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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Regulation of Veterinary Medicines: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Apr 2021)

Jackie Cahill: This issue has had an awful lot of debate at this committee. There is serious unease about how it will work in practice on farms. As Deputy Ring said, there is a financial worry but we also have a welfare worry about how more regulation will benefit. We are very concerned about it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Regulation of Veterinary Medicines: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Apr 2021)

Jackie Cahill: Thank you. Since there are no other questions, on behalf of the committee, I thank Ms Muldoon, Mr. Moffitt and Dr. Ní Riain of the Veterinary Council of Ireland for sharing their expertise.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (28 Apr 2021)

Jackie Cahill: 885. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be vaccinated soon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21272/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (28 Apr 2021)

Jackie Cahill: 958. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons aged 70 years of age and over in County Tipperary who have been registered by general practitioners to be vaccinated in their own homes under the National Ambulance Service Covid-19 home vaccination service as of 20 April 2021; the number of those persons who have been vaccinated to date; the reason a person in County Tipperary has had...

Covid-19, Mental Health and Older People: Statements (29 Apr 2021)

Jackie Cahill: The Covid pandemic has brought enormous challenges in the mental health sector. I acknowledge the considerable effort the Minister of State, Deputy Butler, has put into the Jigsaw centre in Thurles since she took office in July 2020. I have been working on this issue since I was first elected in 2016 and it is extremely important for our county. Although the date for opening the centre has...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Facilities (29 Apr 2021)

Jackie Cahill: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for picking this Topical Issue and giving us an opportunity to discuss it, and I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Rabbitte, for attending. I visited Cappagh hospital earlier this week and received a briefing from its chief executive, Ms Angela Lee, and one of its surgeons, Mr. Connor Green. Its excellence, capacity, figures and results are phenomenal but it...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Facilities (29 Apr 2021)

Jackie Cahill: Deputy Brendan Smith has put it well. Detailed plans have been drawn up for a modern unit. Unfortunately, the current infrastructure will not meet HIQA's standards in future. Investment is essential. The hospital has a tremendous record. It breaks even every year and sees a significant throughput. Its figures are the envy of other hospitals within the health service. We can make a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Business of Joint Committee (4 May 2021)

Jackie Cahill: I would like to remind members that in the context of the current Covid-19 restrictions, only the Chairman and staff are present in the committee room. All members must join the meeting remotely from elsewhere within the parliamentary precincts. The secretariat can issue invitations to join the meeting on Microsoft Teams. Members may not participate in the meeting from outside the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Climate Action Plan and its Implications for the Agriculture Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (4 May 2021)

Jackie Cahill: Today, we are engaging with representatives from An Taisce regarding the climate action plan 2021 and its implications for the agriculture sector. The joint committee intends to draft a submission to the public consultation on the plan. I would like to welcome to the meeting the following representatives from An Taisce: Mr. Ruaidhrí O’Boyle, honorary secretary of An Taisce...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Climate Action Plan and its Implications for the Agriculture Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (4 May 2021)

Jackie Cahill: A number of other members wish to ask questions. If witnesses could keep their answers brief, we will try to get through as many questions as possible.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Climate Action Plan and its Implications for the Agriculture Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (4 May 2021)

Jackie Cahill: Okay Mr. Lumley.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Climate Action Plan and its Implications for the Agriculture Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (4 May 2021)

Jackie Cahill: Mr. Lumley, please.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Climate Action Plan and its Implications for the Agriculture Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (4 May 2021)

Jackie Cahill: Mr. Lumley, will you respect the Chair when I try to intervene? For all members, the focus today is the climate action plan and its implications for agriculture. Will members and witnesses stick to it? The committee is preparing a submission and I would like if we could stick to the climate action plan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Climate Action Plan and its Implications for the Agriculture Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (4 May 2021)

Jackie Cahill: As further elaboration and for the information of witnesses, we had a detailed meeting with an official from the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage a couple of months ago at which we were assured that the working group report would be available in mid-April and would allow for peat extraction for the horticulture and nursery industries. I hope some progress will be made on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Climate Action Plan and its Implications for the Agriculture Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (4 May 2021)

Jackie Cahill: Any comment on the lack of waste water with treatment infrastructure in rural Ireland?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Climate Action Plan and its Implications for the Agriculture Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (4 May 2021)

Jackie Cahill: When we go around some of the towns and villages in Tipperary, we see that the lack of wastewater infrastructure is a very serious issue and one I do not believe should be underestimated.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Climate Action Plan and its Implications for the Agriculture Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (4 May 2021)

Jackie Cahill: Sorry Deputy Browne-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Climate Action Plan and its Implications for the Agriculture Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (4 May 2021)

Jackie Cahill: Deputy Browne-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Climate Action Plan and its Implications for the Agriculture Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (4 May 2021)

Jackie Cahill: The sound quality was not great. Did the witnesses catch all of the Deputy's questions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Climate Action Plan and its Implications for the Agriculture Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (4 May 2021)

Jackie Cahill: Okay.