditure of €66.57 million was allocated in the food and agriculture sector under the human resource development measure of the national development plan. The table below sets out the details of the expenditure under the relevant measures. Measure â'¬m Teagasc agricultural training 55.95 International Equine...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (26 Jan 2005)

Mary Coughlan: This person is an applicant under the installation aid scheme and submitted an application for payment to my Department on 17 September 2003. However, following an examination of this application, the person concerned appears not to have fulfilled the educational requirements of the scheme. As no reply has yet been received to a request for further information sent to the applicant concerned...

Written Answers — Farm Retirement Scheme: Farm Retirement Scheme (26 Jan 2005)

Mary Coughlan: A total of 10,300 farmers joined the first scheme of early retirement from farming introduced in 1994. Some 2,600 farmers have applied under the second scheme that was introduced in November 2000. In general, the new single payment scheme introduced in Ireland from 1 January 2005 is applicable to farmers who actively farmed during the reference years 2000, 2001 and 2002, who were paid...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (26 Jan 2005)

Mary Coughlan: The person named applied for consideration of force majeure or exceptional circumstances on 29 January 2004 on the grounds of an outbreak of TB during the reference period. Having fully examined the circumstances outlined by the person named, my Department is satisfied that force majeure circumstances should apply in this case. The year 2002 will be excluded and the years 2000 and 2001 only,...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (26 Jan 2005)

Mary Coughlan: A penalty of 100% of her annual payment was imposed on the person named because in the course of a compliance inspection on 19 April 2000, listed habitats were found not to be fenced off as her agri-environment plan had specified. My Department is obliged to recover, within a reasonable period of time, all overpayments under REPS. However, my officials always attempt to reach arrangements...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (26 Jan 2005)

Mary Coughlan: The person named submitted an application for consideration as a new entrant to farming during the reference years 2000-02 and also an inheritance application in respect of the single payment scheme. Following processing of his new entrant application it was deemed that the person named did not meet the criteria as a person commencing a farming activity during the reference years as he had...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (26 Jan 2005)

Mary Coughlan: A certificate of provisional entitlements under the single payment scheme issued to the person named on 7 October 2004. The statement included a detailed breakdown of how the provisional entitlements were calculated. Farmers who are not satisfied with their provisional entitlement statement may seek a review on a form which is available from all local offices of my Department and from my...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (26 Jan 2005)

Mary Coughlan: The person named has been notified that the circumstances outlined in his single payment scheme application for consideration of force majeure or exceptional circumstances did not satisfy the criteria laid down under Article 40 Council Regulation (EC) No. 1782/2003. Following this decision the person named submitted an appeal to the independent single payment appeals committee. This appeal is...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (26 Jan 2005)

Mary Coughlan: A payable order for €1,511.40 issued to the person named on 21 January 2005 representing his full entitlement to 2001 extensification premium on a total of 22.9 animals that had already qualified for payment of 2001 suckler cow premium and 2001 special beef premium on his holding.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (26 Jan 2005)

Mary Coughlan: The persons named applied for force majeure on the grounds of brucellosis depopulation of their herd during 2000. While epizootic disease is acceptable as force majeure, it was not applied in this case, as the exclusion of 2000 from premia entitlements for the persons named during the reference period 2000 to 2002 would have resulted in a significantly lower single payment entitlement. The...