Results 14,841-14,860 of 16,057 for speaker:Mary Coughlan

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

Mary Coughlan: The 2005 forestry premium in respect of the site in question will be paid in April this year. There is no record of outstanding payments due to the person in question.

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (22 Mar 2005)

Mary Coughlan: Consultations are ongoing with the European Commission on the action programme for the implementation of the nitrates directive in Ireland. Any changes to the existing farm waste management scheme can only be considered in the light of the outcome to these consultations.

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

Mary Coughlan: The person named submitted an application on the basis of the entrant and inheritance measures of the single payment scheme. He was subsequently notified that both applications had been unsuccessful and given the opportunity to appeal my Department's decision to the independent single payment appeals committee. To date, no request to appeal has been received from the person named.

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

Mary Coughlan: The person named has applied for consideration under the inheritance and new entrant measures of the single payment scheme. Following an examination of the documentation submitted, I am pleased to advise that a letter has issued to the person named advising him that his application under the inheritance criteria has been successful. A statement of provisional entitlements outlining this...

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

Mary Coughlan: The person named lodged three applications under the 2004 EU special beef premium scheme. An application was made on 10 March 2004 in respect of seven animals, on 7 December 2004 in respect of 20 animals and on 23 December 2004 in respect of five animals. The 60% advance payment in respect of the first application issued on 18 October 2004. Advance payments in respect of the second...

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

Mary Coughlan: Having been notified that the circumstances outlined by him did not satisfy the criteria for force majeure, exceptional circumstances under Article 40 of Council Regulation (EC) No. 1782/2003, the person named submitted an appeal to the independent single payment appeals committee. Following a full examination of the circumstances outlined in the appeal, the appeals committee made a...

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

Mary Coughlan: I assume the Deputy is referring to appointments to the boards of statutory bodies. Since March 2002, a total of 53 appointments, including reappointments, have been made by my predecessor and me, respectively, to the boards of statutory bodies under the aegis of my Department. While none of these appointments are salaried, fees are paid in the majority of cases.

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (22 Mar 2005)

Mary Coughlan: The implementation of the nitrates directive is a matter in the first instance for the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government. The nitrates action programme submitted to the Commission in October last emerged from a consultation process with stakeholders, including the farming organisations, and the recommendations of independent adviser, Mr. Denis Brosnan. Mr. Brosnan...

Written Answers — Veterinary Inspection Service: Veterinary Inspection Service (22 Mar 2005)

Mary Coughlan: Under the decentralisation programme, a single laboratory complex will be located in Macroom to cater for the Munster region. Early in 2004, my Department reviewed its laboratory services for the southern region and the local office service for Cork in the context of the decentralisation programme and the Government decision to allocate land at Model Farm Road in Cork for the affordable...

Written Answers — Ministerial Responsibilities: Ministerial Responsibilities (22 Mar 2005)

Mary Coughlan: I am responsible for the performance of the functions of my Department in accordance with the provisions of section 3 of the Public Service Management Act 1997. Some of my functions as Minister for Agriculture and Food are delegated to my two Ministers of State under the Agriculture and Food (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order 2004 as implemented in SI 778 of 2004 and SI 779 of 2004....

Written Answers — Flood Relief: Flood Relief (22 Mar 2005)

Mary Coughlan: As successor to the Irish Land Commission, my Department does not have responsibility for the maintenance, repair or restoration of river banks, embankments or other works to prevent flooding. While responsibility for such works normally rests with the property owner, the Irish Land Commission retained a portion of the purchase money due to former owners of certain estates acquired by the...

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

Mary Coughlan: The amount paid out by my Department on car mileage expenses and the corresponding total mileage recorded in the year 2004 is set out in the following table. Car mileage expenses â'¬9,894,408.04 Total miles claimed 11,215,973

Written Answers — Animal Diseases: Animal Diseases (22 Mar 2005)

Mary Coughlan: The person named applied to become a member of the scrapie monitored flock scheme on 22 March 2003. Following his application, a veterinary inspector visited him and recommended the inclusion of his flock in the scheme. The inspector explained that membership of the scrapie monitored flock scheme required compliance with certain conditions. The person named did not comply with the conditions...

Written Answers — Ministerial Staff: Ministerial Staff (22 Mar 2005)

Mary Coughlan: I have one special adviser assigned to my office. His appointment, by way of contract, is in accordance with the provisions of section 11 of the Public Service Management Act 1997. As a special adviser, he is not part of the line management structure in my Department, but reports directly to me.

Seanad: Veterinary Practice Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (22 Mar 2005)

Mary Coughlan: I appreciate the Senators' points of view but this argument is driven by a fear that people's professionalism is being undermined. That is not the situation. If one were to tie the phrase "requisite knowledge and skills" into section 66 the people concerned would have to be veterinary practitioners which would tie their hands. They must have appropriate linguistic skills, be of good character...

Seanad: Veterinary Practice Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (22 Mar 2005)

Mary Coughlan: People will be brought in on a contract basis, at the council's instigation. Once it has been decided that the problem has been resolved, they will no longer be registered.

Seanad: Veterinary Practice Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (22 Mar 2005)

Mary Coughlan: Yes because it is a contract and that will reflect the registration.

Seanad: Veterinary Practice Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (22 Mar 2005)

Mary Coughlan: The contract is framed by a time limit.

Seanad: Veterinary Practice Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (22 Mar 2005)

Mary Coughlan: It is proposed to provide, for the first time under the legislation, for different categories of recognition by the Veterinary Council. The council expressed a concern about specialists such that under the Bill as drafted a person once registered as a veterinary specialist could continue to enjoy such registration indefinitely, even if he or she was no longer recognised by the body which had...

Seanad: Veterinary Practice Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (22 Mar 2005)

Mary Coughlan: Amendment No. 48 is proposed to meet the concerns of those who believe that the absence from the definition of a reference to diagnosing the health of an animal creates an imbalance in the definition. I recognise that vets are not in all cases engaged in diagnosing specific diseases and in some situations are, in effect, diagnosing the apparent absence of disease. Accordingly, I propose to...