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Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food, and the Marine (Revised) (2 Feb 2022)

Jackie Cahill: The Minister is here to discuss the Estimates. I would not expect him to answer the Deputy's question.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food, and the Marine (Revised) (2 Feb 2022)

Jackie Cahill: We would all like to be associated with the expressions of condolences.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food, and the Marine (Revised) (2 Feb 2022)

Jackie Cahill: On behalf of the committee, I extend my condolences to Senator Buttimer.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food, and the Marine (Revised) (2 Feb 2022)

Jackie Cahill: I stopped Deputy Browne when he raised this matter a few minutes ago, so I had better be consistent. We are here to discuss the Estimates so I urge the Deputy to stick to the Estimates.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food, and the Marine (Revised) (2 Feb 2022)

Jackie Cahill: No.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food, and the Marine (Revised) (2 Feb 2022)

Jackie Cahill: The Minister has said he will comment.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food, and the Marine (Revised) (2 Feb 2022)

Jackie Cahill: The Minister seems to be suggesting it now, as well as the questioners.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food, and the Marine (Revised) (2 Feb 2022)

Jackie Cahill: As no one is indicating, I will allow Deputy Carthy to continue.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food, and the Marine (Revised) (2 Feb 2022)

Jackie Cahill: As no other members are indicating, we will adjourn. That concludes the select committee's consideration of the 2022 Revised Estimate for Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine. In accordance with Standing Orders, a message to this effect will be sent to the Clerk of the Dáil. On behalf of the select committee, I thank the Minister and his officials for assisting the committee...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Message to Dáil (2 Feb 2022)

Jackie Cahill: In accordance with Standing Order 101, the following message will be sent to the Dáil: The Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine has completed its consideration of the following Revised Estimate for public services for the year ending 31 December 2022: Vote 30 - Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food, and the Marine (Revised) (2 Feb 2022)

Jackie Cahill: No apologies have been received. Before we begin, members now have the option of being physically present in the committee room or may join the meeting via MS Teams from their Leinster House offices. Members may not participate in the meeting from outside the parliamentary precincts. However, it is important to note that in order to participate in a division in committee, members must be...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food, and the Marine (Revised) (2 Feb 2022)

Jackie Cahill: I thank the Minister. Before opening the discussion to members, I will ask one or two questions. While I welcome the significant funding for TAMS, as we all know, building costs have increased beyond all recognition in the past six months. The €80,000 ceiling in place for farmer investment in TAMS has become inadequate. Will the Minister review that ceiling? Any construction work...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (1 Feb 2022)

Jackie Cahill: 82. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she plans to address the funding shortfall that some schools are experiencing between the cost of the air filters required for classrooms and the funding being made available to schools by her Department given that in some situations the value of State funding is considerably less than the cost of the filters; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (1 Feb 2022)

Jackie Cahill: 164. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the strategy in place to support schools to review their current protective measures in place under Covid-19 plans; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4674/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training (1 Feb 2022)

Jackie Cahill: 483. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on efforts to deliver a home economics teacher training course for a college (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58501/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (1 Feb 2022)

Jackie Cahill: 621. To ask the Minister for Health if rehab care workers in the community are deemed eligible for the Covid recognition payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4994/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (1 Feb 2022)

Jackie Cahill: 622. To ask the Minister for Health if security guards that worked in public hospitals during the Covid-19 pandemic will be eligible for the Covid recognition payment considering that other front-line healthcare workers (details supplied) in hospitals all qualify for this payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4995/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (1 Feb 2022)

Jackie Cahill: 860. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there will be a recruitment campaign for technical agricultural officers in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5070/22]

Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 Jan 2022)

Jackie Cahill: I welcome the opportunity to speak on the Bill. I will be parochial in my comments and I make no apology for that. My home town of Thurles has an ever-growing reputation as an academic centre. There are four excellent second level schools in the town, two of the very few boarding girls' schools in the country, namely, Presentation Secondary School and Ursuline Secondary School, the...

Youth Mental Health: Statements (26 Jan 2022)

Jackie Cahill: Youth mental health is one of the greatest challenges faced by our society. I thank the Minister of State for allocating a Jigsaw centre to Thurles. It is operating and is a great help to people experiencing mental health issues. Hopefully, we can extend that service when the Covid-19 restrictions are over to spokes all around the county and continue to develop that worthwhile service. ...