Results 7,201-7,220 of 7,670 for speaker:Jackie Cahill
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 30 - Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (21 Mar 2017) Jackie Cahill: I am not blaming the Department at all. I want to know why the banks made the decision to force clients to take a shorter term.
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 30 - Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (21 Mar 2017) Jackie Cahill: I accept that fully.
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 30 - Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (21 Mar 2017) Jackie Cahill: That might not do any harm.
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 30 - Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (21 Mar 2017) Jackie Cahill: The banks have forcibly reduced the terms for loans with clients. Following fierce resistance from clients, they have halved the terms in cases. The banks had a policy of reducing the length of time and in my view that was against the spirit of the scheme.
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 30 - Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (21 Mar 2017) Jackie Cahill: There will be no concerns in that regard.
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 30 - Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (21 Mar 2017) Jackie Cahill: I have a question on the number of residue tests carried out in a calendar year. Are they done on a random basis and are they carried out in processing plants or on farms? The target for 2017 is 19,000, which is an increase of 500 on last year. What criteria are used for arriving at that figure of 19,000?
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 30 - Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (21 Mar 2017) Jackie Cahill: Is there a percentage we have to fulfil?
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 30 - Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (21 Mar 2017) Jackie Cahill: Are the results made public?
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 30 - Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (21 Mar 2017) Jackie Cahill: I accept that. I was just wondering how the figure was reached and what the criteria were for selecting 19,000.
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 30 - Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (21 Mar 2017) Jackie Cahill: I see there are no more applicants to be paid under the rural environment protection scheme, REPS, the agri-environment options scheme, AEOS, organic and the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme, GLAS. I realise there has been supplementary funding for GLAS for the hen harrier designated land, but I understood there would be a specific compensation scheme for land that is designated a...
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 30 - Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (21 Mar 2017) Jackie Cahill: There is no provision for it in this year's budget.
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 30 - Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (21 Mar 2017) Jackie Cahill: When will the criteria for the scheme and information on the monetary compensation be available?
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 30 - Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (21 Mar 2017) Jackie Cahill: I fully accept the Minister's comment to the effect that retention of the areas currently included is his main priority. However, there are significant areas, particularly on the Border, that would feel very hard done by in the context of previous classifications. It cannot be carte blanche, namely, that one is in or one is out. I can quote several examples of areas that would feel very...
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 30 - Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (21 Mar 2017) Jackie Cahill: Following on from what Deputy D'Arcy has said, I refer to an issue I raised previously. We were told earlier that Bord Bia is to take on 20 additional staff. Are they to be paid out of this additional €2 million? With the challenges the beef and horticultural sectors are facing, this kind of an increase for Bord Bia is inadequate. I appreciate that some new markets for live exports...
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 30 - Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (21 Mar 2017) Jackie Cahill: We have more of them to go too.
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 30 - Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (21 Mar 2017) Jackie Cahill: I have a question on the reduction in the number of places on educational courses that Teagasc provided, as there is a reduction of nearly 200 places available. My understanding is there is a waiting list for Teagasc courses and that they are over-subscribed. I would be concerned about the potential reduction of 12% to 13% in the number of places available. Second, I asked a question...
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 30 - Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (21 Mar 2017) Jackie Cahill: Is the Minister satisfied that there will be sufficient places available with this reduction?
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 30 - Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (21 Mar 2017) Jackie Cahill: I have a question concerning the veterinary fund. We had a debate recently about regional laboratories. Does the Estimate for 2017 cover the costs of all of the laboratories that we have at present?
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 30 - Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (21 Mar 2017) Jackie Cahill: The volatility payment is not mentioned in the Estimates. What is a volatility payment? It will not be available next year. There was a temporary cessation scheme. Will some of the money be paid out in 2017?
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 30 - Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (21 Mar 2017) Jackie Cahill: The line reads: "Market Volatility Payment (Dairy & Pigmeat Sector)".