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Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Horticulture Sector (8 Nov 2017)

Jackie Cahill: I accept what the Minister is saying in terms of grant aid being available going forward but they have a cashflow crisis at the moment. In order for them to survive and to be in a position to benefit from the scheme that the Minister is planning to introduce in 2018, they need immediate help. At a meeting of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine a number of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Identification Schemes (8 Nov 2017)

Jackie Cahill: 60. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the rules for the movement of animals to bed and breakfast accommodation; the protections in place for the owner of the animals if the new rules allow that the next movement of the animals is not automatically back to the original herd; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46953/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (14 Nov 2017)

Jackie Cahill: 164. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will request the National Council for Special Education, NCSE, and Special Educational Needs Organisers, SENO, to reassess the SNA support at a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47879/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (14 Nov 2017)

Jackie Cahill: 347. To ask the Minister for Health the schemes available for a person (details supplied) to apply for that would see an operation carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48159/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Climate Change Issues: Discussion (14 Nov 2017)

Jackie Cahill: I thank Mr. Callanan for his presentation. He made a number of points on forestry, an area on which I will focus. Restrictions apply to the planting of forestry on hen harrier designated land. While this land is well suited to planting forestry, a blanket ban on planting applies. Furthermore, farmers who wish to plant unenclosed land must balance this by planting enclosed land, with a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Staff (15 Nov 2017)

Jackie Cahill: 52. To ask the Minister for Health when he expects the number of community CAMHS posts in CHO 3 and CHO 5 to reach the level recommended under A Vision for Change. [48226/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horticulture Sector (15 Nov 2017)

Jackie Cahill: 190. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the announcement for funding to support capital investment in the horticulture sector can include investments made to repair damage following Storm Ophelia; the start and finish date for works commenced and completed to be included in this funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48291/17]

Topical Issue Debate: Fodder Crisis (21 Nov 2017)

Jackie Cahill: Prompt action must be taken now as it will be no good once fodder runs out on farms next February or March. Decisions are being taken now on farms on whether breeding stock will be offloaded. If a farmer takes the option of selling breeding stock, it will have implications on that farmer's viability for a number of years to come. In 2012, we had another fodder crisis and a nut was designed...

Topical Issue Debate: Fodder Crisis (21 Nov 2017)

Jackie Cahill: I have to disagree with Deputy Aylward. I am not sure that there is enough fodder in the country. The weather has been bad everywhere for the past six weeks and stock has been in everywhere that bit earlier. We are discussing animal welfare, but we should also talk about the pressure that the farmers are under and the mental strain they are experiencing. Stock has now been housed for a...

Rural Crime: Motion (21 Nov 2017)

Jackie Cahill: Crime and the fear of crime is changing the very nature of our society. One knows there is a problem when one calls to a rural home and one is greeted from a window because people are fearful of opening their front door. This cannot be allowed to continue and solutions are available. Garda numbers must be increased and the force must be properly resourced. Strategic rural Garda stations...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Ireland (21 Nov 2017)

Jackie Cahill: 117. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she will engage with the IDA with regard to a site (details supplied) as a location for the construction of a major data centre; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48958/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Central Bank of Ireland Supervision (21 Nov 2017)

Jackie Cahill: 148. To ask the Minister for Finance how the Central Bank regulates the Irish Credit Bureau; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48935/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Central Bank of Ireland Supervision (21 Nov 2017)

Jackie Cahill: 149. To ask the Minister for Finance what checks the Central Bank has in place to ensure the accuracy and veracity of the information held on consumers by the Irish Credit Bureau; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48936/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Central Bank of Ireland Supervision (21 Nov 2017)

Jackie Cahill: 150. To ask the Minister for Finance the recourse that the Central Bank has put in place for a person in cases in which the information on them held by the Irish Credit Bureau is incorrect or inaccurate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48937/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Register Administration (21 Nov 2017)

Jackie Cahill: 151. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether the functions carried out by the Irish Credit Bureau which is owned and run by the financial institutions in the State would better serve the economy and better protect persons if it were outside the control of the financial institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48938/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Register Administration (21 Nov 2017)

Jackie Cahill: 152. To ask the Minister for Finance if the Central Bank supports the objectives of the Irish Credit Bureau (details supplied); the manner of that support; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48939/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (21 Nov 2017)

Jackie Cahill: 306. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who requested admission to acute hospital care but returned home due to the fact that the Community Hospital of the Assumption, Thurles, County Tipperary, is unable to admit them, in each week for the past six months, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48695/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Programmes (21 Nov 2017)

Jackie Cahill: 433. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if recent reports are correct that the 2018 intervention for skimmed milk powder will be via tender at prices below current regulation level of €16.98 per tonne; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48863/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit Eligibility (21 Nov 2017)

Jackie Cahill: 598. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to set out the savings to the State annually when access to a sick leave payment changed from three days to six days; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49333/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit Eligibility (21 Nov 2017)

Jackie Cahill: 599. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to outline her plans to make changes to the number of days off work required for a person to access a sick leave payment in view of the fact that the current situation leaves a person exposed in the event of sickness; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49334/17]