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Estimates for Public Services 2020 (Resumed) (28 May 2020)

Jackie Cahill: The €350 Covid payment had to be introduced for workers who lost their jobs through no fault of their own. We have to try to get small businesses back to work. It was referred to by a couple of speakers earlier in this slot. Our banks and the way small businesses are treated has to be addressed and changed immediately. Some €6.5 billion was provided to help businesses to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (27 May 2020)

Jackie Cahill: 160. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the ASD unit at a school (details supplied) has been delayed in view of the fact all works have been completed at stage 2(a) in the process, including the obtaining of planning permission, fire certificates and disability access certificates; the way in which it will be progressed to stage 2(b) to allow the building go to e-tenders;...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (27 May 2020)

Jackie Cahill: 419. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the details of the announced business restart fund and the person or body to apply to; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7368/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Covid-19 Pandemic (27 May 2020)

Jackie Cahill: 667. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if greyhound racing will be permitted to return behind closed doors on the same date that horse racing is resuming behind closed doors from 8 June 2020 as per correspondence from an organisation (details supplied); and if he is reviewing same. [7675/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wildlife Control (27 May 2020)

Jackie Cahill: 1089. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the reason for the decision to ban the shooting of pigeons during the summer months in view of the fact they are a serious cause of damage to tillage crops; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7370/20]

Outbreaks of Covid-19 in Meat Processing Plants: Statements (21 May 2020)

Jackie Cahill: Stringent new measures need to be introduced by the Departments of Health, Agriculture, Food and the Marine, and Business, Enterprise and Innovation to reduce transmissions of Covid-19 in meat factories and to protect employees. The rapid increase in transmission of Covid-19 in meat factories is a very serious concern. It is a concern to the health of employees and to the wider agrifood...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Equipment (20 May 2020)

Jackie Cahill: 188. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which schools can apply for the ICT grant package as recently announced; and the way in which an individual student can access support from the grant. [5787/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (20 May 2020)

Jackie Cahill: 234. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the case of a person (details supplied) will be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6144/20]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Covid-19 Pandemic (20 May 2020)

Jackie Cahill: 569. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the instructions and guidelines being prepared for pub owners in preparation for an opening of the sector; if the number of customers per square metre is being addressed; the signage to be recommended; the hygiene protocols to be observed; if there will be an information pack provided addressing all of the questions and queries; and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Food Safety Authority of Ireland (20 May 2020)

Jackie Cahill: 792. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the financial challenge facing the local authority veterinary service on 30 June 2020 as a consequence of a cut in funding from the FSAI; the reason this cut is happening in view of the importance of the service to food production at this time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6793/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Food Safety Authority of Ireland (20 May 2020)

Jackie Cahill: 793. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to correspondence issued by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland on 12 May 2020 relating to the operation of checks in small slaughter houses post 1 July 2020; his views on whether this correspondence undermines attempts to secure the future of the local authority veterinary service which currently operates this service; and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry (20 May 2020)

Jackie Cahill: 855. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will change the clause in the BEAM scheme instructing farmers to reduce their stock by 5% due to the difficulty in selling and the low price of stock; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5893/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Safety Standards (20 May 2020)

Jackie Cahill: 909. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the implications on food production of a dispute between the Food Safety Authority of Ireland and the local authority veterinary service in relation to the funding of the service; if he has had communication or briefings with the Minister of Health regarding same; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Vehicle Testing (20 May 2020)

Jackie Cahill: 990. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the date on which NCT and CVRT testing will resume; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5882/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (20 May 2020)

Jackie Cahill: 1305. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the harvesting of peat for the garden and mushroom growing industry will be permitted for 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6078/20]

Covid-19 (Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht): Statements (14 May 2020)

Jackie Cahill: I did not get that communication. If the focus was meant to be on the arts, I apologise for raising a heritage issue, but this is an issue in my constituency and I thought this was the opportunity to raise it with the Minister.

Covid-19 (Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht): Statements (14 May 2020)

Jackie Cahill: I am going on to a different remit of the Minister's responsibilities. Thousands of jobs in the horticulture sector are under threat due to the prohibition of peat harvesting on Irish bogs which have a landmass of more than 30 hectares. While this is not just the remit of the Minister's Department, her Department does hold ultimate responsibility for the use of bogs in this country. ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (13 May 2020)

Jackie Cahill: 175. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application for major extension works for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4073/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (13 May 2020)

Jackie Cahill: 321. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will address a matter regarding the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5498/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cross-Border Health Services Provision (13 May 2020)

Jackie Cahill: 466. To ask the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details supplied) who has received treatment under the cross-border directive scheme will be investigated; the reason for the discrepancy in payments issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3992/20]