Results 10,001-10,020 of 16,057 for speaker:Mary Coughlan

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (20 Mar 2007)

Mary Coughlan: My Department has been informed by the Office of the Chief State Solicitor that, while there have been no developments in the case in the past two years, they have not been informed by the legal representatives of the person concerned that the case has been withdrawn. If it is the intention of the person concerned to withdraw the case, he or his legal representatives should notify the State...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (20 Mar 2007)

Mary Coughlan: Under EU legislation in order to draw down Single Payment, an applicant must declare an eligible hectare to accompany each entitlement. As stated in the terms and conditions of the Scheme, in all cases where commonage shares/grazing rights are declared for the purposes of using entitlements, one of the conditions of eligibility is the existence of documentary evidence of entitlement to the...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (20 Mar 2007)

Mary Coughlan: The position is that an application for the Transfer of Entitlements under the 2006 Single Payment Scheme from the first person named was received on the 30th March 2006. The application is now fully processed and payment in respect of 12.58 transferred entitlements will issue shortly.

Written Answers — Afforestation Programme: Afforestation Programme (20 Mar 2007)

Mary Coughlan: I am happy to let the Deputy know that afforestation grant aid approval has issued to the person in question. I should point out, however, that such grants are made by the Forest Service of my Department, and not by Coillte Teoranta.

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (20 Mar 2007)

Mary Coughlan: The 13 directives to be transposed into national law for which my Department has responsibility are set out in the schedule. None are overdue for transposition. I intend to have the directives implemented by the due date in each case. Schedule Directives to be implemented by the Department of Agriculture and Food: 13 Title of Directive Date by which Directive is to be implemented...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (20 Mar 2007)

Mary Coughlan: The 2006 Single Payment application and amendment form for the person named have been fully processed by the Single Payment Unit. The balance of payment due to him will issue as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Farm Inspections: Farm Inspections (20 Mar 2007)

Mary Coughlan: The inspection referred to was an exercise to monitor compliance with the de-stocking requirements of Commonage Framework Plans and was a requirement of the European Commission. On the date in question, by arrangement, the flock owners gathered their sheep flocks off the commonages for counting by a number of officials of my Department, while other officials inspected the commonages 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 24th 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. Further documentation was received on...

Written Answers — Turbary Rights: Turbary Rights (20 Mar 2007)

Mary Coughlan: This person appears to have turbary rights appurtenant to his folio, over other lands in the same townland. The interests of the various parties, fee simple and turbary right owners are protected by both statute and common law. Disputes arising between the various interest holders are matters for resolution between the parties either by negotiation or by way of application to court. Disputes...

Written Answers — Single Payment Scheme: Single Payment Scheme (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 has resulted in a drop in annual on-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 cross-compliance are complex and I am...

Written Answers — Farm Inspections: Farm Inspections (20 Mar 2007)

Mary Coughlan: The policy towards on-farm inspection has been to give advance notification of up to 48 hours in all cases. This policy of systematic pre-announcement of inspections was questioned by the European Commission in July 2006 and its unacceptability was conveyed to my Department in a formal communication in August. As a result my Department was obliged to agree to a proportion of Single Payment...

Written Answers — Farm Inspections: Farm Inspections (20 Mar 2007)

Mary Coughlan: The position is that my Department is carrying out a full review of the inspection arrangements (including those in the dairying area) and checklists for the Single Payment Scheme with a view to simplification of the arrangements (including paperwork) where possible while, at the same time, ensuring compliance with the regulatory requirements. The review of the inspection report forms...

Written Answers — Farm Inspections: Farm Inspections (20 Mar 2007)

Mary Coughlan: The position is that my Department, in the context of delivering the Single Payment Scheme, is required to carry out on-the-spot inspections on a number of farms covering such issues as eligibility under the Scheme, compliance with EU legislation in the areas of the environment, food safety, animal health and welfare and plant health and ensuring that the farm is maintained in good...

Written Answers — Bovine Diseases: Bovine Diseases (20 Mar 2007)

Mary Coughlan: The requirement that all bovine animals over 30 months of age, slaughtered for human consumption, must be tested for BSE is provided for in Regulation (EC) No. 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council, laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (The TSE Regulation). Accordingly I do not have the discretion...

Written Answers — Bovine Diseases: Bovine Diseases (20 Mar 2007)

Mary Coughlan: The 30-day pre-movement test was introduced in 1998 to curtail the spread of Brucellosis following an upsurge in the disease. A range of other measures was also introduced in the late 1990s with the same objective. These included the early removal of reactors, the rapid depopulation of herds, the taking of blood samples from cows at slaughter plants, the Milk Ring Test (MRT) (subsequently...

Written Answers — Bovine Diseases: Bovine Diseases (20 Mar 2007)

Mary Coughlan: Under the EU Directive 64/432/EEC, which sets down the rules for trade in live animals, the testing requirements for TB in the case of Member States which have disease levels similar to Ireland are that all animals over 6 weeks of age being moved out of a holding or other land must be from a clear herd and must have a valid TB test which, in general, means that the animal has been tested...

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 from the person named was submitted on the 3rd 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 — 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 28th September 2006. During processing of the Transfer application it was necessary for an official of my Department to request specific documentation relating to the application. The requested information was received and the application is now fully...

Written Answers — Rural Environment Protection Scheme: Rural Environment Protection Scheme (20 Mar 2007)

Mary Coughlan: Currently REPS farmers may import spent mushroom compost to be used to replace some or all of the chemical nitrogen requirements on the farm. I have no plans to change these arrangements in REPS 4.

Written Answers — Farm Inspections: Farm Inspections (20 Mar 2007)

Mary Coughlan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 739 and 740 together. The rate of on-farm inspection required for cross-compliance is 1% of those farmers to whom certain Statutory Management Requirements (including the Nitrates Directive) or good agricultural and environmental condition (GAEC) apply. In 2006 this resulted in some 1330 Cross Compliance inspections under the Nitrates SMR. 33 of these...