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Written Answers — Farm Waste Management: Farm Waste Management (14 Dec 2006)

Mary Coughlan: I am satisfied that my Department has correctly interpreted the requirements of the Good Agricultural Practice Regulations (SI No. 378 of 2006) with regard to slurry and soiled water. The requirement for soiled water storage is clearly set out in the Good Agricultural Practice Regulations (S.I. No. 378 of 2006). Article 8 requires that facilities for soiled water storage shall equal or...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (14 Dec 2006)

Mary Coughlan: The position is that the introduction of the Single Payment Scheme in 2005 brought the new concept of Payment Entitlements into the direct payments system. Payment entitlements are not attached to land but are the property of the farmer who was farming during the reference period and was in receipt of direct payments under one or more of the Livestock Premium and/or Arable Aid schemes....

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (14 Dec 2006)

Mary Coughlan: The 2006 Single Payment application for the person named has been fully processed and payment will issue shortly.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (14 Dec 2006)

Mary Coughlan: An application under the 2006 Single Payment Scheme was received from the person named on 5 May 2006. An initial payment issued to the person named on 11 December 2006 and it is expected that the balancing payment will issue to the person named in the coming week.

Written Answers — Sugar Beet Sector: Sugar Beet Sector (14 Dec 2006)

Mary Coughlan: The EU restructuring aid for the sugar industry, as provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No. 320/2006, is to cover the economic, social and environmental costs of restructuring, involving factory closure and renunciation of quota. The aid is to be drawn down on the basis of an aid application, including a detailed restructuring plan, submitted by the sugar processor. In July 2006 the...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (14 Dec 2006)

Mary Coughlan: The person named submitted an application for Single Payment Scheme/ Disadvantaged Areas Scheme on 4 May 2006. Following processing of the application issues arose regarding the registration of the herd, which had been amended to include the spouse's name and this has caused the delay in making payment. An official from my Department has been in direct contact with the person named so that an...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (14 Dec 2006)

Mary Coughlan: 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 Livestock Premia and/or Arable Aid Schemes would have been 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 from the person named was submitted on the 13th April 2006. This application has now been fully processed and payment in respect of 3.4 entitlements transferred by way of gift will issue shortly.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (14 Dec 2006)

Mary Coughlan: The records of the animals from the herd number of the person named submitted under the 2001 Suckler Cow Premium Scheme, the 2002 Slaughter Premium Scheme and the 2003 Special Beef Premium Scheme, are being examined with a view to identifying those that may be eligible for payment. Eligibility under these Schemes required, inter alia, that the animals concerned comply with the relevant...

Written Answers — Departmental Correspondence: Departmental Correspondence (14 Dec 2006)

Mary Coughlan: The person named submitted an application for an allocation of entitlements from the 2005 Single Payment Scheme National Reserve under Category B and D. Category B caters for farmers who made an investment in production capacity in a farming sector for which a direct payment under Livestock Premia and/or Arable Aid schemes would have been payable during the reference period 2000-2002....

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (13 Dec 2006)

Mary Coughlan: The public consultation process on the draft Rural Development Programme and its associated environmental report has just been completed. The comments and suggestions arising from that process are under consideration. This includes consultation with the Environmental Protection Agency on environmental issues. I intend to submit the definitive Rural Development Programme to the EU Commission...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (13 Dec 2006)

Mary Coughlan: 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 Livestock Premia and/or Arable Aid Schemes would have been payable...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (13 Dec 2006)

Mary Coughlan: The position is that an application for the Transfer of Entitlements under the Single Payment Scheme by way of inheritance to the person named was submitted on the 15th of May 2006. Following examination of the application the person named was written to requesting further documentation. Upon receipt of this documentation, my Department will process the Transfer application and will...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (13 Dec 2006)

Mary Coughlan: The person named submitted an application for an allocation of entitlements from the 2005 Single Payment Scheme National Reserve under Category B. Category B caters for farmers who made an investment in production capacity in a farming sector for which a direct payment under Livestock Premia and/or Arable Aid schemes would have been payable during the reference period 2000-2002. Investments...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (13 Dec 2006)

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 21st April 2006. This application has now been fully processed and payment in respect of 26.49 entitlements transferred by way of gift will issue shortly.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (13 Dec 2006)

Mary Coughlan: An application for the Transfer of Entitlements to the person named under the Single Payment Scheme was submitted on the 9th November 2006. The application was accepted even though the closing date for the receipt of completed applications to transfer entitlements was 16th May 2006. The application is now fully processed and payment in respect of 12.95 standard entitlements transferred by...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (13 Dec 2006)

Mary Coughlan: An application under the 2006 Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 3 May 2006. The processing of this application has now been finalised and payment is expected to issue shortly to the person named.

Written Answers — Horseracing Industry: Horseracing Industry (13 Dec 2006)

Mary Coughlan: Under the provisions of The European Communities (Equine Stud-Book and Competition) Regulations 2004, SI 399 of 2004, I am empowered to grant approval to a person, an international association or organisation for the purposes of maintaining a stud-book subject to compliance with the requirements of the relevant legislation in force. Weatherbys Ireland GSB Limited is the organisation approved...

Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (13 Dec 2006)

Mary Coughlan: Details of the expenditure by my Department for the years 1997-2006 on consultancy involving the provision of advice or the drawing up of an external report are set out in the following table. The provision of a service by an external resource, due to lack of internal skills or resources is treated as contracting or outsourcing and is not included in these figures. Year Payments £/â'¬...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (13 Dec 2006)

Mary Coughlan: This application was received in my Department on 3 October 2006 and is being processed in the normal way. Payment will issue within the agreed period.