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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges for the Forestry Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Nov 2020)

Jackie Cahill: I thank Mr McAuley. I call Mr. O'Brien to make his opening statement or does he wish to take questions from members from the floor?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges for the Forestry Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Nov 2020)

Jackie Cahill: It might be better then if I allow some questions to be put and this might give Mr. O'Brien the opportunity to respond. Is that okay?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges for the Forestry Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Nov 2020)

Jackie Cahill: I will take the questions of three Deputies and Senators together and then I will return to our witnesses. Mr. McAuley has raised some serious questions about how the licensing system is operating and I am sure that the committee members may wish to have this further elaborated on. I call Deputy Kehoe first, then Senators Paul Daly and Boyhan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges for the Forestry Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Nov 2020)

Jackie Cahill: Deputy Kehoe addressed three questions to Mr. O'Brien. I ask him to please answer them, as well as the questions raised by the two Senators.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges for the Forestry Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Nov 2020)

Jackie Cahill: I thank Mr. O'Brien. I gave latitude to Mr. O'Brien in his answers because I felt he was giving a comprehensive review of the issues in the industry. Other members are anxious to pose questions. There has been a comprehensive outline by both Mr. McAuley and Mr. O'Brien. I will call on Deputies Carthy and Fitzmaurice and Senator Lombard, and then Deputy Leddin.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges for the Forestry Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Nov 2020)

Jackie Cahill: Before calling the witnesses I want to refer to Deputy Carthy's comments on what we voted on in legislation in the Dáil. I was clear that we were voting on the licensing process. I knew there were 2,000 applications in the licensing system that were separate from the appeals. I knew we were voting on a segment of applications that were gone into appeals and to try to speed that up. I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges for the Forestry Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Nov 2020)

Jackie Cahill: The point I am making is that when the legislation was passed I knew there was a serious backlog in the applications system that was completely separate from the appeals. I ask the witnesses to give very brief answers because another four or five Deputies and Senators want to ask questions. They previously gave extremely comprehensive answers but I ask them to be brief this time around.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges for the Forestry Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Nov 2020)

Jackie Cahill: There are five more contributors who wish to ask questions. We have time constraints, due to our Covid-19 restrictions, so I am going to take those five together. Those contributors are Senator Lombard, Deputies Martin Browne, Michael Collins, Sherlock and Ó Cuív.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges for the Forestry Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Nov 2020)

Jackie Cahill: I call Deputy Ó Cuív.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges for the Forestry Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Nov 2020)

Jackie Cahill: I have another witness to call on. Since our time is restricted due to Covid, I would like brief answers. Given that many comprehensive questions have been asked, I would like it if the witnesses could send us written answers to some of them. Detailed and pertinent questions have been asked and, in normal times, I would be able to let the meeting extend beyond two hours, but I will have to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges for the Forestry Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Nov 2020)

Jackie Cahill: I am sorry to have to cut Mr. McAuley short but I wish to give Mr. Gowran ample time to make his statement and take questions from the members. I thank Mr. Mc Auley and Mr. O'Brien for their contributions. They saw, in light of the extensive number of questions, that there is huge concern among the members about where the forestry industry is at present. I invite Mr. Gowran, CEO of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges for the Forestry Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Nov 2020)

Jackie Cahill: Mr. Gowran might answer those questions. Two more members are offering so I ask him to be brief.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges for the Forestry Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Nov 2020)

Jackie Cahill: I thank the three witnesses, Mr. McAuley, Mr. O'Brien and Mr. Gowran for attending today. We have had a very good exchange of views. I thank them for getting used to the technology for the meeting. This is the first successful Zoom meeting we have had. I also thank the staff for getting the meeting up and running. We had a false start on the last occasion but it has run very smoothly...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (4 Nov 2020)

Jackie Cahill: Epidiolex is a cannabis-based medication that can be used to treat two severe forms of epilepsy. It is available to children over the age of two and eligible adults. I have been contacted by the parents of a 14-year-old girl who has an aggressive form of cancer. She has been suffering from seizures and she drops suddenly to the ground when they take hold. She has an average of...

Finance Bill 2020: Second Stage (4 Nov 2020)

Jackie Cahill: Will the Minister accept two amendments to the Finance Bill 2020? Both are closely related. The first relates to an amendment to the provisions of the capital gains tax legislation to ensure that in a particular instance of partition or severance of land, that property owners would not be liable for a charge. On the partitioning of land for a site, under the law as it stands, the relief...

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Grant Payments (4 Nov 2020)

Jackie Cahill: 20. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment the status of the business restart grant application for the swimming pool that a facility (details supplied) has applied for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34080/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (4 Nov 2020)

Jackie Cahill: 125. To ask the Minister for Health if a venue has been sourced in Thurles, County Tipperary for the recommencement of podiatry and physiotherapy services for older persons in Thurles and its hinterland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33995/20]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (5 Nov 2020)

Jackie Cahill: I will ask about FreeStyle Libre. There are 20,000 people in Ireland living with type 1 diabetes. They have been calling on the Department of Health and HSE for years now to reimburse people who wish to use a FreeStyle Libre device to best manage their condition. The device consists of small, round sensor that is worn on the back of the upper arm. A handheld reader or application on a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (5 Nov 2020)

Jackie Cahill: 203. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 268 of 14 October 2020, the reason a wheelchair recommended by the Central Remedial Clinic is not on the approved list for purchase by the aids and appliance department and the HSE will not consider same when the said wheelchair is necessary for certain persons living with multiple sclerosis and recommended for them by...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (5 Nov 2020)

Jackie Cahill: 313. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to address the rising numbers on waiting lists for access to rheumatology resources in view of the Covid-19 pandemic (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34425/20]