Results 8,741-8,760 of 16,057 for speaker:Mary Coughlan

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (30 Jan 2008)

Mary Coughlan: As outlined in my recent press statement a special category was included under the 2007 National Reserve for sheep farmers whose existing Single Payment is less than €6,000 and where individual entitlements are less than the District Electoral Division average. Allocations will be capped at the District Electoral Division average value of entitlements or a total Single Payment of €6,000...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (30 Jan 2008)

Mary Coughlan: The person concerned is an applicant for aid under the Young Farmers' Installation Scheme. Her application for payment is being examined within my Department and the outcome will be notified to the person concerned as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Farm Retirement Scheme: Farm Retirement Scheme (30 Jan 2008)

Mary Coughlan: The farming transferee for the person named has applied for the Young Farmers' Installation Scheme. On 9 January, 2008 the Inspector dealing with both the Young Farmers' Installation Scheme application and the Early Retirement Scheme application spoke to the transferee and requested the submission of additional outstanding documentation regarding the Young Farmers' Installation Scheme...

Written Answers — Rural Environment Protection Scheme: Rural Environment Protection Scheme (30 Jan 2008)

Mary Coughlan: The application for payment in this case is within the timeframe set out in the Charter of Rights for Farmers.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (30 Jan 2008)

Mary Coughlan: An application under the 2007 Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 15 May 2007. Following processing of the application, issues arose about the area of land declared, the outcome of which was that the person named was deemed to have over-claimed the forage area available to him. This over-claim did not affect his payment under the Single...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (30 Jan 2008)

Mary Coughlan: Following direct contact by officials of my Department with the person named and the submission of required documentation, the balancing payment due to the person named will issue shortly.

Written Answers — Rights of Way: Rights of Way (30 Jan 2008)

Mary Coughlan: The position is that there will always be occasions when livestock farmers will have or will share a right of way. I have no legal authority to interfere in, alter, limit or extinguish such a right. The creation, alteration and extinguishment of private rights of way are primarily a civil issue. The persons exercising a right of way are required to do so within the limits and/or...

Written Answers — Aquaculture Development: Aquaculture Development (30 Jan 2008)

Mary Coughlan: There are a considerable number of cross-Border cooperation arrangements between shellfish producers on the island of Ireland. The CLAMS Process (Coordinated Local Management Scheme) is a nationwide initiative and is also in operation in Northern Ireland to manage the development of aquaculture in bays and inshore waters at a local level. It allows for the integration of aquaculture into the...

Written Answers — Vessels Decommissioning Scheme: Vessels Decommissioning Scheme (30 Jan 2008)

Mary Coughlan: I plan to launch shortly a new decommissioning scheme for vessels 18 meters and over in the polyvalent and beamer segments of the fleet. The scheme will be implemented by Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM) and details of eligibility and selection criteria for the scheme will be made available when it is launched. When the scheme has been launched those interested should make an application to BIM...

Written Answers — Aquaculture Licences: Aquaculture Licences (30 Jan 2008)

Mary Coughlan: My Department operates the aquaculture licensing system in full compliance with the provisions of the Fisheries (Amendment) Act 1997. Section 16 of the 1997 Act provides that an aquaculture licence is binding on the State and on all persons, and, subject to section 8(3) of that Act, shall operate to enable the licensee to carry on, in accordance with the licence, such operations as are...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (30 Jan 2008)

Mary Coughlan: Media monitoring is part of the routine function of civil servants in the Press Office and Library of the Department.

Written Answers — Coastal Erosion: Coastal Erosion (30 Jan 2008)

Mary Coughlan: The total national funding allocation provided for Coastal Protection & Coastal Flooding in 2008 is €3.037 million. However, in line with a recent Government decision, responsibility for Coastal Protection and Coastal Flooding will become the responsibility of the Department of Environment, Heritage & Local Government. Arrangements are currently in train to effect the transfer....

Written Answers — Food Labelling: Food Labelling (30 Jan 2008)

Mary Coughlan: My Department, in conjunction with the Department of Health and Children, drafted regulations that would require an indication of country of origin on poultry meat, pigmeat and sheepmeat. There is already such a provision for beef. The draft regulations were notified to the European Commission in December. The Commission and other EU member states have until 14th March to comment on them. I...

Written Answers — Poultry Industry: Poultry Industry (30 Jan 2008)

Mary Coughlan: The Poultry Expert Group has completed its report. Its recommendations cover matters such as labelling, animal welfare, environmental protection and feedstuffs. These are currently being examined. The Group's report will be available on my Department's website shortly.

Written Answers — Rural Environment Protection Scheme: Rural Environment Protection Scheme (30 Jan 2008)

Mary Coughlan: The REPS agreement in question was between the Department and a third party, not the person named. My officials wrote to the third party concerned earlier this month. They will now seek a meeting with this party in an effort to bring the matter to a conclusion.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (30 Jan 2008)

Mary Coughlan: The person concerned is an applicant for aid under the Young Farmers' Installation Scheme. His application for payment is currently being examined within my Department and the outcome will be notified to the person concerned as soon as possible.

Written Answers — EU Funding: EU Funding (30 Jan 2008)

Mary Coughlan: The total package negotiated in the context of the reform of the EU sugar regime was worth in excess of €310m to Ireland. The former beet growers are beneficiaries under all three elements of the package. The first element is the compensation for the reduction in the minimum price of beet, which has been already incorporated in the Single Payment with effect from 2006. It is worth...

Written Answers — Milk Quota: Milk Quota (30 Jan 2008)

Mary Coughlan: As the Deputy may be aware, the allocation of milk quota to new entrants has been a feature of the milk quota regime for a number of years. New entrants under 35 years of age received preferential access to milk quota from a specially created priority pool under the Milk Quota Restructuring Scheme until 2007, and the same priority pool arrangement is a feature of the new Milk Quota Trading...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (30 Jan 2008)

Mary Coughlan: Applications received under the Farm Improvement Scheme prior to its suspension on 31 October 2007 are being processed by my Department up to the level of funding provided for the Scheme in the 2006 Partnership agreement, Towards 2016. Payments under the Scheme have already commenced to those farmers who have satisfactorily completed work under the Scheme.

Written Answers — Data Protection: Data Protection (30 Jan 2008)

Mary Coughlan: Since 1 June 2002 to date, there were no instances where personal data held by my Department or any agency under its auspices, was compromised in any way. The review by my Department of data security procedures announced by the Tánaiste on 22 November 2007 is completed. No significant shortcomings were found. On an ongoing basis my Department reviews its data security procedures with a...