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Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (22 Jun 2016)

Jackie Cahill: A herd that holds PIs should be completely restricted. That would force them to get rid of the PIs.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (22 Jun 2016)

Jackie Cahill: I accept that but at the outset of the three-year programme, it was stated it would completely eradicate BVD. If we restricted those farms which have PIs from moving animals, they would be forced to deal with it. I accept a carrot was held out but some of these farms did not avail of it. I had two farmers on to me who had PIs for the first time this year. They put it down to PIs being kept...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (22 Jun 2016)

Jackie Cahill: Reference was made to the compensation to be received by farmers with SACs and SPAs on their land. Serious restrictions have been placed on them in the use of their land. From where will the funding come and when will it be introduced? On the ban on forestry in conservation areas, the hen harrier has been mentioned. Where there is forestry at various stages of development in these...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (22 Jun 2016)

Jackie Cahill: There are different stages of forestry in an SAC. Evidence has come forward that the hen harrier can live in places that have different stages of forestry. It would be desirable to allow that to happen rather than have a complete ban on an SAC. As Deputy Kenny pointed out, if SACs were available for planting it would alleviate some of the problems that he mentioned.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (22 Jun 2016)

Jackie Cahill: What is the timeframe on that?

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Company Closures (22 Jun 2016)

Jackie Cahill: 275. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she will instruct the Industrial Development Agency to request a report from the receivers of a company (details supplied) as to the circumstances surrounding the closure of this plant earlier in 2016 with the loss of all jobs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17571/16]

Estimates for Public Services 2016 (Resumed) (16 Jun 2016)

Jackie Cahill: I wish the new Minister and Ministers of State the best of luck in their portfolios. I welcome the allocation of an extra €500 million for health services. As a representative of County Tipperary which no longer has a Government Deputy or Senator, I will focus on the lack of mental health facilities in the county. With a population of 160,000, County Tipperary does not have...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Service Expenditure (16 Jun 2016)

Jackie Cahill: 35. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when he will fully roll out the broadband structure for County Tipperary under the national broadband plan, given that poor coverage is impacting negatively on the economic development of the county. [16122/16]

Other Questions: Child Protection Services Provision (9 Jun 2016)

Jackie Cahill: 7. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the plans she is working on to address the shortfall of active on-duty social workers in child protection services and to reduce the large number of at-risk children who are not allocated a social worker in a timely manner after the initial assessment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14860/16]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Drainage Schemes (9 Jun 2016)

Jackie Cahill: 85. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his Department or bodies under the aegis of his Department have assessed the risk of bacteria, parasites, invasive alien species and disease spreading across the country as a result of the proposed wide gauge drain carrying water the 172 km from Parteen on the River Shannon to Dublin city; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Drainage Schemes (9 Jun 2016)

Jackie Cahill: 86. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if the proposed wide gauge drain carrying water the 172 km from Parteen to Dublin city will faciliate chemicals and pesticides flowing from farm-to-farm and the studies his Department or bodies under the aegis of his Department have done on the impact for organic and similar farming and on the risk of flooding from wet...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Drainage Schemes (9 Jun 2016)

Jackie Cahill: 87. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the entity that will financially indemnify farmers who have land through which the 172 km drain from Parteen to Dublin city will pass to cover losses that they incur as a result of flooding, disease and so on, and particularly the inability of a farm that is linked to the drain to be classified as organic; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Young Farmers Scheme (9 Jun 2016)

Jackie Cahill: 210. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an appeal by persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15273/16]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Company Liquidations (9 Jun 2016)

Jackie Cahill: 226. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation as to how or what financial set of accounts relevant period and so on the High Court looked at when giving permission to a company (details supplied) to be wound down with a loss of all jobs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15274/16]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Company Liquidations (9 Jun 2016)

Jackie Cahill: 227. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the role that a company (details supplied) was to play when it took over another company (details supplied) as a going concern, when in fact it was winding down the company within six months due to significant losses of €5 million up to June 2015, which was prior to the takeover; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Company Liquidations (9 Jun 2016)

Jackie Cahill: 228. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if her Department was aware, through the Industrial Development Agency, of a company's (details supplied) €5 million losses prior to a company's (details supplied) takeover of the company in 2015, as this was stated by a director of a company in the High Court as the reason why the company should be allowed to wind down a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Payments (8 Jun 2016)

Jackie Cahill: 537. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) has only received a quarter of a payment under Scottish derogation; when the person will receive the rest of the payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14422/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TAMS Applications (8 Jun 2016)

Jackie Cahill: 538. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) will receive a grant to get four extra units in a milking parlour, a water heater and feeders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14423/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Imports (8 Jun 2016)

Jackie Cahill: 539. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of live cattle imported into Ireland since 1 January 2016, and from what countries; the equivalent figures for 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14424/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Exports (8 Jun 2016)

Jackie Cahill: 540. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of roll-on, roll-off ships and walk-on, walk-off ships currently approved to export cattle from Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14425/16]