Results 14,821-14,840 of 16,057 for speaker:Mary Coughlan

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (22 Mar 2005)

Mary Coughlan: The person named applied for premium on ten animals under the 2004 suckler cow premium scheme. Payment of his 60% advance instalment amounting to €1,344.90 issued to him on 19 October 2004. When processing the application for balancing payment it was found that three of the animals had been disposed of inside the six months retention period and so required replacing. The three replacement...

Written Answers — Milk Quota: Milk Quota (22 Mar 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 — Land Annuities: Land Annuities (22 Mar 2005)

Mary Coughlan: The annuity payments made by the person named are due to terminate in May 2012. However it is proposed to write off all annuities under €200 per annum when the Land Bill 2004 currently before the Dáil is enacted. This will mean as and from the date of enactment no further payments on foot of these annuities will be required to be made. The person named is registered on the folio as full...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (22 Mar 2005)

Mary Coughlan: The person named has been advised of the need to submit a REPS 1 form to complete his application. The form has been provided to him and when it is returned processing of the application will be completed without delay.

Written Answers — Departmental Advertising: Departmental Advertising (22 Mar 2005)

Mary Coughlan: The expected total cost to my Department of publishing the notice in question in a number of newspapers in early December 2004 was €11,484.28.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (22 Mar 2005)

Mary Coughlan: The person named has submitted applications in respect of both the new entrant and inheritance measures of the single payment scheme. The application in respect of the inheritance measure of the scheme has been deemed unsuccessful as there were no entitlements to transfer and the person named has been notified accordingly. Following initial processing of her new entrant application the...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (22 Mar 2005)

Mary Coughlan: The applicant for consideration of force majeure or exceptional circumstances in this case having been notified that the circumstances outlined by her did not satisfy the criteria for force majeure or exceptional circumstances under Article 40 of Council Regulation (EC) No. 1782/2003 submitted an appeal to the independent single payment appeals committee. Following a full examination of the...

Written Answers — Farm Retirement Scheme: Farm Retirement Scheme (22 Mar 2005)

Mary Coughlan: There is no provision for additional payments to participants in the early retirement schemes over and above those specified in the governing EU Regulations.

Written Answers — Agricultural Policy: Agricultural Policy (22 Mar 2005)

Mary Coughlan: Sugar beet was excluded from the energy crops scheme in view of the possibility of affecting the market for sugar. The scheme for energy crops was introduced as part of the CAP reforms of 2003. Sugar beet is one of the products covered by the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector and this COM was not covered by the 2003 reforms. Making a submission on the inclusion of sugar...

Written Answers — Land Commission Trusts: Land Commission Trusts (22 Mar 2005)

Mary Coughlan: Details of the ten former Land Commission trusts located in County Kerry are set out in the following list: Estate Record No. Townland Type of Trust O'Connor S28952 Knockenagh South GAA Peet o/h Groves S23041 Arabela GAA Lyons EEC/UC 6273 Brosna West Reenagowan GAA Whyte EEC/UC 6323 Inchinatinny GAA Dowd S22678 Ross GAA Meredith S5534 Dicksgrove...

Written Answers — Rural Environment Protection Scheme: Rural Environment Protection Scheme (22 Mar 2005)

Mary Coughlan: If a participant in REPS dies his or her contract is terminated. This rule was introduced for the benefit of clients. Previously it was possible for family members to take over the undertakings of deceased participants but this had given rise to difficulties and complications in a number of cases where for example a deceased participant's undertaking was encumbered with penalties or other...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (22 Mar 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) No. 1782/2003, submitted an appeal to the independent single payment appeals committee. Following a full examination of the circumstances outlined in the appeal the independent single payment...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (22 Mar 2005)

Mary Coughlan: Applications for entitlements from the 2005 national reserve were invited in mid December 2004 and the closing date was fixed at 14 January 2005. The national reserve and the closing date were widely publicised in the national and farming press. Following representations from interested groups and to enable intending applicants to assemble and submit documents required under the various...

Written Answers — Land Sales: Land Sales (22 Mar 2005)

Mary Coughlan: The land in question is the property of Coillte Teoranta and any sale of land is a matter for that company to consider in the first instance.

Written Answers — Rural Environment Protection Scheme: Rural Environment Protection Scheme (22 Mar 2005)

Mary Coughlan: The following table sets out the number of farmers in each county who undertook contracts in each of the three rural environment protection schemes to date. These figures include a certain number who for various reasons did not complete their contracts. It also sets out in the last column the total spending on REPS to date. County REPS 1 REPS 2 REPS 3 Total paid (€ million) ...

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (22 Mar 2005)

Mary Coughlan: The consumer liaison panel does not operate on the basis of a formal annual work programme. It operates independently of the Department although the Department provides secretarial assistance to it. Its terms of reference are to liaise on general consumer and client base issues in relation to the activities of the Department and to comment on the flow of information both to and from the...

Written Answers — Farm Retirement Scheme: Farm Retirement Scheme (22 Mar 2005)

Mary Coughlan: It is a requirement of EU Council Regulations 2079/92 and 1257/99 under which the 1994 and 2000 early retirement schemes were introduced that the early retirement pension can be paid only as a supplement to any national retirement pension that the participant and his or her spouse or partner in a joint management arrangement receive. This means that the value of any national retirement...

Written Answers — Company Grant Aid: Company Grant Aid (22 Mar 2005)

Mary Coughlan: My Department in conjunction with Enterprise Ireland is continuing to examine the position regarding contingent liabilities arising from the closure of the plant at Rooskey, County Roscommon. Discussions are ongoing between Enterprise Ireland and the company on the possible level of liability arising from the decision to discontinue the slaughtering and boning activities at Rooskey while...

Written Answers — Land Certificates: Land Certificates (22 Mar 2005)

Mary Coughlan: My Department does not appear to have received a letter from this solicitor regarding a land certificate as outlined in the details. I understand the letter referred to relates to a land certificate for a different folio number to that mentioned in the question. At the request of the Land Registry office, the records branch of my Department lodged the land certificate for this folio in the...

Written Answers — Milk Quota: Milk Quota (22 Mar 2005)

Mary Coughlan: The person named made an application to my Department for permission to temporarily lease her entire quota for the 2004-05 milk quota year. Permission to lease the entire quota can be granted only where the applicant is unable to deliver milk due to force majeure or in other duly justified cases which temporarily affect production capacity. Based on the information provided, the application...