Results 6,241-6,260 of 16,057 for speaker:Mary Coughlan

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (24 Apr 2007)

Mary Coughlan: The person concerned is an applicant under the Farm Waste Management Scheme. A decision will be made in relation to the application as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (24 Apr 2007)

Mary Coughlan: The person named submitted an application for the 2006 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme and was paid €2,147.20 on 22 September 2006. The payable order was cashed on 12 October 2006.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (24 Apr 2007)

Mary Coughlan: Under the Area Based Compensatory Allowance Scheme, payment is based on eligible forage lands within the Disadvantaged Areas and designated as More Severely Handicapped (lowland), Less Severely Handicapped (lowland) and Mountain Type Grazings. The total area now designated as disadvantaged comprises almost 75% of Ireland's total land area. The lands must be used for the grazing of cattle,...

Written Answers — Sugar Beet Production: Sugar Beet Production (24 Apr 2007)

Mary Coughlan: The compensation package negotiated in the context of the reform of the EU sugar regime comprises three elements worth in excess of €310m to Ireland. The first element is the sugar beet compensation which has been incorporated into the Single Payment Scheme with effect from last year. It is worth approximately €123 million to Irish beet growers over seven years. The second element is...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (24 Apr 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 transfer entitlements either to or from the person named under the 2006 or 2007 Single Payment Scheme. Applications for the transfer of entitlements under the 2007 Single Payment Scheme may be accepted up until...

Written Answers — Compensation Payments: Compensation Payments (24 Apr 2007)

Mary Coughlan: You will be aware that this company went into receivership in October 2001, and a liquidator was appointed early in 2002. The payment of monies owed is a matter to be resolved between creditors and the liquidator. For this reason it would not be appropriate for me to intervene in the matter.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (24 Apr 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 24th April 2006. During processing of the Transfer application it was found that the entitlements concerned were not registered in the name of the transferor. The entitlements had to firstly be transferred by inheritance to the transferor....

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (24 Apr 2007)

Mary Coughlan: The current Installation Aid Scheme applies to farmers set up for the first time in farming on or before 31 December 2006. By virtue of the terms of that Scheme, applicants born before 1 January 1975 must have, at the date of set-up or within two years of that date, a minimum of three years' experience in farming and have satisfactorily completed approved courses of training in farming of a...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (24 Apr 2007)

Mary Coughlan: The position is that an application for the Transfer of Entitlements under the 2006 Single Payment Scheme to the second named person was received on the 30th November 2006. The application was accepted even though the closing date for completed applications to transfer entitlements was 16th May 2006. During processing of the application, it was necessary for an official of my Department to...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (24 Apr 2007)

Mary Coughlan: The person named submitted an application to transfer in entitlements by way of Private Contract Clause. All outstanding issues relating to the transfer have been resolved and the outstanding payment due will issue to the applicant shortly.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (24 Apr 2007)

Mary Coughlan: The revised Standard Costings used to calculate the level of grants under the Farm Waste Management Scheme are now available on my Department's web-site. Farmers, together with their advisers, are therefore in a position to determine the level of grant likely to be available for proposed works.

Written Answers — Equine Sector: Equine Sector (24 Apr 2007)

Mary Coughlan: My Department has to date concentrated on a publicity campaign to remind the public of the requirements for identification documents for horses. In the context of developing the processes for deploying the authorized officers my Department noted that there is a need to enhance the powers of the officers, which will entail an amendment to the 2004 Regulations. The Regulations are therefore,...

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (24 Apr 2007)

Mary Coughlan: Although Ireland's application for a derogation has been approved by the EU Nitrates Committee, the European Commission has not yet issued its formal decision. Until it does so, the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government cannot make the necessary amendments to the Regulations. Though the Regulations themselves and the draft Commission decision do not provide for it,...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (24 Apr 2007)

Mary Coughlan: An application under the 2006 Single Payment Scheme was received from the person named on 10 April 2006. Under EU Regulations, an applicant must declare an eligible hectare for each Single Payment entitlement held in order to benefit from the full Single Payment. This requirement was set out clearly in documentation provided to farmers on a number of occasions since 2004. In relation to...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (24 Apr 2007)

Mary Coughlan: An application under the 2006 Single Payment Scheme was received from the person named on 10 April 2006. Under EU Regulations, an applicant must declare an eligible hectare for each Single Payment entitlement held in order to benefit from the full Single Payment. This requirement was set out clearly in documentation provided to farmers on a number of occasions since 2004. In relation to...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (24 Apr 2007)

Mary Coughlan: The person named submitted an application for an allocation of entitlements from the 2006 Single Payment Scheme National Reserve under Category A. Category A caters for farmers who inherited land or received land free of charge or for a nominal sum from a farmer who had retired or died by 16 May, 2005 and who had leased out his/her holding to a third party during the reference period 2000 to...

Written Answers — Departmental Correspondence: Departmental Correspondence (24 Apr 2007)

Mary Coughlan: The Deputy is referring to the Macra na Feirme paper on 'Policy Issues for General Election 2007'. It has understood that this document has been referred to the political parties but has not been submitted by Macra na Feirme to this Department for consideration.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (24 Apr 2007)

Mary Coughlan: Under the 2006 Single Payment Scheme, the person named submitted both a payment application form and a Transfer of Entitlements form. It subsequently transpired that the person named was not in a position to proceed with the transfer request. An official of my Department has been in direct contact with the person named and it is expected that the payment due in respect of the entitlements...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (24 Apr 2007)

Mary Coughlan: The position is that an application under the Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on the 15th May 2006. As part of the control procedures, the application was randomly selected for a Satellite Inspection. The results of the Satellite Inspection indicated that there was a discrepancy in the area claimed by the applicant. As a result of this...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (24 Apr 2007)

Mary Coughlan: The person concerned is an applicant under the Farm Waste Management Scheme. The application is currently being processed and a decision in relation to grant-aid will be made shortly.