Results 5,241-5,260 of 7,670 for speaker:Jackie Cahill

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Septic Tanks (23 Sep 2020)

Jackie Cahill: 103. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a person (details supplied) is entitled to have an inspection completed on their septic tank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25830/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (23 Sep 2020)

Jackie Cahill: 123. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there will be schemes put in place for children carrying heavy school bags to avail of wheeled bags or technological-based solutions due to closure of school lockers to prevent groups gathering as a result of Covid-19; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25769/20]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (22 Sep 2020)

Jackie Cahill: 142. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if research has been carried out into the potential job creation both direct and indirect in the anaerobic and biogas systems industry for both small and larger scale operations; if he will provide details of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25417/20]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (22 Sep 2020)

Jackie Cahill: 167. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if Ireland has submittedits long-term strategy on greenhouse gas emission reduction to the EU following public consultation; if so, if he will provide the submission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25419/20]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (22 Sep 2020)

Jackie Cahill: 168. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if anaerobic and biogas systems form part of the carbon reduction plan as part of Ireland’s obligations under the European Green Deal and in the formulation of future energy planning in the setting of targets and priorities for energy transition; if so, if financial supports will be made available to farmers...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Planning Issues (22 Sep 2020)

Jackie Cahill: 324. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if consideration will be given to streamlining the planning process for building anaerobic and biogas systems facilities in addition to required briefing of planning officials regarding these facilities in view of the fact that Ireland is expected to miss its EU non-emissions trading system reduction of 30% down from 2005 by...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (22 Sep 2020)

Jackie Cahill: 760. To ask the Minister for Health if public health advice regarding weddings announced on 15 September 2020 in the plan to deal with Covid-19 will be clarified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25073/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Paediatric Services (22 Sep 2020)

Jackie Cahill: 699. To ask the Minister for Health if extra capacity for paediatric beds in South Tipperary General Hospital will be reinstated to pre-Covid-19 levels; when this will occur; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24735/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (22 Sep 2020)

Jackie Cahill: 782. To ask the Minister for Health when he plans to lift restrictions on spouses attending pregnancy scans and labour; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25224/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccine Damage Compensation Scheme (22 Sep 2020)

Jackie Cahill: 772. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to compensate persons that developed narcolepsy as a result of the swine flu vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25154/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (22 Sep 2020)

Jackie Cahill: 817. To ask the Minister for Health the number of calls made for an ambulance in the area covered by the Thurles ambulance depot between 8 am and 8 pm on 5 September 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25422/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (22 Sep 2020)

Jackie Cahill: 855. To ask the Minister for Health the average response time for an ambulance from when a call is placed to emergency services to when an ambulance arrives at the scene; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25651/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Issues (22 Sep 2020)

Jackie Cahill: 873. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there will be an extension of the GLAS scheme beyond 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24830/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Environmental Policy (22 Sep 2020)

Jackie Cahill: 892. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if Teagasc has carried out research and evaluations on the advantages and disadvantages on the use of anaerobic and biogas systems to Ireland for the reduction in greenhouse gas emissions; if so, if he will provide the research; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25411/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Environmental Policy (22 Sep 2020)

Jackie Cahill: 893. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department is actively considering anaerobic and biogas systems as a means by which Ireland can meet its EU Nitrates Directive and EU Water Framework Directive obligations in view of the impact they have in addressing both nitrate emissions and environmental impact on watercourses; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Environmental Policy (22 Sep 2020)

Jackie Cahill: 894. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of anaerobic and biogas systems are currently in operation by sector, that is, pork, dairy, poultry, organic and others; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25413/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Environmental Policy (22 Sep 2020)

Jackie Cahill: 895. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if projections have been made on the number of anaerobic and biogas systems that will be developed over the next five to ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25414/20]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Ambulance Service (17 Sep 2020)

Jackie Cahill: I thank the Minister of State for his answer. Unfortunately, it is not what we see happening in reality in my home area. The second obvious issue I want to address is response times. The ambulance services are under pressure to meet a 90-second turnaround from when the call comes in to getting an ambulance on the road. It appears little thought has been put into where that ambulance is...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Ambulance Service (17 Sep 2020)

Jackie Cahill: I have spoken to a number of paramedics in my home town of Thurles regarding a lack of resources in the south-east area that is resulting in a drainage of ambulances and paramedics from the Thurles area, where they are needed. The ambulances in Thurles are based in the town with the intention of responding to emergency calls locally. I will give the Minister of State an example of an average...

Climate Action: Statements (17 Sep 2020)

Jackie Cahill: I congratulate the Minister on the success of the renewable energy support scheme, RESS 1. Having spoken to people involved in the production of community-based renewable energy, I have learned that the reviews of the process were positive. This should be acknowledged. However, I am asking today for certain changes to be made to how RESS 2 should operate to ensure we are supporting 100%...