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- Written Answers — Cattle Breeding Programmes: Cattle Breeding Programmes (18 May 2005)
Mary Coughlan: Up to the 1990s my Department operated a series of cattle breed improvement measures including milk recording, on-farm weight recording, genetic evaluations, development of livestock improvement programmes, and the management of the central bull performance testing station at Tully, County Kildare. In the 1990s, a series of initiatives was taken to reduce the Department's involvement in...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (18 May 2005)
Mary Coughlan: A provisional statement of entitlements issued to the person named on 6 August 2004 for â¬477.91. The operation of the single payment scheme is governed by the provisions of Council Regulation EC No. 1782/2003. In general, article 28 of that regulation provides for issue of payment under the scheme once a year within the period from 1 December of the scheme year to 30 June of the following...
- Written Answers — Animal Welfare: Animal Welfare (18 May 2005)
Mary Coughlan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 251 to 253, inclusive, together. The objectives of Council Regulation EC No. 1/2005, which applies generally from January 2007, are to improve the welfare of animals during transport and to ensure a consistent and effective application of rules governing the transport of animals across the European Union. It is the result of intense negotiations at both the...
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (18 May 2005)
Mary Coughlan: In view of recent developments in my Department, including the introduction of the single payment scheme, SPS, we are continuing to review staffing requirements of our local offices. In this context, a definitive decision on the staffing requirement for a dedicated Leitrim office has yet to be taken.
- Written Answers — Milk Quota: Milk Quota (19 May 2005)
Mary Coughlan: Allocations of milk quota from the national reserve are granted on the basis of recommendations made by the Milk Quota Appeals Tribunal. The tribunal was established to consider and advise on applications for additional quota from producers who have suffered severe hardship in the context of the milk quota system. An application to the tribunal was first received from the person in question...
- Written Answers — Farm Waste Management: Farm Waste Management (19 May 2005)
Mary Coughlan: Consideration of further amendment of the farm waste management scheme, including the question of extending grant aid to farmers with less than 20 income units from farming, must await the finalisation of the ongoing consultations with the European Commission about the implementation in Ireland of the nitrates directive. The extension of funding to such farmers by means of a nationally funded...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (19 May 2005)
Mary Coughlan: The person in question applied for consideration of force majeure exceptional circumstances on 6 February 2004. After a full examination by the single payment unit and the independent single payment appeals committee of the circumstances put forward, it was agreed that force majeure should be applied in this case. As a consequence, 2000 and 2001 will be excluded and only 2002 will be used to...
- Written Answers — Charitable Donations: Charitable Donations (19 May 2005)
Mary Coughlan: In 2003, the value of intervention meat availed of by charities and voluntary organisations was â¬389,458. The value of butter availed of by the organisations was â¬82,542.
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (24 May 2005)
Mary Coughlan: The person named submitted an application for consideration in respect of the inheritance measure of the single payment scheme as a result of his parents' deaths and his subsequent inheritances. Following examination and processing of both applications, I am pleased to advise that his applications have been successful and all single payment entitlements established by his parents will be...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (24 May 2005)
Mary Coughlan: In excess of 17,200 applications have been received under the national reserve in my Departments' Castlebar office. It should be noted that the number of actual files which have to be examined is in excess of 22,500 due to the fact that many farmers applied under more than one of the four categories in the reserve. The rules governing the single payment scheme stipulate that an applicant who...
- Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (24 May 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. The nitrates action programme may have implications for the intensive farming sector, particularly in terms of the utilisation of the manure produced by intensive pig and poultry units. Accordingly I have asked my officials to examine various...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (24 May 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 outlined in the appeal, the independent single payment appeals...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (24 May 2005)
Mary Coughlan: There were 156 applications received by my Department this year under the 2000-2006 NDP scheme of investment aid for the development of the commercial horticulture sector. The application for grant aid in this case is being finalised alongside all the other applications, the outcome of which will be conveyed to him very shortly.
- Written Answers — Afforestation Programme: Afforestation Programme (24 May 2005)
Mary Coughlan: The issues raised by the Deputy relate to the forestry elements contained in the draft rural development regulation 2007-2013, first published by the European Commission in July 2004 and which is the subject of ongoing negotiations in the Council of Ministers. From the outset, the Irish position on the draft regulation in general, including the specific aspects related to forestry, has been...
- Written Answers — Accident Statistics: Accident Statistics (24 May 2005)
Mary Coughlan: Statistics supplied by the Health and Safety Authority, HSA, indicate that the numbers of persons killed and seriously injured by bulls since 2003 were as follows: Killed Seriously Injured 2003 1 Nil 2004 3 Nil 2005 (to date) 1 Nil Extensive advice in the handling of bulls and livestock is made available to farmers by the HSA and Teagasc in their publications and on their...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (24 May 2005)
Mary Coughlan: My Department is processing the application of the above-named person. If it is established that the finished works meet all the requirements of the relevant Department's specifications and that all other conditions of the scheme have been met, the application will then be progressed for payment. An officer from my Department's local agricultural, environment and structures office will be in...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (24 May 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 outlined in the appeal, the committee made a recommendation...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (24 May 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 outlined in the appeal, the committee made a recommendation...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (24 May 2005)
Mary Coughlan: The person named has submitted an application for consideration in respect of the new entrant measure of the single payment scheme. Following processing of his application, it was noted that two herd numbers were assigned to the person named and as no direct premiums were established in respect of either herd number until 2002, he was notified that his application was successful and that the...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (24 May 2005)
Mary Coughlan: In October 2004, the person named was notified of penalties amounting to â¬4,063.81 and an interest charge in regard to detected non-compliance with the REP scheme. Under the 2004 slaughter premium scheme, one eligible animal was slaughtered under the herd number of the person named. The 60% advance payment in respect of this animal, â¬48, issued on 21 October 2004. The balancing payment of...