Results 801-820 of 16,057 for speaker:Mary Coughlan
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (1 Feb 2005)
Mary Coughlan: Payment issued to the person named on 24 January.
- Written Answers — Farm Retirement Scheme: Farm Retirement Scheme (1 Feb 2005)
Mary Coughlan: Council Regulation No. 1257/1999, which governs the early retirement scheme introduced in November 2000, provides for a maximum yearly pension of â¬15,000 subject to an overall maximum payment of â¬150,000. My Department's proposals for the scheme, which is one of the measures in the CAP rural development plan for the period 2000 to 2006, included provision for annual increases in pension...
- Written Answers — Veterinary Medicines: Veterinary Medicines (1 Feb 2005)
Mary Coughlan: The existing distribution regime for veterinary medicines provided for under Regulation No. 13 of the Animal Remedies Regulations 1996 provides for a hierarchy of designated routes of supply ranging from those which may only be supplied and administered by a veterinary practitioner to those which may be supplied, without prescription, by the "licensed merchant" category. Under the package of...
- Written Answers — Farm Retirement Scheme: Farm Retirement Scheme (1 Feb 2005)
Mary Coughlan: My Department has been aware, from an early stage in the negotiations on the Agenda 2000 single payment scheme, introduced by way of Council Regulation EC 1782/2003, that it had potential implications for farmers who had joined one or other of the early retirement schemes. Those issues were repeatedly raised by Ireland in the course of the negotiations, and we secured agreement on certain...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (1 Feb 2005)
Mary Coughlan: A statement of provisional entitlements will issue shortly to the person named following the processing of his single payment force majeure application. Following examination of the exceptional circumstances outlined, my Department has decided that the reference years 2000, 2001 and 2002 will be excluded from the calculation of the single payment entitlements for the person named and the...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (1 Feb 2005)
Mary Coughlan: The person named applied for premium on 25 animals under the 2004 suckler cow premium scheme on 3 June 2004. Payment of his 60% advance entitlement amounting to â¬3,362.25 issued on 16 October 2004. At inspection on 16 November 2004 it was found that one animal applied on as a heifer and bearing tag No. 181903970141 was in fact a male animal. The herdowner was informed that this animal was...
- Written Answers — Mayo Landslide: Mayo Landslide (1 Feb 2005)
Mary Coughlan: The person named was an applicant under the Pullathomas landslide relief scheme and received â¬1,500 from my Department under that scheme in September 2004. Each affected farm was surveyed by officials of my Department and the cost of the work required to offset the damage caused by the landslide was assessed. As the officials found no evidence of sheep losses in his particular case, no...
- Written Answers — Ministerial Appointments: Ministerial Appointments (1 Feb 2005)
Mary Coughlan: Since August 2004, a total of six public appointments were made to State boards which come under the aegis of my Department. Relevant details are outlined in the schedule set out below. Name An Bord Bia Mr. Kieran Dunne Ms. Katherine O'Leary Mr. Philip Lynch Irish National Stud Mr. Dermot Weld Ms. Patricia O'Kelly Mr. Denis F. Sheehy
- Written Answers — Agricultural Appeals: Agricultural Appeals (1 Feb 2005)
Mary Coughlan: This appeal was received in the Agriculture Appeals Office on 3 December 2004. The oral hearing was held on 12 January 2005. The case is now being considered by the appeals officer. It is not expected that there will be any undue delay in dealing with this case.
- Agri-food Sector: Motion (Resumed). (2 Feb 2005)
Mary Coughlan: Pity Mayo cannot win an All-Ireland final.
- Agri-food Sector: Motion (Resumed). (2 Feb 2005)
Mary Coughlan: The Deputy was not here when that matter was discussed.
- Agri-food Sector: Motion (Resumed). (2 Feb 2005)
Mary Coughlan: I thought the Deputy said it all on Mid West Radio.
- Agri-food Sector: Motion (Resumed). (2 Feb 2005)
Mary Coughlan: Yes, it is true. That is why I am introducing beef labelling.
- Agri-food Sector: Motion (Resumed). (2 Feb 2005)
Mary Coughlan: This year.
- Agri-food Sector: Motion (Resumed). (2 Feb 2005)
Mary Coughlan: Will the Deputy compliment me on all the work I did on the matter last year?
- Agri-food Sector: Motion (Resumed). (2 Feb 2005)
Mary Coughlan: Two minutes.
- Agri-food Sector: Motion (Resumed). (2 Feb 2005)
Mary Coughlan: Of all the people in the House, the Deputy should not refer to arrogance.
- Agri-food Sector: Motion (Resumed). (2 Feb 2005)
Mary Coughlan: What did Fine Gael do while it was in government?
- Written Answers — Irish Horseracing Authority: Irish Horseracing Authority (2 Feb 2005)
Mary Coughlan: I can confirm to the Deputy that a revised legal agreement between the Department of Agriculture and Food and the three Punchestown trading companies was completed on 8 April 2004. I am satisfied with the progress made on this matter. The corporate restructuring arrangement between Horse Racing Ireland and the Kildare Hunt Club is being progressed by the parties concerned. I am anxious that...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (2 Feb 2005)
Mary Coughlan: Payment of the outstanding balance of the forest road grant will be made to the person in question within the next three weeks.