Results 12,821-12,840 of 16,057 for speaker:Mary Coughlan
- Written Answers — Sugar Industry: Sugar Industry (7 Feb 2006)
Mary Coughlan: The political agreement on reform of the EU sugar regime provides for a restructuring scheme to be funded by a levy â temporary restructuring amount â payable by sugar processors in each of three marketing years, starting in 2006-07. The levy amounts per tonne of quota allocated shall be set at â¬126.40 per tonne of quota for the marketing year 2006-07, â¬173.80 per tonne of quota for...
- Written Answers — Suckler Cow Quota: Suckler Cow Quota (7 Feb 2006)
Mary Coughlan: The person named submitted an application for an allocation of entitlements from the single payments scheme national reserve under category B. Category B caters for farmers who, between 1 January 2000 and 19 October 2003, made an investment in production capacity in a farming sector for which a direct payment under livestock premia and/or arable aid schemes would have been payable during the...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (7 Feb 2006)
Mary Coughlan: The original entitlements of the person named under the single payment scheme amounted to â¬17,046.91 but this figure increased to â¬26,660.47 when the decoupled dairy premium was allocated to him. Payment was issued to the applicant on 1 December 2005. An application was also submitted in this case for an allocation of entitlements from the single payments scheme national reserve under...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (7 Feb 2006)
Mary Coughlan: The person named submitted an application for an allocation of entitlements from the single payments scheme national reserve under category B. Category B caters for farmers who, between 1 January 2000 and 19 October 2003, made an investment in production capacity in a farming sector for which a direct payment under livestock premia and/or arable aid schemes would have been payable during the...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (7 Feb 2006)
Mary Coughlan: The difficulty here relates to ownership of part of the plantation concerned. The applicant has yet to prove ownership of the entire plantation. Alternatively, he must provide a revised species map for land he actually owns and for which he wishes to claim premium.
- Written Answers — Pigmeat Sector: Pigmeat Sector (7 Feb 2006)
Mary Coughlan: The implementation of the nitrates directive is a matter for the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government in the first instance. The regulations to give legal effect to the nitrates action programme were signed by the Minister for Environment, Heritage and Local Government last December and came into effect on 1 February 2006. Last month, Teagasc, the State body responsible...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (7 Feb 2006)
Mary Coughlan: As the slaughter detail initially notified to the CMMS database was incorrect, payment of the slaughter premium in respect of the animal concerned, which is now due to issue shortly, could not be processed. The person named had been advised in writing and had arranged to have the necessary amendment made.
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (7 Feb 2006)
Mary Coughlan: A total of â¬18.6 million in modulated funds is available this year. I have decided that this funding should be used in 2006 as a top-up payment under the compensatory allowance scheme. Farmers in the disadvantaged areas, which account for 75% of the country, will, therefore, benefit from a once-off payment under the scheme this year. Payments will commence in September and will involve some...
- Future of Irish Farming: Motion. (7 Feb 2006)
Mary Coughlan: The outcome, from Ireland's perspective, was the best possible deal in the circumstances. The main features of the reform package have been widely publicised. We succeeded in having the proposals changed to provide a longer phasing-in period, as well as a number of options to enable the sector to adapt to the new regime. There will be a lower reduction in the support price of sugar than...
- Future of Irish Farming: Motion. (7 Feb 2006)
Mary Coughlan: I am prohibited from being definitive on the basis that I have not received the legal text. The question asked in the context of the political agreement prior to the decision of the Council in December was whether the sugar company has to pay a levy in the year it renounces the quota and the answer was no. The implication of that must be finalised in the legal texts. Political agreement will...
- Future of Irish Farming: Motion. (7 Feb 2006)
Mary Coughlan: It does not have to be paid in the year the company renounces the quota but other issues must be dealt with before a decision is reached on 20 and 21 February.
- Future of Irish Farming: Motion. (7 Feb 2006)
Mary Coughlan: I asked a particular question and received a particular reply. I cannot say anything definitive in a legal vacuum and without the availability of the legal texts. I have asked the sugar beet representatives to wait until 20 and 21 February when we will be a position to be definitive on that matter. Food labelling is of great importance. Consumers need to be provided with full information on...
- Future of Irish Farming: Motion. (7 Feb 2006)
Mary Coughlan: Far from it.
- Future of Irish Farming: Motion. (7 Feb 2006)
Mary Coughlan: Good boy, the Deputy must be learning. If he repeats it long enough, he might understand it. That is his answer.
- Future of Irish Farming: Motion. (7 Feb 2006)
Mary Coughlan: I could take the Deputy outside some day and show him. We will make it a date for next week.
- Future of Irish Farming: Motion. (7 Feb 2006)
Mary Coughlan: I hope the Deputy will be free on Tuesday night. It will be very nice.
- Future of Irish Farming: Motion. (7 Feb 2006)
Mary Coughlan: That is my death knell. The Chair will be jealous.
- Future of Irish Farming: Motion. (7 Feb 2006)
Mary Coughlan: I move amendment No. 1: To delete all words after "Dáil Ãireann" and substitute the following: "recognising the need to implement EU policies designed to ensure the development of agriculture and the agrifood sector in a sustainable and more market oriented manner, supports the Minister for Agriculture and Food in: âseeking the early agreement of the European Commission on her proposals...
- Future of Irish Farming: Motion. (7 Feb 2006)
Mary Coughlan: We achieved the highest level of participation in REPS with a record level of 48,000 farmers receiving nearly â¬283 million in payments in 2005. This is the highest figure since REPS began in 1994 and represents an increase of 36% on the previous year. A generous package of measures was provided for farmers in the 2006 budget. Farm-specific measures worth over â¬24 million will help meet...
- Future of Irish Farming: Motion. (7 Feb 2006)
Mary Coughlan: The court judgment and the threat of a fine were not the only things to be taken into consideration. Most Irish farmers depend on EU payments for their viability. When the current round of rural development measures was approved in 2000, the Commission insisted on an undertaking to implement the nitrates directive. The current round runs to the end of this year. It was made very clear to us...