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Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Funding (18 Jan 2018)

Jackie Cahill: 165. To ask the Minister for Health if the fact that Tipperary Education and Training Board, ETB, has a fund of €200,000 available from a charitable source to part fund a jigsaw project for County Tipperary but that support from the HSE to make the project a reality has not been agreed will be investigated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2398/18]

Section 39 Agency Staff Reimbursements: Motion [Private Members] (17 Jan 2018)

Jackie Cahill: I too compliment Deputy Dara Calleary on introducing this important motion. Section 39 organisations have lobbied us all and we see the great work they all do in our communities. Fairness in all Government decisions should be the standard. We have seen that, in government since 2011, fairness has been sacrificed in search of financial savings. Time after time, we saw decisions being...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Indecon Review of Irish Harness Racing Sector: Irish Harness Racing Association (16 Jan 2018)

Jackie Cahill: That was a very comprehensive presentation, as we are used to receiving from Mr. Cooper. He spoke about the parimutuel being the most successful. Will he put a figure on what percentage the IHRA received from that international betting pool? Mr. Cooper outlined very clearly the standards the organisation will have to adhere to if it is to have a successful industry that will attract...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Stamp Duty (16 Jan 2018)

Jackie Cahill: 216. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will address a matter regarding stamp duty in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55237/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Data Protection (16 Jan 2018)

Jackie Cahill: 232. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department has sought EU approval to proceed with the commencement of section 68 of the Finance Act 2017; when he will commence this measure; if the new measure will be retrospectively applied to qualifying transactions that take place from 1 January 2018 once the approval comes through; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1499/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Extra Curricular Activities (16 Jan 2018)

Jackie Cahill: 377. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a joint application for funding for a music generation programme for children and young persons by Tipperary ETB and Tipperary County Council was refused; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55048/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Availability (16 Jan 2018)

Jackie Cahill: 405. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a school run (details supplied) in County Tipperary which was deemed eligible for school transport for ten families will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1116/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (16 Jan 2018)

Jackie Cahill: 921. To ask the Minister for Health the timing of a person's (details supplied) transition from nursing home care in Newcastle West, County Limerick, through a six-week trial in a supported-living environment to independent living accommodation at Cashel, County Tipperary, including dates of each planned stage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55276/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (16 Jan 2018)

Jackie Cahill: 922. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application for a wheelchair by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55277/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Pharmacy Services (16 Jan 2018)

Jackie Cahill: 1025. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to review regulations to allow pharmacists to treat common illnesses without the need for a person to attend a doctor's surgery, as a means of easing the pressure on general practitioner offices and accident and emergency departments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1371/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Nitrates Action Programme Review (16 Jan 2018)

Jackie Cahill: 1163. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the conditions attached to the recent renewal of Ireland's nitrates derogation 2018 to 2021; the measures he plans to implement to mitigate the negative impact of the conditions on the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55130/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Hen Harriers Threat Response Plan (16 Jan 2018)

Jackie Cahill: 1164. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of money to be allocated to the hen harrier scheme; the scoring criteria to be used to define a person's qualification for the scheme; the maximum amount that a person can qualify for in one application; when it is planned to open applications; when the process will reach the payment stage; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Live Exports (16 Jan 2018)

Jackie Cahill: 1219. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of spaces for trucks that have been secured with the ferry companies for live exports for spring 2018; the way in which these numbers compare with the previous three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1366/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Sector (16 Jan 2018)

Jackie Cahill: 1220. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the fixed price regime for skimmed milk powder; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1368/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (16 Jan 2018)

Jackie Cahill: 1346. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will request TII to address the specific road issue at the N62 Templemore to Roscrea, County Tipperary (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54983/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Irish Water Administration (16 Jan 2018)

Jackie Cahill: 1724. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason Irish Water is refusing or is unable to repay individual persons on the basis that they originally overpaid and that Irish Water has no system in place to process these specific repayments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54737/17]

Topical Issue Debate: DEIS Administration (14 Dec 2017)

Jackie Cahill: As Deputy Byrne has said, there is a complete lack of transparency on this issue. As far as the schools in my constituency - the five schools in Tipperary town - are concerned, they met the criteria but have been deprived of DEIS status. From what I can see, this is purely a budgetary exercise by the Department. There is no genuine reason these 257 schools should not have been given the...

Topical Issue Debate: DEIS Administration (14 Dec 2017)

Jackie Cahill: I have been tabling questions on the new DEIS programme since October of last year. I have asked general questions, first, to ascertain the criteria being used and, second, specific questions about schools in my constituency of Tipperary and particularly for the five primary schools based in Tipperary town. The principals, staff and management in all schools put forward compelling cases to...

Questions on Promised Legislation (13 Dec 2017)

Jackie Cahill: I wish to raise an issue that was also raised by our leader, Deputy Micheál Martin, regarding DEIS schools and the commitment that was given in the programme for Government in this regard. The Department of Education and Skills this morning, in response to a freedom of information request, indicated that 257 schools met the qualification criteria for DEIS but have not received any...

Home Care Packages: Motion [Private Members] (12 Dec 2017)

Jackie Cahill: I commend the Deputies in the Rural Independent Group on bringing forward this motion in Private Members' time. I thank my colleague, Deputy Butler, for the work she has done on this issue. The way in which we look after older people and the degree to which we facilitate them to live longer in their own homes will determine the quality of our society. These are issues that matter greatly...