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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013: Post-Enactment Scrutiny (Resumed) (30 Mar 2022)
Jackie Cahill: I thank the officials for coming in from the Department and the Veterinary Council of Ireland to participate in today's meeting. At the next meeting, on Thursday, 31 March, the committee will continue exploring technologies and opportunities that may exist to help the effort to reduce emissions in the agricultural sector.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013: Post-Enactment Scrutiny (Resumed) (30 Mar 2022)
Jackie Cahill: Witnesses giving evidence from within the parliamentary precincts are protected by absolute privilege in respect of the evidence they give to the committee. This means that witnesses have full defence in any defamation action for anything said at a committee meeting. However, witnesses are expected not to abuse this privilege and may be directed by the Chair to cease giving evidence on an...
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (6 Apr 2022)
Jackie Cahill: 14. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to regulate e-scooters on public roads and footpaths considering the risk associated with such vehicles being used by young children or at high speeds by any age group; if he will explain the insurance and tax implications of such vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18463/22]
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Contracts (6 Apr 2022)
Jackie Cahill: 29. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a breakdown of the names of all companies supplying private security and cleaning services in all Departments including the cost of private cleaning in each Department; the cost of private security in each Department; the number of private cleaners supplied to each Department to provide these duties as part of these contracts; the number...
- Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (6 Apr 2022)
Jackie Cahill: 49. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if all Government cleaners, service officer, service attendants and linked grades at all points of their pay scales are in receipt of a payment that is above the living wage considering that the Low Pay Commission has established an hourly rate of €12.30 per hour and this is defined as the minimum income necessary for a single...
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (6 Apr 2022)
Jackie Cahill: 255. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if farmers that put land into the REAP scheme in 2021 are able to leave the scheme without penalty in order to grow cereals on that land under the tillage incentive scheme. [18466/22]
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (6 Apr 2022)
Jackie Cahill: 256. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if farmers can swap parcels of land that are in the REAP scheme in order to free-up suitable land for the tillage incentive scheme. [18467/22]
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Joint Meeting with Joint Committee on Environment and Climate Action
Exploring Technologies and Opportunities to Reduce Emissions in the Agriculture Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (31 Mar 2022) Jackie Cahill: Apologies have been received from Deputy Devlin and Senators Pauline O'Reilly and O'Donovan. I remind members, witnesses and those in the Public Gallery to turn off their mobile phones. The purpose of today's meeting is to explore technologies and opportunities that may exist in the effort to reduce emissions in the agricultural sector. The committee will hear from representatives of two...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Joint Meeting with Joint Committee on Environment and Climate Action
Exploring Technologies and Opportunities to Reduce Emissions in the Agriculture Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (31 Mar 2022) Jackie Cahill: I thank Mr. Dolan very much for that interesting and very in-depth description. I saw this system working on the farm of one of those who worked with Dolan Industries in bringing forward this pilot scheme. How many farmers are using this technology at the moment? What is the cost of the spreader that is needed? What costs relate to the accompanying data?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Joint Meeting with Joint Committee on Environment and Climate Action
Exploring Technologies and Opportunities to Reduce Emissions in the Agriculture Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (31 Mar 2022) Jackie Cahill: If part of a field had a different pH level, it is my understanding that the spreader adjusts what it is spreading accordingly. Is that correct?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Joint Meeting with Joint Committee on Environment and Climate Action
Exploring Technologies and Opportunities to Reduce Emissions in the Agriculture Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (31 Mar 2022) Jackie Cahill: If a large field soil is tested and it is found that different parts of the field have different pH levels, the spreader will adjust.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Joint Meeting with Joint Committee on Environment and Climate Action
Exploring Technologies and Opportunities to Reduce Emissions in the Agriculture Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (31 Mar 2022) Jackie Cahill: Mr. Dolan said the technology costs €200,000.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Joint Meeting with Joint Committee on Environment and Climate Action
Exploring Technologies and Opportunities to Reduce Emissions in the Agriculture Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (31 Mar 2022) Jackie Cahill: That is very prohibitive for most farmers, unfortunately.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Joint Meeting with Joint Committee on Environment and Climate Action
Exploring Technologies and Opportunities to Reduce Emissions in the Agriculture Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (31 Mar 2022) Jackie Cahill: Would it not be done every four years to keep it accurate?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Joint Meeting with Joint Committee on Environment and Climate Action
Exploring Technologies and Opportunities to Reduce Emissions in the Agriculture Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (31 Mar 2022) Jackie Cahill: The Senator did.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Joint Meeting with Joint Committee on Environment and Climate Action
Exploring Technologies and Opportunities to Reduce Emissions in the Agriculture Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (31 Mar 2022) Jackie Cahill: At the last sentence.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Joint Meeting with Joint Committee on Environment and Climate Action
Exploring Technologies and Opportunities to Reduce Emissions in the Agriculture Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (31 Mar 2022) Jackie Cahill: We will give the witnesses a chance to answer the Senator.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Joint Meeting with Joint Committee on Environment and Climate Action
Exploring Technologies and Opportunities to Reduce Emissions in the Agriculture Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (31 Mar 2022) Jackie Cahill: I am thinking about TAMS and how this could to be used. The contractors gave a presentation in the audiovisual room yesterday. At the moment agricultural contractors cannot qualify for TAMS.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Joint Meeting with Joint Committee on Environment and Climate Action
Exploring Technologies and Opportunities to Reduce Emissions in the Agriculture Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (31 Mar 2022) Jackie Cahill: At €200,000, very few farmers are going to avail of this technology themselves. To get contractors, we would be talking about 40% or 50% grant. What kind of fund would need to be in place to grant-aid this to get a reasonable take-up and a 26-county spread?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Joint Meeting with Joint Committee on Environment and Climate Action
Exploring Technologies and Opportunities to Reduce Emissions in the Agriculture Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (31 Mar 2022) Jackie Cahill: As it stands, with an €80,000 ceiling in TAMS, if there was any construction work to be done on farms, the ceiling would be used up.