Results 12,141-12,160 of 16,057 for speaker:Mary Coughlan

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (4 Apr 2006)

Mary Coughlan: Consent to subdivision of land holdings is no longer necessary since the commencement on 4 November 2005 of section 12 of the Land Act 2005. Prior to that date, five clerical staff members dealt with general subdivision consents, along with other administrative duties. For more difficult applications, additional staff would be allocated to assist from time to time. As the processing of such...

Written Answers — Mart Transactions: Mart Transactions (4 Apr 2006)

Mary Coughlan: The mix-up that occurred when recording mart transaction details on the cattle movement monitoring system, CMMS, between the two tag numbers mentioned has now been resolved and the person named has been recorded as the buyer of the latter animal.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (4 Apr 2006)

Mary Coughlan: An application under the 2005 single payment scheme was received from the person named on 9 May 2005, as was an application to have his entitlements consolidated under the single payment scheme. The single payment could not be issued pending processing of the consolidation application, which in turn has been delayed pending the satisfactory resolution of issues concerning two land parcels...

Written Answers — Milk Quota: Milk Quota (4 Apr 2006)

Mary Coughlan: The term "ring fencing" can be used in the milk quota context to describe two different sets of rules. The first relates to the movement of quota from a less-favoured area, LFA, arising from the transfer of dairying lands and the second concerns the distribution of milk in milk quota restructuring schemes. Where land in an LFA to which quota attaches is transferred by way of sale, lease, gift...

Written Answers — National Reserve Allocations: National Reserve Allocations (4 Apr 2006)

Mary Coughlan: 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. While much work has been done in processing the vast majority of the applications, none of the applications has yet been processed to finality with national reserve...

Written Answers — Export Refunds: Export Refunds (4 Apr 2006)

Mary Coughlan: Irish beef exports in 2005 stood at 487,000 tonnes. All of these exports went to the UK and continental Europe except for 35,000 tonnes that went to third countries, mainly Russia. While the beef industry has in recent years become less reliant on third countries, these markets are important for specific cuts at particular times of the year. Third country beef exports attract export refunds....

Written Answers — Equal Opportunities Employment: Equal Opportunities Employment (4 Apr 2006)

Mary Coughlan: Currently 2.6% of the staff employed by my Department have a disability. My Department is committed to the employment of people with a disability and places no barriers to the recruitment of people with disabilities to vacancies that may arise.

Written Answers — State Properties: State Properties (4 Apr 2006)

Mary Coughlan: Coillte Teoranta publishes details of assets in its annual report and accounts, copies of which are readily available. I refer the Deputy to Note 7 in the most recent Annual Report and Accounts, 2004, which provides information concerning tangible assets under the headings of "Forests and Land", "Buildings", and "Machinery & Equipment".

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (4 Apr 2006)

Mary Coughlan: My Department has statutory responsibility for the welfare and protection of farmed animals. The legislation governing this is the Protection of Animals Kept for Farming Purposes Act 1984, and the European Community (Protection of Animals Kept for Farming Purposes) Regulations 2000. In addition, there is specific legislation in relation to pigs, calves and laying hens. The Protection of...

Written Answers — Milk Quota: Milk Quota (30 Mar 2006)

Mary Coughlan: The allocation of milk quota from the national reserve to dairy producers is made subject to the provision that it is only available to recipients while they remain in milk production. In general, such quota cannot be sold with land or without land by the person to whom it was allocated. Where a producer who has received an allocation from the national reserve ceases milk production, that...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (30 Mar 2006)

Mary Coughlan: An application under the 2005 single payment scheme was received from the person named on 12 May 2005. He also submitted a private contract clause application seeking to have entitlements transferred to him by way of a lease agreement. This application was successfully processed and the land and entitlements have been transferred. The single payment application of the person named is now...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (30 Mar 2006)

Mary Coughlan: An application under the 2005 single payment scheme was received from the person named on 13 May 2005. Following initial processing of the application, certain issues were highlighted which were required to be resolved before payment could be made. Officials of my Department have been in direct contact with the person named on numerous occasions in an effort to resolve these issues, most...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (30 Mar 2006)

Mary Coughlan: An application under the 2005 single payment scheme was received from the person named on 14 May 2005. Payment in respect of transferred entitlements issued to him on 18 January 2006 and arrangements are being made to have the decoupled dairy premium element of the single payment issued shortly.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (30 Mar 2006)

Mary Coughlan: The person named submitted an application for the transfer of entitlements under the single payment scheme by way of inheritance or gift. The applicant has been notified that his application was successful. The outstanding payment will issue to the named person shortly. Applicants dissatisfied with my Department's decisions in respect of the establishment or transfer of entitlements under the...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (30 Mar 2006)

Mary Coughlan: The person named submitted a private contract clause application form under the single payment scheme 2005 to lease his lands and entitlements to a third party. This application was successfully processed and the entitlements have been transferred to the lessee. As a result of the transfer, the person named now holds no entitlements and declared no lands in 2005. Therefore he is not entitled...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (30 Mar 2006)

Mary Coughlan: An application under the 2005 single payment scheme was received from the person named on 14 May 2005. Payment in respect of transferred entitlements issued to him on 6 January 2006 and arrangements are being made to have the decoupled dairy premium element of the single payment issued shortly.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (30 Mar 2006)

Mary Coughlan: The person named submitted an application under the single payment scheme on 15 May 2005. The applicant applied to have his entitlements consolidated under the consolidation measure of the scheme on 19 September 2005. The processing of the consolidation application required the case to be dealt with through the inheritance measure of the single payment scheme. This processing is now completed...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (30 Mar 2006)

Mary Coughlan: As on 31 December 2004 there were three officers suspended from duty who were being paid within the provisions of the appropriate regulations. One of these officers was dismissed by the Government in October 2005. On 31 December 2005 the other two officers were the only officers suspended and being paid within the provisions of the appropriate regulations.

Written Answers — Sugar Industry: Sugar Industry (29 Mar 2006)

Mary Coughlan: Greencore recently announced its decision to discontinue sugar production. This was a commercial decision by the company having regard to the current situation on the sugar market and the agreement on reform of the EU sugar regime. The agreement on reform of the EU sugar regime provides for compensation to beet growers of up to 64% of the reduction in the minimum price for beet. This...

Written Answers — Animal Welfare: Animal Welfare (29 Mar 2006)

Mary Coughlan: My Department, along with other agencies and this person's private veterinary practitioners, has been carrying out investigations in relation to the situation on the farm of the person named. As the problem on the farm is a complex one, the approach has been to investigate as many factors as possible in a methodical, scientific way so that the most appropriate course of action can be pursued...