Results 221-240 of 399 for long speaker:Jackie Cahill

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Issues: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (27 May 2021)

Jackie Cahill: ...week, we respectfully request a report that outlines why this has happened and how output will be rectified for the following week. This is a frank statement but time is not on our side. This has long been an issue and I have dealt with it since I was appointed Chair of this committee last summer. The crisis is ongoing for four or five years and is a huge concern to this committee and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rewetting of Peatland and its Impact on Farmers: Discussion (Resumed) (25 May 2021)

Jackie Cahill: ...Mr. Lucas well in his retirement. When Mr. Lucas was in before the committee he was paid compliments by a number of committee members, which is rare enough for a civil servant. Mr. Lucas has a long and proud record. We wish him well in his retirement. The vast majority of people would agree that rewetting of bogs can have great environmental benefits. For the adjoining farmers,...

Nursing Home Support Scheme (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 May 2021)

Jackie Cahill: ...there are no anomalies in this new legislation. I am nonetheless thankful this will take away the major financial hardship that farm families and small business owners have had to endure over a long period since the fair deal scheme was introduced. I have seen farm families being brought to their knees financially in trying to meet the contribution to fund the fair deal scheme. It...

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 May 2021)

Jackie Cahill: I come from an agricultural background. Before I was elected to this House, I spent a long number of years representing farmers. We run a family farm in County Tipperary and I am delighted the next generation is taking on that mantle. I want to ensure he is economically sustainable on that farm and that he can make a living like I did before him, his grandfather did before me and the...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Facilities (29 Apr 2021)

Jackie Cahill: ...of us has many people in our constituencies who are constantly contacting our constituency offices trying to get orthopaedic operations done. It is particularly galling to see young people waiting long periods for essential surgery. The hospital has a 30-acre site. I will not raise the issue of the children's hospital or the long debate on same, but the hospital in Cappagh has the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Implications of Climate Action Plan for Agricultural Sector: Teagasc (14 Apr 2021)

Jackie Cahill: ...the work they are doing for the sector in assembling the scientific evidence that is vital for us to make the arguments for our sector. I thank everyone for attending on what has been a fairly long day since 10.30 this morning. The meeting is adjourned until 9 a.m. on Monday, 19 April, when we will have a private meeting on Microsoft Teams.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (30 Mar 2021)

Jackie Cahill: .... I ask members to turn off mobile phones. They must sit in designated seats in the Dáil Chamber or may join remotely from elsewhere in the parliamentary precincts. I remind members of the long-standing parliamentary practice to the effect that they should not comment on, criticise or make charges against any person outside the Houses or an official by name or in such a way as to...

Covid-19 (Drug and Alcohol Services, and Homelessness): Statements (18 Feb 2021)

Jackie Cahill: ...pricing comes into effect. This legislation aims to combat harmful drinking. The current pandemic is further proof that it is time to enact this legislation without delay. Minimum unit pricing is long overdue. The longer the Government waits to enact these laws, the more alcohol will be abused. This is resulting in major damage to people's health. Alcohol abuse in the home also...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (17 Feb 2021)

Jackie Cahill: ...if his attention has been drawn to the HSE’s national renal office statement that in-centre haemodialysis patients should be considered similar to persons aged 65 and older who are residents of long-term care facilities in terms of prioritisation for the first wave of Covid-19 vaccination and those patients are extremely medically vulnerable and have a very high mortality risk; if...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (17 Feb 2021)

Jackie Cahill: 911. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to published data indicating a Covid-19 case mortality rate amongst kidney patients similar to that of residents of long-term care facilities; if he will move them into cohort 1 for Covid-19 vaccination in view of the particular vulnerability of kidney patients such as persons on dialysis and kidney transplant recipients; and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (10 Feb 2021)

Jackie Cahill: 937. To ask the Minister for Health the number of Covid-19 vaccines administered to residents of long-term residential care facilities in County Tipperary up to 1 February 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7348/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (10 Feb 2021)

Jackie Cahill: 938. To ask the Minister for Health the number of Covid-19 vaccines administered to front-line staff of long-term residential care facilities in County Tipperary up to 1 February 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7349/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (10 Feb 2021)

Jackie Cahill: 939. To ask the Minister for Health the number of Covid-19 vaccines administered to persons other than front-line staff or residents of long-term residential care facilities in County Tipperary up to 1 February 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7350/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges for the Forestry Sector: Department of Agriculture and the Marine (29 Jan 2021)

Jackie Cahill: ...to answer first. I ask that the answers could be kept fairly brief because there is a huge number of questions to be asked by the committee members. As I said in my opening remarks, we are a long way off hitting the targets we set six months ago. I would like to see a focus. The question was asked as to why there has been a huge drop in farmers planting trees. We will go back to that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges for the Forestry Sector: Department of Agriculture and the Marine (29 Jan 2021)

Jackie Cahill: I suggest, Mr. Hayes, that in the next couple of weeks, in addition to the forestry licence dashboard, we get a timeframe for the licences that were issued, exactly how long they were in the system, how many were done within the set targets, and how many were three, six, 12 or whatever months over the target. If that information was on the dashboard then we could see how many of the licences...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges for the Forestry Sector: Department of Agriculture and the Marine (29 Jan 2021)

Jackie Cahill: That is a long way along the road, and a great help. Four members wish to contribute and we must stick tightly to the time limits. There are approximately 20 minutes left so I will ask two members to ask their questions together, followed by the next two. It is everybody's second opportunity to contribute. I will call Senator Paul Daly, followed by Deputy Michael Collins. They will be...

Response of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage to Covid-19: Statements (28 Jan 2021)

Jackie Cahill: ...have started in the past six to eight months. That is where that frustration comes from. I am proud to be a Fianna Fáil Deputy because we are addressing the housing crisis that has beset this country for a long number of years. I want to talk about a family firm that is a key cornerstone in getting houses built. Two brothers and a mother run a company that employs 50 people....

Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Statements (28 Jan 2021)

Jackie Cahill: ...my community that have made representations to me. A couple of weeks ago, I was criticised in the national media for making representations on behalf of front-line workers at Nenagh hospital. As long as I am privileged to be a Member of this House, I will make no apologies for making representations in regard to the genuine grievances of my constituents. Thankfully, some of the staff...

Brexit (Foreign Affairs): Statements (21 Jan 2021)

Jackie Cahill: ...many of our processors, one of which gets 60% of its milk north of the Border. Other Members have highlighted the all-Ireland economy, but milk processing has operated on a 32-county basis for a long time. A significant amount of Northern Ireland milk is processed here in the South. It would create great difficulties if that milk did not have the same access to trade agreements and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (13 Jan 2021)

Jackie Cahill: 359. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the long-promised planning permission exemptions will be introduced in order that schools and community buildings can be exempt from having to apply for planning permission to install rooftop solar panels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1316/21]