Results 11,021-11,040 of 16,057 for speaker:Mary Coughlan
- Written Answers — State Aid: State Aid (2 Nov 2006)
Mary Coughlan: My Department was represented at the meeting of the Working Group on State Aids on 25 October at which the Commission's latest proposals for the State Aid Guidelines for the agriculture sector, 2007-2013, were discussed. I, together with several of my EU Ministerial colleagues, had indicated strong opposition to the Commission's original proposals. Following these representations, the...
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (2 Nov 2006)
Mary Coughlan: I am satisfied that all the interviews were conducted in a fair and equitable manner in respect of all the candidates. The format and processes governing the interviews were agreed in advance with the union, which represents the grades in question and an independent Human Resource consultant chaired each interview board.
- Written Answers — Farm Retirement Scheme: Farm Retirement Scheme (2 Nov 2006)
Mary Coughlan: Subject to the approval of the European Commission, the new Rural Development Programme will include provision for a Scheme of Early Retirement from Farming with a yearly maximum payment rate of â¬15,000. Further details of the proposed Scheme will be included in the text of the draft Programme which my Department will publish shortly for consultation.
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (2 Nov 2006)
Mary Coughlan: An application under the 2006 Single Payment Scheme was received from the person named on 15 May 2006. The 50% advance payment, in the amount of â¬8,189.39, issued to the person named on 25 October 2006.
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (2 Nov 2006)
Mary Coughlan: A revised Farm Waste Management Scheme was introduced by my Department in March 2006 in order to assist farmers meet the additional requirements of the Nitrates Directive. As the Scheme forms part of the current EU Rural Development Round, it must close for new applications at the end of this year. I have already agreed that, where the proposed works under the Scheme require planning...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (2 Nov 2006)
Mary Coughlan: The person named applied for an allocation of entitlements from the Single Payment Scheme National Reserve under category A, and category B. 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 2000-2002....
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (1 Nov 2006)
Mary Coughlan: The person concerned is an applicant under the Farm Waste Management Scheme. The application is being considered and a decision will be made in respect of the application as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (1 Nov 2006)
Mary Coughlan: As outlined in reply to a previous Question from the Deputy, the person named applied to the 2005 National Reserve for an allocation of entitlements under Category D. This category caters for farmers who commenced farming after 31 December 2002 or who commenced farming in 2002 but did not receive any direct payments in respect of that scheme year. The person named was deemed successful...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (1 Nov 2006)
Mary Coughlan: A person may apply to consolidate his/her Entitlements where the land is lost as a result of a Compulsory Purchase Order for non-agricultural purposes, as long as this land was farmed by the farmer during the reference period (2000-2002) and was used to establish his or her Single Payment Entitlements. A person cannot consolidate below 50% of the average number of hectares farmed during the...
- Written Answers — Milk Quota: Milk Quota (1 Nov 2006)
Mary Coughlan: Milk delivery quota, as defined in the European Communities (Milk Quota) Regulations, 2000, (SI No. 94 of 2000), means the quantity of milk or other milk products which may be delivered by a producer to a purchaser from his or her holding, in accordance with the Regulations, in a milk quota year without the producer being liable to pay levy. These Regulations, as amended, allow the Minister...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (1 Nov 2006)
Mary Coughlan: My Department has examined this case and can find no evidence that there are outstanding forestry premium payments due to the person in question since 1992.
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (1 Nov 2006)
Mary Coughlan: The person concerned is an applicant under the Farm Waste Management Scheme. A preliminary inspection will be carried out shortly and a decision in respect of the application concerned will be made following that inspection.
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (1 Nov 2006)
Mary Coughlan: Details of the expenditure on photographers for official events as requested by the Deputy are set out below: 2004 Minister Mary Coughlan â¬340 Minister of State Noel Treacy â¬366.83 Minister of State John Browne Nil 2005 Minister Mary Coughlan â¬1,381.19 Minister of State John Browne â¬540.00 Minister of State Brendan Smith Nil 2006 Minister Mary Coughlan â¬1,611.82 Minister of...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (1 Nov 2006)
Mary Coughlan: The person named submitted an application under Category C of the 2005 Single Payment Scheme National Reserve which 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 during the reference period 2000 to 2002....
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (1 Nov 2006)
Mary Coughlan: An application for the Transfer of Entitlements to the person named under the Single Payment Scheme was submitted on the 23rd of March 2006. This application has now been fully processed and payment in respect of 55.39 transferred entitlements will issue shortly.
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (1 Nov 2006)
Mary Coughlan: As outlined in a reply to a previous Question from the Deputy, the person named submitted an application for an allocation of entitlements from the National Reserve under Category C which caters for farmers who sold their milk quota into a re-structuring scheme and converted to a farming sector for which a direct payment under the Livestock and/or Arable Aid Schemes would have been payable in...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (1 Nov 2006)
Mary Coughlan: The Single Payment Scheme application of the person named has been fully processed and 50% advance payment will issue shortly. The Disadvantaged Area Scheme payment will issue also.
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (1 Nov 2006)
Mary Coughlan: As there is no record of an application under the 2006 Single Payment Scheme having been received from the person named, I have had arrangements made for an official of my Department to make direct contact with him with a view to clarifying the position.
- Written Answers — Afforestation Programme: Afforestation Programme (1 Nov 2006)
Mary Coughlan: I understand that the Deputy is referring to two Reasoned Opinions addressed to Ireland, one in relation to the implementation of the EIA Directive and the other in relation to the Habitats Directive. The first is dated 13 July, 2005 and the second 4 July, 2006. In relation to the first, which deals with the application of the EIA Directive to proposed afforestation projects, my Department...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (1 Nov 2006)
Mary Coughlan: The person named did not farm during the reference period and the Department did not therefore establish any payment entitlements for him. He submitted an application for an allocation of entitlements from the 2005 Single Payments Scheme National Reserve under categories A and D. Category A caters for farmers who inherited land or received land free of charge or for a nominal sum from a...