Results 14,681-14,700 of 16,057 for speaker:Mary Coughlan

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (14 Apr 2005)

Mary Coughlan: The person named has one year's payment outstanding as his second-year REPS payment issued on 20 May 2004. When he applied for his third-year payment he was selected for a full plan check and on-farm inspection. The inspection identified deficiencies in his agri-environmental plan and some potential non-compliance issues. My Department cannot issue a payment in circumstances where a plan has...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (14 Apr 2005)

Mary Coughlan: The person named lodged two applications under the 2004 EU special beef premium scheme, one on 7 January 2004, in respect of 14 animals, and one on 13 December 2004, in respect of 19 animals, 14 of which were declared as bulls. The 60% advance payment, which issued on 20 October 2004, was in respect of 13 of the 14 animals applied on under the first application. The 14th animal was not paid...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (14 Apr 2005)

Mary Coughlan: The person named applied for consideration of force majeure or exceptional circumstances on 4 February 2004 on the grounds of a farm accident. Having fully examined the circumstances outlined by the person named, the Department's decision was that this application was eligible and the years 2001 and 2002 were excluded in the calculation of this person's single payment entitlements. The person...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (14 Apr 2005)

Mary Coughlan: The Office of Public Works, OPW, purchased a site in Drumshanbo, County Leitrim, for the development of a local office for my Department. An application for planning permission was submitted by OPW to Leitrim County Council taking account of an accommodation brief of requirements for some 70 staff from my Department. I understand that a decision to grant permission was issued recently by the...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (13 Apr 2005)

Mary Coughlan: An application for consideration under the force majeure-exceptional circumstances measure of the single payment regulations was submitted by the person named on 2 November 2004. The person named has been notified that the circumstances outlined by him do not satisfy the criteria for force majeure-exceptional circumstances under article 40 of Council Regulation (EC) No. 1782 to 2003. The...

Written Answers — Milk Quota: Milk Quota (13 Apr 2005)

Mary Coughlan: Allocations of milk quota from the national reserve are granted on the basis of recommendations from the milk quota appeals tribunal. The tribunal is a body established to consider and advise on applications for additional quota from individual producers who have suffered severe hardship in the context of the milk quota system. It also examines applications from producers whose herds have...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (13 Apr 2005)

Mary Coughlan: Ireland's quota under the special beef premium scheme is 1,077,458 animals, comprising animals in the bull-first age categories. Under the provisions of Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999, where the quota is breached in respect of the bull-first age category, the overshoot must also be applied to the second age category animals. This is not a new provision and it also applied when the...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (13 Apr 2005)

Mary Coughlan: A certificate of provisional entitlements under the single payment scheme issued to the person named on 7 October 2004. This statement included a detailed breakdown of how the provisional entitlements were calculated. Farmers are advised that, if not satisfied that the statement is correct, they may seek a review by completing a provisional entitlements review form which is available from all...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (12 Apr 2005)

Mary Coughlan: The NeighbourWood Scheme offers considerable support to local authorities, community groups, environmental NGOs and private woodland owners to work in partnership to develop appropriate woodland amenities in and around villages, towns and cities. Six applications for preliminary approval have been received to date this year. Since this is a demand-driven scheme, it is impossible to say what...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (12 Apr 2005)

Mary Coughlan: The person named, having been notified that the circumstances outlined by him did not satisfy the criteria for force majeure or exceptional circumstances under Article 40 of Council Regulation (EC) 1782/2003, submitted an appeal to the independent single payment appeals committee. Following a full examination of the circumstances of the appeal, the findings of the independent single payment...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (12 Apr 2005)

Mary Coughlan: Ireland's quota under the special beef premium scheme is 1,077,458 animals, comprising animals in the bull or first age categories. Under the provisions of Council Regulation (EC) 1254/1999, where the quota is breached in respect of the bull or first age category, the overshoot reduction must also be applied to the second age category animals. These provisions were applied when the overshoot...

Written Answers — Ministerial Travel: Ministerial Travel (12 Apr 2005)

Mary Coughlan: After attending a Council of Agriculture Ministers meeting in Brussels, I travelled to Paris to meet the French Minister for Agriculture, Food, Fisheries and Rural Affairs on 15 March to discuss EU agricultural matters. I subsequently represented the Government at a number of St. Patrick's Day events in Paris from 16 to 18 March. These events included hosting a reception in the embassy for...

Written Answers — Sheep Flock Restocking: Sheep Flock Restocking (12 Apr 2005)

Mary Coughlan: A group under the chairmanship of Dr. Crosby examined the question of costs arising following restocking with a particular category of sheep in the case of flockowners where the depopulations occurred during the initial scrapie depopulation regime. In total, 100 flocks were depopulated under this phase and restocking was not permitted for a period of two years. Flockowners received...

Written Answers — Afforestation Programme: Afforestation Programme (12 Apr 2005)

Mary Coughlan: I am very much aware of the concerns of the Society of Irish Foresters about the proposals for forestry contained in the draft Rural Development Regulation 2007-2013. The draft regulation was first published by the European Commission last summer, and is the subject of ongoing negotiations in Brussels. These are merely proposals at this stage and are some way from agreement in their present...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (12 Apr 2005)

Mary Coughlan: Payments under the 2003 and 2004 area-based compensatory allowance scheme were made to the person named on 11 March 2004 and 27 October 2004 respectively. The person named lodged two applications under the 2003 EU special beef premium scheme, one 18 February 2003, in respect of six animals and one on 19 May 2003, in respect of four animals. Payment in respect of five of the six animals...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (12 Apr 2005)

Mary Coughlan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 611 to 614, inclusive, together. The Deputy is referring to Special Report No. 9, 2004 of the European Court of Auditors concerning forestry measures within rural development policy. This report related to EU-wide forestry measures and not those of Ireland as such. Individuals or companies are not mentioned in this report. The cases cited by the Deputy were...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (12 Apr 2005)

Mary Coughlan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 615 to 620, inclusive, together on the basis that they refer to issues arising in Special Report No. 9 of the European Court of Auditors concerning forestry measures within the European Union's rural development policy. This report examines the implementation of the various EU forestry measures across all the member states, not only Ireland, and will be...

Written Answers — Farm Retirement Scheme: Farm Retirement Scheme (12 Apr 2005)

Mary Coughlan: I formally received the report of the Oireachtas joint committee on 7 April. I have asked my officials to consider the recommendations contained in the report, having due regard to the terms and conditions both of the early retirement scheme and the European Commission regulations under which both the current and previous schemes were implemented.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (12 Apr 2005)

Mary Coughlan: Compensation for tuberculosis reactors valued under the on-farm market valuation scheme issued to the person concerned on 14 March 2005.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (12 Apr 2005)

Mary Coughlan: The person named applied for consideration both as a farmer who commenced farming during the reference period and under the inheritance measure of the single payment scheme. Following an examination of the applications, the person named was notified that the inheritance measure was successful and his application to be treated as a farmer who commenced farming during the 2000 to 2002 period...