Results 241-260 of 7,670 for speaker:Jackie Cahill

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Costs (17 Nov 2016)

Jackie Cahill: 123. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will address the impact on SMEs of the rising cost of insurance, which if not addressed will result in job losses in an important sector of the economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35514/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility (17 Nov 2016)

Jackie Cahill: 182. To ask the Minister for Social Protection his plans to extend the access to rent supplement to those who may not be on a local authority housing list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35619/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (17 Nov 2016)

Jackie Cahill: 212. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a power wheelchair was sanctioned for a person (details supplied) in July 2016 but was not ordered until October 2016 with a waiting time of 12 weeks for delivery; if the HSE will fast forward the delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35572/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test Centres (17 Nov 2016)

Jackie Cahill: 266. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to set out in tabular form the total number of tests taken and the total number of fails specifically for truck licences at each of the driving test centres in County Tipperary, that is, Nenagh, Thurles, Tipperary town and Clonmel, individually by centre and by tester, unnamed, for each of the years 2011 to...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Civil Defence (17 Nov 2016)

Jackie Cahill: 291. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if there are any funding schemes available to voluntary search and rescue units (details supplied) as the work they do in supporting the civil authorities at a time when persons are missing or injured is vital and requires funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35540/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Excise Duties Collection (22 Nov 2016)

Jackie Cahill: 170. To ask the Minister for Finance the excise duty collected on a pint of beer served over the counter at a licensed premises; the excise duty collected on a 500 millilitre can of beer purchased in an off licence premises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35828/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Minor Works Scheme (22 Nov 2016)

Jackie Cahill: 221. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the minor works grant for primary schools is being paid to primary schools in 2016; if not, the reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36166/16]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes Funding (22 Nov 2016)

Jackie Cahill: 344. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if there is funding ring fenced for a flood relief programme in Templemore, County Tipperary; if so, the amount; when it is due to commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35795/16]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Planning Issues (22 Nov 2016)

Jackie Cahill: 375. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will expedite the review of the archaeological impact assessment of a house (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36169/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Care of the Elderly Provision (22 Nov 2016)

Jackie Cahill: 447. To ask the Minister for Health the services available in County Tipperary for persons who are diagnosed with early stages of dementia in the area of counselling, physical therapy and other quality of life services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36154/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Identification Schemes (22 Nov 2016)

Jackie Cahill: 507. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a second cattle tag is on the verge of being approved for use here under his Department's tag approval process; the changes that have been made to this tag to allow it to pass on security grounds, considering that it failed to get his Department's approval on a number of occasions in the past after having been closely...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of the UK Referendum on Membership of the EU on the Irish Agrifood and Fisheries Sectors: Teagasc (22 Nov 2016)

Jackie Cahill: We are all focused on the fall in the value of sterling, but it is one of our least problematic issues. Companies and people who selling into the UK market will, when renewing contracts, allow for that fall. Food inflation in the United Kingdom is increasing. Those in the mushroom sector tell us they are getting price increases from retailers. Has Teagasc done any analysis of whether food...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Bovine TB Eradication Programme: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (22 Nov 2016)

Jackie Cahill: I thank Dr. Good for her presentation. Unlike Senator Lombard I have come across her. We must recognise we have significantly reduced the levels of TB. We are now at a juncture to take the next step to reduce it even more, but this will be very difficult. Take the example of Wicklow and the huge incidence of TB there. Some farmers have stopped keeping bovines in west Wicklow because they...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Bovine TB Eradication Programme: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (22 Nov 2016)

Jackie Cahill: It is down to 750 now.

Questions on Proposed Legislation (23 Nov 2016)

Jackie Cahill: The programme for Government undertakes to introduce and fast-track legislation to provide for stricter bail terms for repeat serious offenders, including the introduction of electronic tagging. A commitment was given to draft the legislation as a priority during this session. Where is the legislation?

Flood Insurance Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (29 Nov 2016)

Jackie Cahill: I compliment Deputy Michael McGrath for introducing this Bill which will help to alleviate the financial pressure on home and business owners who are unable to get reasonable insurance cover due to flooding concerns. Major capital investment is being made to alleviate flooding in a lot of towns around the country. However, we are ignoring Inland Fisheries Ireland and the powers of that...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Issues (29 Nov 2016)

Jackie Cahill: 389. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will along with his EU Council of Minister colleagues press the Israeli authorities for an immediate moratorium on demolitions and confiscations and request compensation for confiscated or demolished EU assets in area C of the West Bank; if he will raise the concern regarding the urgent spike in demolitions and...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Issues (29 Nov 2016)

Jackie Cahill: 390. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will along with his Council of Minister colleagues mandate the European External Action Service, EEAS, to publish and proactively disseminate the biannual EU Representative in Jerusalem's, EUREP, report on demolitions and confiscations of EU-member state funded structures and put pressure on the EEAS to mandate the EU...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme Eligibility (29 Nov 2016)

Jackie Cahill: 544. To ask the Minister for Health if he will instruct the HSE to immediately engage with the PKU Association of Ireland in view of the fact that PKU is a rare metabolic disorder which requires a low-protein diet and prescribed low-protein foods are a key part of the diet due to its limited nature (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37169/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services Provision (29 Nov 2016)

Jackie Cahill: 514. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address the issue of securing general practitioners for provincial town practices in which a client bank of 800 medical cards is not deemed to be economically feasible or attractive enough, resulting in no applications being received for a position which has become vacant due to a general practitioner retirement in Thurles, County Tipperary...