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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Imports Data (9 Nov 2016)

Jackie Cahill: 174. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of lambs that were imported from Northern Ireland in October 2016; the way this compares to the number of lambs imported in October 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33909/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Imports Data (9 Nov 2016)

Jackie Cahill: 175. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of lambs that were imported from the United Kingdom in October 2016; the way this compares to the number of lambs imported in October 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33910/16]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme (8 Nov 2016)

Jackie Cahill: 188. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will review and amend the criteria of the local authority house purchase scheme to accommodate the financial support that families wish to give their parents who are council tenants in the purchase of their homes from the local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33327/16]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme Administration (3 Nov 2016)

Jackie Cahill: 79. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if a tenant of 30 years of Tipperary County Council can purchase their home from the council with a lump sum which is not a loan and the lump sum is not secured against the property; if not, the reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33158/16]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Unfinished Housing Developments (3 Nov 2016)

Jackie Cahill: 80. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will address the crisis in estates around the country that are not completed to the satisfaction of the local council to allow them to be taken in charge where the development company are no longer in business and the council have not been provided funding by Government to complete the work as these estates...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: CLÁR Programme (3 Nov 2016)

Jackie Cahill: 110. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the amount of the €3 million allocated nationally for the CLÁR programme that is designated for County Tipperary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33108/16]

Calais Migrant Camp: Statements (2 Nov 2016)

Jackie Cahill: I come from a provincial town in rural Ireland and a year and a half ago, we took in 12 Syrian families. I believe we were the first town in Ireland to do that. Those families have blended in perfectly with the local community. The other morning, as I was making my way to Dublin, I saw two Syrian youngsters coming up the street with hurleys under their arms. If ever we wanted an...

Topical Issue Debate: Beef Industry (2 Nov 2016)

Jackie Cahill: I appreciate the Minister of State's answer, but farmers out there do not believe that this decision was good for the industry. This group has stopped live exports to the UK being economically viable. We cannot get quality assurance for our cattle in the UK to have these Irish forward stores slaughtered there. This group has purchased a significant number of calves in the last few years in...

Topical Issue Debate: Beef Industry (2 Nov 2016)

Jackie Cahill: The decision by Brussels to allow ABP Group to take over Slaney Meats is inconceivable. The State reneged on its responsibility in this regard and the decision was left to Brussels to make. Farmers cannot understand how this decision was allowed to be made. It is the view of the vast majority of farmers engaged in the beef industry that this group controls a monopoly interest in the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Roads Maintenance Funding (2 Nov 2016)

Jackie Cahill: 19. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the total funding being made available to local authorities for roads for 2017; the specific figure for County Tipperary; the way in which they compare as a percentage, plus or minus, yearly, versus funding in each of the years 2010 to 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32675/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme (2 Nov 2016)

Jackie Cahill: 25. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his Department's plans for the sports capital programme for 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32676/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Data (2 Nov 2016)

Jackie Cahill: 83. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons from County Tipperary that were convicted and sentenced to imprisonment; the number who were processed at the prison where they were sent and released on the same day or the following day, by prison, by category of crime, by length of sentence given, in 2014, 2015 and 2016 to date; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme (2 Nov 2016)

Jackie Cahill: 99. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will review the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme in order to allow access to persons with severe cerebral palsy who due to their illness are incapable of independent movement and require modified vehicles to attend hospital, physiotherapy and all other care which helps them with their quality of life; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Schemes (2 Nov 2016)

Jackie Cahill: 268. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the allocation from the €10 million nationally for the town and village renewal scheme 2016 that has been made for County Tipperary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32821/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Legislative Programme (2 Nov 2016)

Jackie Cahill: 284. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite the legislation required for a new transport support scheme as currently the financial supports for provision of adapted transport for persons with severe disability is grossly underfunded and is having a profound impact on the quality of life of those suffering from disability and also their families; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Medical Certificates Applications (2 Nov 2016)

Jackie Cahill: 285. To ask the Minister for Health if he will investigate the provision of a primary medical certificate for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32529/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (2 Nov 2016)

Jackie Cahill: 322. To ask the Minister for Health the illnesses and disabilities that automatically qualify a person for a medical card; the details of the severity and stage of the illness when the automatic qualification starts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32714/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Assist Scheme (2 Nov 2016)

Jackie Cahill: 384. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to utilise existing state aid rules and the temporary concessions allowed to provide lower cost financial support to assist farmers through the income crisis of 2016 and beyond; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32665/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Assist Scheme (2 Nov 2016)

Jackie Cahill: 386. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if Ireland’s €11.1million share of the July 2016 EU aid package for dairy and other livestock farmers will be matched with national funding, as the EU allows; the way he plans to utilise the potential €22.2million to support farmers’ cash flow, under pressure from low produce prices and accumulating...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Issues (27 Oct 2016)

Jackie Cahill: 22. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the immediate actions being taken to alleviate the initial effects of Brexit, particularly in the area of horticulture, an area that has already seen significant job losses due to Brexit. [31806/16]