Results 9,281-9,300 of 16,057 for speaker:Mary Coughlan
- Farm Improvement Scheme. (6 Nov 2007)
Mary Coughlan: I am not embarrassed.
- Farm Improvement Scheme. (6 Nov 2007)
Mary Coughlan: I should be more embarrassed if I had a â¬79 million scheme and nobody was interested in applying for it. That would be a greater embarrassment.
- Farm Improvement Scheme. (6 Nov 2007)
Mary Coughlan: There are 48,000 applications under the farm waste management scheme. That is the largest capital investment in the sector in the history of the State and is very flaithiúlach in the context of encouraging people to address the issues of the nitrates directive. That has been and will remain the priority of the Department.
- Farm Improvement Scheme. (6 Nov 2007)
Mary Coughlan: I have overspent this year by â¬350 million, but on the basis of a very fine Minister for Finance, who appreciates my difficulties, I have been allowed to transfer some of my savings into that scheme because we have to address these issues. Deputy Crawford will appreciate there are many people in County Monaghan who have to be looked after.
- Farm Improvement Scheme. (6 Nov 2007)
Mary Coughlan: Since 2000 I have invested in 5,000 applications under the dairy hygiene scheme as well as almost 12,000 under the farm improvement scheme. Overall, there are almost 60,000 applications and people to be supported. Deputy Creed likes to remind me of my job so I shall remind him of what his crowd did in April 1995. I have 60,000 applications to deal with. His party in government had control...
- Farm Improvement Scheme. (6 Nov 2007)
Mary Coughlan: It was part of the partnership agreement and, as I said, we shall be reviewing this and the priorities with all the farming organisations in 2008. I am reviewing all the applications on hand and those which have been sanctioned will be paid. We will then work towards payment of the rest when we see the different categories and know when people are going to invest etc. When all this has...
- Farm Improvement Scheme. (6 Nov 2007)
Mary Coughlan: The answer is that when I negotiated the partnership agreement, we had a finite amount of resources, â¬350 million, of which â¬79 million was for the farm improvement scheme. The agreement provided that this was the amount to be spent until the money ran out. Moving on from the agreement there was to be a review in 2008 on the basis of ascertaining how these programmes were manifesting....
- Farm Improvement Scheme. (6 Nov 2007)
Mary Coughlan: I am not ignoring the fact that a number of people have a natural expectation, perhaps next year or the year after, to do certain things. As matters stand I have to ascertain the timeframe as regards a number of applications on hand that might have been hopefully shoved in, but which might be unfair to people with a natural and genuine need. All that has to be ascertained. On the issue of...
- Farm Improvement Scheme. (6 Nov 2007)
Mary Coughlan: ââthe farm waste management scheme is addressing that and I have allocated enormous resources and energy to this area.
- Farm Improvement Scheme. (6 Nov 2007)
Mary Coughlan: It is. Anybody who has missed the big farm waste management schemeââ
- Farm Improvement Scheme. (6 Nov 2007)
Mary Coughlan: Yes, but the farm waste management scheme was moved ahead.
- Food Industry. (6 Nov 2007)
Mary Coughlan: The Deputy does not appreciate my answers.
- Written Answers — Aquaculture Licences: Aquaculture Licences (1 Nov 2007)
Mary Coughlan: Aquaculture licences, including licences to grow mussels, are issued under the Aquaculture Acts 1997 to 2006. These acts comprise the following: Fisheries (Amendment) Act 1997, No. 23 of 1997; Sections 2, 3 and 4 of the Fisheries and Foreshore (Amendment) Act 1998, No. 54 of 1998; Fisheries (Amendment) Act 2001, No. 40 of 2001; Section 101 of the Sea-Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Act...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (1 Nov 2007)
Mary Coughlan: The Quality Stallion Purchase Incentive Scheme which operated under the NDP 2000-2006 provided for grant aid for the purchase of stallions. This aid was approved by the European Commission under the terms of the State Aid Guidelines in place at that time. The Scheme terminated on 31 December 2006 The Deputy will be aware that under the current Community Guidelines for State Aid in the...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (1 Nov 2007)
Mary Coughlan: The EU regulations governing the transfer of entitlements allow that Single Payment entitlements can be transferred with or without land but may only be transferred without land if 80% have been used in one calendar year. A farmer uses entitlements by declaring one hectare of eligible land per entitlement on his/her Single Payment application form. Under the relevant EU regulations, the...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (1 Nov 2007)
Mary Coughlan: The position is that under the rules governing the transfer of Single Payment entitlements in respect of the 2006 and 2007 Single Payment Scheme, there was no claw-back applied where entitlements were transferred to a new entrant to farming. For this purpose a new entrant was defined as a person who was at least 18 years of age and the holder of a registered herdnumber. Certain...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (1 Nov 2007)
Mary Coughlan: Eligibility under the Single Payment Scheme requires, inter alia, that applicants hold one eligible hectare for each payment entitlement claimed. A person would need to have established entitlements in his/her own right during the 2000 to 2002-reference period, or otherwise have acquired entitlements to qualify for payment under the Single Payment Scheme.
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (1 Nov 2007)
Mary Coughlan: An application for the Transfer of Entitlements under the 2007 Single Payment Scheme to the persons named was submitted on the 20 April 2007. During processing of the transfer application, it was necessary for an official of my Department to write to the persons named requesting an additional signature on the transfer application form. Upon receipt of the requested information my Department...
- Written Answers — Tree Felling: Tree Felling (1 Nov 2007)
Mary Coughlan: Since my reply to you of 3rd October, there has not been any further findings of positives in the Sutton and Bayside areas. The laboratory has confirmed the following samples to be positive for fireblight and a copy of the laboratory results will be provided to the Deputy. Location Tree Species Result Date Samples Taken Bayside Boulevard North Crataegus monogyna Positive 13-8-2007...
- Written Answers — Tree Felling: Tree Felling (1 Nov 2007)
Mary Coughlan: As Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food I do not have responsibility for local authorities or their work.