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Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (12 Apr 2005)

Mary Coughlan: Processing of this application is almost complete and payment will issue within the next ten working days.

Written Answers — Genetically Modified Organisms: Genetically Modified Organisms (12 Apr 2005)

Mary Coughlan: I wish to inform the Deputy that the EU legislation, jointly adopted by the European Parliament and the Council, on the cultivation of GM crops specifically prohibits the unilateral declaration of a GM-free country. There are, however, possible options available to restrict the growing of GM crops within regions of a country. These include the concept of voluntarily developed GM free regions,...

Written Answers — Live Exports: Live Exports (12 Apr 2005)

Mary Coughlan: Trade in horses between member states and from member states to third countries is governed by European legislation and specific Commission decisions which establish the health conditions and certification to be applied to such animals for trade purposes. All export licences issued by my Department are in respect of animals for breeding, racing and jumping or sport use and export licences...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (12 Apr 2005)

Mary Coughlan: The person named submitted an application for consideration under the force majeure or exceptional circumstances measure of the single payment scheme. Following favourable consideration of this application, a revised provisional entitlement statement issued to the person named on 6 April 2005.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (12 Apr 2005)

Mary Coughlan: The person named has submitted an application in respect of the inheritance measure of the single payment scheme. The application did not include the necessary supporting documentation, a copy of the grant of probate and will of the deceased, that would have enabled my Department to process the application. On receipt of the outstanding documentation requested by my Department, the person...

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (12 Apr 2005)

Mary Coughlan: The information, which relates to the last complete financial year, is presented below: Statutory Body Chairperson Fee Board Member/Director Fee â'¬ â'¬ An Bord Bia 15,237 10,158 (*) Coillte 15,237 10,158 Irish National Stud 10,158 6,349 (*) National Milk Agency 7,618 No fees paid to members of the board Teagasc 15,237 10,158 (*) The figures marked with an...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (12 Apr 2005)

Mary Coughlan: Payment of the annual forestry premiums is normally made around this time every year. Last year the premium run took place in early April. This year's payments will be a little later, due to the additional work which had to be carried out in order to fully integrate the forestry payment system with the agriculture system, following the transfer of responsibility for the forestry portfolio to...

Written Answers — Biofuel Crops: Biofuel Crops (12 Apr 2005)

Mary Coughlan: The promotion and development of renewable energy, including biofuels, are matters in the first instance for the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources. An interdepartmental group, chaired by the Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources, and comprising of officials from my own Department, the Departments of Finance and Transport, the Department of the...

Written Answers — Farm Retirement Scheme: Farm Retirement Scheme (12 Apr 2005)

Mary Coughlan: I received the report of the joint Oireachtas committee formally on 7 April. I have asked my officials to consider the recommendations contained in the report, having due regard to the terms and conditions both of the early retirement scheme itself and of the European Commission regulations under which both the current and previous schemes were implemented.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (13 Apr 2005)

Mary Coughlan: An application for consideration under the force majeure-exceptional circumstances measure of the single payment regulations was submitted by the person named on 2 November 2004. The person named has been notified that the circumstances outlined by him do not satisfy the criteria for force majeure-exceptional circumstances under article 40 of Council Regulation (EC) No. 1782 to 2003. The...

Written Answers — Milk Quota: Milk Quota (13 Apr 2005)

Mary Coughlan: Allocations of milk quota from the national reserve are granted on the basis of recommendations from the milk quota appeals tribunal. The tribunal is a body established to consider and advise on applications for additional quota from individual producers who have suffered severe hardship in the context of the milk quota system. It also examines applications from producers whose herds have...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (13 Apr 2005)

Mary Coughlan: Ireland's quota under the special beef premium scheme is 1,077,458 animals, comprising animals in the bull-first age categories. Under the provisions of Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999, where the quota is breached in respect of the bull-first age category, the overshoot must also be applied to the second age category animals. This is not a new provision and it also applied when the...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (13 Apr 2005)

Mary Coughlan: A certificate of provisional entitlements under the single payment scheme issued to the person named on 7 October 2004. This statement included a detailed breakdown of how the provisional entitlements were calculated. Farmers are advised that, if not satisfied that the statement is correct, they may seek a review by completing a provisional entitlements review form which is available from all...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (14 Apr 2005)

Mary Coughlan: The person named has one year's payment outstanding as his second-year REPS payment issued on 20 May 2004. When he applied for his third-year payment he was selected for a full plan check and on-farm inspection. The inspection identified deficiencies in his agri-environmental plan and some potential non-compliance issues. My Department cannot issue a payment in circumstances where a plan has...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (14 Apr 2005)

Mary Coughlan: The person named lodged two applications under the 2004 EU special beef premium scheme, one on 7 January 2004, in respect of 14 animals, and one on 13 December 2004, in respect of 19 animals, 14 of which were declared as bulls. The 60% advance payment, which issued on 20 October 2004, was in respect of 13 of the 14 animals applied on under the first application. The 14th animal was not paid...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (14 Apr 2005)

Mary Coughlan: The person named applied for consideration of force majeure or exceptional circumstances on 4 February 2004 on the grounds of a farm accident. Having fully examined the circumstances outlined by the person named, the Department's decision was that this application was eligible and the years 2001 and 2002 were excluded in the calculation of this person's single payment entitlements. The person...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (14 Apr 2005)

Mary Coughlan: The Office of Public Works, OPW, purchased a site in Drumshanbo, County Leitrim, for the development of a local office for my Department. An application for planning permission was submitted by OPW to Leitrim County Council taking account of an accommodation brief of requirements for some 70 staff from my Department. I understand that a decision to grant permission was issued recently by the...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (19 Apr 2005)

Mary Coughlan: Payment to the person named will be issued within the next ten days.

Written Answers — Farm Retirement Scheme: Farm Retirement Scheme (19 Apr 2005)

Mary Coughlan: Details of the number of participants who entered the 1994 scheme of early retirement from farming, which closed to new applicants on 31 December 1999, and the current scheme introduced in November 2000, are set out in the table below for each of the years 1997 to 2004. Year ended 1994-99 Scheme 2000-2006 Scheme 31 December 1997 1,796 0 31 December 1998 1,305 0 31 December 1999...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (19 Apr 2005)

Mary Coughlan: I am aware of the circumstances of farmers with commonage on Achill. The provisions of the rural environment protection scheme do not allow the farmers to receive REP scheme payments on the commonage. I have asked my officials to examine the situation.