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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Covid-19 on the Agriculture Sector and Priorities for CAP and Brexit: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (6 Oct 2020)

Jackie Cahill: The Deputy has four minutes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Covid-19 on the Agriculture Sector and Priorities for CAP and Brexit: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (6 Oct 2020)

Jackie Cahill: No, after a round of questions the Minister will answer to everyone.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Covid-19 on the Agriculture Sector and Priorities for CAP and Brexit: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (6 Oct 2020)

Jackie Cahill: A huge variety of questions have been posed to the Minister. They have all been to the point and pertinent to our industry and its future. If the committee was not impacted by the restrictions caused by Covid-19, we would definitely not be leaving this room in the timeframe that we will be this evening. I ask that the Minister, therefore, try to keep his answers as brief as possible...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Covid-19 on the Agriculture Sector and Priorities for CAP and Brexit: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (6 Oct 2020)

Jackie Cahill: Given the restrictions in the time available I propose to allow each member a minute to question the Minister again and he can respond directly. Members can seek clarification or ask fresh questions as they wish. I will make two points before calling members. The Minister mentioned Teagasc and the value of the progeny coming from the dairy herd. He might give a bit of direction to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Covid-19 on the Agriculture Sector and Priorities for CAP and Brexit: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (6 Oct 2020)

Jackie Cahill: On behalf of the committee, I thank the Minister for attending this afternoon. We have heard in detail of the issues and challenges posed by Covid-19, Brexit and CAP. We look forward to working with the Minister and wish him well in his management of this key portfolio. I also thank the departmental officials for their attendance today. As the questions posed demonstrate, there is a wide...

Brexit and Business: Statements (7 Oct 2020)

Jackie Cahill: In 90 days, the UK will be outside the EU Single Market and the customs union. This is going to have very significant implications for every business that moves goods to and from Great Britain. Even if a free trade agreement is concluded between the EU and UK, there will be significant and enduring change. Not since the economic war of the 1930s will Ireland have been deprived of access to...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (7 Oct 2020)

Jackie Cahill: 33. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if a person (details supplied) can have their house rezoned to a green zone for the purpose of accessing fibre broadband; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29076/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Child Custody and Access (7 Oct 2020)

Jackie Cahill: 208. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the forms of protections in place within the courts system to ensure that children and custody issues are not used as leverage in proceedings between parents of such children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29054/20]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (8 Oct 2020)

Jackie Cahill: We are facing into the season of long winter nights. With the restrictions that will be in place because of the virus, there will be no card games or bingo or plays in local halls. People's mental health and well-being will come under huge pressure. I ask the Tánaiste to consider extending summer time this year. This would theoretically bring the spring evenings sooner. We would...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Allowance (13 Oct 2020)

Jackie Cahill: 292. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will address the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29564/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: National Childcare Scheme (13 Oct 2020)

Jackie Cahill: 338. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if a person (details supplied) will be entitled to part funding to allow them avail of the national childcare scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29854/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (13 Oct 2020)

Jackie Cahill: 472. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a drug (details supplied); if it is reimbursed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29759/20]

Financial Resolutions 2020 - Financial Resolution No. 7: General (Resumed) (14 Oct 2020)

Jackie Cahill: This budget was delivered yesterday in the context of two of the greatest challenges our economy ever faced, that is, a hard-deal Brexit and a Covid pandemic. The Ministers, Deputies Michael McGrath and Donohoe, have managed to come up with a seriously progressive budget. This budget will save lives and save livelihoods and, most important of all, will give our people confidence to face the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Fees (14 Oct 2020)

Jackie Cahill: 248. To ask the Minister for Health the options available to a person (details supplied) to cover the cost of a nursing home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30370/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (14 Oct 2020)

Jackie Cahill: 268. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be considered for a new wheelchair; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30463/20]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (15 Oct 2020)

Jackie Cahill: I want to raise the issue of narcolepsy. Following an alleged bad batch of the swine flu vaccine a decade ago, over 90 people have taken claims against the HSE. They claim this bad batch resulted in them developing narcolepsy. Four of them are from my own County Tipperary. Narcolepsy is a chronic neurological disorder which impairs the brain's ability to regulate its sleep-wake cycle...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Broadband Infrastructure (15 Oct 2020)

Jackie Cahill: It is hard to outdo the Deputies Healy-Rae.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Agriculture Industry (15 Oct 2020)

Jackie Cahill: I welcome the Minister of State. I wish to speak today on horticultural peat harvesting. This sector makes a major contribution to the Irish economy. 5 o’clock There are 6,600 people directly employed in this industry and a further 11,000 in indirect employment. Many of those jobs are in the midlands, which have been particularly hard hit by industry closures and growing...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Agriculture Industry (15 Oct 2020)

Jackie Cahill: I welcome the Minister of State's reply in which there was recognition of the significant importance of the horticulture industry and the need for peat as a source of raw material. I welcome the formation of the working group and I hope a common sense solution can be found. It would not make sense from either an economic or environmental perspective to import peat into this country.

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic (15 Oct 2020)

Jackie Cahill: 76. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment if friendly societies that are compelled to hold AGMs will be exempt in 2020 in view of the additional challenges of holding AGMs during the Covid-19 pandemic. [30729/20]