Results 1,681-1,700 of 16,057 for speaker:Mary Coughlan
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (10 May 2005)
Mary Coughlan: The person named submitted two applications under the 2004 special beef premium scheme in respect of a total of five animals. The first application, in respect of three animals, was received on 16 January 2004. The second application, in respect of two animals, was received on 2 November 2004. The 60% advance payments issued on 18 October 2004 and 25 February 2005, respectively. Following...
- Written Answers — Farm Retirement Scheme: Farm Retirement Scheme (10 May 2005)
Mary Coughlan: I received the report of the Oireachtas joint committee formally on 7 April. I have asked my officials to consider the recommendations in the report, having regard to the terms and conditions of the early retirement scheme and the European Commission regulations under which the current and previous schemes were introduced.
- Written Answers — Disadvantaged Areas Scheme: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme (10 May 2005)
Mary Coughlan: The European Commission's draft regulation governing for the post-2006 rural development framework proposes the reclassification of disadvantaged areas. This proposal responds to the European Court of Auditors' criticism, endorsed by the European Parliament, about the current system. The suggested new methodology would be based on natural conditions, notably soil and climatic factors. The...
- Written Answers — Horticulture Sector: Horticulture Sector (10 May 2005)
Mary Coughlan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 300 and 304 together. The number of mushroom growers has decreased from 566 in 1995 to 228 in 2004. The rate of decline increased sharply since 2000. The numbers of growers in the past three years were: 2002, 365 growers; 2003, 289 growers; and 2004, 228 growers. While the number of growers declined over the past ten years, mushroom output increased in the...
- Written Answers — Horticulture Sector: Horticulture Sector (10 May 2005)
Mary Coughlan: The quantity of mushrooms imported into Ireland is not significant in terms of our overall production and imports tend to be exotic varieties to meet the demands of niche markets. Total mushroom production in 2004 is estimated at 65,000 tonnes of which some 80% was exported to the UK market where there is strong competition mainly from Dutch and Polish imports. The difficulties facing the...
- Written Answers — Agriculture Sector Developments: Agriculture Sector Developments (10 May 2005)
Mary Coughlan: Trade in agricultural products among member countries of the World Trade Organisation, WTO, is regulated by agreements concluded between the members of that organisation. Negotiations on a new agreement have been under way for some time and are expected to conclude at the WTO ministerial conference in Hong Kong in December 2005. While the Commission negotiates on behalf of the EU on the basis...
- Written Answers — Farm Retirement Scheme: Farm Retirement Scheme (10 May 2005)
Mary Coughlan: I received the report of the Oireachtas joint committee formally on 7 April. I have asked my officials to consider the recommendations in the report, having regard to the terms and conditions of the early retirement scheme and the European Commission regulations under which the current and previous schemes were introduced.
- Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (10 May 2005)
Mary Coughlan: Compliance with the taxation code is primarily a matter for individual taxpayers and the Revenue Commissioners.
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (10 May 2005)
Mary Coughlan: The number of herdowners who currently have entitlements established under the single payment scheme is 136,985.
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (10 May 2005)
Mary Coughlan: The person named applied for premium on 34 animals under the 2004 suckler cow premium scheme. Under the terms and conditions of the scheme a producer may be paid premium on up to 1.8 reckonable livestock units only per hectare of forage area as established from the producer's 2004 area aid application. The forage area on record for the person named is 24.06 hectares, which entitles him to...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (10 May 2005)
Mary Coughlan: The person named has a reference amount of â¬52.80 under the single payment scheme. This amount will be payable to him provided he submits a single payment application form on or before 16 May with details of the forage area farmed by him in 2005.
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (10 May 2005)
Mary Coughlan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 311 and 312 together. I made arrangements last month to expedite balancing payments to farmers affected by the special beef premium quota excess, based on an estimated overshoot reduction. Over the last three weeks, â¬83 million has been paid to special beef, suckler cow and slaughter premium applicants, with the bulk of this going to farmers with more than...
- Written Answers — Compulsory Purchase Orders: Compulsory Purchase Orders (10 May 2005)
Mary Coughlan: Low levels of land mobility as well as the small, fragmented nature of farm holdings have always been regarded as obstacles to the development of a competitive agrifood sector. The development of an Irish agrifood sector that is internationally competitive continues to be a priority for my Department and this will become even more critical following the switch to the single payment scheme. At...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (11 May 2005)
Mary Coughlan: The person named lodged two applications under the 2004 special beef premium scheme in respect of 21 animals. The first application, in respect of three animals, was lodged on 5 October 2004, while the second application, in respect of 18 animals, was lodged on 31 December 2004. The 60% advance payment in respect of the second application, â¬2,268.00, issued on 1 April 2005. The three...
- Written Answers — Direct Payment Schemes: Direct Payment Schemes (11 May 2005)
Mary Coughlan: A total of 62,360 clients of my Department, including staff members, are paid by direct credit to a bank account. We are actively promoting payment by direct credit to all client groups.
- Written Answers — Milk Quota: Milk Quota (11 May 2005)
Mary Coughlan: The person named, having been notified that the circumstances outlined by him did not satisfy the criteria for force majeure or 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 outlined in the appeal, the independent single payment...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (11 May 2005)
Mary Coughlan: : Participants in the afforestation premium scheme must submit a single payment scheme application in 2005 and are obliged to declare all the land parcels in their holding â owned, rented and leased. All land parcels in receipt of payment under the afforestation premium scheme must also be registered on this Department's land parcel identification system with a unique identification number....
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (11 May 2005)
Mary Coughlan: Summary statements of provisional entitlements issued to all farmers during April 2005, including the person named. However, I have had arrangements made to have a further copy issued today to the person named.
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (11 May 2005)
Mary Coughlan: The person named submitted an application under the single payment scheme national reserve under category B which caters for farmers who, between 1 January 2000 and 19 October 2003, made an investment in production capacity in a farming sector for which a direct payment under livestock premia and â or arable aid schemes would have been payable during the reference period 2000-02. My...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (11 May 2005)
Mary Coughlan: The person named applied for consideration of force majeureâ exceptional circumstances on 4 February 2004. Having fully examined the circumstances outlined by the person named, my Department is satisfied that force majeure circumstances should apply in this case. The years 2001 and 2002 will be excluded and 2000 only will be used in the calculation of the provisional single payment...