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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (2 Oct 2018)

Jackie Cahill: 476. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of animal welfare complaints concerning horses made to his Department in each of the years 2014 to 2017 and to date in 2018; the number of complaints that were investigated by animal welfare officers; the number of fines and or prosecutions made following those investigations in tabular form; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Valuation Office (2 Oct 2018)

Jackie Cahill: 613. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason the Valuation Office is seeking a revaluation for rates purposes in view of the fact that the property owners gave a comprehensive report as late as 2017 and in further view of the fact that the revaluation comes at a significant cost to the property owner to prepare the required documentation (details supplied);...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Irish Water (2 Oct 2018)

Jackie Cahill: 634. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the policy on Irish Water taking over private sewerage plants in cases where a local authority is taking a housing estate in charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39871/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Priorities for Budget 2019: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (2 Oct 2018)

Jackie Cahill: I thank the Minister and his officials for their presentation. The farming and agrifood sectors are looking to next week's budget to see the Government's commitment to the industry. This year has been difficult and farmers are under extreme financial pressure. We had one of the longest winters, a non-existent spring and then the problem of an extremely dry summer. The income level of many...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (3 Oct 2018)

Jackie Cahill: A few months ago I raised the issue of the complete lack of funding for the specialised training of dogs for children with severe autism. Has there been any progress on an allocation for this very important initiative?

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Investigations (9 Oct 2018)

Jackie Cahill: 161. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the investigation into the deaths of persons (details supplied) will be reopened in order to investigate matters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40717/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting (9 Oct 2018)

Jackie Cahill: 183. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the rules under Garda vetting will be amended to allow a person that has been vetted to be issued with a card that proves they have been vetted (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41027/18]

Financial Resolutions 2019 - Financial Resolution No. 4: General (Resumed) (10 Oct 2018)

Jackie Cahill: I will try to bring a bit of reality back to this debate after the Minister of State's Alice in Wonderland speech.

Financial Resolutions 2019 - Financial Resolution No. 4: General (Resumed) (10 Oct 2018)

Jackie Cahill: I am the Fianna Fáil Party spokesman on agriculture, an industry that this Government has forgotten. It is the driving force of rural Ireland. In this budget there was only token recognition of the crisis in agriculture. A total of €20 million is being provided the suckler cow sector. If the Government thinks that will preserve our beef herd, it is sadly misinformed. We do...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Agriculture Schemes (11 Oct 2018)

Jackie Cahill: 7. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to introduce a new low-cost loan scheme to help farmers as debts and costs mount. [41474/18]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Agriculture Schemes (11 Oct 2018)

Jackie Cahill: We had the budget on Tuesday and there was extreme disappointment because there was no new low-cost loan scheme for farmers. There is a serious cash flow crisis and large merchant debt is building up. The co-ops and private merchants cannot afford to carry this merchant debt. Farm families are under extreme financial pressure. What plans does the Minister have to introduce a new low-cost...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Agriculture Schemes (11 Oct 2018)

Jackie Cahill: I thank the Minister for his response but he is missing the point I am making. To renege on his responsibility in the area and give it to the banks is not satisfactory. The people who want this money the worst will not get it from the banks. Two years ago a loan scheme was introduced in the budget that was most welcome but again on that round, the people under the most financial pressure...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Agriculture Schemes (11 Oct 2018)

Jackie Cahill: I will not knock the initiatives introduced by the Minister as they are all welcome but there are a significant number of farmers who cannot get access to the credit they need. That is the factual situation. Many farmers have a very significant tax bill at the end of this month and the cashflow is just not there to do it so there is a problem. Another issue in the budget was the lack of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Sector (11 Oct 2018)

Jackie Cahill: 26. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the latest developments regarding skimmed milk powder, SMP, intervention at EU level; the data on sales; the EU Commission's plans for SMP intervention tendering in 2019; and his views in relation to same. [41475/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Data (11 Oct 2018)

Jackie Cahill: 151. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the planting targets per hectare for all categories in 2017 and to date in 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. [41677/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Data (11 Oct 2018)

Jackie Cahill: 152. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers and non-farmers participating in planting schemes under the Forestry Programme 2014-2020 nationally and by county in tabular form. [41678/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Data (11 Oct 2018)

Jackie Cahill: 153. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the percentage of agricultural land in each county that has been planted with forestry to date in tabular form. [41679/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Afforestation Programme (11 Oct 2018)

Jackie Cahill: 154. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the policy proposal to issue afforestation licences for SACs and SPAs as the lead authority for forestry licences; if he has had discussions in this regard at EU level and or with the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht on same; and the number of such meetings in 2017 and to date 2018 on this issue. [41680/18]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Afforestation Programme (11 Oct 2018)

Jackie Cahill: 224. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her views on the policy proposal to issue afforestation licences for special areas of conservation, SACs, and special protection areas, SPAs; if she has had discussions in this regard at EU level and or with the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine on same; her further views on whether such afforestation would be...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Schemes (11 Oct 2018)

Jackie Cahill: 225. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when the national policy decision was taken not to administer separate payments to farmers in both the National Parks and Wildlife Service, NPWS, farm plan scheme and GLAS. [41682/18]