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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Nitrates Usage (28 Nov 2023)

Jackie Cahill: 452. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason there is no tiered system in relation to the spreading of nitrates on land (details supplied); if he will address this matter in order that farmers stocked at 125kg/hectare do not face such a cliff edge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52261/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Policies (28 Nov 2023)

Jackie Cahill: 465. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the exception to fencing upland hill land is still the same in 2023 considering the guide to land eligibility 2015 states that uplands are exempted, provided they are farmed in the traditional manner, but the 2023 guide does not state this as clearly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52540/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: EU Meetings (30 Nov 2023)

Jackie Cahill: 154. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for a report on his attendance at the EU Foreign Affairs Council in Kyiv; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50241/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Adjustment Reserve Fund: Discussion (29 Nov 2023)

Jackie Cahill: The good news is that we will not have to go for any more votes, so at least we will have a clean run now. Before we begin, I remind members and witnesses to turn off their mobile phones. Witnesses giving evidence within the parliamentary precincts are protected by absolute privilege in respect of the evidence they give to the committee. This means a witness has a full defence in any...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Governance Issues: Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board (Resumed) (29 Nov 2023)

Jackie Cahill: I am sorry. I did not catch that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Governance Issues: Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board (Resumed) (29 Nov 2023)

Jackie Cahill: I thank the witnesses for the extensive and comprehensive answers. We await a copy of that report on governance. I hope it will be done as speedily as possible. I am not happy with the delay but we have gone over that; I will not go over it again. The next public meeting of the committee will be on Wednesday, 6 December at 5.30 p.m., when the agenda will be the examination of the impact...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Invasive Species Policy (29 Nov 2023)

Jackie Cahill: 109. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine how many staff are employed at Irish ports to examine imported timber for bark beetles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52593/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Invasive Species Policy (29 Nov 2023)

Jackie Cahill: 110. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what percentage of timber being imported into Ireland is being examined for bark beetles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52594/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Invasive Species Policy (29 Nov 2023)

Jackie Cahill: 111. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the tonnage of timber imported into Ireland to date in 2023, by month, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52595/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Invasive Species Policy (29 Nov 2023)

Jackie Cahill: 112. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if timber being imported into Northern Ireland is being checked for bark beetle; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52596/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (29 Nov 2023)

Jackie Cahill: 115. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if slurry bags are eligible for TAMS grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52687/23]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trade Sanctions (30 Nov 2023)

Jackie Cahill: 180. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade what action Ireland is taking with European partners in relation to further strengthening sanctions on Russia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50240/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (30 Nov 2023)

Jackie Cahill: 454. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will address the major bureaucratic hurdles facing childcare providers in Ireland, particularly in relation to the need to produce two separate sets of accounts for both TUSLA and POBAL in order to avail of core funding (details supplied); if he is aware that many accountants are refusing to complete...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Agriculture Industry (5 Dec 2023)

Jackie Cahill: I appreciate the Ceann Comhairle selecting this Topical Issue again so soon after the last night we discussed it in the Chamber. On that occasion Deputies Carthy, Fitzmaurice and McGuinness were here with me. We were unanimous on the need for an investigation into what happened on Dan Brennan's farm in Castlecomer. The Oireachtas Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Agriculture Industry (5 Dec 2023)

Jackie Cahill: We put this matter to the Minister a couple of weeks ago here and he said he would go and examine the possibilities of having this type of investigation.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Agriculture Industry (5 Dec 2023)

Jackie Cahill: A paragraph the Minister of State read out, and I know he was reading from a statement supplied to him, stated he was "advised that the multiagency report concluded that the problems in this herd were multifactorial in nature and that common infectious diseases were likely to have accounted for much of the ill-thrift and poor growth rates recorded". That is just fiction. When animals left...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Agriculture Industry (5 Dec 2023)

Jackie Cahill: I thank the Ceann Comhairle.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Rising Veterinary Costs on Dog Ownership and Surrenders and Abandoned Dogs: Discussion (6 Dec 2023)

Jackie Cahill: I remind Members and witnesses to turn off their mobile phones. Witnesses giving evidence from within the parliamentary precincts are protected by absolute privilege in respect of the evidence they give to a committee. This means a witness has a full defence in any defamation action for anything said at a committee meeting. However, witnesses are expected not to abuse this privilege and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Rising Veterinary Costs on Dog Ownership and Surrenders and Abandoned Dogs: Discussion (6 Dec 2023)

Jackie Cahill: I thank Ms Kelly and call Mr. Murphy to speak now, please.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Rising Veterinary Costs on Dog Ownership and Surrenders and Abandoned Dogs: Discussion (6 Dec 2023)

Jackie Cahill: I thank Mr. Murphy and call Senator Boylan to speak now, please.