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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Schemes (11 Oct 2018)

Jackie Cahill: 225. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when the national policy decision was taken not to administer separate payments to farmers in both the National Parks and Wildlife Service, NPWS, farm plan scheme and GLAS. [41682/18]

Financial Resolutions 2019 - Financial Resolution No. 4: General (Resumed) (10 Oct 2018)

Jackie Cahill: I will try to bring a bit of reality back to this debate after the Minister of State's Alice in Wonderland speech.

Financial Resolutions 2019 - Financial Resolution No. 4: General (Resumed) (10 Oct 2018)

Jackie Cahill: I am the Fianna Fáil Party spokesman on agriculture, an industry that this Government has forgotten. It is the driving force of rural Ireland. In this budget there was only token recognition of the crisis in agriculture. A total of €20 million is being provided the suckler cow sector. If the Government thinks that will preserve our beef herd, it is sadly misinformed. We do...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Investigations (9 Oct 2018)

Jackie Cahill: 161. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the investigation into the deaths of persons (details supplied) will be reopened in order to investigate matters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40717/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting (9 Oct 2018)

Jackie Cahill: 183. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the rules under Garda vetting will be amended to allow a person that has been vetted to be issued with a card that proves they have been vetted (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41027/18]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (3 Oct 2018)

Jackie Cahill: A few months ago I raised the issue of the complete lack of funding for the specialised training of dogs for children with severe autism. Has there been any progress on an allocation for this very important initiative?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Priorities for Budget 2019: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (2 Oct 2018)

Jackie Cahill: I thank the Minister and his officials for their presentation. The farming and agrifood sectors are looking to next week's budget to see the Government's commitment to the industry. This year has been difficult and farmers are under extreme financial pressure. We had one of the longest winters, a non-existent spring and then the problem of an extremely dry summer. The income level of many...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Communications (2 Oct 2018)

Jackie Cahill: 129. To ask the Taoiseach the reason Departments are using 1890 numbers as their contact numbers in view of the fact that this is the most expensive number to ring, particularly from a mobile telephone; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39940/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Rate Increases (2 Oct 2018)

Jackie Cahill: 174. To ask the Minister for Finance the detail of the changes in the VAT rate for cookery schools between 2016 and 2018 from 0% to 21%; the rationale for this change in view of the fact that in most cases the activity is merely an addendum to the individual restaurant and in no way the main activity of the business; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39556/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting Applications (2 Oct 2018)

Jackie Cahill: 265. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the reason an application by a person (details supplied) for Garda vetting sent in June 2017 has not to date been processed will be investigated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39425/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Funding (2 Oct 2018)

Jackie Cahill: 420. To ask the Minister for Health if the €3.5 million investment proposed by an organisation (details supplied) will be included in budget 2019 in order to enable access to core services, for example, respite, training and personal support, which will have a cost saving effect on the health service in the long run; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39872/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (2 Oct 2018)

Jackie Cahill: 476. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of animal welfare complaints concerning horses made to his Department in each of the years 2014 to 2017 and to date in 2018; the number of complaints that were investigated by animal welfare officers; the number of fines and or prosecutions made following those investigations in tabular form; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Valuation Office (2 Oct 2018)

Jackie Cahill: 613. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason the Valuation Office is seeking a revaluation for rates purposes in view of the fact that the property owners gave a comprehensive report as late as 2017 and in further view of the fact that the revaluation comes at a significant cost to the property owner to prepare the required documentation (details supplied);...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Irish Water (2 Oct 2018)

Jackie Cahill: 634. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the policy on Irish Water taking over private sewerage plants in cases where a local authority is taking a housing estate in charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39871/18]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Pharmacy Regulations (27 Sep 2018)

Jackie Cahill: The Minister of State will note our request to the bring representatives from the PSI before the committee.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Pharmacy Regulations (27 Sep 2018)

Jackie Cahill: I am sharing time with Deputy Butler.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Pharmacy Regulations (27 Sep 2018)

Jackie Cahill: Pharmaceutical assistants comprise a small group of professional people who have done their jobs in a very professional manner over many years. It is difficult to understand why changes in their work conditions and responsibilities are being proposed. There has been no public outcry looking for such changes to be made. No errors have been made by those working in this profession. As I...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Pharmacy Regulations (27 Sep 2018)

Jackie Cahill: I thank the Minister of State for his reply. The Minister, Deputy Harris, told me yesterday that he has not received the submission. The Minister of State has outlined the difficulties that exist. Both the Irish Pharmacy Union and Fianna Fáil have made submissions to the PSI, but neither of us has received a reply. There is no explanation or rationale for the PSI's proposal to...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (27 Sep 2018)

Jackie Cahill: I have been approached by Garda officials as well to say that Commissioner Harris has introduced a ban on overtime to the end of the year. The programme for Government contained targets for resources to be put into fighting crime. Whether it is dealing with the incidence of drug-related and serious crime in urban areas, or crime in rural area where rural gangs have resurrected themselves,...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Wildlife Protection (27 Sep 2018)

Jackie Cahill: 273. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht further to Parliamentary Question No. 252 of 26 April 2018, the European regulation that obliges member states to protect against double funding for delivery of the same objective; and if it is EU or national policy that deems participation in both GLAS and the NPWS farm plan scheme simultaneously as not permissible. [39359/18]