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- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Control of Horses (10 Mar 2021)
Jackie Cahill: 1032. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the percentage of horses that are microchipped nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13340/21]
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (10 Mar 2021)
Jackie Cahill: 1046. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the average length of time it takes to approve an afforestation application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13547/21]
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (10 Mar 2021)
Jackie Cahill: 1047. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the total expense of the additional ecologists recruited by his Department had been compared in terms of value for money to the costed woodland environmental planning grant proposal submitted to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13548/21]
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry (10 Mar 2021)
Jackie Cahill: 1048. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the plans in BEAM 2019 for farmers who do not reach 5% stocking rate reduction; if farmers can obtain a pro-rata payment rate at a reduced rate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13549/21]
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry (10 Mar 2021)
Jackie Cahill: 1049. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a method (details supplied) for calculating the organic output stocking rate can be used for the 2019 BEAM scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13550/21]
- Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Enhancement Programme (10 Mar 2021)
Jackie Cahill: 1052. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the application by Gortnahoe, County Tipperary for the community enhancement programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12508/21]
- Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Statements (11 Mar 2021)
Jackie Cahill: I fully acknowledge that the only way we are truly going to beat Covid-19 as a society and country is through the effective roll-out of the vaccine. Thankfully, we are already starting to see that the vaccine is highly effective in preventing the spread of this deadly disease among those already inoculated. As those most at risk of contracting Covid-19 and falling seriously ill from it are...
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (11 Mar 2021)
Jackie Cahill: National Broadband Ireland is tasked with the roll-out of high-speed fibre broadband to most rural parts of the country. There are people living in townlands in County Tipperary who have been told that it will be two or three years before their areas are even surveyed. They will then be looking at a similar timeframe before the network is rolled out in their areas. I acknowledge that this...
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Services (11 Mar 2021)
Jackie Cahill: 257. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimated number of vets needed for the additional certification process in relation to changes in export health certification of products of animal origin on 1 April 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13580/21]
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Services (11 Mar 2021)
Jackie Cahill: 258. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if all vets have received the required training in relation to changes in export health certification of products of animal origin on 1 April 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13581/21]
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Services (11 Mar 2021)
Jackie Cahill: 259. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of certificates that will be needed to be signed by vets in relation to changes in export health certification of products of animal origin on 1 April 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13582/21]
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Services (11 Mar 2021)
Jackie Cahill: 260. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether Ireland has the infrastructure to ensure that changes in export health certification does not disrupt the speedy delivery of products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13583/21]
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Business of Joint Committee (23 Mar 2021)
Jackie Cahill: The topic for today's meeting is the regulation of veterinary medicines. The meeting is in two parts. The first part will be an engagement with Professor More, Dr. McAloon and Ms McCoy while the second will be an engagement with representatives of Veterinary Ireland. Before we begin, I will state for the record some decisions made by the joint committee in private session at its meeting...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Regulation of Veterinary Medicines: Discussion (23 Mar 2021)
Jackie Cahill: I welcome the following subject matter experts to the meeting: from UCD School of Veterinary Medicine, Professor Simon More and Ms Catherine McAloon; and from Animal Health Ireland, Ms Finola McCoy. We have received their opening statement, which has already been circulated to members. As we are limited in our time due to Covid-19 safety restrictions, the committee has agreed that the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Regulation of Veterinary Medicines: Discussion (23 Mar 2021)
Jackie Cahill: Deputy McNamara indicated that he would like to come in.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Regulation of Veterinary Medicines: Discussion (23 Mar 2021)
Jackie Cahill: Deputy Nolan is the last speaker and I suggest she asks her questions before we return to the witnesses.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Regulation of Veterinary Medicines: Discussion (23 Mar 2021)
Jackie Cahill: Senator Lombard and the two Deputies made some strong points. I ask the witnesses for their final comments.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Regulation of Veterinary Medicines: Discussion (23 Mar 2021)
Jackie Cahill: We are way over time, so I have to conclude this session. We have another session and we have kept the witnesses waiting. On behalf of the committee, I thank Professor More, Dr. McAloon and Ms McCoy for briefing it on the issues around the regulation of veterinary medicines. I thank them for an informative discussion. I propose we suspend the meeting to allow the other witnesses to come...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Regulation of Veterinary Medicines: Discussion (23 Mar 2021)
Jackie Cahill: We are joined by the following representatives of Veterinary Ireland: Mr. Conor Geraghty, president; Mr. Tadhg Gavin, food-animal chair; and Mr. Finbarr Murphy, chief executive. I am sorry for keeping the witnesses waiting. All the witnesses are appearing from a witness room on the parliamentary precincts. They are very welcome to the meeting. We received their opening statement which has...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Regulation of Veterinary Medicines: Discussion (23 Mar 2021)
Jackie Cahill: I accept that is good clarification. It did not read it or interpret it in that way but I accept Mr. Geraghty's clarification.