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Written Answers — Food Industry: Food Industry (3 May 2006)

Mary Coughlan: The July 2004 WTO Framework Agreement provides for the designation of a certain number of sensitive products by WTO member countries. The number of products to be designated by each WTO member, the conditions which govern their selection and the compensation which must be offered by way of Tariff Rate Quota, will be decided as part of the negotiations on the new agreement. The decision by the...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (3 May 2006)

Mary Coughlan: The Irish Times, Irish Independent and Irish Examiner are available on-line to staff in my Department. The number of staff at each grade who each day receive a copy of one Irish daily newspaper which is also available on-line is contained in the following table. Secretary General 1 Assistant Secretaries General 9 Chief Inspector 1 Deputy Chief Inspector 1 Chief Veterinary...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (3 May 2006)

Mary Coughlan: The person named has been notified that the circumstances outlined by him did not satisfy the criteria for allocation of entitlements under the National Reserve. Following this decision the person named submitted an appeal to my Department enclosing additional documentary evidence in support of his application. My Department will now re-examine the National Reserve application in light of the...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (3 May 2006)

Mary Coughlan: The person named has been notified that the circumstances outlined by him did not satisfy the criteria for allocation of entitlements from the National Reserve. Following this decision the person named appealed my Department's decision and submitted supporting documentation in support of his appeal. The case will now be reviewed in view of the contentions put forward on appeal and my...

Written Answers — Farm Waste Management: Farm Waste Management (27 Apr 2006)

Mary Coughlan: On 24 March I introduced a revised farm waste management scheme in order to assist farmers in meeting the additional requirements arising from the nitrates directive. Under the revised scheme, grant-aid is extended to include, inter alia, the construction of earth-lined slurry-effluent stores. In conjunction with the launch of the revised scheme, my Department published minimum specifications...

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (27 Apr 2006)

Mary Coughlan: An important part of the reform of the CAP leading to the creation of the single payment scheme is the creation of an effective link between EU support for agriculture and measures aimed at protecting the environment and improving the countryside as well as achieving high standards in food safety and in animal health and welfare. Farmers receiving direct aid under the single payment scheme...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (27 Apr 2006)

Mary Coughlan: An application under the single payment scheme was received from the person named on 13 May 2005. During the processing of the application, matters arose which required to be satisfactorily resolved before payment could issue. Correspondence relating to these matters issued to the person named with a view to resolving the matter, but a reply has not been received to date. An official from my...

Written Answers — National Reserve Allocations: National Reserve Allocations (27 Apr 2006)

Mary Coughlan: Some 17,500 farmers submitted applications to the national reserve but when account is taken of the number of farmers who applied under two or more categories over 23,000 files have to be processed. Following the first tranche of allocations, 4,979 letters have issued to applicants who were successful in their application and 6502 letters have issued to unsuccessful applicants. Processing of...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (27 Apr 2006)

Mary Coughlan: An application under the 2005 single payment scheme was received from the person named on 5 May 2005. However, payment could not issue as the herd number registration details were changed on 16 April 2005, with the addition of the son of the person named. To allow payment of the entitlements established in the sole name of the person named to issue in the joint names of the person named and...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (27 Apr 2006)

Mary Coughlan: The person named submitted an application for an allocation of entitlements from the single payments scheme national reserve under category D. Category D caters for farmers who commenced farming after 31 December 2002 or who commenced farming in 2002 but who received no direct payments in respect of that scheme year. A formal letter setting out my Department's decision has issued to the...

Written Answers — Animal Diseases: Animal Diseases (27 Apr 2006)

Mary Coughlan: A consignment of hobby birds was imported on Friday 14 April through Rosslare Port to a registered importer. The consignment in question originated in another member state and, as such, was not subject to any EU ban, though such importations are subject to spot checks. Consignments of this nature must comply with the requirements of a general authorisation issued under the European...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (27 Apr 2006)

Mary Coughlan: The person named submitted an application for an allocation of entitlements from the single payments scheme national reserve under category D. Category D caters for farmers who commenced farming after 31 December 2002 or who commenced farming in 2002 but who received no direct payments in respect of that scheme year. A formal letter outlining my Department's decision on the national reserve...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (27 Apr 2006)

Mary Coughlan: Under EU legislation, in order to draw down his or her full single payment, an applicant must declare an eligible hectare to accompany each entitlement. This requirement was set out clearly in the documentation supplied to farmers on a number of occasions. The person named established 36.36 entitlements with a unit value of €192.69 per entitlement, and a total value of €7,532.34. The...

Written Answers — Sugar Beet Industry: Sugar Beet Industry (27 Apr 2006)

Mary Coughlan: The question of utilising the Mallow plant for bioethanol production is a matter for commercial decision by Greencore. I have been informed that the company has no plans for using the Mallow plant for that purpose.

Written Answers — Sugar Beet Industry: Sugar Beet Industry (27 Apr 2006)

Mary Coughlan: I presume the Deputy is referring to the restructuring aid for the sugar industry provided for under Council Regulation (EC) No 320/2006. Arrangements for the operation of this aid scheme cannot be finalised until the EU Commission adopts the relevant implementing rules regulation, which is likely to happen next month.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (26 Apr 2006)

Mary Coughlan: An application under the 2005 single payment scheme was received from the person named on 13 May 2005. The person named also submitted an application for the transfer of entitlements by way of private contract clause, lease, under the 2005 scheme. As my Department has processed this application and transferred the entitlements to the applicant, payment will issue to him shortly.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (26 Apr 2006)

Mary Coughlan: The person named submitted an application for the transfer of entitlements by way of the inheritance measure under the single payment scheme. Following processing of his application he was notified that his application was successful. Consequently, payment under the single payment scheme can issue to the applicant shortly.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (26 Apr 2006)

Mary Coughlan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 220 and 221 together. The position is that some 17,500 farmers submitted applications to the national reserve but when account is taken of the number of farmers who applied under two or more categories over 23,000 files have to be processed. The following table sets out the number of farmers per county who applied under the national reserve, including those...

Written Answers — Milk Quota: Milk Quota (26 Apr 2006)

Mary Coughlan: Allocations of milk quota from the national reserve are granted on the basis of recommendations from the milk quota appeals tribunal. The tribunal examines and makes recommendations on applications for additional quota from individual producers. The person named applied to the tribunal in the 2005-06 quota year and the tribunal examined his application last January. They did not recommend an...

Written Answers — Commonage Division: Commonage Division (26 Apr 2006)

Mary Coughlan: Decisions affecting the structure of the holdings of shareholders in commonage land are a matter for the individual shareholders or owners themselves. I understand that it is possible for the majority of shareholders of a commonage to pursue its division under the Partition Acts of 1868 and 1876 under which the High Court has the power to order the sale of such property and the division of...