Results 13,661-13,680 of 16,057 for speaker:Mary Coughlan
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (18 Oct 2005)
Mary Coughlan: The press officer is paid an allowance of â¬7,500 per annum. No other allowances are paid to staff in the press office. Overtime, when it arises, is paid at normal Civil Service rates.
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (18 Oct 2005)
Mary Coughlan: No ex gratia payments are made to staff in the Department of Agriculture and Food's press office in respect of on-call or additional attendance other than an allowance of â¬7,500 paid to the press officer.
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (18 Oct 2005)
Mary Coughlan: Responsibility for approval of leave is a matter for line managers in the Department of Agriculture and Food. It is not possible to collate the information requested by the Deputy within the available timeframe.
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (18 Oct 2005)
Mary Coughlan: The personnel files in the Department of Agriculture and Food are confidential and are not copied or given to external parties.
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (18 Oct 2005)
Mary Coughlan: The following table gives the breakdown of leave of absences granted for educational purposes in the Department of Agriculture and Food.
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (18 Oct 2005)
Mary Coughlan: In the Department of Agriculture and Food, 185 staff applied for a refund of course fees in respect of courses undertaken at night or in the evenings during the 2004-05 academic year. The sum of â¬254,497 in refunds has been made to date in 2005. It is estimated that â¬70,833 remains to be paid in 2005. A total of 30 staff was approved to attend courses during the 2004-05 academic year, but...
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (18 Oct 2005)
Mary Coughlan: The Department of Agriculture and Food administers the refund of academic fees scheme, under which staff can claim fee refunds in respect of attendance at, and completion of, approved second and third level courses. A list of courses funded by the Department of Agriculture and Food in the past three years is set out as follows. In 2004, 12.4% of the total staff training and development budget...
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (18 Oct 2005)
Mary Coughlan: The Department of Agriculture and Food has spent a total of â¬6,139.88 on 191 briefcases since 1 January 2003. These briefcases have been supplied to officers of the Department for official use in the course of their duties. The policy within the Department is to purchase briefcases centrally and provide them to areas on appropriate requisition for official business. We do not reimburse...
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (18 Oct 2005)
Mary Coughlan: My Department has purchased some 85 PDA devices for over 4,000 staff. The vast majority cost of some â¬600 each and the most expensive was approximately â¬735. The majority of these devices were purchased in 2001. Since then, the purchase price of such devices has reduced significantly. Policy regarding issuance of PDA devices was considered and set by the e-Government assistant secretary...
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (18 Oct 2005)
Mary Coughlan: In so far as I can ascertain in the timeframe available there are no staff in my Department who may be exempt from normal duties such as attending meetings, dealing with correspondence and telephone queries, home or foreign travel or using computers by virtue of a medical certificate for a period of six months.
- Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (18 Oct 2005)
Mary Coughlan: The disposal of waste materials generally is covered by the Waste Management Acts 1996-2005, which apply to all sectors of society including the agricultural sector, and is a matter for the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government. Under the Waste Management (Farm Plastics) Regulations 2001, manufacturers and importers of farm plastics, including silage bale wrap and...
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (18 Oct 2005)
Mary Coughlan: The Department has availed of subscription services from the company for access to independent research. The Department has used this subscription service as a source of information in relation to the Department's ICT strategy, individual products and project specific technology issues. Given the scale and complexity of the Department's ICT, the budgets involved, and the long-term...
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (18 Oct 2005)
Mary Coughlan: I refer the Deputy to the following table. The vast majority of items in the table relate to contracted software development resources rather than consultancy. Year Amount Paid Service/Contract Controls/Procurement Process VFM Comment â'¬ 2000 36,568.46 The Department commissioned the company to assist in the development and production of its eGovernment strategy. All...
- Written Answers — Beef Imports: Beef Imports (18 Oct 2005)
Mary Coughlan: Following confirmation of an outbreak of foot and mouth disease in cattle and pigs on a farm in the Eldorado district of Mato Grosso do Sul in the southern part of Brazil, the European Commission presented a proposal on 12 October to suspend imports of de-boned and matured beef from the regions of Mato Grosso do Sul, Parana, and also Sao Paulo. The Commission extended the scope of the measure...
- Written Answers — Beef Imports: Beef Imports (18 Oct 2005)
Mary Coughlan: The Central Statistics Office is responsible for the collection of statistics in relation to imports of meat and meat products. The following tables, which were compiled from data supplied by that office, set out the details requested by the Deputy. In relation to the tables it should be noted that, in certain cases, the record of import may include the re-import of Irish products that were...
- Draft Animal Remedies Regulations 2005: Motion. (18 Oct 2005)
Mary Coughlan: The Deputy does not like to hear the truth. At one extreme, if my Department is successful in securing criteria which permit us to retain most of the existing range of medicines offÂprescription, it may not be necessary to extend the range of prescribers. On the other hand, if a substantial number of products which are currently off-prescription become prescription medicines, I will have to...
- Draft Animal Remedies Regulations 2005: Motion. (18 Oct 2005)
Mary Coughlan: However, we have gone back to the Commission pointing out the consequences which could flow from a ban. I have asked the Commissioner to consider a more flexible interpretation. The House will be aware that my Department has sought and received written submissions from most of the main stakeholders. It also subsequently met many of them as part of the consultation process. In addition, as...
- Draft Animal Remedies Regulations 2005: Motion. (18 Oct 2005)
Mary Coughlan: The fiction is on the other side.
- Draft Animal Remedies Regulations 2005: Motion. (18 Oct 2005)
Mary Coughlan: He might put in the boot.
- Draft Animal Remedies Regulations 2005: Motion. (18 Oct 2005)
Mary Coughlan: They are nearly finished.