Results 12,421-12,440 of 16,057 for speaker:Mary Coughlan

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (8 Mar 2006)

Mary Coughlan: This is not a matter for my Department. It is my understanding that applications for such works are made to an individual's own county council.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (7 Mar 2006)

Mary Coughlan: The person named submitted an application requesting consideration in respect of the inheritance measure of the single payment scheme. Following processing of her application, she was notified that her application was successful. Payment had already issued in respect of the applicant's existing single payment entitlements and arrangements are being made to issue payment in respect of the...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (7 Mar 2006)

Mary Coughlan: I expect to pay the annual forestry premiums in April of this year, as normal.

Written Answers — Job Losses: Job Losses (7 Mar 2006)

Mary Coughlan: Data is not available in the format sought by the Deputy. Information from the quarterly national household survey supplied by the Central Statistics Office to my Department shows that the number of people employed in the food and drinks sector rose by 1,400 to 54,100 in 2004 and decreased by 100 to 54,000 in 2005. Statistics are not yet available for 2006.

Written Answers — Animal Welfare: Animal Welfare (7 Mar 2006)

Mary Coughlan: I have not received evidence of any such shipments. In recognition of the rabies free status of Ireland and the United Kingdom, there is free movement of dogs and cats between these two jurisdictions.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (7 Mar 2006)

Mary Coughlan: There is no record in my Department of an application under the arable aid scheme from the person named. Under the livestock premia schemes, there is no record of any applications being lodged by the person named, other than under the 2003 laughter premium scheme. Under that scheme, three eligible animals were slaughtered under the herd number of the person named. However, payment could not...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (7 Mar 2006)

Mary Coughlan: The application in this case was received in my Department on 20 January 2006 and is being processed in accordance with the targets in the Charter of Rights for Farmers 2005-07.

Written Answers — Meat Imports: Meat Imports (7 Mar 2006)

Mary Coughlan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 407 to 409, inclusive, together. The Central Statistics Office is responsible for the collection of statistics in relation to imports of meat and meat products. The table below is compiled from data supplied by that office and the following should be noted — information on imports for 2005 is available for the period up to October 2005, in certain cases the...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (7 Mar 2006)

Mary Coughlan: The person named submitted applications for consideration in respect of both the new entrant and inheritance measures of the single payment scheme. Following processing of his applications, he was notified that both were successful but that the inheritance measure would be applied as it was more beneficial. He also applied to have his entitlements consolidated under the 2005 single payment...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (7 Mar 2006)

Mary Coughlan: The person named has submitted two applications for consideration in respect of the single payment scheme inheritance measure. One application related to lands received by way of gift during the 2000 to 2002 reference period and the other application related to lands received by way of inheritance after the reference period. The person named also submitted a new entrant application for...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (7 Mar 2006)

Mary Coughlan: The person named submitted a private contract clause application form under the single payment scheme 2005 for the transfer of 11.95 hectares of land and the respective entitlements by way of sale of lands. This private contract clause was successfully processed in November 2005. As the person named established 21.41 entitlements in accordance with the provisions of the single payment scheme,...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (7 Mar 2006)

Mary Coughlan: A total of 122 people or 2.6% of staff working in my Department are known to have a disability. The majority of personnel employed by my Department are recruited from competitions run by the Public Appointments Service, PAS. My Department is committed to the employment of people with disabilities. My Department conducts interviews for the employment of full-time and temporary staff in a small...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (7 Mar 2006)

Mary Coughlan: The person named applied to be considered as a new entrant to farming during the reference period 2000-02 governing the single payment scheme. Following processing of his application, he was notified that his application was unsuccessful as he was farming during all of the three reference years 2000, 2001 and 2002. The applicant was advised that if he so wished, he could appeal my...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (7 Mar 2006)

Mary Coughlan: The person named submitted an application under the single payment scheme on 27 April 2005 to activate and use his entitlements. He also submitted applications for consideration in respect of the consolidation of entitlements, force majeure and inheritance measures of the scheme. The application to consolidate the applicant's entitlements was initially rejected on 19 October 2005 as there was...

Written Answers — Genetically Modified Organisms: Genetically Modified Organisms (7 Mar 2006)

Mary Coughlan: I wish to inform the Deputy that the recent notification made by BASF to trial genetically modified potatoes at Summerhill, County Meath was made to the Environmental Protection Agency. This notification is in accordance with Part B of EU Directive 2001/18/EC on the deliberate release of genetically modified organisms, GMOs, into the environment but not for entry to the food chain....

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (7 Mar 2006)

Mary Coughlan: Under the single payment scheme payment amounting to €9,983.53 issued on 22 December 2005 based on the 26.44 existing entitlements held by the applicant. The person named submitted a new entrant and inheritance application for the transfer of additional entitlements under the single payment scheme. Following processing of his application, the person named was notified that both applications...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (7 Mar 2006)

Mary Coughlan: My Department has no record of receiving a 2005 single payment application from the person named.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (7 Mar 2006)

Mary Coughlan: The person named submitted an application for consideration in respect of force majeure exceptional circumstances and consolidation measures of the single payment scheme. Following processing of the force majeure exceptional circumstances application, the person named was notified that his circumstances did not fulfil the force majeure criteria laid down in Article 40 of Council Regulation...

Written Answers — Farm Retirement Scheme: Farm Retirement Scheme (7 Mar 2006)

Mary Coughlan: I have not yet taken a decision on whether to introduce another early retirement scheme. The EU Council regulation covering the current scheme will expire in December 2006. The Council regulation on rural development for the period from 2007 to 2013 includes provision for member states to operate several schemes, including an early retirement scheme. No decisions have yet been taken regarding...

Written Answers — Departmental Appointments: Departmental Appointments (7 Mar 2006)

Mary Coughlan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 421 and 422 together. The 121 appointments to which reference was made in Parliamentary Question No. 951 of 25 January 2006 related to the total number of appointments to the following State boards or bodies, namely, An Bord Bia, An Bord Glas, The Irish National Stud, Coillte Teoranta, the Coford Council, the National Milk Agency and Teagasc. All files...