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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Development of Sheep Sector: Discussion (8 Mar 2023)

Jackie Cahill: That will take care of the first year or two's payment.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Development of Sheep Sector: Discussion (8 Mar 2023)

Jackie Cahill: That farmer would want 300 or 400 stakes every year.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Development of Sheep Sector: Discussion (8 Mar 2023)

Jackie Cahill: That is an important point.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Development of Sheep Sector: Discussion (8 Mar 2023)

Jackie Cahill: That is an important point.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Development of Sheep Sector: Discussion (8 Mar 2023)

Jackie Cahill: That makes a case for derogation straight away if we want the schemes to continue efficiently. I did not realise that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Development of Sheep Sector: Discussion (8 Mar 2023)

Jackie Cahill: There is not much point in having the stakes without the strainer.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Development of Sheep Sector: Discussion (8 Mar 2023)

Jackie Cahill: In October, the EU was asked for a derogation and it refused. Was that request made by Ireland or was it made by a number of countries?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Development of Sheep Sector: Discussion (8 Mar 2023)

Jackie Cahill: No.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Development of Sheep Sector: Discussion (8 Mar 2023)

Jackie Cahill: I have a question for Mr. McConn, our guest who is in Finland. We asked a question at the start as to how much of a shortage of retail supply the witnesses see this year and what percentage of their business is creosote timber. Does Mr. McConn have anything further to add?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Development of Sheep Sector: Discussion (8 Mar 2023)

Jackie Cahill: We have a lot of new schemes on track, and if we do not have a certified product for them, it will be an absolute disaster.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Development of Sheep Sector: Discussion (8 Mar 2023)

Jackie Cahill: We will do this. The witnesses have outlined the situation. I have not spoken to the Minister, Deputy McConalogue, on this. Getting the EU to turn on this will not be simple. If we cannot operate our schemes with a certified product, it will change the landscape significantly. We will write to the Minister on this and outline the issues the witnesses have raised with us this evening. We...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Development of Sheep Sector: Discussion (8 Mar 2023)

Jackie Cahill: I want to be clear. I was explaining what stakeholders in the industry have said to me. I was not saying there were alternatives. I stated that we received correspondence indicating that there are alternatives.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Development of Sheep Sector: Discussion (8 Mar 2023)

Jackie Cahill: Okay.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Development of Sheep Sector: Discussion (8 Mar 2023)

Jackie Cahill: Okay.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Development of Sheep Sector: Discussion (8 Mar 2023)

Jackie Cahill: Our witnesses have outlined the issues clearly. I reiterate that we will contact the Minister and ask him how he is going to keep the fencing industry going during this transition period. We will relay the answers back to the witnesses. There is definitely a logjam in the system and significant issues will be experienced during the transition to the banning of creosote. The witnesses have...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Recycling Policy (8 Mar 2023)

Jackie Cahill: 64. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has plans to introduce a tyre recycling scheme for farmers similar to the scheme that operated in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11956/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (8 Mar 2023)

Jackie Cahill: 65. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 155 of 28 February 2023, the legislative basis on which a firm (details supplied) manages the scheme; if other companies can tender for the management of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11957/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Business Supports (8 Mar 2023)

Jackie Cahill: 84. To ask the Minister for Finance if the temporary business energy support scheme will now allow businesses who heat and fuel their premises through oil, such as dry cleaners, to access the badly needed supports in this scheme; if not, the reason this decision was made, given that it is the only alternative for many; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11664/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (8 Mar 2023)

Jackie Cahill: 185. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the average processing time, in months, for applications currently being processed in 2023 by the undocumented unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11640/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (9 Mar 2023)

Jackie Cahill: 168. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment in the case of an employer who successfully applies for work visas for non-European nationals to come to Ireland, but who are not permitted work visas by the Department of Justice to travel to Ireland to undertake this work, if these employers can be refunded the cost of the work permits that are no longer viable to them; if not,...