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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Data (25 Oct 2018)

Jackie Cahill: 289. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of active participants in each of the forestry schemes in tabular form (details supplied). [44448/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Woodland Improvement Scheme (25 Oct 2018)

Jackie Cahill: 290. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the 2018 allocation towards the woodland fund. [44449/18]

Sale of Illicit Goods Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (24 Oct 2018)

Jackie Cahill: I compliment my colleague, Deputy Breathnach, on bringing forward the Bill. He has raised the issue on numerous occasions since he and I entered the Dáil on the same day. As a representative for the constituency of Louth he has intimate knowledge of the issue. In the context of Brexit and the difficulties which could arise from a hard Brexit, the Bill is extremely timely. It...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Management (24 Oct 2018)

Jackie Cahill: 156. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will facilitate and support the school management of a school (details supplied) in providing a number of car parking spaces on land that the school management have negotiated from the landowner free of charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44012/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Administration (24 Oct 2018)

Jackie Cahill: 187. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the outstanding issues in relation to a completed building project at a school (details supplied) will be reviewed that has a sum of €25,000 approximately outstanding which was not the responsibility of the school but is being left to the school principal and management to resolve and will result in a deficit in funding for the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Grants (24 Oct 2018)

Jackie Cahill: 265. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a constitutional grant will be reviewed in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44026/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (24 Oct 2018)

Jackie Cahill: 266. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the rules regarding replanting will be relaxed in circumstances in which there has been an outbreak of ash dieback to allow more commercially viable planting to take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44027/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (24 Oct 2018)

Jackie Cahill: 267. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the land owner can be allowed to clear fell more than ten hectares without restriction to reduce the economic cost of doing the work in the case of an ash dieback situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44028/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (24 Oct 2018)

Jackie Cahill: 268. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to introduce greater grant aid for resetting after an outbreak of ashdie back due to the economic hardship of the event for the landowner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44029/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ash Dieback Threat (24 Oct 2018)

Jackie Cahill: 269. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will request the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government to initiate a survey through the local authorities in order that all trees that are adjacent to roads and affected by ash dieback are felled by those responsible due to the spread of ash dieback nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Prevention of Single-Use Plastic Waste: Motion [Private Members] (23 Oct 2018)

Jackie Cahill: There are two aims in the context of what is proposed. First, to make illegal by 2020 the sale or free distribution of single-use tableware that cannot be composted at a domestic composting facility and, second, the introduction of a bottle deposit scheme whereby people would pay a small deposit fee when purchasing beverages that would be reimbursed upon return of the empty can or bottle to...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (23 Oct 2018)

Jackie Cahill: 3 o’clock Working principals in primary schools lobbied extensively prior to the budget with regard to getting extra administrative days. They have a huge workload and a number of retirements have taken place in my county due to the workload. I request that the new Minister look at this to see whether these working principals can get extra administrative days to deal with their...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Engagement with Chairman of Teagasc (23 Oct 2018)

Jackie Cahill: I welcome the new chairman of Teagasc and his chief executive. The greatest challenge facing us at the moment is climate change, the targets and restrictions it will impose on us and how as an industry we are going to be able to adapt to them. I would like the chairman to give an outline of Teagasc's plans. The sustainability of food production is going to be the by-word for the next...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Engagement with Chairman-Designate of Bord na gCon. (23 Oct 2018)

Jackie Cahill: I welcome the new chairman of Bord na gCon and thank him for the presentation. I put on the record my appreciation of the work of the outgoing chairman, Phil Meaney, who steered the industry through a difficult period, and steered it very well. I have a number of points I would like to make. Our greyhound industry is under pressure, and there is no point in denying that. Attendances are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Engagement with Chairman-Designate of Bord na gCon. (23 Oct 2018)

Jackie Cahill: Returning to the points I made to Mr. Nyhan about regulation, is Bord na gCon happy with the greyhound racing Bill?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Engagement with Chairman-Designate of Bord na gCon. (23 Oct 2018)

Jackie Cahill: Has work on the joint laboratory with Horse Racing Ireland been advanced? Does Mr. Nyhan believe that is the way to go?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Engagement with Chairman-Designate of Bord na gCon. (23 Oct 2018)

Jackie Cahill: I thank Mr. Nyhan and wish him the best of luck in his appointment.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licensing Review Process: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (23 Oct 2018)

Jackie Cahill: I welcome the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Deputy Creed. I thank him for appearing before the joint committee to update us on the aquaculture licensing review process. I also welcome his officials. Members are reminded of the long-standing parliamentary practice to the effect that they should not comment on, criticise or make charges against a person outside the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licensing Review Process: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (23 Oct 2018)

Jackie Cahill: The Minister said he would sit down with them.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licensing Review Process: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (23 Oct 2018)

Jackie Cahill: I will bring the discussion to a close following Deputy McConalogue's contribution because the Minister will need a chance to reply.