Results 9,341-9,360 of 16,057 for speaker:Mary Coughlan

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (25 Oct 2007)

Mary Coughlan: An application was received on the 9 May 2007 requesting the transfer of 39.85 Single Payment Scheme standard entitlements without land by way of inheritance to the person named. All necessary documentation relevant to this transfer was also received. The transfer of entitlements was fully processed and the person named has been notified. The Single Payment Scheme / Disadvantaged Areas...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (25 Oct 2007)

Mary Coughlan: An application under the Single Payment Scheme / Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 23 April 2007. With regard to the Single Payment Scheme, the governing regulations provide for a payment date of 1 December, however, following my approach to the EU Commissioner, I secured approval for the early payment of advances from 16 October, with balancing payments to be...

Written Answers — Food Labelling: Food Labelling (25 Oct 2007)

Mary Coughlan: The Minister for Health & Children has overall responsibility for the general food labelling legislation. Responsibility for enforcement of labelling legislation rests with the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) through its service contracts with my Department, the Sea Fisheries Protection Agency, the Health Services Executive, the Local Authorities and the National Consumer Agency....

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (25 Oct 2007)

Mary Coughlan: An application under the Single Payment Scheme / Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 1 May 2007. The Terms and Conditions governing the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme require, inter alia, that applicants maintain a minimum stocking density on their holding of 0.15 livestock units per forage hectare declared for at least three consecutive months. However, where the...

Written Answers — Food Safety Standards: Food Safety Standards (25 Oct 2007)

Mary Coughlan: The Irish pesticide residue monitoring programme is agreed annually between the Food Safety Authority and my Department. My Department is responsible for the sampling and analysis of the produce included in the programme as set out in the service contract agreement between it and the FSAI. An Bord Bia does not have a role in the preparation or implementation of this programme. The number of...

Written Answers — Farm Retirement Scheme: Farm Retirement Scheme (25 Oct 2007)

Mary Coughlan: The Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture published its report on the Early Retirement Schemes in February 2005. The report dealt with a range of issues relating to the first Scheme of Early Retirement from Farming which was open to new entrants from 1994 to 1999 and the second Scheme which was open to new entrants from 2000 to 2006. I responded in detail to the report in September 2005....

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (25 Oct 2007)

Mary Coughlan: Under the National Development Plan 2000-2006 the company named received grant aid of €23,553 in 2002 and €111,300 in 2004 under the Scheme of Investment Aid for the Development of the Commercial Horticulture Sector. Grant aid was paid to this company in accordance with the terms of the specific grant aid scheme in question. The criteria for eligibility for the NDP grant aid as set out in...

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (25 Oct 2007)

Mary Coughlan: Of the staff remaining in Dublin who have not moved to Portlaoise to date, 76 are assigned to move. While none of the remaining staff in my Department have been formally requested to indicate that they are not prepared to consider moving from Dublin to Portlaoise, a list of some 485 staff who have not expressed an interest in decentralising to Portlaoise or any other location was provided to...

Written Answers — Farm Investigation: Farm Investigation (25 Oct 2007)

Mary Coughlan: The farm in question was the subject of an intensive inter-agency investigation that commenced in 2004 and following which a draft report was produced in June 2006. The draft report has been the subject of further discussions and is expected to be finalised shortly. As part of the investigation, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which is an agency under the Department of the...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (25 Oct 2007)

Mary Coughlan: The person named applied under two measures of the Single Payment Scheme in 2005, namely the New Entrant (during the reference period) measure and the National Reserve measure. The person named was successful under the New Entrant measure and had the years 2000 and 2001 omitted from the calculation of his Single Payment. The person named applied under Category B of the 2005 National Reserve...

Agrifood Industry: Motion (Resumed) (24 Oct 2007)

Mary Coughlan: The Deputy should not be concerned. I will never change my mind.

Agrifood Industry: Motion (Resumed) (24 Oct 2007)

Mary Coughlan: That is not true. The president of the IFA agreed with me.

Agrifood Industry: Motion (Resumed) (24 Oct 2007)

Mary Coughlan: I will not pass the buck. The Minister of State is responsible for this.

Agrifood Industry: Motion (Resumed) (24 Oct 2007)

Mary Coughlan: That is a function of the Food and Agriculture Organisation. Irish beef has been banned from the United States since the discovery of BSE in our herd.

Agrifood Industry: Motion (Resumed) (24 Oct 2007)

Mary Coughlan: That is not true.

Agrifood Industry: Motion (Resumed) (24 Oct 2007)

Mary Coughlan: It is not true that every piece of meat consumed in this State comes from Brazil.

Agrifood Industry: Motion (Resumed) (24 Oct 2007)

Mary Coughlan: The Deputy should not threaten me.

Agrifood Industry: Motion (Resumed) (24 Oct 2007)

Mary Coughlan: Is the Deputy threatening me?

Agrifood Industry: Motion (Resumed) (24 Oct 2007)

Mary Coughlan: The Deputy should not dare to threaten me.

Agrifood Industry: Motion (Resumed) (24 Oct 2007)

Mary Coughlan: The Minister of State is well capable of writing his own speech.