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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Reports (17 Sep 2019)

Jackie Cahill: 473. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the timeline, by year and quarter, for the delivery of each action under the First Progress Report by the Bioeconomy Implementation Group in tabular form. [36999/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (17 Sep 2019)

Jackie Cahill: 474. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to allow the planting of agroforestry in areas designated as acid sensitive lands; and the size of additional lands which will be eligible in 2019 (details supplied) on designated acid sensitive areas on which planting will be permitted by county in hectares. [37004/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (17 Sep 2019)

Jackie Cahill: 496. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address a matter regarding the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37477/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Data (17 Sep 2019)

Jackie Cahill: 497. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the length of time it takes to process forestry applications within the Forest Service by longest, shortest and average for the past five years in tabular form; his plans to speed up the process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37478/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Grant Payments (17 Sep 2019)

Jackie Cahill: 658. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if there are grants available through the OPW to support the rethatching of a roof on a listed building; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37693/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Grant Payments (17 Sep 2019)

Jackie Cahill: 683. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if grants are available through local authorities to help in the upgrading and rethatching of a thatched roof which is part of a listed building; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37683/19]

Agriculture: Motion [Private Members] (18 Sep 2019)

Jackie Cahill: It is historic that this is the second day in a row that beef farmers' plight has been top of the agenda in the Dáil. I had a number of calls this morning from farmers who are part of these new producer groups that have been established to try to negotiate with factories. They tell me that factories are refusing to negotiate with them on price. If we are to get our industry back on...

Agriculture: Motion [Private Members] (18 Sep 2019)

Jackie Cahill: That is not correct.

Agriculture: Motion [Private Members] (18 Sep 2019)

Jackie Cahill: What about dairy farmers?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Reform and Related Issues: Discussion (18 Sep 2019)

Jackie Cahill: I welcome the opportunity to speak at this committee and welcome the Commissioner and his colleagues. I listened to the presentations in my office. I am a Tipperary Deputy with significant concerns about what is happening. Over the past couple of years, I have asked a number of parliamentary questions about resources provided to County Tipperary. It is clear that we have not received our...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Reform and Related Issues: Discussion (18 Sep 2019)

Jackie Cahill: What about the headquarters for the division?

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Certificates (19 Sep 2019)

Jackie Cahill: 104. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason a person (details supplied) must pay €1,000 to become an Irish citizen in order to obtain an Irish passport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37995/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Hare Coursing Regulation (19 Sep 2019)

Jackie Cahill: 174. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on correspondence from an organisation (details supplied) regarding the greyhound industry and licences; and the latest data regarding the questions raised in same in tabular form. [38123/19]

Agrifood and Rural Development: Motion (24 Sep 2019)

Jackie Cahill: As my colleague noted, this is the third time we have discussed the beef crisis in this House within a week. I also commend the Rural Independent Group on introducing the motion. Our family farm structure is under threat like never before. I wonder if the processors have been listening to the farmers in recent weeks. The 30-month rule, which has been a major bone of contention, is a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Grants (24 Sep 2019)

Jackie Cahill: 379. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will introduce proposals to reward financially landowners who have their lands planted with forestry to take into account the fact that their lands are acting as carbon sinks and helping the State to achieve its climate change targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38318/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Supports (24 Sep 2019)

Jackie Cahill: 387. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the membership of a person (details supplied) in the hen harrier environmental scheme can be used as a qualifying criterion for the BEAM scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38271/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Preparations (24 Sep 2019)

Jackie Cahill: 389. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress made on increasing lairage capacity at Cherbourg to cope with the volume of dairy calves in spring 2020; if the agreed extension of two hours as per points 1.3, 1.4 and 1.7(b) of the regulations governing the port of destination and its vicinity will be used to speed up the provision of extra lairage capacity; and if...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Council of Ireland Report: Discussion (24 Sep 2019)

Jackie Cahill: I thank Ms Muldoon for her presentation. This is a most serious issue for the sector and many questions must be asked. There is a lot of unease. I received phone calls from eight vets over the weekend who were unanimous in their view this is not good progress for the sector and that it is a retrograde step. My Fianna Fáil colleagues and I met the vets' union, which put forward a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Council of Ireland Report: Discussion (24 Sep 2019)

Jackie Cahill: That is fine. At our meeting on 21 May, the Veterinary Council assured the committee that it received specific legal advice prior to announcing in December 2017 the amendments to the code of professional conduct relating to the ownership of veterinary practice. This is not substantiated by the findings of the Grant Thornton report. Will the witnesses clarify this discrepancy?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Council of Ireland Report: Discussion (24 Sep 2019)

Jackie Cahill: What advice was received prior to December 2017, when the amendments of the code of practice relating to the ownership were made?