Results 941-960 of 16,057 for speaker:Mary Coughlan

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (22 Feb 2005)

Mary Coughlan: Payments of the 2005 forestry premium will be made in April of this year.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (22 Feb 2005)

Mary Coughlan: The person named, having been notified that the circumstances outlined by him did not satisfy the criteria for force majeure/exceptional circumstances under Article 40 of Council Regulation (EC) No. 1782/2003, submitted an appeal to the independent single payment appeals committee. Following a full examination of the circumstances in the appeal, the findings of the independent single payment...

Written Answers — Agriculture Appeals: Agriculture Appeals (22 Feb 2005)

Mary Coughlan: Unsuccessful appellants are advised of their right of recourse to the office of the Ombudsman. In addition, under the Agriculture Appeals Act 2001, the decision of an appeals officer may be reviewed by the Director of Agriculture Appeals, where the legality or factual basis of the decision is questioned.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (22 Feb 2005)

Mary Coughlan: Farmers will be required to indicate on their 2005 area aid-single payment application forms the date from which the ten months retention period for each of their parcels begins. Farmers will be allowed to choose at most two different dates in respect of their parcels and those two dates must be between 1 September 2004 and 30 April 2005. In choosing the starting date for a parcel a person...

Written Answers — World Trade Negotiations: World Trade Negotiations (22 Feb 2005)

Mary Coughlan: The negotiations on the new WTO round are taking place under the mandate, known as the Doha Development Agenda, agreed at the WTO ministerial conference in Doha in November 2001. This mandate provides that special and differential treatment for developing countries will be an integral element of all aspects of the agriculture negotiations. Significant progress was made towards concluding a...

Written Answers — Potato Sector: Potato Sector (23 Feb 2005)

Mary Coughlan: In order to provide growers with a period of adjustment to the changes introduced to the seed certification scheme, the charges for PCN testing will be deferred until 2006. The other charges proposed for services under the scheme relating to field inspection, sealing and labelling will however apply as planned later this year. Wide consultation has already taken place with growers'...

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (23 Feb 2005)

Mary Coughlan: The implementation of the nitrates directive is a matter in the first instance for the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government. A nitrates action programme was submitted to the EU Commission in October last. Its provisions emerged from a consultation process with stakeholders, including the farming organisations, and from the recommendations of independent adviser Mr....

Written Answers — Veterinary Practices: Veterinary Practices (23 Feb 2005)

Mary Coughlan: I do not have any plans to fund the establishment or maintenance of veterinary practices in any part of the country. However, I am conscious that in future the viability of such practices may come under pressure in some areas and I will monitor the situation regarding veterinary cover on an ongoing basis.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (23 Feb 2005)

Mary Coughlan: The person named included the animal in question on an application under the 2004 special beef premium scheme received in my Department on 15 July 2004. It is a requirement of the scheme that animals being submitted for premium be CMMS compliant on the date of application. Following computer validation it was found that the animal in question was not recorded on the CMMS database as being in...

Written Answers — Animal Welfare: Animal Welfare (23 Feb 2005)

Mary Coughlan: Primary responsibility for the welfare of animals rests with the owner or keeper of the animals. The owners-keepers are obliged to take all reasonable steps to ensure the welfare of animals under their care and to ensure that such animals are not caused any unnecessary pain, suffering or injury. The welfare of animals kept for farming purposes in general is covered by the European Communities...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (23 Feb 2005)

Mary Coughlan: Work on drafting the animal health Bill is proceeding in my Department. There is still a significant body of preparatory work to be completed and it is not possible at this stage to indicate a date for publication.

Written Answers — Rural Environment Protection Scheme: Rural Environment Protection Scheme (23 Feb 2005)

Mary Coughlan: The REPS contract in this case was completed on 31 July 2004. The person named has been paid in full for his participation in REPS.

Written Answers — Single Payment Scheme: Single Payment Scheme (23 Feb 2005)

Mary Coughlan: I confirm that an application form to the 2005 single payment national reserve has been received from the person named before the closing date for receipt of applications. The position with regard to the national reserve is that all applications are being processed at present and in view of the number of applications received and accompanying documentation submitted, it will be some time...

Written Answers — Single Payment Scheme: Single Payment Scheme (23 Feb 2005)

Mary Coughlan: The person named submitted an application for consideration of force majeure-exceptional circumstances in the calculation of his provisional single payment entitlements as a result of TB restriction of his herd in 2000 and 2001. Following an examination of the pattern of production, the inward and outward movements recorded on the cattle movement monitoring system and the premia eligibility...

Land Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Second Stage. (24 Feb 2005)

Mary Coughlan: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I am delighted to present the Land Bill 2004, which was passed by Seanad Éireann last October. This Land Bill is designed to achieve several objectives. The main thrust of what I propose is a further and final, equitable means to address long-standing difficulties with the collection of land purchase annuities. I want to resolve the ongoing...

Land Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Second Stage. (24 Feb 2005)

Mary Coughlan: The Department of Social and Family Affairs did it for 40 years.

Written Answers — Milk Quota: Milk Quota (24 Feb 2005)

Mary Coughlan: The named person made an application to my Department for permission to temporarily lease his entire quota for the 2004-05 milk quota year. Permission to lease the entire quota can be granted only where the applicant is unable to deliver milk due to force majeure, or in other duly justified cases, temporarily affecting production capacity. Notwithstanding that the application was late, it was...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (24 Feb 2005)

Mary Coughlan: The flockowners in question were depopulated during the initial scrapie depopulation regime. In total, some 100 flocks were depopulated under this phase and restocking was not permitted for a period of two years. Flockowners received compensation for the capital value of the sheep and for income loss for that period. In addition, those who restocked in the third year also received...

Written Answers — Single Payment Scheme: Single Payment Scheme (24 Feb 2005)

Mary Coughlan: An application form to the national reserve has been received from the person named before the closing date for receipt of applications. All applications to the 2005 single payment national reserve are being processed at present. In view of the number of applications received and accompanying documentation submitted, it will be some time before processing is completed. It is not possible to...

Written Answers — Rural Environment Protection Scheme: Rural Environment Protection Scheme (24 Feb 2005)

Mary Coughlan: All farmers with REPS anniversary dates between 1 March 2004 and 1 February 2005 have been offered the opportunity to transform to REPS 3 by availing of a simplified transformation procedure put in place by the Department of Agriculture and Food. From 1 March 2005, every participant in REPS 2 will continue to have a choice between staying in REPS 2 for the rest of his or her contract, or...