Results 7,541-7,560 of 16,057 for speaker:Mary Coughlan
- Written Answers — : (19 Feb 2008)
Mary Coughlan: Payment of grant-aid under the Dairy Hygiene Scheme will be made to the person concerned shortly.
- Written Answers — : (19 Feb 2008)
Mary Coughlan: I had further discussions with Commissioner Fischer Boel in Brussels earlier this week about the difficulties with the European Commission in relation to the established practice of paying REPS 2 and REPS 3 participants at the beginning of each contract year. I am very glad to say that I obtained the Commissioner's agreement that Ireland can continue to receive REPS payment claims and make...
- Written Answers — : (19 Feb 2008)
Mary Coughlan: The person concerned has submitted a preliminary application (IAS 1) under the Installation Aid Scheme. However, eligibility for payment cannot be established until a valid application for payment (IAS 2) is submitted.
- Written Answers — Rural Environment Protection Scheme: Rural Environment Protection Scheme (19 Feb 2008)
Mary Coughlan: The farming organisations were made aware in December 2007 of the fact that the EU Regulations governing REPS 4 might, if applied strictly, require a departure from the existing practice of paying REPS participants in full at the beginning of each contract year. My officials informed them that they were making every effort to persuade the Commission that the existing practice should continue...
- Written Answers — Rural Environment Protection Scheme: Rural Environment Protection Scheme (19 Feb 2008)
Mary Coughlan: I had further discussions with Commissioner Fischer Boel in Brussels earlier this week about the difficulties with the European Commission in relation to the established practice of paying REPS 2 and REPS 3 participants at the beginning of each contract year. I am very glad to say that I obtained the Commissioner's agreement that Ireland can continue to receive REPS payment claims and make...
- Written Answers — Rural Environment Protection Scheme: Rural Environment Protection Scheme (19 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. My Department's position was outlined in considerable detail at a meeting with the Commission in Brussels on 25 January. When Commissioner...
- Written Answers — Rural Environment Protection Scheme: Rural Environment Protection Scheme (19 Feb 2008)
Mary Coughlan: I had further discussions with Commissioner Fischer Boel in Brussels earlier this week about the difficulties with the European Commission in relation to the established practice of paying REPS 2 and REPS 3 participants at the beginning of each contract year. I am very glad to say that I obtained the Commissioner's agreement that Ireland can continue to receive REPS payment claims and make...
- Written Answers — Animal Welfare: Animal Welfare (19 Feb 2008)
Mary Coughlan: Co-operation in the development of an all-island animal health and welfare strategy has progressed through the North South Ministerial Council (NSMC) and by a number of working groups which continued to meet during the suspension of the Northern Ireland Assembly. The following decisions on cross Border co-operation in animal health and welfare were taken at an NSMC Agriculture Sectoral...
- Written Answers — Foreshore Licences: Foreshore Licences (19 Feb 2008)
Mary Coughlan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 477 and 478 together. The Government decided on 2 October 2007 that responsibility for foreshore licensing functions under the Foreshore Act 1933 in respect of port companies and harbour authorities governed by the Harbours Acts 1946, 1996 and 2000 and any other harbour or harbour related developments intended for commercial trade, and for all energy...
- Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (19 Feb 2008)
Mary Coughlan: The RELAY Steering Group has 12 members. The Group is chaired by an official of my Department, and also includes three senior food industry representatives, one representative from Enterprise Ireland, and one representative from each of the following research institutions: Teagasc, University College Dublin, University College Cork, University of Limerick, Trinity College Dublin, the...
- Written Answers — Regulatory Authorities: Regulatory Authorities (19 Feb 2008)
Mary Coughlan: My Department is the regulatory authority with responsibility for enforcement of a wide range of EU and national legislation governing primary production and processing in the agri-food sector, including animal health and welfare, plant health and fisheries activities. My Department also carries out control and inspection activities in relation to food safety and consumer protection...
- Written Answers — Freedom of Information: Freedom of Information (20 Feb 2008)
Mary Coughlan: The following table sets out the number of requests my Department has received under the Freedom of Information Act during the period 1997 to date. 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 to 19/2/08 0 150 420 427 339 363 317 278 210 217 156 20 Notes: 1. The figures for 2004 onwards include requests concerning the forestry service with effect from 1st January 2004. 2....
- Written Answers — Meat and Bonemeal Production: Meat and Bonemeal Production (20 Feb 2008)
Mary Coughlan: The amount in tonnes of meat and bonemeal produced in the State for each of the past 5 years is as follows: Category 1 MBM Produced Category 3 MBM Produced Total 2003 49,311.19 89,142.14 138,453.33 2004 75,823.90 62,713.83 138,537.73 2005 84,026.67 59,352.93 143,379.60 2006 98,953.44 53,540.54 152,493.98 2007 97,124.28 53,392.91 150,517.19
- Written Answers — Meat and Bonemeal Production: Meat and Bonemeal Production (20 Feb 2008)
Mary Coughlan: My Department has not made projections for the future production of meat and bone meal (MBM) in the State. In 2007 150,516 tonnes of MBM were produced. (97,124 tonnes of Category 1 and 53,392 tonnes of Category 3 MBM). We do not expect any major change on the current production levels in the next 5 years.
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (20 Feb 2008)
Mary Coughlan: Grant aid of â¬65,280 was paid to the company in question in July 2005 towards the installation of carcase classification equipment. It is a condition of the award of this grant aid that the beneficiary must not dispose of the equipment without the written authorisation of my Department, or abandon the investment, for a period of four years from the date of payment. The company has been...
- Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (20 Feb 2008)
Mary Coughlan: In 2006 the Seafood Control Division of the Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources initiated 82 prosecutions with regard to fisheries offences as a result of inspections carried out. With regard to the number of prosecutions in 2007, this is a matter for the Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) which was established as a statutory independent Authority on the 1st of...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (20 Feb 2008)
Mary Coughlan: The first person named is the registered herdowner in this case. The herdowner submitted applications for consideration for an allocation of entitlements under both the 2005 National Reserve and the 2007 National Reserve. Under the 2005 National Reserve, he applied under Category B which caters for farmers who made an investment in production capacity in a farming sector for which a direct...
- Written Answers — Rural Environment Protection Scheme: Rural Environment Protection Scheme (20 Feb 2008)
Mary Coughlan: I had further discussions with Commissioner Fischer Boel in Brussels earlier this week about the difficulties with the European Commission in relation to the established practice of paying REPS 2 and REPS 3 participants at the beginning of each contract year. I am very glad to say that I obtained the Commissioner's agreement that Ireland can continue to receive REPS payment claims and make...
- Written Answers — Rural Environment Protection Scheme: Rural Environment Protection Scheme (20 Feb 2008)
Mary Coughlan: I had further discussions with Commissioner Fischer Boel in Brussels earlier this week about the difficulties with the European Commission in relation to the established practice of paying REPS 2 and REPS 3 participants at the beginning of each contract year. I am very glad to say that I obtained the Commissioner's agreement that Ireland can continue to receive REPS payment claims and make...
- Grant Payments. (21 Feb 2008)
Mary Coughlan: In early January, in the course of discussions on payment arrangements for REPS 4, the European Commission unexpectedly raised questions about the long-established practice of paying farmers in REPS 2 and REPS 3 in full at the start of each contract year. I met Commissioner Fischer Boel in Dublin to discuss this matter when she attended the annual general meeting of the Irish Farmers...