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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: An Rialálaí Agraibhia: Engagement with Chairperson Designate (6 Dec 2023)

Jackie Cahill: Senator Lombard is next.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Septic Tanks (7 Dec 2023)

Jackie Cahill: 51. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the details of the increase in septic tank grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53930/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (7 Dec 2023)

Jackie Cahill: 70. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his proposals for strategic ten-year development plans for local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53931/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (7 Dec 2023)

Jackie Cahill: 169. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there are plans to introduce legislation to make it mandatory for the users of e-scooters to wear helmets and protective gear while operating the vehicles on public roads; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54335/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (7 Dec 2023)

Jackie Cahill: 182. To ask the Minister for Finance if an individual who has agreed to purchase farm land, and who has the contracts signed in December 2023, but with a sale that will close in January 2024, still qualifies for 2023 agricultural relief based on the fact that they have an agreement in place in December 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54338/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Industrial Disputes (7 Dec 2023)

Jackie Cahill: 243. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection for an update on her efforts to close the 15% pay gap between Tús and CE supervisors (details supplied); the reason the Principal Officer in her Department working on this did not recently meet with officials in the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform as planned; if Tús supervisors will receive the update...

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: In fairness to the veterinary profession, it was the corporates that were exploiting it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recent Reclassification of Beef Indexes: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Jackie Cahill: Deputies Cathal Crowe and Seán Canney and Senator Aisling Dolan have indicated they want to attend the meeting. Before we begin, 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 the committee. This means that a witness has full...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recent Reclassification of Beef Indexes: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Jackie Cahill: That is fine. There are an awful of speakers who want to get in so I will give everyone a ten-minute slot and then there will be a second round of questions if people want. There is no problem in that regard.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recent Reclassification of Beef Indexes: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Jackie Cahill: What percentage of the new index is attributed to TB resistance?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recent Reclassification of Beef Indexes: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Jackie Cahill: What does a couple mean? Is it 2%?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recent Reclassification of Beef Indexes: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Jackie Cahill: There is huge interest in this, so I will give everyone ten minutes first and then I will give everyone a second opportunity.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recent Reclassification of Beef Indexes: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Jackie Cahill: Briefly, Mr. Coughlan. Deputy Collins's time is up.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recent Reclassification of Beef Indexes: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Jackie Cahill: Okay. I call Deputy Kerrane.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recent Reclassification of Beef Indexes: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Jackie Cahill: The question was whether the ICBF keeps minutes of those meetings.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recent Reclassification of Beef Indexes: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Jackie Cahill: I recall a right good row over that too.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Grant Payments (12 Dec 2023)

Jackie Cahill: 198. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to address the anomaly where a taxi or hackney driver can avail of a €17,500 grant for the purchase of an M1 category accessible vehicle, but a school transport operator, who also requires accessible transport for the young people they transport, cannot; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54460/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (12 Dec 2023)

Jackie Cahill: 305. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her Department's current position on the establishment of a relocation scheme for post-primary teachers; the outcome of her Department's review of the teacher relocation scheme report that was provided to her Department by a teacher's union working group a number of months ago; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54604/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (12 Dec 2023)

Jackie Cahill: 477. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to provide an update on her efforts to extend the free travel pass to people with epilepsy who cannot drive due to their condition; when she hopes to bring this into action; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54771/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (12 Dec 2023)

Jackie Cahill: 760. To ask the Minister for Health if it is possible for a person on a GP visit card to be assigned to another GP practice locally, in circumstances where they wish to change GPs but other GPs in the area are stating that they do not have spare capacity to take a patient on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54550/23]