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Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Fodder Crisis (12 Jul 2018)

Jackie Cahill: We have come out of one of the worst winters we have experienced in a long time and we are now in a drought, the worst since 1976. In a year when we wanted serious grass and crop growth the first crops are being used to supplement animals. The tillage sector has said spring barley will be an absolute disaster, with very low yields and the prospect of very little straw being available. We...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Fodder Crisis (12 Jul 2018)

Jackie Cahill: While I welcome the role of Teagasc and its advice, the reality is that we are facing an unprecedented crisis and some practical measures must be taken in order to optimise grass growth and the availability of fodder for next winter. First, I suggest that the closing date for the spreading of chemical fertiliser be extended by two weeks. Rain will come at some stage and we must exploit the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Fodder Crisis (12 Jul 2018)

Jackie Cahill: Solidarity is fine, but we have seen what meat factories have done in practical terms. They are exploiting the situation. That is a fact. The way prices have dropped in the past couple of weeks is completely unwarranted. We need practical solutions. I suggested moving the date for the spreading of chemical fertiliser and the Minister did not address that. We have to extend the grazing...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Fodder Crisis (12 Jul 2018)

Jackie Cahill: We might not get the opportunity to put the point to the Minister for a while.

Questions on Promised Legislation (12 Jul 2018)

Jackie Cahill: The HSE carried out a review of autism services in the recent past. I want to focus on one sector, namely, that relating to specialised training of dogs for children with severe autism. That sector is completely devoid of funding. There is not even a waiting list for families to get on at the moment to try to get a dog for a child who has severe autism. It is a sector for which funding...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TAMS Eligibility (12 Jul 2018)

Jackie Cahill: 17. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the rules of TAMS will be adjusted to include underpasses in view of the fact that it is a health and safety issue for farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30312/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fodder Crisis (12 Jul 2018)

Jackie Cahill: 27. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a subsidy for a high-fibre concentrate feed will be introduced to mitigate the guaranteed fodder shortage in winter 2018 following the unprecedented warm weather conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31066/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Data (12 Jul 2018)

Jackie Cahill: 562. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the planting targets per hectare for categories (details supplied) in 2017 and 2018 for the Forestry Programme 2014-2020; the actual number of hectares planted in 2017 and to date in 2018 for these categories; and the number of hectares planted out of each annual target set on a percentage basis in tabular form. [31973/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Afforestation Programme (12 Jul 2018)

Jackie Cahill: 563. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount allocated and expended, respectively on forestry schemes in each of the years 2014 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form. [31974/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Data (12 Jul 2018)

Jackie Cahill: 564. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the planting targets in hectares in each of the years 2010 to 2018, in tabular form; the number of hectares planted in each year and to date in 2018; the number of hectares planted out of each annual target set on a percentage basis; and the targets for 2019 and 2020. [31975/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Data (12 Jul 2018)

Jackie Cahill: 565. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications received for the hen harrier scheme by county; the number of approved applications; and the number of farmers that have withdrawn from the scheme. [31976/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy Reform (12 Jul 2018)

Jackie Cahill: 566. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on proposals by a farming organisation (details supplied). [31978/18]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Hen Harriers Threat Response Plan (12 Jul 2018)

Jackie Cahill: 768. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when the threat response plan for hen harrier areas will be completed; and her views on permitting afforestation in hen harrier areas. [31977/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fodder Shortages and Drought Issues: Discussion (4 Sep 2018)

Jackie Cahill: I thank the Minister for appearing before the committee. He concluded by saying that a problem solved was a problem halved. He has undertaken some initiatives but the financial undertaking needed to tackle this problem is far greater than what the Government has done thus far. I welcome some of the initiatives that have been undertaken but the situation on Irish farms is dire. We are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fodder Shortages and Drought Issues: Discussion (4 Sep 2018)

Jackie Cahill: I referred to meat factories exploiting farmers. The Minister is reneging far too easily on his responsibility in this regard. We have a beef forum which can surely determine what is a fair price. The factories dropped prices again this week, which was completely unwarranted. Everything we hear on the grapevine indicates they intend to reduce prices again next week. They cannot be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fodder Shortages and Drought Issues: Discussion (4 Sep 2018)

Jackie Cahill: If we compare the beef industry with the dairy industry, there is a basket of dairy products and we know to within half a cent what a litre of milk is worth. In this day and age, we should be able to calculate what the market is returning for beef and determine, within €20 or €30, what a carcass is worth and if a fair price is being paid. The beef forum should be able to do...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fodder Shortages and Drought Issues: Discussion (4 Sep 2018)

Jackie Cahill: I am not saying the Minister can determine the beef price. Surely the beef forum can decide whether the recent drop in price is justified because in my view it is not. We are told prices will drop again next week. The factories are using increased cattle numbers to exploit the price.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fodder Shortages and Drought Issues: Discussion (4 Sep 2018)

Jackie Cahill: Any notion that there will not be a huge demand for working capital over the next 12 months can be dismissed. There will be significant demand. I would argue very strongly that in the majority of cases the farmers who received low-cost loans after the 2016 budget did not get the length of time for repayment they sought. A maximum of six years was allowed under the scheme but there was a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fodder Shortages and Drought Issues: Discussion (4 Sep 2018)

Jackie Cahill: Who is administering the MilkFlex product?

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Revenue Commissioners Investigations (7 Sep 2018)

Jackie Cahill: 134. To ask the Minister for Finance if the case of a person (details supplied) who was an employee of ESB and received a settlement from it in 2009 will be investigated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36184/18]