Results 6,141-6,160 of 16,057 for speaker:Mary Coughlan

Written Answers — Direct Payment Schemes: Direct Payment Schemes (27 Mar 2007)

Mary Coughlan: The position is that the European Commission is preparing a review document on cross-compliance. I expect this document will be finalised this week following which it will be presented to the Agriculture Council for discussion during April. With the commitment of the Presidency to progressing the dossier speedily, I am hopeful that changes can be agreed in time to apply to the 2007...

Written Answers — Direct Payment Schemes: Direct Payment Schemes (27 Mar 2007)

Mary Coughlan: The policy towards on-farm inspection has been to give advance notification of up to 48 hours in all cases. This policy of systematic pre-announcement of inspections was questioned by the European Commission in July 2006 and its unacceptability was conveyed to my Department in a formal communication in August. As a result my Department was obliged to agree to a proportion of Single Payment...

Written Answers — Departmental Tests: Departmental Tests (27 Mar 2007)

Mary Coughlan: The Environmental analysis of the fungal burden was carried out in the Navan office by a Microbiologist from National University of Ireland in Maynooth last week. These tests are being analysed at the Department of Biology NUI Maynooth and are expected to be returned to my Department this week.

Written Answers — Direct Payment Schemes: Direct Payment Schemes (27 Mar 2007)

Mary Coughlan: An application for the Transfer of Entitlements under the 2006 Single Payment Scheme to the person named was submitted on 11 December 2006. During processing of the Transfer application, it was necessary for an official of my Department to request specific documentation relating to the application. Upon receipt of the requested documentation my Department will process the application and will...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (27 Mar 2007)

Mary Coughlan: The person concerned has submitted an application for payment (IAS 2) under the Installation Aid Scheme to my Department. Additional information in relation to that application has, however, been requested in writing from the person concerned and the application cannot be further progressed until that information is received.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (28 Mar 2007)

Mary Coughlan: The person named submitted an application for an allocation of entitlements from the 2005 Single Payment Scheme National Reserve under Category B. Category B caters for farmers who made an investment in production capacity in a farming sector for which a direct payment under Livestock Premia and/or Arable Aid schemes would have been payable during the reference period 2000-2002. Investments...

Written Answers — Irish Language: Irish Language (28 Mar 2007)

Mary Coughlan: My Department's telephone messages are recorded in English. Arrangements are being put in place to provide a version in the Irish language in line with my Departments Scheme 2006-2009 under Section 11 of the Official Language Act 2003.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (28 Mar 2007)

Mary Coughlan: The Farm Improvement Scheme will be introduced as soon as EU approval is received for the Rural Development Programme 2007-2013. It is proposed that this Scheme will provide grant-aid for the construction of slatted sheds and, as in the case of previous Schemes, applicants will be required to have a herd number or other Department identifier in order to apply for grant-aid under the Scheme.

Written Answers — Farm Waste Management: Farm Waste Management (28 Mar 2007)

Mary Coughlan: The person named above is an applicant under the Farm Waste Management Scheme. Core documentation relating to his application remains outstanding. My Department is not in a position to further process this application until all relevant documentation has been received.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (28 Mar 2007)

Mary Coughlan: The person named has now been given credit for twenty suckler cows for the year 2002 in the calculation of his Single Payment entitlement. This will lead to an increased Single Payment for 2005 and 2006 and the supplementary payment will be processed without delay.

Written Answers — Ministerial Appointments: Ministerial Appointments (28 Mar 2007)

Mary Coughlan: I will be making two appointments to the Board of Teagasc in the period specified.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (29 Mar 2007)

Mary Coughlan: An application under the Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 26 April 2006. The payments, which issued to the person named on foot of this application, were reduced following the recoupment of overpayments, which had arisen under the Livestock Premia Schemes. While the person named had previously been notified of these overpayments, I have...

Written Answers — Farm Retirement Scheme: Farm Retirement Scheme (29 Mar 2007)

Mary Coughlan: I announced last November, that the maximum pension payable under the 1994-1999 Early Retirement Scheme was being increased from €12,075 to €14,075 per annum. This increase was payable to active Scheme participants with effect from 1 November 2006. As the person named finished his participation in the Scheme on 2 September 2004, he will unfortunately not benefit from the increase.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (29 Mar 2007)

Mary Coughlan: As indicated in response to previous enquiries about this case, 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, required to be examined with a view to identifying what animals, if any, might be eligible for payment. Eligibility under these...

Written Answers — Assisted Animal Reproduction: Assisted Animal Reproduction (29 Mar 2007)

Mary Coughlan: The European Commission, following shortcomings identified on an FVO mission to New Zealand, instructed Member States to remove specific bovine semen consignments imported from New Zealand after 9th March 2004 from EU approved semen collection and storage centres and also instructed that these consignments were not to be traded within the Community. My Department took measures to ensure that...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (29 Mar 2007)

Mary Coughlan: The following is the information requested by the Deputy. Number of applicants paid under the various Installation Aid Schemes 1996-2006 1996 1,167 1997 1,251 1998 607 1999 834 2000 463 2001 357 2002 578 2003 986 2004 767 2005 557 2006 614 The maximum payment allowed under EU Regulation was €25,000. The 2007-2013 Rural Development Programme provides for the continuation of an...

Written Answers — Turbary Rights: Turbary Rights (29 Mar 2007)

Mary Coughlan: The position in this case has just recently advanced since my answer to Question No. 248 of 7 March 2007, in that the two parties to this matter appear to have reached an agreement which was required to resolve the access problem. My officials will now liaise with the parties and hopefully resolve the title issues in the near future.

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (3 Apr 2007)

Mary Coughlan: There are 36 staff in receipt of a full salary who have not undertaken work in the past month: For the most part, these staff are availing of maternity/adoptive leave or are on long-term sick leave. (The monthly salary amount for these staff is approximately €108,000).

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (3 Apr 2007)

Mary Coughlan: While it is apparent from the computer records maintained that the person named submitted applications under the 1996 Special Beef Premium Scheme, it is necessary that the original files be extracted from the Department file archive in order to ascertain the position regarding the eligibility of the applications in question. Given the time lapse involved, it may take some time to locate the...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (3 Apr 2007)

Mary Coughlan: An application under the Single Payment/Disadvantaged Areas Schemes was received from the person named on 5 April 2006. My Department issued full payment to the applicant amounting to €1,296.57 under the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme on 10 January 2007. There are Single Payment Scheme entitlements of the order of €2,300 held in the name of the person's late mother. My Department has been...