Results 10,221-10,240 of 16,057 for speaker:Mary Coughlan
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (6 Mar 2007)
Mary Coughlan: The person named is an applicant for grant-aid under the Farm Waste Management Scheme. Payment will be made by my Department to the person concerned shortly.
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (6 Mar 2007)
Mary Coughlan: The person named applied to transfer entitlements under the Inheritance Measure of the Single Payment Scheme. Her application was successful and 45.61 entitlements were transferred to her. Matters regarding payment under 2006 Single Payment Scheme have been resolved and payment will issue to her shortly.
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (1 Mar 2007)
Mary Coughlan: The persons named submitted a 2006 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme application on 21 April 2006. Full payment of â¬4,315.50 issued on 22 September 2006, directly by Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) to the nominated bank account.
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (1 Mar 2007)
Mary Coughlan: An application under the 2006 Single Payment Scheme / Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 15 May 2006. Full payments totalling â¬10,187.16 in relation to the Single Payment Scheme issued on 16 October 2006 and 1 December 2006. A further payment of â¬2,858.91 issued on 30 November 2006 in respect of the 2006 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme. The person named also...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (1 Mar 2007)
Mary Coughlan: The person named made applications under the Trading of Entitlements and Consolidation measures of the Single Payment Scheme. These applications are currently being processed and payment will issue within the coming days.
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (1 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 and...
- Written Answers — Milk Quota: Milk Quota (1 Mar 2007)
Mary Coughlan: The following table summarises the volume of milk traded under the Restructuring Scheme since 2000. Year Quantity sold into Restructuring (million litres) (million gallons) 2000 282 62 2001 83 18 2002 111 24 2003 166 37 2004 174 38 2005 177 39 2006 15 3 Under the first stage of the 2007/08 Milk Quota Trading Scheme a total of 120 million litres was offered for sale, of which 73...
- Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (28 Feb 2007)
Mary Coughlan: My Department had overall responsibility for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No. 2080/92. This Regulation was repealed by Council Regulation (EC) No. 1257/1999 on support for rural development, including forestry measures. The latest Rural Development Regulation, No. 1698/2005 came into force on 1st January 2007. The Rural Development Programme (RDP) for 2007 to 2013 was...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (28 Feb 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 31st March 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 (28 Feb 2007)
Mary Coughlan: The forest service of my Department provides grant-aid for the construction of forest roads at development stage and at harvesting stage. A comprehensive manual is available setting out the detailed specifications for such roads, taking account of site requirements, site conditions, health and safety and the environment. The level of grant available is based on the costs incurred, up to a...
- Written Answers — Farm Waste Management: Farm Waste Management (28 Feb 2007)
Mary Coughlan: Under the Charter of Rights for Farmers 2005-2007, there is a comment that payments under the farm waste management scheme will be made within 14 weeks of receipt of a valid claim. In view of the substantial increase in the number of applications received in 2006 under this scheme, there may be instances where this deadline cannot be met by my Department despite best efforts to do so. I am...
- Written Answers — Farm Inspections: Farm Inspections (28 Feb 2007)
Mary Coughlan: My Department is committed to ensuring the maximum level of integration of inspections across all areas including inspections under the disadvantaged areas scheme. On this basis, the overall number of annual inspections under the single payment scheme and disadvantaged areas scheme is unlikely to exceed 8,000. This is a significant reduction from the 18,000 inspections annually under the...
- Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (27 Feb 2007)
Mary Coughlan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 447 and 448 together. As I indicated in a reply to a similar question on this issue on 13 February last, 26 Bord Bia staff members have to date, indicated their willingness to relocate to Enniscorthy. Applications have been made by 47 persons from outside Bord Bia for positions in Enniscorthy, under the Decentralisation programme, of whom 19 are based in...
- Written Answers — Farm Retirement Scheme: Farm Retirement Scheme (27 Feb 2007)
Mary Coughlan: An application from the person named was received in my Department on 21 December 2006 and is currently being examined. As soon as this examination has been completed the person named will be notified of the outcome.
- Written Answers — Milk Quota: Milk Quota (27 Feb 2007)
Mary Coughlan: Under the Milk Quota Regulations, if a producer makes no deliveries for two consecutive years, the quota is liable to be added to the National Reserve at the start of the third year. Where a person's quota is added to the Reserve, it is no longer available to that person. Milk quota may be restored to the former quota holder, or their successor, on application, if they resume production...
- Written Answers — Animal Welfare: Animal Welfare (27 Feb 2007)
Mary Coughlan: My Department implements a wildlife strategy, which includes the targeted removal of badgers, under licence issued by the Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government where they are implicated in an outbreak of TB. Capturing is undertaken in areas where serious outbreaks of Tuberculosis have been identified in cattle herds and where an epidemiological investigation carried out by...
- Written Answers — Farm Waste Management: Farm Waste Management (27 Feb 2007)
Mary Coughlan: The person named is an applicant under the Farm Waste Management Scheme. The application for payment is currently being examined within my Department. Payment will issue when it is established that the investment works concerned meet all the conditions and requirements of the Scheme.
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (27 Feb 2007)
Mary Coughlan: An application under the 2006 Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 24 April 2006. An amount of â¬1,061.19 was paid on 21 September 2006 in respect of the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme. An amount of â¬2,532.07 issued on 16 October 2006 being the advance payment for the Single Payment Scheme. The balancing payment will issue to the applicant shortly.
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (27 Feb 2007)
Mary Coughlan: An application under the 2006 Single Payment Scheme was received from the persons named on 15 May 2006. They also submitted applications under the Trading and Consolidation measures of the 2006 Single Payment Scheme. Both applications have now been processed and payment should issue within the coming days.
- Written Answers — Rural Development Programme: Rural Development Programme (27 Feb 2007)
Mary Coughlan: The Rural Development Programme 2007-2013 provides for the continuation of grant-aid for the construction of deer housing and related facilities (including fencing). The Scheme concerned, the Farm Improvement Scheme, will be introduced, as soon as EU approval is received for the Programme.