Results 15,421-15,440 of 16,057 for speaker:Mary Coughlan
- Written Answers — Farm Retirement Scheme: Farm Retirement Scheme (26 Jan 2005)
Mary Coughlan: A total of 10,300 farmers joined the first scheme of early retirement from farming introduced in 1994. Some 2,600 farmers have applied under the second scheme that was introduced in November 2000. In general, the new single payment scheme introduced in Ireland from 1 January 2005 is applicable to farmers who actively farmed during the reference years 2000, 2001 and 2002, who were paid...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (26 Jan 2005)
Mary Coughlan: The person named applied for consideration of force majeure or exceptional circumstances on 29 January 2004 on the grounds of an outbreak of TB during the reference period. Having fully examined the circumstances outlined by the person named, my Department is satisfied that force majeure circumstances should apply in this case. The year 2002 will be excluded and the years 2000 and 2001 only,...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (26 Jan 2005)
Mary Coughlan: A penalty of 100% of her annual payment was imposed on the person named because in the course of a compliance inspection on 19 April 2000, listed habitats were found not to be fenced off as her agri-environment plan had specified. My Department is obliged to recover, within a reasonable period of time, all overpayments under REPS. However, my officials always attempt to reach arrangements...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (26 Jan 2005)
Mary Coughlan: The person named submitted an application for consideration as a new entrant to farming during the reference years 2000-02 and also an inheritance application in respect of the single payment scheme. Following processing of his new entrant application it was deemed that the person named did not meet the criteria as a person commencing a farming activity during the reference years as he had...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (26 Jan 2005)
Mary Coughlan: A certificate of provisional entitlements under the single payment scheme issued to the person named on 7 October 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 — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (26 Jan 2005)
Mary Coughlan: The person named has been notified that the circumstances outlined in his single payment scheme application for consideration of force majeure or exceptional circumstances did not satisfy the criteria laid down under Article 40 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...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (26 Jan 2005)
Mary Coughlan: A payable order for â¬1,511.40 issued to the person named on 21 January 2005 representing his full entitlement to 2001 extensification premium on a total of 22.9 animals that had already qualified for payment of 2001 suckler cow premium and 2001 special beef premium on his holding.
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (26 Jan 2005)
Mary Coughlan: The persons named applied for force majeure on the grounds of brucellosis depopulation of their herd during 2000. While epizootic disease is acceptable as force majeure, it was not applied in this case, as the exclusion of 2000 from premia entitlements for the persons named during the reference period 2000 to 2002 would have resulted in a significantly lower single payment entitlement. The...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (26 Jan 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 — Genetically Modified Organisms: Genetically Modified Organisms (26 Jan 2005)
Mary Coughlan: The Government's position on genetically modified organisms has been consistent from the outset. This position was adopted arising from the report of the interdepartmental group on modern biotechnology, published in October 2000, which recommended a positive but precautionary approach towards genetically modified organisms and biotechnology in general. While I acknowledge the potential...
- Written Answers — Food Industry: Food Industry (26 Jan 2005)
Mary Coughlan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 640 and 673 together. The recent decision by Greencore Group plc â Irish Sugar Limited to close its sugar plant in Carlow and to consolidate all of its sugar manufacturing in Mallow was a commercial decision taken by the board. The company made the decision in the light of the increasing competition in the sugar market and taking account of the reality that...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (26 Jan 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 — Milk Quota: Milk Quota (26 Jan 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 (26 Jan 2005)
Mary Coughlan: An application for consideration under the force majeure or exceptional circumstances measure of the single payment regulations was submitted by the person named 6 February 2004. The person named has been notified that the circumstances outlined by him do not satisfy the criteria for force majeure or exceptional circumstances under Article 40 of Council Regulation (EC) No. 1782/2003. The...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (26 Jan 2005)
Mary Coughlan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 644, 659 and 660 together. To date 131,806 farmers have received notification of their provisional single farm payment entitlement. This leaves a balance of 9,611 farmers who have not yet been notified. These farmers are awaiting processing of applications under various measures of the single payment regulations such as force majeure, new entrant and...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (26 Jan 2005)
Mary Coughlan: There are no plans to provide for oral hearings under the decision process for the allocation of entitlements from the single payment national reserve. Applicants who are not happy with my Department's decisions on the national reserve may seek to have the decisions reviewed within the Department and if unhappy with the outcome of the review, they may appeal to the single payment appeals...
- Written Answers — Sugar Quota: Sugar Quota (26 Jan 2005)
Mary Coughlan: Under the EU sugar regime, which runs until 30 June 2006, there is no provision for the buying and selling of sugar quotas and therefore the question of quota ownership does not arise. The EU regulations stipulate that the national sugar quota must be allocated to the sugar manufacturing enterprises in the member state. Accordingly, the entire Irish sugar quota has been used by Irish Sugar...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (26 Jan 2005)
Mary Coughlan: An application for consideration under the force majeure or exceptional circumstances measure of the single payment regulations was submitted by the person named on 22 January 2004. The person named has been notified that the circumstances outlined by him do not satisfy the criteria for force majeure or exceptional circumstances under Article 40 of Council Regulation (EC) No. 1782/2003. The...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (26 Jan 2005)
Mary Coughlan: The person named having been notified that the circumstances outlined in his application did not satisfy the criteria for force majeure or exceptional circumstances under Article 40 of Council Regulation (EC) No. 1782/2003, appealed this decision and submitted additional medical evidence in support of his case. My Department has, following the re-examination of the circumstances outlined,...
- Written Answers — Milk Quota: Milk Quota (26 Jan 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...