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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Foresty Partnership Agreements: Discussion (27 Feb 2018)

Jackie Cahill: There was a different level of transparency in different areas.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Foresty Partnership Agreements: Discussion (27 Feb 2018)

Jackie Cahill: Surely there has to be a review of each of these contracts with some independent arbitrator to say if there has been fair divide of the profits between the landowner and Coillte.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Foresty Partnership Agreements: Discussion (27 Feb 2018)

Jackie Cahill: Deputy Fitzmaurice wishes to make a comment.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Foresty Partnership Agreements: Discussion (27 Feb 2018)

Jackie Cahill: I thank the witnesses. This a very serious issue for the 600 odd farmers involved. Some kind of independent review of the contracts must take place in order to resolve this. We will suspend the meeting while we wait for the Coillte representative to come in to give his presentation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Foresty Partnership Agreements: Discussion (27 Feb 2018)

Jackie Cahill: I would like to welcome Mr. Gerard Murphy, managing director of Coillte forests, Mr. Bill Stanley, strategy and business development director, Mr. Pauric Nolan, national partner liaison and Mr. P.J. Trait and Mr. Paul Ruane, business area unit. Thank you for coming in today to bring the committee up to date on the issues affecting the farmers-landowners with farm forestry partnership...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Young Farmer Capital Investment Scheme Applications (27 Feb 2018)

Jackie Cahill: 562. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the delay in persons (details supplied) receiving the young farmer top up payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9911/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Young Farmer Capital Investment Scheme Applications (27 Feb 2018)

Jackie Cahill: 563. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the delay in a person (details supplied) receiving the young farmer top up payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9912/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Hardship Grant Scheme Applications (27 Feb 2018)

Jackie Cahill: 564. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a payment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9914/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Improvement Schemes (27 Feb 2018)

Jackie Cahill: 588. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the history of the bridge crossing at Ballina and Killaloe project; the year this project first commenced; when the first moneys were allocated to commence the project; when various moneys were allocated in each of the years since the commencement of the project and to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9403/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Light Rail Projects Provision (27 Feb 2018)

Jackie Cahill: 600. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of a project (details supplied); the budget that has been allocated for the project; the dates for the planned completion of each stage of the project; the date for the planned completion of the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9347/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects Data (27 Feb 2018)

Jackie Cahill: 601. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the budget for a project (details supplied); the status of the project; the dates for the completion of each stage of the project; the date for the completion of the full project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9348/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects Status (27 Feb 2018)

Jackie Cahill: 619. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding a project (details supplied); the budget that has been allocated for the project; the dates for the planned completion of each stage of the project; the date for the planned completion of the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9560/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Loans (27 Feb 2018)

Jackie Cahill: 733. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if an anomaly will be addressed in view of the fact that this will have the effect of putting a person through unnecessary expense in securing planning permission for a site when the person may not ultimately receive approval for a loan under the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9561/18]

Questions on Promised Legislation (22 Feb 2018)

Jackie Cahill: On page 19 of the programme for Government, leadership on housing, there is a simple anomaly in the new rebuilding Ireland home loan scheme. An applicant cannot lodge an application or get approval in principle on a loan to buy a site and build a home without first getting planning permission on the site. This is further evidence of the bureaucracy that has caused every other housing...

Supporting the Suckling Sector: Motion [Private Members] (21 Feb 2018)

Jackie Cahill: I compliment my colleague, Deputy McConalogue, for bringing forward this very important Private Members' Bill. Our suckler cow herd is a key cornerstone of rural Ireland. It is worth €2.5 billion in exports. Every euro that is earned from the sector is worth €4 to the rural economies. In my own area, towns such as Rathdowney, Roscrea, Cahir and Nenagh are dependent on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Properties (21 Feb 2018)

Jackie Cahill: 149. To ask the Minister for Health if he will request the HSE to consider the use of a site (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8933/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Climate Change Issues specific to the Agriculture, Food and Marine Sectors: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Feb 2018)

Jackie Cahill: Given the challenges we face with climate change, at the moment we seem to be sticking our heads in the sand and hoping the issue will go away. Quotas have been imposed in Holland where cow numbers have had to be reduced because of the phosphorus production. One of our sectors has been expanding very rapidly, as has been outlined in the tillage presentation. I wish to acknowledge three...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Climate Change Issues specific to the Agriculture, Food and Marine Sectors: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Feb 2018)

Jackie Cahill: We have to face up to the challenges of climate change as I have said before, but if we think that the consumer is going to pick up the tab, we are fooling ourselves. Organic farming has shown that food can be produced to the highest standard with low inputs but the consumer will not pay the premium that compensates the farmers for it. If we think that by meeting all of the challenges we...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Loan Books Purchasers (20 Feb 2018)

Jackie Cahill: 130. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will address a matter (details supplied) relating to the housing crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8064/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Housing Data (20 Feb 2018)

Jackie Cahill: 131. To ask the Minister for Finance if an audit of the number of residential properties now in the ownership of a bank (details supplied) will be carried out by his Department; the plans the bank has to place those properties on the market to help ease the housing shortage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8065/18]