Results 15,161-15,180 of 16,057 for speaker:Mary Coughlan

Written Answers — Company Closures: Company Closures (15 Feb 2005)

Mary Coughlan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 387, 396 and 397 together. I am aware that Minch Malt Limited, which is part of the Greencore Malting Group, is to close its malting plant at Banagher, County Offaly, and its two intake points at Tullamore, County Offaly, and Borrisokane, County Tipperary, with effect from September 2005. I am of course concerned about the closure and the impact it will have...

Written Answers — Afforestation Programme: Afforestation Programme (15 Feb 2005)

Mary Coughlan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 388, 389 and 393 together. I refer the Deputy to the proposed new draft rural development regulation for the period 2007 to 2013, first published by the European Commission last summer and which is the subject of intense ongoing negotiations in Brussels. The issues raised by the Deputy relate to proposals for forestry contained in the draft regulation and I...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (15 Feb 2005)

Mary Coughlan: The person named was notified by my Department on 3 November 2004 that her application under the force majeure measure of the single payment scheme was successful resulting in the exclusion of the year 2001 in the calculation of her single payment entitlements. The revised single payment entitlements following the application of the force majeure measure and using the two-year average based...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (15 Feb 2005)

Mary Coughlan: The person named received the following payments under the cattle headage scheme for the years 1997 to 2000: Year â'¬ 1997 1,018.08 1998 988.03 1999 988.03 2000 1,018.55 The area-based compensatory allowance scheme replaced the cattle and sheep headage schemes in 2001 and the person named received the following payments under the scheme for the years 2001 to 2002:...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (15 Feb 2005)

Mary Coughlan: The person named has been notified that the circumstances outlined by him did not satisfy the criteria for force majeure or exceptional circumstances consideration under Article 40 of Council Regulation (EC) No. 1782/2003. Following this decision the person named submitted an appeal to the independent single payment appeals committee. This appeal is listed for examination by the committee on...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (15 Feb 2005)

Mary Coughlan: I assume the Deputy is referring to the application by the person concerned for grant aid under the farm waste management scheme which was received by my Department on 23 May 2001. No payment was made in respect of that application due to the unacceptability of the documentation submitted by the person concerned in support of his application.

Written Answers — Rural Environment Protection Scheme: Rural Environment Protection Scheme (15 Feb 2005)

Mary Coughlan: REPS 3 was launched on 1 June 2004 and the first applications were received that month. Payments began to issue in September 2004. The numbers of applications received in my Department in each month from June to December last year are set out in the following table. It includes both first-time applicants and those transferring from REPS 2 into REPS 3. The table also shows the number of...

Written Answers — Farm Waste Management: Farm Waste Management (15 Feb 2005)

Mary Coughlan: As the Deputy is aware, consultations are ongoing with the European Commission in regard to the action programme for implementation of the nitrates directive. The question of possible grant aid levels under the farm waste management scheme will be decided in the light of the requirements of the action programme.

Written Answers — Farm Waste Management: Farm Waste Management (15 Feb 2005)

Mary Coughlan: My Department, together with the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, has set up a technical working group to determine whether earth-lined stores, out-wintering pads and constructed wetlands should have a place in agricultural practice. The working group has taken expert advice from a variety of researchers and other sources and has been preparing detailed...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (15 Feb 2005)

Mary Coughlan: An application for payment of the 2005 forestry premium has not been received from the person in question. I have arranged for an application to be issued and the application will be processed on receipt of same. It is expected that payment of the 2005 forestry premium will be made in April of this year.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (15 Feb 2005)

Mary Coughlan: The person named was notified by my Department early in February 2005 that his application under the new entrant measure of the single payment scheme was successful, resulting in the exclusion of the years 2000 and 2001 in the calculation of his single payment entitlements. The revised single payment entitlements following the application of the new entrant measure and using the one-year —...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (15 Feb 2005)

Mary Coughlan: The person named has 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. Following this decision, the person named submitted an appeal to the independent single payment appeals committee. A full review of the circumstances of the case will be carried out by...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (15 Feb 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 1 January 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. 1782/2003. The person...

Written Answers — Afforestation Programme: Afforestation Programme (10 Feb 2005)

Mary Coughlan: An application for grant aid on behalf of the person in question is currently being processed by the forest service of my Department. As the site in question is in an environmentally sensitive area, a public consultation process will need to be undertaken before any decision can be taken in the matter.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (10 Feb 2005)

Mary Coughlan: The person named had seven animals deemed eligible under the 2004 EU slaughter premium scheme. In respect of four animals slaughtered in November 2004, the 60% advance payment, in the amount of €192.00, issued on 21 December 2004. In respect of three animals slaughtered in December 2004, the 60% advance payment in the amount of €144.00 was processed for issuing on 1 February 2005....

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (10 Feb 2005)

Mary Coughlan: A certificate of provisional entitlements under the single payment scheme issued to the person named on 30 September 2004. The statement included a detailed breakdown of how the provisional entitlements were calculated. Farmers who are not satisfied with their provisional entitlement statement may seek a review on a form which is available from all local offices of my Department and from my...

Written Answers — Anti-Social Behaviour: Anti-Social Behaviour (10 Feb 2005)

Mary Coughlan: My Department is not directly involved in initiatives specifically relating to anti-social behaviour. There is, however, one area for which the Department is responsible which does impinge on addressing one particular type of anti-social behaviour. This is the provision by my Department of grant assistance to local authorities towards the cost of implementing the provisions of the Control of...

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (10 Feb 2005)

Mary Coughlan: Implementation of the nitrates directive is a matter in the first instance for the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government. Ireland submitted an action programme for the further implementation of the directive to the European Commission on 22 October 2004. The likely impacts of the nitrates directive on the various sectors in agriculture were considered at length when the...

Written Answers — Single Payment Scheme: Single Payment Scheme (10 Feb 2005)

Mary Coughlan: The following is the up to date position regarding the processing of force majeure applications received from herdowners in County Cork under the single payment scheme during the initial application period in 2004: number of cases received — 1662; number of successful applicants — 313; number of unsuccessful applicants — 1338; number awaiting decision — 11, of whom eight have already...

Written Answers — Freedom of Information: Freedom of Information (10 Feb 2005)

Mary Coughlan: The Irish Horse Board Co-operative Society Limited, IHB, is a private body registered with the Registrar of Friendly Societies with a membership in excess of 12,500 people, who are mainly breeders of sport horses. While it is not a State body, and it has not heretofore been considered to be within the ambit of the Freedom of Information Acts, it does receive a significant proportion of its...