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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ash Dieback Scheme: Limerick and Tipperary Woodland Owners Limited (12 Jun 2024)

Jackie Cahill: The witnesses were explaining the huge increase in administration costs before the sitting suspended for the last Dáil vote. As Chair of this committee I have not asked any questions this evening. I do not need to because unfortunately, I understand the issue fairly extensively. The fact so much land is ineligible is inconceivable. I will go back to Deputy Kerrane because she was in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ash Dieback Scheme: Limerick and Tipperary Woodland Owners Limited (12 Jun 2024)

Jackie Cahill: I thank you for your comprehensive answers. Sorry for the interruptions with votes but, unfortunately, it has been one of those evenings when legislation has been going through the Dáil Chamber. We will now suspend to allow the next witnesses to come in. We will discuss this matter at our next private meeting, which we will have next week, and we will put together a response to go...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ash Dieback Scheme: Limerick and Tipperary Woodland Owners Limited (12 Jun 2024)

Jackie Cahill: Thank you. The meeting is suspended.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Universal Social Charge (11 Jun 2024)

Jackie Cahill: 199.To ask the Minister for Finance if a person is in receipt of a medical card, do they pay a lower rate of universal social charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25496/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (11 Jun 2024)

Jackie Cahill: 476.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the options are available to stay-at-home parents who wish to qualify for the State Contributory Pension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25292/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (11 Jun 2024)

Jackie Cahill: 567.To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to look into introducing an item created by a young entrepreneur (details supplied) as a qualifying item under TAMS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24608/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (30 May 2024)

Jackie Cahill: 243. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the cost demands being placed on private nursing homes by HIQA, considering the large financial cost that can be placed on a nursing home after a HIQA inspection, and considering that numerous HIQA inspections at the same nursing home and the demands arising out of these can make the operations of a private nursing home financially...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Business of Joint Committee (29 May 2024)

Jackie Cahill: Apologies have been received from Senator Boyhan. I propose that we proceed into private session to discuss correspondence received by the secretariat. Is that agreed? It is agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Proposals (29 May 2024)

Jackie Cahill: I thank Dr. Ryan. In the context of applying electric currents to dogs or cats being prohibited, Dr. Ryan stated, "It is important to note that this will not affect collars linked to boundary fences". Is that not contradictory? At a boundary fence, it is a shock that stops them going out on the road or the ditch or whatever.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Proposals (29 May 2024)

Jackie Cahill: So you can still use a boundary fence to keep a dog you have running around a lawn or whatever within its domain.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Proposals (29 May 2024)

Jackie Cahill: Thank you, Dr. Ryan. I call Deputy Flaherty.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Proposals (29 May 2024)

Jackie Cahill: I call Senator Boylan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Proposals (29 May 2024)

Jackie Cahill: I call Senator Daly

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Proposals (29 May 2024)

Jackie Cahill: I call Deputy Mythen.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Proposals (29 May 2024)

Jackie Cahill: On behalf of the committee, I thank the witnesses for their contribution. They have given a very solid briefing on this regulation. As the committee has completed its further scrutiny of COM (2023) 769, I propose that this proposal does not warrant further scrutiny. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Compliance with the Nitrates Directive and Implications for Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (29 May 2024)

Jackie Cahill: Witnesses giving evidence from within the parliamentary precincts are protected by absolute privilege with respect to the evidence given to a committee. This means that witnesses have a full defence in any defamation action of anything said at a committee meeting. However, witnesses are expected not to abuse this privilege and may be directed to cease giving evidence on an issue. Witnesses...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Compliance with the Nitrates Directive and Implications for Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (29 May 2024)

Jackie Cahill: Thank you, Mr. Mulvihill. On the last point, it is not just derogation farmers in the livestock sector. Every farmer with livestock has a part to play, but water quality is most definitely impacted by many other things besides farming enterprises. Against that, we have to make sure we can present the best case possible for the derogation. A point you made forcefully in your statement is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Compliance with the Nitrates Directive and Implications for Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (29 May 2024)

Jackie Cahill: We have a vótáil, gentlemen, so I am going to have to suspend the meeting. We will come back because I know there are a few more who want to put questions to the witnesses. I apologise. We will probably be 20 minutes to half an hour. That is democracy. There is one point I would like our witnesses to address when we come back. We talk about certainty, but at the moment,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Compliance with the Nitrates Directive and Implications for Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (29 May 2024)

Jackie Cahill: We will resume in public session.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Compliance with the Nitrates Directive and Implications for Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (29 May 2024)

Jackie Cahill: Drastic action would be needed.