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Nursing Home Support Scheme (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (26 Jan 2017)

Jackie Cahill: I commend my colleague, Deputy Willie O'Dea, on bringing forward the Bill. Deputy Anne Rabbitte referred to the inadequacies of the fair deal scheme, particularly for farmers. Many people of the older generation are nervous about transferring their assets to the younger generation for various social reasons. Cognisance must be taken of this and the fair deal scheme should be modified to...

Bus Éireann: Motion [Private Members] (31 Jan 2017)

Jackie Cahill: Yesterday, I received a phone call from an Expressway driver. He also sent an e-mail saying that he works a six-week roster with one weekend off in six. He has a lot of days on which he is away from home for 11 or 12 hours. For two of the six weeks, he starts at 2 a.m. and 4 a.m. He earns an average of €700 per week. Bus Éireann proposes to cut that by removing the shift...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Data (31 Jan 2017)

Jackie Cahill: 658. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of applications for single farm payments, by county, in each of the years from 2013 to 2016; the total value of payments made by county for each of the same years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4512/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Data (31 Jan 2017)

Jackie Cahill: 659. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the percentage of each county which is eligible for an areas of natural constraint payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4513/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Site Visits (31 Jan 2017)

Jackie Cahill: 752. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of IDA visits for potential foreign direct investment for counties Cork, Kerry, Limerick, Clare, Galway, Offaly, Laois, Kilkenny and Waterford in each of the years 2012 to 2016, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4391/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges within the Organic Farming Sector: Discussion (31 Jan 2017)

Jackie Cahill: I thank the witnesses for the presentation, which was very much to the point. There needs to be standardisation of the criteria for qualifying as an organic farmer. The quality assurance scheme operated by Bord Bia is an excellent opportunity for farmers, given Bord Bia is visiting a significant number of farms every 18 months. The opportunity to get that scheme intertwined with the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges within the Organic Farming Sector: Discussion (31 Jan 2017)

Jackie Cahill: What is the premium on beef?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges within the Organic Farming Sector: Discussion (31 Jan 2017)

Jackie Cahill: Many of the suggestions made by the delegation today are cost neutral, which means they have no financial implications. Bord Bia is a promotional body and is in charge of quality assurance. Bord Bia should be brought into the equation to streamline the inspection regime for the organic sector. A huge number of farms have quality assurance. I strongly believe that organic inspections must...

Roads Funding: Motion [Private Members] (1 Feb 2017)

Jackie Cahill: I welcome this Private Members' motion. I found the Minister's comments extremely insulting. No one has a preserve on defending rural Ireland. Yesterday, we debated the threat to rural transport and are now discussing the threat to rural infrastructure. I, as a member of the Fianna Fáil Party and a rural Deputy, will fight on my back for rural Ireland and try to ensure that the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (1 Feb 2017)

Jackie Cahill: 58. To ask the Minister for Health his and the HSE's position regarding the use of Our Lady's Hospital, Cashel, County Tipperary, as part of the solution to the continuing overcrowding at South Tipperary General Hospital, STGH; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4506/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services Provision (1 Feb 2017)

Jackie Cahill: 91. To ask the Minister for Health the actions he will take in 2017 to build general practitioner capacity, as promised in the programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4507/17]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Census of Population Data (1 Feb 2017)

Jackie Cahill: 151. To ask the Taoiseach the number of households within the boundary marker of an area (details supplied). [4895/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Site Acquisitions (1 Feb 2017)

Jackie Cahill: 183. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a request from a school (details supplied) to purchase land adjacent to the school to alleviate parking and congestion outside the school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4732/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (1 Feb 2017)

Jackie Cahill: 247. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm that there is only one diabetic nurse and no diabetic dietician in the Regional Hospital Limerick; his views on whether this is a sufficient service to cater for the needs of diabetic sufferers in the north Tipperary area in view of the fact that there is currently no service in County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (1 Feb 2017)

Jackie Cahill: 248. To ask the Minister for Health the number of diabetic nurses and diabetic dieticians operating out of University Hospital Waterford; if the staff are required to service the needs of south Tipperary diabetic patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4721/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Schools Site Acquisitions (1 Feb 2017)

Jackie Cahill: 249. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a request from a school (details supplied) to purchase land adjacent to the school to alleviate parking and congestion outside the school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4733/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Availability (1 Feb 2017)

Jackie Cahill: 277. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in the completion of the analysis of the cancer treating drug nivolumab by the NCPE (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4815/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Service Provision (1 Feb 2017)

Jackie Cahill: 315. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the reason a company (details supplied) was allowed to roll out fibre broadband at Dundrum, County Tipperary, and not at the village of Knockavilla, a couple of miles away, despite delivering broadband to a hotel at a point on the road equidistant from both villages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4896/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Service Provision (1 Feb 2017)

Jackie Cahill: 316. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the reason he is allowing broadband providers to roll out fibre broadband to areas of rural Tipperary while leaving out connected rural townlands and villages (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4897/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Agriculture Cashflow Support Loan Scheme (2 Feb 2017)

Jackie Cahill: 16. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on the low cost loan scheme that was announced in the budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4838/17]