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Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (26 Jun 2007)

Mary Coughlan: The position is that an application for the Transfer of Entitlements from the person named under the 2007 Single Payment Scheme was submitted on the 2nd of March 2007. This application has been processed and acceptance letters issued to the person named informing him that 21.06 entitlements were transferred by way of sale to another farmer. A separate application was also submitted to...

Written Answers — Rural Environment Protection Scheme: Rural Environment Protection Scheme (26 Jun 2007)

Mary Coughlan: REPS 4 will form part of the new Rural Development Programme for the period from 2007 to 2013. The draft Programme was sent to the European Commission in late December 2006. Since then, my officials have responded to a substantial number of queries and requests for clarification from their counterparts in the Commission services. I am hopeful that this process is coming to a conclusion and...

Written Answers — Farm Waste Management: Farm Waste Management (26 Jun 2007)

Mary Coughlan: The person concerned is an applicant under the Farm Waste Management Scheme and has received approval from my Department to commence the relevant works. However, notification of completion of works (Card C) and related supporting documents have not yet been received from the applicant.

Written Answers — Farm Waste Management: Farm Waste Management (26 Jun 2007)

Mary Coughlan: The person named is an applicant for grant-aid under the Farm Waste Management Scheme. Approval to proceed with the relevant works was issued by my Department to the person concerned on 31 May 2007.

Written Answers — Animal Diseases: Animal Diseases (26 Jun 2007)

Mary Coughlan: The EU Directive 64/432/EEC on animal health problems affecting intra-Community trade in bovine animals provides that, where an animal reacts positively to a TB test, the officially tuberculosis-free status of a herd is to remain withdrawn until all animals over six weeks of age have reacted negatively to at least two consecutive tuberculin tests, the first no less than 60 days and the second...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (26 Jun 2007)

Mary Coughlan: The person named submitted an application under the Consolidation measure of the 2005 Single Payments Scheme. Difficulties have arisen in relation to the application to consolidate the applicant's entitlements. This affects his 2006 Single Payment. An official of my Department will make direct contact with the person named with a view to resolving these difficulties.

Written Answers — Animal Welfare: Animal Welfare (26 Jun 2007)

Mary Coughlan: I propose to take Question Nos. 474 and 475 together. Last year the EU Commission presented proposals for a Regulation banning the import to or export from the Community and the placing on the market of cat and dog fur and products containing such fur. The proposal, which has my full support, was introduced to address EU citizens' concerns regarding the adverse treatment of companion animals...

Written Answers — Departmental Projects: Departmental Projects (26 Jun 2007)

Mary Coughlan: The Department of Finance's "Guidelines for the Appraisal and Management of Capital Expenditure Proposals in the Public Sector" require that projects of a value in excess of €30 million be subject to a full cost/benefit analysis. Almost all capital expenditure in my Department relates to capital grant schemes involving relatively small scale investments by farmers and others in the...

Written Answers — Milk Quota: Milk Quota (26 Apr 2007)

Mary Coughlan: The Milk Quota Trading Scheme has replaced the Restructuring Scheme for the 2007/08 quota year and is the primary means by which milk quota is acquired by dairy producers. Yesterday I announced the aggregate results of the second stage of the scheme and I am pleased to say that overall the second Exchange has built on the success of the first. A near 100 per cent increase in the volume of...

Written Answers — Direct Payment Schemes: Direct Payment Schemes (26 Apr 2007)

Mary Coughlan: The closing for receipt of applications under the 2007 Single Payment Scheme is 4 May 2007. In deciding on the closing date, I had in mind that, under EU Regulations, farmers could declare lands which they acquire up to 30 April 2007 in this year's Scheme and I was anxious, therefore, to give farmers every opportunity to acquire additional lands if this was necessary. I also had to bear in...

Written Answers — Rural Environment Protection Scheme: Rural Environment Protection Scheme (26 Apr 2007)

Mary Coughlan: It is not legally possible to reintroduce REPS 3, which formed part of the 2000–2006 Rural Development Plan. Under the relevant EU Regulations, no new REPS 3 contracts could start after the end of that programming period, i.e. December 2006. REPS 4 will form part of the new Rural Development Plan for the period from 2007–2013 which was sent to the European Commission in December 2006...

Written Answers — Farm Retirement Scheme: Farm Retirement Scheme (26 Apr 2007)

Mary Coughlan: Proposals for a new Early Retirement Scheme, with a maximum annual pension payment rate of €15,000, have been included in the draft Rural Development Programme for the period 2007–2013. The draft Programme was sent to the Commission in late December 2006 to begin the approval process. I cannot be definite as to how long this process will take but I continue to pursue early approval and my...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (26 Apr 2007)

Mary Coughlan: The person named was paid €12,992.72 under the 2006 Single Payment Scheme. Entitlements had to be merged as part of a partnership agreement. There is a Dairy Premium top-up that is now being processed and this additional payment will issue shortly.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (26 Apr 2007)

Mary Coughlan: The persons named submitted an application under the Single Payment Scheme on 27 April 2006. Outstanding issues relating to the payment have now been resolved and payment will issue shortly.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (26 Apr 2007)

Mary Coughlan: The persons named submitted an application under the Consolidation measure of the Single Payment Scheme. This case has now been processed and is accepted for Consolidation. Payment will issue in the coming days.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (26 Apr 2007)

Mary Coughlan: Additional information in relation to the application for payment, IAS 2, under the Installation Aid Scheme submitted by the person named was sought by my Department by letter of 22 March 2006 and further clarified at a recent meeting between officials of my Department and the person concerned. As no reply has yet been received to the issues raised in this letter, it is not possible to...

Written Answers — Installation Aid Scheme: Installation Aid Scheme (26 Apr 2007)

Mary Coughlan: The 2007-2013 Rural Development Programme provides for the continuation of the Installation Aid Scheme for eligible young farmers who are set-up in farming for the first time on or after 1 January 2007. The Scheme will be introduced as soon as EU approval is received for the Programme at which time the detailed eligibility criteria will be set down.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (26 Apr 2007)

Mary Coughlan: The position is that an application for the transfer of entitlements under the 2006 Single Payment Scheme to the person named was submitted on the 25th January 2007. During processing of the application it was necessary for an official of my Department to write to the person named to request specific documentation relating to the application. The requested documentation was received and the...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (26 Apr 2007)

Mary Coughlan: As indicated to the Deputy in a previous answer the person named submitted an application for an allocation of entitlements from the 2005 Single Payment Scheme National Reserve under Categories A B and D. Category A caters for farmers who inherited land or received land free of charge or for a nominal sum from a farmer who had retired or died by 16 May, 2005 and who had leased out his/her...

Written Answers — World Trade Negotiations: World Trade Negotiations (26 Apr 2007)

Mary Coughlan: While the IFA submission has been forwarded to me, it is a pre-election submission addressed to political parties. I have consistently taken a very clear position in relation to the WTO negotiations. As an open economy which is dependent on trade, Ireland has much to gain from the conclusion of a new WTO agreement and I am committed to an ambitious and balanced outcome to the current...