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Written Answers — Rural Environment Protection Scheme: Rural Environment Protection Scheme (12 Feb 2008)

Mary Coughlan: In the course of the ongoing discussions on the payment arrangements for REPS 4, the European Commission raised questions early in January 2008 about the established practice of paying REPS 2 and REPS 3 farmers at the beginning of each contract year. At that stage, some €6 million had already been paid to REPS 2 and REPS 3 farmers since 1 January 2008. My officials have argued strongly...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (12 Feb 2008)

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 (12 Feb 2008)

Mary Coughlan: Grant-aid was paid to the person concerned on 11 February 2008.

Written Answers — Milk Quota: Milk Quota (12 Feb 2008)

Mary Coughlan: The named person did not submit an application to either Stage 1 or Stage 2 of the 2007/2008 Milk Quota Trading Scheme. Therefore, from the Department's perspective, the question of whether the named person was eligible to participate in the 2007/2008 Scheme was one that never arose. As outlined in my previous reply, the named person ultimately successfully sold his quota in the first stage...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (12 Feb 2008)

Mary Coughlan: The person named is a participant in REPS 3. In the course of the ongoing discussions on the payment arrangements for REPS 4, the European Commission raised questions early in January 2008 about the established practice of paying REPS 2 and REPS 3 farmers at the beginning of each contract year. At that stage, some €6 million had already been paid to REPS 2 and REPS 3 farmers since 1...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (12 Feb 2008)

Mary Coughlan: Grant-aid was paid to the person concerned on 11 February 2008.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (12 Feb 2008)

Mary Coughlan: In the course of the ongoing discussions on the payment arrangements for REPS 4, the European Commission raised questions early in January 2008 about the established practice of paying REPS 2 and REPS 3 farmers at the beginning of each contract year. At that stage, some €6 million had already been paid to REPS 2 and REPS 3 farmers since 1 January 2008. My officials have argued strongly...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (12 Feb 2008)

Mary Coughlan: Sufficient financial resources have been made available in my Department's estimates for 2008 to enable my Department's staff continue to process approvals and payments under the Farm Waste Management Scheme over the course of the current year.

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (12 Feb 2008)

Mary Coughlan: One Supervisory Agricultural Officer (SAO) was dismissed in October 2005 from my Department.

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (12 Feb 2008)

Mary Coughlan: The information requested is set out in the following table. Year 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 â'¬ â'¬ â'¬ â'¬ â'¬ â'¬ Travel 10,228,840 9,394,955 10,098,822 9,973,311 10,292,160 10,913,240 Subsistence 6,120,519 5,004,000 4,903,006 5,243,120 5,187,349 6,111,014 Totals 16,349,359 14,398,955 15,001,828 15,216,431 15,479,509 17,024,254

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (13 Feb 2008)

Mary Coughlan: The company in question was approved a total of €18.25m in grant assistance in respect of three separate projects on investments totalling €45.6m under the 2007 Dairy Investment Fund. The primary consideration for establishing the Dairy Fund was to support capital investment in the dairy sector to ensure that Irish dairy products could be produced efficiently and competitively for export...

Written Answers — Coastal Erosion: Coastal Erosion (13 Feb 2008)

Mary Coughlan: I refer to my reply of 6th February 2008 to Parliamentary Question No. 254, which set out the current position regarding Coast Protection at Quilty, Co. Clare. However, having consulted with my Department's Engineers, I understand that in this case the Deputy's question relates to a specific structure (a sluice valve) owned by the Office of Public Works. Therefore, I would advise the Deputy...

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (13 Feb 2008)

Mary Coughlan: The position regarding my Department's progress is as follows. Location Posts due to decentralise Moved to the new location Assigned but not moved New recruits Portlaoise 600 253 85 16 Fermoy 100 0 24 0 Macroom 100 0 25 0 Clonakilty 91 81 0 7 To the end of 2007, 15 staff from the Department were assigned to posts under the 'Dublin Arrangements'.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (13 Feb 2008)

Mary Coughlan: In the course of the ongoing discussions on the payment arrangements for REPS 4, the European Commission raised questions early in January 2008 about the established practice of paying REPS 2 and REPS 3 farmers at the beginning of each contract year. At that stage, some €6 million had already been paid to REPS 2 and REPS 3 farmers since 1 January 2008. My officials have argued strongly...

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (13 Feb 2008)

Mary Coughlan: RELAY, established in 2001, is the national dissemination service charged with communicating the results of publicly funded food research to the Irish food industry. Its primary responsibility is to disseminate the research outputs from the Food Institutional Research Measure (FIRM), funded by my Department. RELAY has established itself as the main source of food research information in...

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (13 Feb 2008)

Mary Coughlan: The Food Agency Co-operation Council (FACC) was established under the aegis of my Department in 2000 to promote the fullest possible practical co-operation between the State Agencies involved in the food industry in the interests of the optimum development of the industry. The Council, which was comprised of senior executives of the various state agencies involved in the food industry, met on...

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (13 Feb 2008)

Mary Coughlan: The Farm Animal Welfare Advisory Council (FAWAC) was established in February 2002 on a non-statutory basis. It has been instrumental in promoting animal welfare in a practical way and providing a forum for different interest groups to meet, exchange views and reach consensus on the broad mandate of challenges facing farm animal welfare. Its terms of reference are: To identify ways in which...

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (13 Feb 2008)

Mary Coughlan: The Consumer Liaison Panel was established in January 2002 to strengthen communication between the consumer and my Department. It is a Standing Panel which operates independently of the Department and meets as it considers necessary to liaise on general consumer issues in relation to the activities of the Department and to comment on the flow of information both to and from the public. It...

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (13 Feb 2008)

Mary Coughlan: The Animal Remedies Consultative Committee was originally provided for under the Animal Remedies Act 1956 to advise and assist the Minister for Agriculture in the making of regulations under that Act. With the replacement of the 1956 Act by the Animal Remedies Act 1993, the Committee, as currently constituted, came into being on 15 June 1994. The nine member Committee is appointed by the...

Written Answers — Legal Proceedings: Legal Proceedings (13 Feb 2008)

Mary Coughlan: I am not a party to the proceedings referred to in the question. Resolution of those proceedings is a private law matter for the parties to the proceedings. I am advised that an appeal is pending and consequently it would not be appropriate for me to comment further in relation to litigation in which I am not involved.