Results 9,961-9,980 of 16,057 for speaker:Mary Coughlan
- Written Answers — Animal Welfare: Animal Welfare (21 Mar 2007)
Mary Coughlan: Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 on the protection of animals during transport and related operations is in operation in its entirety in all Member States since 5 January 2007. Its purpose is to harmonise and improve the standards for the welfare and protection of all vertebrate animals during transport by setting down the requirements and conditions for the protection of animals during...
- Written Answers — Public Service Contracts: Public Service Contracts (21 Mar 2007)
Mary Coughlan: Government procurement procedures provide for advertising or direct invitation in relation to tenders. The above procedures were followed by my Department in all cases for contracts or procurements over the last 12 months, as set out in the table, with the exception of the appointment by the Government of the managing partner of Indecon to act as independent expert on sugar restructuring...
- European Council Meetings. (21 Mar 2007)
Mary Coughlan: The Deputy should go back to the Tilley lamp.
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (20 Mar 2007)
Mary Coughlan: The person named submitted an application for an allocation of entitlements from the 2006 Single Payment Scheme National Reserve under Category A. 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 holding to a third party during the reference period 2000 to...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (20 Mar 2007)
Mary Coughlan: The position is that an application for the Transfer of Entitlements under the Single Payment Scheme to the person named was submitted on the 18th December 2006. The application was accepted even though the closing date for receipt of completed applications to transfer entitlements was the 16th May 2006. During processing of the Transfer application it was necessary for an official of my...
- Written Answers — Afforestation Programme: Afforestation Programme (20 Mar 2007)
Mary Coughlan: The requested planting rates are detailed in the table. Year 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Total 23,710 20,981 11,434 12,928 12,668 15,695 15,464 15,054 9,097 9,739 10,096 8,039 At this stage of the year it is difficult to predict the final planting rate for 2007 but provision has been made in my Department's Estimates for 10,000 hectares of new planting. An...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (20 Mar 2007)
Mary Coughlan: This case is now being reviewed and my Department will write to the person named within the next two weeks setting out the position regarding the 2006 Single Payment Scheme.
- Written Answers — Poultry Production: Poultry Production (20 Mar 2007)
Mary Coughlan: The criteria for free-range poultry production are set out in EU regulations on the marketing standards for poultrymeat. This legislation does not provide for Member States advancing financial assistance to producers. Such funding would contravene EU State Aid rules as it would put producers in one Member State at a competitive advantage vis a vis those in other countries. My Department's...
- Written Answers — Avian Flu: Avian Flu (20 Mar 2007)
Mary Coughlan: A total of 108 applications were successful under the compensation measures introduced for poultry producers due to the fall-off in consumption arising from concerns in regard to avian influenza. All applications have been processed and payments are currently taking place. We expect a total of some â¬469,000 to be paid. I am satisfied that the scheme is of assistance to eligible applicants.
- Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (20 Mar 2007)
Mary Coughlan: My Department has no funds available for this purpose.
- Written Answers — Farm Waste Management: Farm Waste Management (20 Mar 2007)
Mary Coughlan: I am aware of the difficulties caused by the massive increase in applications under the Farm Waste Management Scheme and have recently introduced revised procedures in order to speed up the process of issuing approvals under the Scheme. This includes the streamlining of administrative procedures for the approval of applications and the release to applicants of the newly revised Standard...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (20 Mar 2007)
Mary Coughlan: The position is that an application for the Transfer of Entitlements under the Single Payment Scheme to the person named was submitted on the 26th April 2006. During processing of the Transfer application, it was necessary for an official of my Department to write to the person named to seek clarification on certain matters relating to the application. Upon receipt of the requested...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (20 Mar 2007)
Mary Coughlan: The position is that an application for the Transfer of Entitlements under the Single Payment Scheme to the person named was submitted on the 1st November 2006. The application was accepted even though the closing date for receipt of completed applications was 16 May 2006. During processing of the Transfer application it was necessary for an official of my Department to write to the person...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (20 Mar 2007)
Mary Coughlan: The position is that an application for the Transfer of Entitlements under the Single Payment Scheme to the person named was submitted on the 1st November 2006. The application was accepted even though the closing date for completed applications to transfer entitlements was the 16th May 2006. During processing of the Transfer application it was necessary for an official of my Department to...
- Written Answers — Farm Retirement Scheme: Farm Retirement Scheme (20 Mar 2007)
Mary Coughlan: As indicated in reply to Parliamentary Question No. 418 of 12 December,2006, certain of the recommendations contained in the Report by the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food were precluded by the EU Regulations under which the two Early Retirement Schemes were operated. I saw merit in other aspects of the Committee's report; some recommendations have been either fully or...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (20 Mar 2007)
Mary Coughlan: The person named submitted an application under the Consolidation measure of the 2006 Single Payment Scheme. This application has now been processed and the outstanding payment will issue in the coming days.
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (20 Mar 2007)
Mary Coughlan: The position is that the introduction of the Single Payment Scheme and my Department's commitment in the Charter of Rights for farmers to ensure maximum integration of inspections across schemes and for cross-compliance has resulted in a drop in annual farm inspection levels from 18,000 under the coupled regime to less than 8,000 in 2006. I agree that the inspection requirements linked to...
- Written Answers — Tree Felling Licences: Tree Felling Licences (20 Mar 2007)
Mary Coughlan: Following an inspection of the proposed felling site by the Forest Inspector for the area the application has been referred, on his recommendation, to the National Parks and Wildlife Service for their consideration of the environmental impact of the proposed felling. It is understood that NPWS have recently inspected the site and their report is expected shortly. Following receipt of same...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (20 Mar 2007)
Mary Coughlan: Under the provisions of Council Regulation 1782/2003 governing the implementation of the Single Payment Scheme it is laid down that payments shall be made once a year between 1st December and 30th June of the following year. In exceptional circumstances, where farmers face severe financial difficulties, the Commission may, taking account of the budgetary situation, authorise advance payments...
- Written Answers — Farm Retirement Scheme: Farm Retirement Scheme (20 Mar 2007)
Mary Coughlan: Proposals for a new Early Retirement Scheme, with a maximum pension payment rate of â¬15,000, have been included in the draft Rural Development Programme for the period 2007â2013. The draft Programme was sent to the Commission in late December 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 officials...