Results 5,101-5,120 of 7,670 for speaker:Jackie Cahill

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (3 Nov 2020)

Jackie Cahill: 1164. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated amount the HSE spent on private ambulances in the south-east and mid-west regions in the past five years in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32483/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Nov 2020)

Jackie Cahill: 1237. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider permitting gyms to remain open under level 5 restrictions in order to ensure that persons’ physical and mental health must remain a priority during these times with knowledge that gyms run a strict pre-booking service for slots (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32748/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Funding (3 Nov 2020)

Jackie Cahill: 1385. To ask the Minister for Health if funding will be made available for a facility owned by an organisation (details supplied) that provides a range of necessary community-based services to allow for necessary works to be carried out in order to make the facility fully operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33486/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Medicinal Products (3 Nov 2020)

Jackie Cahill: 1479. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if it is possible for an application for a PCS number for an eco-friendly hand sanitiser to be fast tracked or for a temporary licence to be awarded on account of public health needs for such products in view of the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33493/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry (3 Nov 2020)

Jackie Cahill: 1483. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the Covid beef subsidy is due to be paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32287/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Live Exports (3 Nov 2020)

Jackie Cahill: 1486. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of ships licensed for the carrying of livestock out of Ireland for live exports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32339/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Live Exports (3 Nov 2020)

Jackie Cahill: 1487. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the capacity of the ships that are licensed for the shipping of live exports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32340/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Live Exports (3 Nov 2020)

Jackie Cahill: 1488. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications in the system for ships to be approved for carrying live exports out of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32341/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Live Exports (3 Nov 2020)

Jackie Cahill: 1489. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the capacity of the ships that have applied for licences to carry live exports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32342/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (3 Nov 2020)

Jackie Cahill: 1491. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if, following an extension of pillar 1 of CAP in order to ensure that direct payments could continue to farmers, pillar 2 CAP funding will be extended beyond 2020 in order to facilitate funding for the non-farming rural community to continue beyond the 2020 cut-off point; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32363/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (3 Nov 2020)

Jackie Cahill: 1533. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason supports were not provided in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33412/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sheep Welfare Scheme (3 Nov 2020)

Jackie Cahill: 1536. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the reference year for the sheep welfare scheme could be changed from 2016 to the census from 2020 to allow young farmers to qualify with young ewes and expanded flocks in view of the fact that the €25 million allocation to the scheme in 2016 had a significant amount unspent and the scheme is now capped at €17.5...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Business of Joint Committee (3 Nov 2020)

Jackie Cahill: We will commence. Members are requested to ensure that for the duration of the meeting, their phones are turned off completely or turned to airplane, safe or flight mode. It is not sufficient for members to put their phones on silent as this maintains a level of interference with the broadcasting system. Members have been furnished with the draft minutes of the private meeting held last...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges for the Forestry Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Nov 2020)

Jackie Cahill: This is the second of a series of meetings on the challenges facing the forestry sector, including ash dieback and licensing. We are joined, via Zoom, by representatives from Forest Industries Ireland - IBEC and Woodlands of Ireland. First we will hear from Forest Industries Ireland - IBEC, represented by Mr. Mark McAuley, director, and Mr. Peter O'Brien, chairman of the forestry group. We...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges for the Forestry Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Nov 2020)

Jackie Cahill: I thank Mr McAuley. I call Mr. O'Brien to make his opening statement or does he wish to take questions from members from the floor?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges for the Forestry Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Nov 2020)

Jackie Cahill: It might be better then if I allow some questions to be put and this might give Mr. O'Brien the opportunity to respond. Is that okay?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges for the Forestry Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Nov 2020)

Jackie Cahill: I will take the questions of three Deputies and Senators together and then I will return to our witnesses. Mr. McAuley has raised some serious questions about how the licensing system is operating and I am sure that the committee members may wish to have this further elaborated on. I call Deputy Kehoe first, then Senators Paul Daly and Boyhan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges for the Forestry Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Nov 2020)

Jackie Cahill: Deputy Kehoe addressed three questions to Mr. O'Brien. I ask him to please answer them, as well as the questions raised by the two Senators.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges for the Forestry Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Nov 2020)

Jackie Cahill: I thank Mr. O'Brien. I gave latitude to Mr. O'Brien in his answers because I felt he was giving a comprehensive review of the issues in the industry. Other members are anxious to pose questions. There has been a comprehensive outline by both Mr. McAuley and Mr. O'Brien. I will call on Deputies Carthy and Fitzmaurice and Senator Lombard, and then Deputy Leddin.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges for the Forestry Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Nov 2020)

Jackie Cahill: Before calling the witnesses I want to refer to Deputy Carthy's comments on what we voted on in legislation in the Dáil. I was clear that we were voting on the licensing process. I knew there were 2,000 applications in the licensing system that were separate from the appeals. I knew we were voting on a segment of applications that were gone into appeals and to try to speed that up. I...