Results 10,621-10,640 of 16,057 for speaker:Mary Coughlan
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (31 Jan 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 20th April 2006. During processing of the Transfer application it was necessary for an official of my Department to seek clarification on certain matters relating to the application. The requested information was received on the 26th of January 2007....
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (31 Jan 2007)
Mary Coughlan: The position is that an application under the Single Payment Scheme/ Disadvantaged Area Compensatory Allowance Scheme was received from the person named on the 10th May 2006. As part of the control procedures under EU legislation, governing the Single Payment Scheme the application was randomly selected for and was the subject of a cross compliance inspection. During the course of the...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (31 Jan 2007)
Mary Coughlan: The person named applied for his second year REPS payment on 2 November 2006. Payment dated 15 December 2006 has issued.
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (31 Jan 2007)
Mary Coughlan: Subsequent to the processing of the Advance Payment under the 2006 Single Payment Scheme, which was issued in the name of the then registered owner of the herd number in question, the herd number was transferred into the name of the son of the former herd owner. An official of my Department has been in direct contact with the son of the original herd owner and it is expected that the...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (31 Jan 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 12th December 2006. The application was accepted even though the closing date for receipt of completed applications to transfer entitlements was the 16th of May 2006. During processing of the Transfer application, it was necessary for an official of...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (31 Jan 2007)
Mary Coughlan: As indicated in reply to a previous Parliamentary Question, the person named submitted an application for an allocation of entitlements from the 2005 Single Payment Scheme National Reserve under Category C. Category C caters for farmers who sold their milk quota into the Milk Quota Restructuring Scheme and converted their enterprise to a farming sector for which a direct payment under...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (31 Jan 2007)
Mary Coughlan: An application for the Transfer of Entitlements under the 2006 Single Payment Scheme, seeking the transfer from the sole name of the person named to the joint names of the person named and another person was received on 12 January 2007. The application was accepted even though the closing date for receipt of completed applications to transfer entitlements was 16 of May 2006. The application...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (31 Jan 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 8th November 2006. The application was accepted even though the closing date for receipt of completed applications to transfer entitlements was the 16th of May 2006. The application has now been fully processed and payment in respect of 18.16...
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (31 Jan 2007)
Mary Coughlan: Management of projects of various types and sizes is an ongoing part of the work of my Department. The projects include IT based initiatives as well as those in the more general areas of the Department's operations. The staff of my Department who are engaged in this type of work have acquired extensive skills through ongoing on the job training and experience over a range of areas. Specific...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (14 Dec 2006)
Mary Coughlan: The person named submitted an application for Single Farm Payment/ Disadvantaged Areas Scheme on 21 April 2006. The application has been fully processed and payment will issue shortly.
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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 10th May 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 this information, my...
- Written Answers — : (14 Dec 2006)
Mary Coughlan: The person named applied to transfer in entitlements by lease under the Private Contract Clause measure of the Single Payment Scheme. These entitlements had to revert to the lessor before the applicant's 2006 Trading application could be processed. This has now taken place and payment in the order of â¬9,453.38 will issue to the person named shortly.
- Written Answers — Food Industry: Food Industry (14 Dec 2006)
Mary Coughlan: Officials of my Department carry out regular inspections of meat plants to ensure that weighing equipment is checked and that weighing procedures are being correctly carried out in a consistent manner. In some meat plants, farmers have a clear view of the scales readout where the plant has installed a special viewing area specifically for this purpose. In some cases it might not be practical...
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (14 Dec 2006)
Mary Coughlan: The current scheme was introduced as part of the Rural Development Programme 2000-2006. The details requested by the Deputy are shown in the following table. Activity is presented in terms of hectares planted. Year Grant Hectares Highest Payment Lowest Payment Average Payment â¬m 2000 33.7 15,696 270,600.67 12.69 22,627.24 2001 35.6 15,463 222,861.89 387.59 24,602.97 2002 35.9...
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (14 Dec 2006)
Mary Coughlan: The Scheme of Investment Aid in Farm Waste Management provided for in the National Development Plan 2000-2006 was introduced on 1 February 2001. This Scheme is a sub-Measure under the Regional Operational Programmes for the Border, Midlands and Western Region and the Southern and Eastern Region. A revised scheme was introduced at the end of March this year. The following is the information...
- Written Answers — Rural Environment Protection Scheme: Rural Environment Protection Scheme (14 Dec 2006)
Mary Coughlan: The information requested is as follows: Year Cost Participants â¬million 1994 1.5 336 1995 37.4 8,415 1996 70.9 18,194 1997 127.6 29,132 1998 167.9 36,300 1999 183.2 41,092 2000 205.6 44,802 2001 164.8 34,293 2002 172.6 43,643 2003 183.9 38,493 2004 208.9 42,697 2005 284.6 47,483 2006 (Projected out-turn) 323 58,500 The size of the average farm in REPS is 34 hectares....
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (14 Dec 2006)
Mary Coughlan: An application for the Transfer of Entitlements to the person named under the Single Payment Scheme was submitted on 20 March 2006. The application was examined and further documentation was required. An official from my Department contacted the person named and requested the outstanding documentation. The requested documentation has since been received and the application has now been...
- Written Answers — Farm Retirement Scheme: Farm Retirement Scheme (14 Dec 2006)
Mary Coughlan: It is a requirement of the EU Council Regulation under which the 1994 Early Retirement Scheme was introduced that the Early Retirement Pension can be paid only as a supplement to any national retirement pension to which the participant, and his or her spouse or partner in a joint management arrangement, is entitled. This means the entire value of any such national retirement pension payable...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (14 Dec 2006)
Mary Coughlan: The position is that an application for the Transfer of Entitlements under the Single Payment Scheme to the persons named was submitted on the 10th May 2006. During processing of the Transfer application it was necessary for an official from my Department to make contact with a third party in relation to the transfer and request further documentation. Upon receipt of this documentation, my...
- Written Answers — Tree Felling: Tree Felling (14 Dec 2006)
Mary Coughlan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 323 and 324 together. The Forest Service of my Department has received an application for a limited felling licence to facilitate the building development referred to by the Deputy. The application is currently being processed in consultation with South Tipperary County Council and the National Parks and Wildlife Service. No report has been received from the...