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Questions on Promised Legislation (1 Mar 2017)

Jackie Cahill: The programme for Government contains various commitments for investment in our health services. At the weekend, there were announcements about Clonmel Hospital. The crisis there, including the shortage of acute beds in County Tipperary, has been well documented. We were told that the hospital will be equipped with pre-fabs to cater for the crisis situation. It is a totally inadequate...

Insurance Industry: Motion [Private Members] (1 Mar 2017)

Jackie Cahill: I will be brief to allow Deputy Michael McGrath, who brought forward this motion, time to sum up. Foreign based companies have let down insurance in this country. This motion is timely. We need to tidy up the mess of Setanta Insurance and Quinn Insurance and to address the future of the compensation levy. The rising cost of insurance must be tackled because it is crippling individuals and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Lansdowne Road Agreement (1 Mar 2017)

Jackie Cahill: 79. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review the fact that teachers who work in ASTI schools but chose not to join a union have not received pay increments, with collective bargaining being cited as the reason, in view of the fact it is not the role of the employer to couple pay parity with union membership; if it is constitutional to treat non- union teaching...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Institutes of Technology Staff (1 Mar 2017)

Jackie Cahill: 113. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of lecturing staff, the number of students and the number of other staff for LIT Tipperary for each of the years 2012 to 2016, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10574/17]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: FEMPI Legislation (1 Mar 2017)

Jackie Cahill: 231. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the progress being made towards the finishing of FEMPI; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10640/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Funding (1 Mar 2017)

Jackie Cahill: 282. To ask the Minister for Health the body a day care centre (details supplied) can apply to for support funding to incorporate with funds raised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10760/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TAMS Eligibility (1 Mar 2017)

Jackie Cahill: 286. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if young farmers will receive a 20% top up under TAMS as trained young farmers in view of the growing numbers of young farmers that are labouring intensely in the industry but due to various rules and bye laws are not qualifying for many supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10649/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TAMS Eligibility (1 Mar 2017)

Jackie Cahill: 288. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason the young farmers group are being excluded from single farm payment top up; the reason they cannot be included in TAMS in view of the fact the Commission has recognised that they meet the criteria for the national reserve and, therefore, they should qualify for TAMS top up; if he will address the Commission's...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: National Broadband Plan Implementation (1 Mar 2017)

Jackie Cahill: 297. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will review the amber status in the broadband roll-out for the village of Knockavilla, County Tipperary, in view of the fact it suggests the number of houses in the area is too small to be included as a blue status area when, in reality, Knockavilla comprises numerous townlands (details supplied); and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Relations (1 Mar 2017)

Jackie Cahill: 310. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her views on granting negotiation rights and access to the Workplace Relations Commission and the Labour Court for public sector pensioners; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10646/17]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions (2 Mar 2017)

Jackie Cahill: 17. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will ensure that as public sector pay progresses post-FEMPI that all public sector pensions will rise pro rata; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10500/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Improvement Schemes (2 Mar 2017)

Jackie Cahill: 338. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when his Department will grant approval to Tipperary and Clare county councils to commence work on the bridge at Ballina and Killaloe in view of the fact the area is unable to make any economic progress while the current situation continues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10860/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Peace Commissioners (7 Mar 2017)

Jackie Cahill: 106. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if a stamp issued by her Department can be given to appointed peace commissioners to allow them to carry out their duties in a professional manner; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11415/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (7 Mar 2017)

Jackie Cahill: 309. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will review the savings limit of €20,000 for a single person that is in receipt of the State pension non-contributory (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11463/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (7 Mar 2017)

Jackie Cahill: 344. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the supports available to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11986/17]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Special Protection Areas (7 Mar 2017)

Jackie Cahill: 380. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the reason Ireland has the very restrictive red zones on hen harrier-designated land when other EU countries do not in view of the fact that this is having a negative impact on the development of nursery businesses and the resultant loss of opportunity for job creation in these businesses; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Funding (7 Mar 2017)

Jackie Cahill: 774. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if, other than the sports capital grant, there are other sources of grants available to a club (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11450/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Service Vehicles (7 Mar 2017)

Jackie Cahill: 777. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address the anomaly in relation to the age of a taxi whereby a car being used as a taxi must be taken out of service at ten years of age despite it passing the NCT and despite the fact that the same car can then be designated as a limousine and trade commercially (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Systems, Governance and Procedures in Horse Racing Ireland: Discussion (7 Mar 2017)

Jackie Cahill: I would like to welcome Mr. Kavanagh and his staff, as well as the chairman of Horse Racing Ireland and some of the board members. We have had a number of discussions about the appointment of Mr. Kavanagh. It is recognised that not everything was done in accordance with proper governance. However, I, for one, would like to move on to discuss where the industry is going in future. This is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Systems, Governance and Procedures in Horse Racing Ireland: Discussion (7 Mar 2017)

Jackie Cahill: The way I look at it is share and share alike.