Results 6,661-6,680 of 7,670 for speaker:Jackie Cahill

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (28 Mar 2018)

Jackie Cahill: 161. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a report due following a technical review carried out in October 2017 on two buildings as part of a school's inclusion in the capital programme 2019 for school buildings as part of an amalgamation with another school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14396/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (28 Mar 2018)

Jackie Cahill: 269. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the case of an appeal by a person (details supplied) in relation to a disability allowance refusal will be examined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14331/18]

Services for People with Disabilities: Motion [Private Members] (27 Mar 2018)

Jackie Cahill: In the time available I will focus on two aspects of disability and the issues around it. As Deputy Murphy O'Mahony noted of the disabled drivers and passengers scheme, more than 40% of the applicants for the scheme are being rejected. Numerous people have come into my constituency office who have applied for the scheme. They are genuine applicants. The criteria and assessment of this...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (27 Mar 2018)

Jackie Cahill: I do not know if it is the correct heading under which to raise this question. Today in the farming press, we saw a frightening headline about the number of farm animals that are entering knackeries. I suppose it has been the worst spring I can remember in my time farming. It has been the worst and longest winter and the worst spring. We have had flooding, snow and high winds. We should...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (27 Mar 2018)

Jackie Cahill: I wish to raise three different sectors. One is the beef sector. We had a Private Members' Bill a couple of weeks ago on the suckler cow and the need for a payment. However, as has been said a few times, we are approaching 1 April and the beef price now is probably fractionally below where it was in November and December. How are beef finishers going to survive and stay in business with...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (27 Mar 2018)

Jackie Cahill: Looking at the sheet provided, there were 2.5 million sheep in it in 2017 and 2 million in 2018, and a drop of 10,000 in the number of herdowners.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (27 Mar 2018)

Jackie Cahill: The greyhound Bill has been skipped. This relates to the 2017 output target. Where does the Bill sit and what kind of timeframe does the Minister have?

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (27 Mar 2018)

Jackie Cahill: The industry needs that Bill as quickly as it can be put in place.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (27 Mar 2018)

Jackie Cahill: I understand there is a reduction relating to inspection for live exports. The Minister reduced the levies per calf being exported. That is welcome and makes our exports more competitive. There is a reduction of 8% in the veterinary fund.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (27 Mar 2018)

Jackie Cahill: I was wondering why there was a reduction there. I do not understand the reason for it.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (27 Mar 2018)

Jackie Cahill: 279. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of applications for additional classroom spaces and an application for a new classroom teacher by a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14061/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Promotions (27 Mar 2018)

Jackie Cahill: 319. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the vacant position of superintendent in Nenagh, County Tipperary, will be filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14244/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Review (27 Mar 2018)

Jackie Cahill: 369. To ask the Minister for Health if he will publish the review of the pricing system for long-term residential care facilities as recommended within the review of the fair deal scheme in view of the fact that the pricing review was scheduled for completion on 1 June 2017 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13781/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Review (27 Mar 2018)

Jackie Cahill: 370. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to introduce an independent appeals mechanism within fair deal to provide third-party recourse for nursing home providers that cannot agree a fee with the NTPF and to bring greater transparency to the fair deal pricing mechanism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13782/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Review (27 Mar 2018)

Jackie Cahill: 371. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the four HSE nursing homes operating within County Tipperary are paid fees that are on average 65% above those payable to the 25 private and voluntary nursing homes operating within County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13783/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (27 Mar 2018)

Jackie Cahill: 382. To ask the Minister for Health the changes and the timeline for changes to the fair deal scheme regarding the treatment of family farms in the financial assessment of the application process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13814/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Identification Schemes (27 Mar 2018)

Jackie Cahill: 480. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to introduce an option on a form (details supplied) under the rules for the movement of animals to bed and breakfast accommodation for compliance for the movement of cattle to enable persons to indicate that the next movement of animals is back to the original herd owner; if a computerised system is in place to enable...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payment Data (22 Mar 2018)

Jackie Cahill: 300. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of housing assistance payment, HAP, recipients in County Tipperary; the annual value for each year since its inception in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13450/18]

Business Insurance: Motion [Private Members] (21 Mar 2018)

Jackie Cahill: It is accepted that the cost of insurance for businesses right around the country is crippling them and ultimately costing jobs. It is particularly difficult for the small and medium enterprise sectors because it does not have the huge amount of business to dilute the significant costs of business. The cost of business insurance is now holding small and medium enterprises back, as we hear...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (8 Mar 2018)

Jackie Cahill: 118. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to address an anomaly (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10851/18]