Results 15,121-15,140 of 16,057 for speaker:Mary Coughlan

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

Mary Coughlan: The person named applied for consideration of force majeure/exceptional circumstances on 5 February 2004. Following examination of the exceptional circumstances outlined, my Department decided that the reference years 2000, 2001 and 2002 will be excluded from the calculation of the single payment entitlements for the person named and the entitlements will be based on the reference years 1997,...

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

Mary Coughlan: The sheep flock belonging to the flock owner in question was depopulated as a result of scrapie prior to Christmas 2001. He has been paid compensation on the basis of an agreement reached with my Department. The terms of the agreement and the amount of compensation and income loss involved were clearly understood and accepted by all concerned at the time of depopulation. Flock owners...

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

Mary Coughlan: The person named received the following payments under the cattle headage scheme for the years 1997-2000: â'¬ 1997 1904.61 1998 2034.12 1999 Nil — Not an applicant 2000 Nil — Not an applicant The person named received the following payments under the sheep headage scheme for the years 1997-2000: â'¬ 1997 91.42 1998 Nil — Not an...

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

Mary Coughlan: The application for payment in this case was received in my Department on 10 January 2005 and is being processed in accordance with the targets set out in the protocol on direct payments to farmers.

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

Mary Coughlan: The person named submitted an application for consideration in respect of the inheritance and new entrant measures of the single payment scheme. Following the initial examination of the papers submitted the person named was requested to furnish additional information. This information has now been received and both applications have been processed. The person named has been successful in...

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

Mary Coughlan: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Parliamentary Question No. 400 of 15 February 2005. The working group which is considering the specification and guidance documents for earth-lined stores has reached an advanced stage in its work. Some further discussions are taking place this week. I expect that the expert working group will shortly submit its conclusions to my Department and to the...

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

Mary Coughlan: The person named was notified that his application for consideration of force majeure/exceptional circumstances as a result of BSE depopulation in 2001 was successful and that his single payment entitlements would therefore be based on the two-year average for 2000 and 2002. Following this decision the person named submitted an appeal to the independent single payment appeals committee. In...

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

Mary Coughlan: Allocations of milk quota from the milk quota 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. The named person has submitted an application for...

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

Mary Coughlan: Payments of the 2005 forestry premium will be made in April of this year.

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

Mary Coughlan: The person named, 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, submitted an appeal to the independent single payment appeals committee. Following a full examination of the circumstances in the appeal, the findings of the independent single payment...

Written Answers — Agriculture Appeals: Agriculture Appeals (22 Feb 2005)

Mary Coughlan: Unsuccessful appellants are advised of their right of recourse to the office of the Ombudsman. In addition, under the Agriculture Appeals Act 2001, the decision of an appeals officer may be reviewed by the Director of Agriculture Appeals, where the legality or factual basis of the decision is questioned.

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

Mary Coughlan: Farmers will be required to indicate on their 2005 area aid-single payment application forms the date from which the ten months retention period for each of their parcels begins. Farmers will be allowed to choose at most two different dates in respect of their parcels and those two dates must be between 1 September 2004 and 30 April 2005. In choosing the starting date for a parcel a person...

Written Answers — World Trade Negotiations: World Trade Negotiations (22 Feb 2005)

Mary Coughlan: The negotiations on the new WTO round are taking place under the mandate, known as the Doha Development Agenda, agreed at the WTO ministerial conference in Doha in November 2001. This mandate provides that special and differential treatment for developing countries will be an integral element of all aspects of the agriculture negotiations. Significant progress was made towards concluding a...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (17 Feb 2005)

Mary Coughlan: Preliminary approval under the native woodland scheme has issued to the person in question. An ecological survey and management plan have been submitted by the applicant, as required under the conditions of the scheme. These are currently being processed by the forest service of my Department in conjunction with the Department of Environment Heritage and Local Government and Kerry County Council.

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (17 Feb 2005)

Mary Coughlan: The disposal of waste from the Departments offices is by way of contracts with the various local authorities. The Office of Public Works also organises the disposal of certain waste equipment for the Department. Specialised areas in the Department have separate contracts for the disposal of other waste. Figures are not available for quantities of waste disposed of from the Department's...

Written Answers — Meat Imports: Meat Imports (17 Feb 2005)

Mary Coughlan: In the EU there is legislation requiring that all our meat products, for export, within the EU or to third countries must be produced in approved establishments supervised by official veterinarians. Under EU harmonised rules the import of meat into the European Union may only take place from third countries where similar rules apply, that is, from establishments in those countries which are...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (17 Feb 2005)

Mary Coughlan: A certificate of provisional entitlements under the single payment scheme issued to the person named on 7 October 2004, showing 35.47 entitlements with a single payment value of €11,384.81 per annum. 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 local offices of...

Written Answers — Departmental Credit Cards: Departmental Credit Cards (17 Feb 2005)

Mary Coughlan: The total expenditure since June 2002 on those credit cards for which the Department assumes responsibility is €81,212.74. While the majority of expenditure relates to hotel costs, other costs include air fares, official hospitality, conference registration fees, car parking and Government levies. In the case of other credit cards, the cardholders themselves are personally responsible for...

Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (17 Feb 2005)

Mary Coughlan: My Department has not engaged any public relations consultants in the past three years. In relation to the State bodies which come under the aegis of my Department, any such arrangements are day-to-day operational matters which are the responsibility of the bodies concerned.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (16 Feb 2005)

Mary Coughlan: The 2001 area aid application of the person named was fully processed with a forage area of 27.54 hectares of which 24.02 hectares was commonage. He did not meet the required minimum stocking density of 0.15 livestock units per hectare and was so informed by my Department in writing on 21 March 2002. He was given the opportunity to appeal the decision to the headage and premia appeals unit....