Results 721-740 of 7,670 for speaker:Jackie Cahill

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (28 Sep 2017)

Jackie Cahill: 102. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the timeframe for the installation of three prefabricated classrooms for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41111/17]

Animal Welfare: Motion [Private Members] (3 Oct 2017)

Jackie Cahill: My colleague has gone through the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 and we stress the need for greater resources to enforce the legislation. The welfare of animals is paramount for everybody involved in the agricultural sector. I am a farmer and farmers pride themselves on the way their animals are cared for. The standards in which animals are kept in this country are extremely high,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Sector (3 Oct 2017)

Jackie Cahill: 75. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the detail of the EU commission's plans on 360,000 tonnes of SMP for intervention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41678/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of Tillage Sector in Ireland: Discussion (3 Oct 2017)

Jackie Cahill: I thank Professor Boyle for a comprehensive presentation. I have a number of questions. First, with regard to the single farm payment, we are going into another review of the Common Agricultural Policy, CAP. Has any analysis been done of, say, the Irish experience with a 10% or 15% reduction in premia and the impact this would have on the future of the sector? We had a number of groups in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of Tillage Sector in Ireland: Discussion (3 Oct 2017)

Jackie Cahill: Has Teagasc put an economic value on different conventional crops for biomass purposes in the context of the current structure?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of Tillage Sector in Ireland: Discussion (3 Oct 2017)

Jackie Cahill: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of Tillage Sector in Ireland: Discussion (3 Oct 2017)

Jackie Cahill: I thank the witnesses for their presentations. My questions will focus on similar issues to those addressed by Senator Daly and Deputy Kenny. In view of some of the presentations given to the committee last week that portrayed a sector in dire financial straits with acreage dropping by 14% over the past couple of years, it is hard to comprehend why the lifeline for a certain number of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (10 Oct 2017)

Jackie Cahill: 206. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason An Garda Síochána is advertising internally for one sergeant and two gardaí for the penalty point office; if the policy of placing gardaí on policing duty and away from administration has changed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42594/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations (10 Oct 2017)

Jackie Cahill: 211. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the location of all non-operational Garda stations in County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42642/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting (10 Oct 2017)

Jackie Cahill: 212. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of compliance officers employed by the national vetting unit; when they were appointed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42643/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Alcohol Advertising (10 Oct 2017)

Jackie Cahill: 272. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the experience of a group (details supplied) and its submission on the subject are not included in the Bill which plans to regulate the display of alcohol in supermarkets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42793/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Alcohol Advertising (10 Oct 2017)

Jackie Cahill: 273. To ask the Minister for Health if a group (details supplied) is included in all discussions regarding the regulation of the display of alcohol in supermarkets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42794/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Alcohol Advertising (10 Oct 2017)

Jackie Cahill: 274. To ask the Minister for Health if the regulations that are implemented in the regulation of display of alcohol in supermarkets reflect the difference between the multiple sector and the smaller retailer (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42795/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test Data (10 Oct 2017)

Jackie Cahill: 556. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the percentage of driving test fails annually in each of the years from 2010 to 2016, nationally and in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42750/17]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Local Improvement Scheme Funding (10 Oct 2017)

Jackie Cahill: 634. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the reason the local improvement scheme allocation to Tipperary County Council was smaller and in some cases half of what was allocated to other smaller counties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42922/17]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Local Improvement Scheme Administration (10 Oct 2017)

Jackie Cahill: 635. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if a local authority is required by departmental guidelines to advertise publicly the local improvement scheme before particular works are agreed or completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42923/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Labour Activation Programmes (10 Oct 2017)

Jackie Cahill: 665. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to give control back to the local scheme co-ordinators in the sourcing and placing of individual scheme workers on Tús and community employment schemes in view of the fact the local knowledge of the co-ordinators is not being utilised in the current structures; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Eligibility (10 Oct 2017)

Jackie Cahill: 666. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will review the Tús and community employment schemes regarding scheme participants who are over 60 years of age and considered by the local scheme coordinator to be unlikely to transition back into full-time employment in order that their participation in community work can be extended beyond the current time...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Stamp Duty (17 Oct 2017)

Jackie Cahill: 135. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated impact the 4% increase in stamp duty announced in the budget for non-residential property will have on the purchase of agricultural land; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43701/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Capitation Grants (17 Oct 2017)

Jackie Cahill: 176. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to restore the capitation grant for primary schools to €200 as a matter of priority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43451/17]