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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Afforestation Programme (28 Nov 2019)

Jackie Cahill: 191. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the carbon sequestration potential has been examined of all designated land including hen harrier designated land with respect to permitting some planting on such land. [49554/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Alternative Farm Enterprises (27 Nov 2019)

Jackie Cahill: 183. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide incentives for the planting of alternative crops for the bio-economy to commence the process of adapting land use that will enable Ireland to meet its climate change targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41731/19]

Supporting Children out of Emergency Accommodation and into Homes: Statements (21 Nov 2019)

Jackie Cahill: ...'s entitlements and prioritise tackling delays. The Government must stop blaming local authorities and slash the red tape to get to grips with the problem. The number of homeless people in Ireland has grown from 2,858 in December 2014 to 10,000 today, which is a 360% increase. These are unprecedented levels of homelessness. Despite this, the Taoiseach told us some months ago that the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Health and Safety (13 Nov 2019)

Jackie Cahill: 129. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the schemes to which a school (details supplied) should apply in order to acquire a small piece of land to provide a set-down area opposite the school to alleviate the dangerous situation of children being dropped to school on a blind bend; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46791/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Eligibility (12 Nov 2019)

Jackie Cahill: 411. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if land (details supplied) qualifies for the single farm payment as per 2015 guidelines; if so, the maximum area that qualifies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46172/19]

Finance Bill 2019: Second Stage (23 Oct 2019)

Jackie Cahill: ...from trying to recover the losses that they have incurred because of the Brexit uncertainty. One man contacted me who, because he was not quality assured or in GLAS, was excluded from applying for this scheme, even though his land is designated and he is in a hen harrier area with all the restrictions that brings. A total of 13,200 dairy farmers had cattle that were eligible for the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Compensation Schemes (15 Oct 2019)

Jackie Cahill: ...the Gaeltacht further to Parliamentary Question No. 529 of 8 October 2019, each specified activity in question; if the 2004 agreement provided for a payment for designation to reflect its effect on land values or a payment for the management of that land; if so, the payment provided per hectare; and the annual budget allocated for each year that the agreement operated. [42172/19]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Compensation Schemes (8 Oct 2019)

Jackie Cahill: 529. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she and her officials are examining proposals in relation to a meaningful compensation scheme for farmers affected by designated land; the process involved; the recent meetings with farmer representatives; the timetable for actions in this area; and the status of recent talks with stakeholders on issues (details supplied)....

Forestry Sector: Motion [Private Members] (1 Oct 2019)

Jackie Cahill: ...It has not maintained boundary fences on its plantations, which has left a sour taste in farming communities. Wildlife in these areas is causing difficulties. Deer are trespassing onto farmers' lands, and the owners of commercial forestry have to bear responsibility for maintaining boundary fences. Other issues that need to be addressed are designated and unenclosed land. The...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Forestry Sector (1 Oct 2019)

Jackie Cahill: ...that is in place in the Department owing to the new Act. An environmental impact assessment on an area of 15 km to 20 km of any area of forestry in the country will undoubtedly cover designated land, special areas of conservation or environmentally protected areas. There would be an impact on wildlife. There is no way that would not occur. A common-sense approach has to be adopted...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Grants (24 Sep 2019)

Jackie Cahill: 379. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will introduce proposals to reward financially landowners who have their lands planted with forestry to take into account the fact that their lands are acting as carbon sinks and helping the State to achieve its climate change targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38318/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Reform and Related Issues: Discussion (18 Sep 2019)

Jackie Cahill: ...with an area of 4,305 sq. km with a population of 160,000. It is 150 km in length from top to bottom. I heard my colleague from Clare talk earlier about the bridge in Killaloe. It is the only land connection between Tipperary and Clare. Last Saturday, there was a 6 km tailback on that bridge. Thankfully, it is a tourist destination and is extremely busy during the summer but it is the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (17 Sep 2019)

Jackie Cahill: 474. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to allow the planting of agroforestry in areas designated as acid sensitive lands; and the size of additional lands which will be eligible in 2019 (details supplied) on designated acid sensitive areas on which planting will be permitted by county in hectares. [37004/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector and Climate Action Plan: Discussion (9 Jul 2019)

Jackie Cahill: ...should go to the owner of that ground. Tax incentives around the planting and sale of the product were offered to incentivise afforestation. Carbon credits must belong to the man who planted the land and owns the forest. I refer to applications for permission to plant and the timeframe over which those permissions are granted. We intended to plant up to 10,000 or 12,000 ha. We are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ash Dieback: Discussion (9 Jul 2019)

Jackie Cahill: ...for the delegates. Have Mr. Walsh and his colleagues had the opportunity to put their solutions for ash forest owners to the Minister? Do they have precise figures for the amounts of land affected? What figure do they have in mind for compensation for losses? Mr. Walsh referred to different measures of compensation, including allowing an owner to put the afforestation back into...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ash Dieback: Discussion (9 Jul 2019)

Jackie Cahill: How would the group envisage compensating the person who would want to put his land back into grassland?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare and the Control and Management of Horses: Discussion (18 Jun 2019)

Jackie Cahill: ...in that regard. We have seen horses been driven in harness to the point of collapse, pulling loads inappropriate for their size. In Knocklofty the winter before last we had starvation issues on lands that were in public ownership. Thankfully, this winter came extremely mild. We would have had a lot more issues this winter if it had been in any way wet or harsh. There was mention of...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Review (13 Jun 2019)

Jackie Cahill: I thank the Minister of State for his reply, but to get to the heart of the issue, land that qualified under the biophysical criteria is now, because of the fine-tuning, being excluded from the scheme. There is not a huge number of such cases, but my understanding of the appeals process is that farmers have no hope of winning an appeal, which is extremely unfair. If the land qualified under...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Review (13 Jun 2019)

Jackie Cahill: ..., ANC, scheme has been ongoing for several years. I acknowledge the work carried out by the Department in the review. It did its best to get the maximum number of farmers and amount of farmland included in the scheme. Two weeks ago, Fianna Fáil representatives met departmental officials who explained the appeals process to us. All reviews lead to anomalies and hard luck cases, and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming Scheme Data (13 Jun 2019)

Jackie Cahill: 173. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the targets committed to, that is, number of hectares of new land into production and number of hectares of converted land, under the organic farming scheme for the 2014-2020 RDP window; and the progress to date on these targets. [24805/19]