Results 12,661-12,680 of 16,057 for speaker:Mary Coughlan
- EU Directives. (16 Feb 2006)
Mary Coughlan: I agree they do not have the spread lands, which is one of the issues that people were preparedââ
- EU Directives. (16 Feb 2006)
Mary Coughlan: The customer will be the beneficiary. Most pig farmers are not involved in tillage, which is why we need to consider practical steps such as diet. Much work has been done by the dietary experts. Much work has been done on centrifuges and separation. If people are prepared to work with me it may be possible to find other solutions for particular areas in order to transport slurry from one...
- EU Directives. (16 Feb 2006)
Mary Coughlan: We will need to wait to see what the board agrees on Monday regarding the proposal that has been made. Teagasc made the results of the last scientific research available to the public. I assume that once it has been agreed and dealt with, there is no reason it cannot be made available. However, I would need to wait and could not give the Deputy a definitive answer. My assumption is that, as...
- EU Directives. (16 Feb 2006)
Mary Coughlan: We have been talking for a long time. As a medical practitioner, I am sure the Deputy would agree that if he neglected something for 13 years he would be in some trouble. This is where we are and this is the problem. While we can blame whomever we want, ultimately that is the issue. Contrary to what has been said, the advice from Teagasc is the scientific advice to be made available to the...
- EU Directives. (16 Feb 2006)
Mary Coughlan: Let us be careful.
- EU Directives. (16 Feb 2006)
Mary Coughlan: I am not misleading the House, that is the Deputy's job.
- EU Directives. (16 Feb 2006)
Mary Coughlan: Regarding REPS, as has been indicated to the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Agriculture and Food and to so many people on many occasions â the matter was covered in an article in last week's Farming Independent supplement to the Irish Independentâ the 121 threshold is rarely if ever reached by REPS farmers, who usually do not exceed 84.
- EU Directives. (16 Feb 2006)
Mary Coughlan: No, they are not.
- EU Directives. (16 Feb 2006)
Mary Coughlan: I am entitled to tell the truth in this House and the Deputy's assertion is not true. Regarding REPS plans, similar to Part 3, things remain as they are. Therefore those in REPS are not working illegally.
- Alternative Energy Projects. (16 Feb 2006)
Mary Coughlan: The EC biofuels directive sets indicative targets for member states of 2% market penetration for biofuels by end 2005. The targets in the directive are indicative and not mandatory. Ireland is starting from a very low current production base and the 2% target therefore represents a considerable challenge. The objective of the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources, who has...
- Alternative Energy Projects. (16 Feb 2006)
Mary Coughlan: There is a considerable amount of information and the new Minister of State will move on that agenda item fairly soon once she gets her feet on the ground, so to speak. A good deal of work has been done already on this initiative in the Department, with a specific proposal to drive it forward quickly. One of the issues is that farmers will regard â¬45 per hectare as a nonsense. That is the...
- Alternative Energy Projects. (16 Feb 2006)
Mary Coughlan: That is another factually incorrect statement from the Deputy. We have a very good working relationship. The Minister of State, Deputy Browne, met the energy people last week and there has been continued workââ
- Alternative Energy Projects. (16 Feb 2006)
Mary Coughlan: The Minister of State had a designated role in this issue. I work in consultation with my Ministers, whom I trust and who are more than capable of delivering the service. I worked to support them in this initiative. At the time, the Minister of State, Deputy Browne, was anxious to progress it quickly. We have done so. The demand was a difficulty but the excise duty issue has been dealt with...
- Alternative Energy Projects. (16 Feb 2006)
Mary Coughlan: On the last question, those specific issues are a matter for the Minister with responsibility for energy, Deputy Noel Dempsey. However, we have a good working relationship and I have indicated on a number of occasions that any support we can give, in whatever way, will be forthcoming. The farming organisations have expressed an interest in alternative energies. One of the candidates was very...
- Alternative Energy Projects. (16 Feb 2006)
Mary Coughlan: I am aware of that. I will get a ministerial bicycle.
- Food Labelling. (16 Feb 2006)
Mary Coughlan: That involves research.
- Food Labelling. (16 Feb 2006)
Mary Coughlan: That is old information. That is not to take away from the seriousness of the issue.
- Food Labelling. (16 Feb 2006)
Mary Coughlan: That is not what he said.
- Sugar Industry. (16 Feb 2006)
Mary Coughlan: In the event of a decision to cease sugar production in Ireland, a restructuring fund of up to â¬145 million becomes available for the economic, social and environmental costs of restructuring the Irish sugar industry. The fund is subject to the submission of a detailed restructuring plan for the industry involving factory closure and the renunciation of sugar quota. Since the necessary EU...
- Sugar Industry. (16 Feb 2006)
Mary Coughlan: The Deputy has three.