Results 7,801-7,820 of 16,057 for speaker:Mary Coughlan

Written Answers — Farm Improvement Scheme: Farm Improvement Scheme (2 Apr 2008)

Mary Coughlan: Some 12,675 applications were received under the Farm Improvement Scheme prior to its suspension on 31 October 2007. These applications are currently being processed up to the level of funding made available for the Scheme under the 2006 Partnership agreement, Towards 2016. The terms and conditions of the Scheme provide that, in order to be considered valid, applications which require...

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (2 Apr 2008)

Mary Coughlan: In reply to the Deputy, the position of my Department in relation to his question is as follows: Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) Established on the 1st January 2007, the primary purpose of the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) is to manage Sea Fisheries Protection and Seafood Safety. The SFPA have a vital role to play in overseeing fishing activities in our waters in...

Written Answers — Departmental Transport: Departmental Transport (2 Apr 2008)

Mary Coughlan: In 2003, the Engineering Division of my Department commissioned an aerial survey of the entire Irish Coastline. The filming aspect of the survey was undertaken in September/October 2003 using a helicopter. The contract for survey was awarded after a public tender process. The contractor was RSK Orbital Ltd, Cheshire, UK. The helicopter subcontractor was Irish Helicopters Ltd. The total...

Written Answers — Foreshore Licences: Foreshore Licences (3 Apr 2008)

Mary Coughlan: Mayo County Council applied for a licence under the Foreshore Acts to construct a temporary bridge at Achill Sound in March 06. A licence to facilitate the construction of the temporary bridge was granted to the Council in October 2006. The licence included specific conditions relating to the methodology to be employed in the construction of the bridge. My Department has recently received...

Written Answers — Coastal Protection: Coastal Protection (3 Apr 2008)

Mary Coughlan: The Glasha embankments near Cromane Lower were the responsibility of The Land Commissioners until the implementation of the Irish Land Commission (Dissolution) Act, 1992. My Department has, however, agreed to provide funding for the development of the pier at Cromane and agreement was reached between Kerry County Council and my Department's Engineering Division that should the dredging...

Written Answers — Alternative Energy Projects: Alternative Energy Projects (3 Apr 2008)

Mary Coughlan: Regulation of developments and activities on the foreshore, which is defined as the area of seabed between the mean high watermark and the 12 nautical mile limit (22.2 km) is subject to the Foreshore Act 1933. The development of an offshore windfarm on the foreshore requires a consent under this Act. The Government decided on 2 October 2007 that responsibility for foreshore licensing...

Written Answers — Dairy Sector: Dairy Sector (3 Apr 2008)

Mary Coughlan: The information sought by the Deputy is not available from my Department in the format requested. Data regarding milk producers and quota sizes is collected and compiled annually in the Department but on a Milk Purchaser (Co-operative/Dairy) basis rather than geographical basis.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (3 Apr 2008)

Mary Coughlan: Three applications were received in May 2007 requesting the transfer of entitlements from the person named to three other farmers by way of sale under the 2007 Single Payment Scheme year. Since no relevant supporting documentation was received with the original applications and as two of the requested transfers involved sales with land, it was necessary for my Department to request copies of...

Written Answers — Appointments to State Boards: Appointments to State Boards (3 Apr 2008)

Mary Coughlan: In reply to the Deputy the following table shows the position for my Department. State Boards, Bodies Or Committee Names of Ministerial Appointees since 3/07/07 Date Appointed Date in Iris Oifigiúil Current vacancies Vacancies anticipated before 1/10/08 Teagasc Derek Deane 24 Sept 07 09 Nov 07 Nil 3 Irish National Stud Company Ltd Chryss Lady O'Reilly, 18 Oct 07 14 Nov 07 Nil 2 Bord...

Written Answers — Farm Waste Management: Farm Waste Management (3 Apr 2008)

Mary Coughlan: As an appeal has been made in this case to An Bord Pleanála, the applicant is not in a position to proceed with the investment works concerned until the outcome of the appeal is known and subject to the conditions of that decision. No extension to the deadline of 31 December 2008 for completion of work under the Farm Waste Management Scheme is permissible in such cases.

Written Answers — Milk Quota: Milk Quota (3 Apr 2008)

Mary Coughlan: The persons named may establish a Milk Production Partnership on the basis that the period remaining on the lease appears to extend beyond the five-year term that a participant in partnership must commit to. If they wish to further explore this option they should contact the Dairy Partnership Registration Office in Teagasc, Moorepark, Fermoy, Co. Cork, for advice. Legislation facilitating,...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (3 Apr 2008)

Mary Coughlan: No expenditure on recruitment advertising was incurred in 2007.

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (3 Apr 2008)

Mary Coughlan: My Department spent €2,290.19 on recruitment advertising in 2006.

WTO Negotiations. (8 Apr 2008)

Mary Coughlan: The current round of WTO negotiations is ongoing and in the coming weeks further intensive efforts will be made to reach agreement in 2008. The chair of the WTO agriculture negotiating committee, Crawford Falconer, issued his latest draft modalities paper in February, with a view to making progress in the agriculture negotiations. These negotiations are now focused on addressing several...

WTO Negotiations. (8 Apr 2008)

Mary Coughlan: Those figures are from the IFA's analysis which I have noted. I met the IFA, with the Taoiseach, to discuss these figures which are part of all discussions concerning the negotiations. We are at a difficulty in that we are progressing to a ministerial decision in May and cannot say what will happen. We have seen the outcome of analyses of a number of proposals over the past seven and a...

WTO Negotiations. (8 Apr 2008)

Mary Coughlan: The Department does not have a final analysis. The IFA has put forward its analysis and met senior officials in the Department. FAPRI and IBEC have also done their analyses. All these are part of the negotiations and the team. We are in a negotiating position. We have also listened to the EU Commission. However, I do not have a firm analysis completed on Crawford Falconer's, chairman of...

WTO Negotiations. (8 Apr 2008)

Mary Coughlan: We have a 2005 analysis. The only problem is that is not where we are at now. We are at the 2007 analysis.

WTO Negotiations. (8 Apr 2008)

Mary Coughlan: Perhaps the Deputy will reflect on what he said and retract it. This is a negotiation. There was no agreement.

WTO Negotiations. (8 Apr 2008)

Mary Coughlan: The agreement in the Hong Kong round was not about market access. The current WTO negotiations are on this issue. We have agreed, to an extent, the 2005 proposals from the Hong Kong round. These were based on parallelism and the methodology being finalised by the Commission and member states, which has not yet happened. It was based on outcome of financial perspectives. When negotiating——

WTO Negotiations. (8 Apr 2008)

Mary Coughlan: ——one does not show one's hand. We were not negotiating market access in 2005. We are negotiating it in 2007 and 2008. We could be negotiating it in 2009 and 2010. Until such time as we reach that, it is inappropriate to analyse because matters are moving. It would be important for Deputy Creed to understand that we are not at the bottom line phase of negotiations. There was no...