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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Service Provision (1 Feb 2017)

Jackie Cahill: 315. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the reason a company (details supplied) was allowed to roll out fibre broadband at Dundrum, County Tipperary, and not at the village of Knockavilla, a couple of miles away, despite delivering broadband to a hotel at a point on the road equidistant from both villages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4896/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Service Provision (1 Feb 2017)

Jackie Cahill: 316. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the reason he is allowing broadband providers to roll out fibre broadband to areas of rural Tipperary while leaving out connected rural townlands and villages (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4897/17]

Bus Éireann: Motion [Private Members] (31 Jan 2017)

Jackie Cahill: Yesterday, I received a phone call from an Expressway driver. He also sent an e-mail saying that he works a six-week roster with one weekend off in six. He has a lot of days on which he is away from home for 11 or 12 hours. For two of the six weeks, he starts at 2 a.m. and 4 a.m. He earns an average of €700 per week. Bus Éireann proposes to cut that by removing the shift...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges within the Organic Farming Sector: Discussion (31 Jan 2017)

Jackie Cahill: I thank the witnesses for the presentation, which was very much to the point. There needs to be standardisation of the criteria for qualifying as an organic farmer. The quality assurance scheme operated by Bord Bia is an excellent opportunity for farmers, given Bord Bia is visiting a significant number of farms every 18 months. The opportunity to get that scheme intertwined with the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges within the Organic Farming Sector: Discussion (31 Jan 2017)

Jackie Cahill: What is the premium on beef?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges within the Organic Farming Sector: Discussion (31 Jan 2017)

Jackie Cahill: Many of the suggestions made by the delegation today are cost neutral, which means they have no financial implications. Bord Bia is a promotional body and is in charge of quality assurance. Bord Bia should be brought into the equation to streamline the inspection regime for the organic sector. A huge number of farms have quality assurance. I strongly believe that organic inspections must...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Data (31 Jan 2017)

Jackie Cahill: 658. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of applications for single farm payments, by county, in each of the years from 2013 to 2016; the total value of payments made by county for each of the same years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4512/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Data (31 Jan 2017)

Jackie Cahill: 659. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the percentage of each county which is eligible for an areas of natural constraint payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4513/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Site Visits (31 Jan 2017)

Jackie Cahill: 752. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of IDA visits for potential foreign direct investment for counties Cork, Kerry, Limerick, Clare, Galway, Offaly, Laois, Kilkenny and Waterford in each of the years 2012 to 2016, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4391/17]

Nursing Home Support Scheme (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (26 Jan 2017)

Jackie Cahill: I commend my colleague, Deputy Willie O'Dea, on bringing forward the Bill. Deputy Anne Rabbitte referred to the inadequacies of the fair deal scheme, particularly for farmers. Many people of the older generation are nervous about transferring their assets to the younger generation for various social reasons. Cognisance must be taken of this and the fair deal scheme should be modified to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Commissioner of Valuation (24 Jan 2017)

Jackie Cahill: 126. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason the Commissioner of Valuation is of the view that the introduction of a regional structure for the Valuation Office is not in line with the current operational requirements and work programmes of the organisation; the reason it is not at present under consideration, in view of the fact that the Valuation Office's work...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Staff Data (24 Jan 2017)

Jackie Cahill: 130. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the total number of persons employed at her Department's office at Davis Street, Tipperary town, County Tipperary; the way in which this compares each year since it opened; if there is physical capacity in these offices for further decentralisation of jobs; her plans in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3151/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland (24 Jan 2017)

Jackie Cahill: 148. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland will not accept an animal herd as collateral from a farmer for a business loan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2968/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Summer Works Scheme Applications (24 Jan 2017)

Jackie Cahill: 168. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application by a school (details supplied) for the summer works programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2822/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Services Provision (24 Jan 2017)

Jackie Cahill: 419. To ask the Minister for Health to set down in tabular form the total number of referrals from Caredoc Clonmel to the accident and emergency departments of South Tipperary General Hospital and University Hospital Waterford in each of the years from 2010 to 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2646/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Community Intervention Teams (24 Jan 2017)

Jackie Cahill: 450. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which the services of the community intervention teams in south and north Tipperary have been advertised to hospitals, general practitioners and other community sources to ensure that as many referrals as possible are made that will keep persons out of hospital and away from accident and emergency departments; his plans to advertise the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Data (24 Jan 2017)

Jackie Cahill: 464. To ask the Minister for Health the total capital funding that has been spent at Our Lady's Hospital, Cashel, County Tipperary between 2008 and 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2849/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Accident and Emergency Departments Data (24 Jan 2017)

Jackie Cahill: 496. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of referrals to accident and emergency departments from Shannon Doc, Thurles and Nenagh respectively, in each of the years 2010 to 2016, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3155/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Roads Maintenance (24 Jan 2017)

Jackie Cahill: 608. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to address the traffic bottleneck at Thurles, County Tipperary as part of the Capital Plan 2016-2021 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3139/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Data (24 Jan 2017)

Jackie Cahill: 620. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the general location, that is the nearest town, of the IDA Ireland sponsored site visits to County Tipperary in each of the years from 2012 to 2016 (details supplied), in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3138/17]