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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (3 Mar 2021)

Jackie Cahill: 1057. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the budget set aside for compulsory testing of BVD for 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11272/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (3 Mar 2021)

Jackie Cahill: 1058. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of herds nationally that have had persistently infected animal positives up to 20 February 2021, by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11273/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Identification Schemes (3 Mar 2021)

Jackie Cahill: 1059. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when knackeries will become live for the cattle movement monitoring system, CMMS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11274/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (3 Mar 2021)

Jackie Cahill: 1063. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the commitment made at a meeting of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and the Marine that the age of licensees would be made known at the time of issue; when this is due to commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11319/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (3 Mar 2021)

Jackie Cahill: 1064. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimated number of afforestation licences his Department expects to issue in 2021 to meet the target of 8,000 hectares set in the programme for Government, given the figures for licences for the first two months of 2021 are extremely low; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11320/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (3 Mar 2021)

Jackie Cahill: 1065. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether Ireland will struggle to achieve 25% of the target for afforestation licences on the basis of the figures for the first two months of 2021; his initiatives to increase the number of afforestation licences to issue in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11321/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (3 Mar 2021)

Jackie Cahill: 1066. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to review the blanket ban on plantations on unenclosed land, which was introduced in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11322/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (3 Mar 2021)

Jackie Cahill: 1067. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a survey has been carried out on the capital value of unenclosed land as a result of the decision in 2010 to ban afforestation on unenclosed land; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11323/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Felling Licences (3 Mar 2021)

Jackie Cahill: 1068. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a felling licence will issue to a person (details supplied). [11356/21]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (4 Mar 2021)

Jackie Cahill: Thankfully we are seeing clear evidence that Covid-19 vaccines are working. Now that those most at risk in nursing homes and the elderly in the community are becoming increasingly protected from the dangers of Covid-19, it is time to do what we can to tackle loneliness and isolation among older people. It is time to ease the restrictions on nursing home visits. I fully accept these were...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (4 Mar 2021)

Jackie Cahill: 13. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will consider the proposal that National Broadband Ireland employ much greater numbers of employees to conduct the necessary surveys for the roll-out of fibre broadband in rural areas (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12380/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pension Provisions (4 Mar 2021)

Jackie Cahill: 128. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when retired teachers who receive their pension payments through the PSSC and NSSO will receive the 2% increase in the pay and the restoration of allowances (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12268/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Websites (4 Mar 2021)

Jackie Cahill: 270. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason that farming companies are locked out of their accounts on the website of his Department when their account has been inactive for three weeks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12297/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Eradication of Bovine Tuberculosis: Discussion (9 Mar 2021)

Jackie Cahill: Apologies have been received from Senator Tim Lombard. I remind members that in the context of current Covid-19 restrictions, only the Chairman and staff are present in the committee room and all other members must join remotely from elsewhere in the parliamentary precinct. The secretariat can issue an invitation to join the meeting on Microsoft Teams. Members may not participate in the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Eradication of Bovine Tuberculosis: Discussion (9 Mar 2021)

Jackie Cahill: Speaking to our witnesses for a moment as to technology, my screen has only so many slots on it. If some of the witnesses wish to speak up and I do not see them on the screen, by all means speak up. Do any other witnesses wish to make a statement?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Eradication of Bovine Tuberculosis: Discussion (9 Mar 2021)

Jackie Cahill: I thank Mr. Farrell. Yes, I can hear you, Mr. Smyth, go ahead now, please.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Eradication of Bovine Tuberculosis: Discussion (9 Mar 2021)

Jackie Cahill: I will take Deputies Carthy and Kehoe together. I call Deputy Carthy.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Eradication of Bovine Tuberculosis: Discussion (9 Mar 2021)

Jackie Cahill: For clarity, four organisations are represented this evening.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Eradication of Bovine Tuberculosis: Discussion (9 Mar 2021)

Jackie Cahill: It is no bother. I will go in reverse order this time and call Mr Cullinan first.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Eradication of Bovine Tuberculosis: Discussion (9 Mar 2021)

Jackie Cahill: You may do so after we hear from Deputy Martin Browne.