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An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 May 2019)

Jackie Cahill: Does the national framework plan not have a role to play?

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (14 May 2019)

Jackie Cahill: 342. To ask the Minister for Health the next start date of the dialectical behaviour therapy, DBT, programme at a hospital; if a person (details supplied) is on the shortlist to be included on that programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20723/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Democracy: Trócaire (14 May 2019)

Jackie Cahill: I thank the representatives for their presentations. Similar to Deputy Penrose, I would like more information on the kind of agriculture in Uganda. There were frequent references in the presentation by the three delegates to small-scale family farmers. Is there commercial farming in Uganda or are all farmers there on a small-scale family farm structure? According to the written statement...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of the Beef Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (14 May 2019)

Jackie Cahill: I am not happy with what is being attempted. While some of the initiatives are welcome, the overall concept of a closed loop is anti-competitive and it is a bad way for two companies to protect farmers' income. It is a very slippery slope for farmers to go down. Is the quality assurance bonus, which farmers get at the moment for selling cattle from quality-assured farms, an addition to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of the Beef Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (14 May 2019)

Jackie Cahill: When Mr. O'Dowd says that all grades qualify for the club protocol bonus, is that if they meet the weight restrictions, or do they all qualify irrespective of that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of the Beef Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (14 May 2019)

Jackie Cahill: They have to meet the weight restrictions to qualify.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of the Beef Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (14 May 2019)

Jackie Cahill: If a beast is a P+, does it qualify if it meets the weight criteria?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of the Beef Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (14 May 2019)

Jackie Cahill: It does. In case Mr. O'Dowd thinks I am being completely negative, I welcome the finance part with the cashflow. On beef farms, that is a very interesting development and is to be welcomed. Does Mr. O'Keeffe or Mr. Ryan wish to come in here?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of the Beef Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (14 May 2019)

Jackie Cahill: We could argue about that for a long time with Mr. Ryan, but with the focus on the solids and everything else on the dairy side, it is going to be very hard to see how confirmation on the beef side is going to be improved dramatically.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of the Beef Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (14 May 2019)

Jackie Cahill: I have been very critical about the lack of evaluation in the EBI of the beef value of an animal. That has totally disappeared. Ten or 15 years, it would have been possible to pick a Friesian sire at our local AI station that would have had significant beef qualities. Six weeks ago I went through the same brochure. It was next to impossible to pick a Friesian sire that would add anything...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of the Beef Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (14 May 2019)

Jackie Cahill: I do not believe we agree with its decisions.

Greyhound Racing Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (15 May 2019)

Jackie Cahill: I move amendment No. 2:In page 12, between lines 24 and 25, to insert the following: "(a) one or more shall be a representative of authorised private greyhound tracks,". At the outset, I want to declare that I am a director of one of the six private tracks. The board has scarce resources. It is important that during discussions on allocations for Sports International Services, SIS,...

Greyhound Racing Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (15 May 2019)

Jackie Cahill: I agree with the Minister of State that having a veterinary practitioner and accounting expertise on the board is to be welcomed. However, the problem that arose with the Limerick track are historical at this stage and go beyond the terms of the last two boards. I would even say they extend beyond the tenures of the last three boards. I am looking for an inclusive board where all...

Greyhound Racing Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (15 May 2019)

Jackie Cahill: I said they were closely associated with the tracks.

Greyhound Racing Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (15 May 2019)

Jackie Cahill: I did not say that.

Greyhound Racing Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (15 May 2019)

Jackie Cahill: As soon as they are appointed, will they be appointed members of the boards of different tracks?

Greyhound Racing Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (15 May 2019)

Jackie Cahill: That was the case in the past.

Greyhound Racing Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (15 May 2019)

Jackie Cahill: Is the Minister of State claiming that members of the outgoing board were not members of various tracks?

Greyhound Racing Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (15 May 2019)

Jackie Cahill: When the financial mistakes were made in Limerick, the chairman of the board was a well-recognised entrepreneur. The mistakes were at that stage when he was there. We will not agree on this. I am looking for an inclusive board. The mistakes made in Limerick were due to a lack of governance. However, that was several boards ago. I am a board member of a private track. I know we will...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Review (15 May 2019)

Jackie Cahill: 68. To ask the Minister for Health the status of changes to the fair deal scheme as regards farming families; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20818/19]