Results 201-220 of 7,670 for speaker:Jackie Cahill

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Environmental Schemes (25 Oct 2016)

Jackie Cahill: 519. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there has been any extra funding made available to the special areas of conservation, SACs, to compensate for the restrictions imposed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31878/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Payments (25 Oct 2016)

Jackie Cahill: 520. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers waiting for area of natural constraints, ANC, payments due to delays in administration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31882/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Applications (25 Oct 2016)

Jackie Cahill: 522. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a single farm payment and area of natural constraint payment will be received by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31924/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Data (25 Oct 2016)

Jackie Cahill: 526. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers waiting for the first instalment of the single farm payment due to the delay in processing inspections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31966/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test Data (25 Oct 2016)

Jackie Cahill: 573. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the total number of tests taken and the total number of fails at each of the driving test centres in Nenagh, Thurles, Tipperary town and Clonmel, County Tipperary, for each of the years 2011 to 2015, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31972/16]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Priorities of Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Discussion (25 Oct 2016)

Jackie Cahill: I welcome the officials from the Department. I dealt with Mr. O'Driscoll for many years in a different role and it has always been a pleasure to work with him. I want to make a number of points. With regard to the major challenges Brexit poses for us, there is a huge amount of North-South trade. Three million litres of milk a day comes from the North to the South to be processed. Forty...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Priorities of Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Discussion (25 Oct 2016)

Jackie Cahill: It is not entirely up to date, or it was not on Friday. Someone was telling me lies then.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Priorities of Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Discussion (25 Oct 2016)

Jackie Cahill: That might be due to the cashflow side.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme (26 Oct 2016)

Jackie Cahill: 146. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address the late payments to farmers caused by administration problems and delayed processing of satellite inspections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32211/16]

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]

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

Jackie Cahill: 24. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address the serious concerns in the beef industry following a takeover by a company (details supplied), in view of the fact the primary producers may now find themselves selling into a less competitive market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32210/16]

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...

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...

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...

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...