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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: VAT Refunds to Unregistered Farmers: Revenue Commissioners (8 May 2024)

Jackie Cahill: I will come back to Senator Daly in a second. I call Senator Boyhan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: VAT Refunds to Unregistered Farmers: Revenue Commissioners (8 May 2024)

Jackie Cahill: In fairness, as Chair of this Oireachtas committee and I am disappointed with the answers. I am putting that on the official record. It is crystal clear to us as politicians that the policy of the revenue changed. The witnesses have categorically denied that that happened. They are perfectly entitled to do that. As I said, at the ploughing match, calf feeders were advertised as being...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: VAT Refunds to Unregistered Farmers: Revenue Commissioners (8 May 2024)

Jackie Cahill: We have had a very robust exchange of views and I am sure that our guests realise this is a huge issue for us, as public representatives. We disagree on the statement but that is where we are at. I know that the Revenue Commissioners are in discussions with the farming organisations and will produce guidelines. We have discussed a number of issues, including the size of meal bins. I want...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: VAT Refunds to Unregistered Farmers: Revenue Commissioners (8 May 2024)

Jackie Cahill: I propose that we suspend the meeting in order to allow our next witnesses to come in for the next session.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forest Strategy Implementation Plan: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (8 May 2024)

Jackie Cahill: Before we begin, I bring to witnesses' attention that when giving evidence from within the parliamentary precincts, they are protected by absolute privilege in respect of the evidence they give to a committee. This means that witnesses have full defence in any defamation action for anything said at a committee meeting. However, witnesses are expected not to abuse this privilege and may be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forest Strategy Implementation Plan: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (8 May 2024)

Jackie Cahill: I thank Mr. Gleeson. We have discussed ash dieback here on numerous occasions. We have been lobbying very hard as a committee and as individual members to get some recognition of the huge financial loss that was suffered by the growers. I welcome the €5,000 per ha. It will not cover all the losses due to ash dieback but it is a recognition of the huge loss these farmers have...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forest Strategy Implementation Plan: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (8 May 2024)

Jackie Cahill: I will make a couple of points before finishing up. Mr. Gleeson hit the nail on the head when he talked about the length of the premiums. Farmers are making decisions and are probably thinking of the next generation coming after them. We talked about native planting and native forests. While the figure looks attractive, the reality is after 20 years, they are going to be waiting an awful...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forest Strategy Implementation Plan: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (8 May 2024)

Jackie Cahill: The next public meeting of the committee is at 5.30 p.m. on Wednesday, 15 May when the committee will examine collection and recycling of farm plastic.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forest Strategy Implementation Plan: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (8 May 2024)

Jackie Cahill: Like carbon credits.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Funding (8 May 2024)

Jackie Cahill: 78. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the types of funding that would be available to an association (details supplied) in County Tipperary in order to provide necessary insulation for the association’s properties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20199/24]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: VAT Refunds to Unregistered Farmers: Revenue Commissioners (8 May 2024)

Jackie Cahill: I thank Mr. Egan. I have spoken in the Dáil on this issue on a few occasions since March 2023. I had started to receive calls on the VAT refund issue around that time. It was the first time I had ever received calls about it. I have received numerous calls about the VAT refund issue during the past 12 months. Therefore, I have to take issue with the suggestion that the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: VAT Refunds to Unregistered Farmers: Revenue Commissioners (8 May 2024)

Jackie Cahill: I think Ms Ruddle is referring to a cubicle mat. What Deputy Fitzmaurice is talking about is a mat that is put onto a slat on welfare grounds.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes (2 May 2024)

Jackie Cahill: 83. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform for an overview of the progress made to date under National Strategic Outcome 3 of the National Development Plan 2021-2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19822/24]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Development Plan (2 May 2024)

Jackie Cahill: 94. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform for an overview of the progress made to date under National Strategic Outcome (NSO) 2 of the National Development Plan 2021-2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19821/24]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Welfare Concerns and Compliance with Legislation: County and City Management Association (1 May 2024)

Jackie Cahill: I apologise for being absent; we were voting in the Chamber. What percentage of horses have not been microchipped?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Welfare Concerns and Compliance with Legislation: County and City Management Association (1 May 2024)

Jackie Cahill: Is there a compliance regime in place to try to ensure more horses are microchipped? All cattle, for example, have to be identified for legal reasons. Is it the remit of the CCMA or the Department of agriculture to ensure there is compliance with the legislation as regards microchipping?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Welfare Concerns and Compliance with Legislation: County and City Management Association (1 May 2024)

Jackie Cahill: In my county, however, there are a lot of issues with trespassing, which has recently resulted in a couple of serious accidents, and in virtually all the cases the horses were not microchipped. If there is legislation for microchipping, surely it is someone's responsibility to ensure it is implemented. Irrespective of what payment regime is in place, ownership of an animal brings...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Welfare Concerns and Compliance with Legislation: County and City Management Association (1 May 2024)

Jackie Cahill: My question is probably unfair to ask of Mr. Condon because he is not representing the Department. Am I correct in thinking that, in his view, no compliance checks are carried out on horses unless they are trespassing or wandering on their own?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Welfare Concerns and Compliance with Legislation: County and City Management Association (1 May 2024)

Jackie Cahill: In the county where I live, a large amount of land is owned by Bord na Móna, where huge herds of horses wander around. As I said, this has caused a number of accidents recently. I do not see anyone doing a check on that. I am not saying it is the local authority's job. I accept it is to do with the Department and legislation. We need a different witness to answer those questions....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Welfare Concerns and Compliance with Legislation: County and City Management Association (1 May 2024)

Jackie Cahill: On behalf of the committee, I thank Mr. Condon for his contribution. As Deputy Ring said, he knows his brief inside out and backside up. A few questions have arisen that we need to ask the Department about but that is for another day. The next public meeting of the committee will take place at 5.30 p.m. on Wednesday, 8 May, when the committee will examine VAT refunds to unregistered...