Results 361-380 of 399 for long speaker:Jackie Cahill

Tracker Mortgages: Motion [Private Members] (25 Oct 2017)

Jackie Cahill: The banks cannot be trusted to act honestly or fairly with their customers. If any proof was needed, the tracker mortgage scandal of recent weeks is that proof. However, it is only the latest in a long line of misconduct. Fine Gael, in government since 2011, has allowed the banks to have a veto on family mortgage arrears. The damage to people's health and to families caused by the callous...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of the Tillage Sector in Ireland: Discussion (17 Oct 2017)

Jackie Cahill: ...effect that, where possible, they should not criticise nor make charges against any person or entity by name or in such way as to make him or her or it identifiable. Members are reminded of the long-standing parliamentary practice to the effect that they should not comment on, criticise or make charges against a person outside the House or an official either by name or in such a way as to...

UK Withdrawal from the EU: Statements (Resumed) (27 Sep 2017)

Jackie Cahill: ...to the UK in comparison with other countries. Some 50% of our beef exports and 26% of dairy exports go to the UK, as do 80% of our cheddar and 90% of our mushrooms. Regardless of what funding we put into State agencies, that dependency will take a long time to erode. Teagasc estimates that a 10% fall in the CAP, along with lower UK food prices due to tariffs, could reduce farm incomes...

Mortgage Arrears Resolution (Family Home) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (12 Jul 2017)

Jackie Cahill: ...the courts would now temporarily postpone processing court orders on family homes where the lender is making an effort to engage with the bank and give time for a mortgage resolution office to bring a long-term solution to the problem and end the need for repossessions save in the most extreme cases. The scandal of the unregulated vulture funds that own approximately 12,000 mortgages in...

Topical Issue Debate: General Practitioner Services (11 Jul 2017)

Jackie Cahill: ...years. This problem must be approached on a number of fronts. One of them is finance for primary care. There is not enough investment in primary care. A study was carried out in a practice in Longford recently where proper primary care was being provided for diabetes patients. This reduced complications by 80%. The saving this generated in avoiding expensive secondary care is...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda College (29 Jun 2017)

Jackie Cahill: 154. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if there are changes to the long-term practice at the Garda College, Templemore, in which local suppliers were favoured in all supply contracts to the college in view of the fact that a change will have a serious impact on the provision of jobs by these local suppliers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30605/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Data (27 Jun 2017)

Jackie Cahill: 169. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of long-term leasing arrangements entered into to avail of measures to assist in rebalancing the market by enhancing the existing tax relief for income from long-term leasing on land in each of the years 2014 to 2016 and to date in 2017 in tabular form. [30114/17]

Nursing Homes Support Scheme: Motion [Private Members] (31 May 2017)

Jackie Cahill: ...individual. Another considerable worry is sudden illness and disability. If a farmer is struck down by a stroke or another condition, he could be hospitalised or in a nursing home for a very long period. 6 o’clock I hope that the commitments that were given in the programme for Government will be honoured and that we can have a fair deal scheme that recognises the income...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of Greyhound Industry Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (9 May 2017)

Jackie Cahill: ...16,000 calls each year about cruelty to animals. What percentage of those calls relate to greyhounds? Ms Carley gave examples of countries to which greyhounds are exported where standards are a long way below ours. If we are serious about greyhound welfare and enhancing the image of our industry going forward, the legislation must prohibit the export of dogs to countries where...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Cashflow Support Loan Scheme: Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland (2 May 2017)

Jackie Cahill: ...the terms of the loan to ensure the subsidy equated to the amount that was available from the EU to subsidise the scheme. The vast majority of farmers who looked for this loan were looking for as long a term as possible. In my experience of farmers who applied for the loan, there was a concerted effort on the part of the banks to reduce the term of the loan. We can see from the...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 30 - Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (21 Mar 2017)

Jackie Cahill: ...has reduced to four, three or even two years in some cases. The farmers saw the availability of cheap credit over a period and believed it would ease cashflow problems to pay the money over as long a period as the scheme allowed. I cannot understand why the banks have done this. The scheme was designed to be a six-year scheme with, as has been said, an option that the first three years...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Water Supply Project for Eastern and Midlands Region: Irish Water (15 Feb 2017)

Jackie Cahill: ...and to outline what the end product will be and what impact it will have on communities is essential. Smaller projects in other parts of the country have caused significant disturbance. People along this route have the experience of the recently built motorway. Many farmers suffered greatly because of the motorway and now, when they see another major infrastructural project happening,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme (14 Feb 2017)

Jackie Cahill: ...to purchase their home from Tipperary County Council under the tenant purchase scheme; the rules, regulations or legislation which is imposed on the council precluding it from selling properties to long-term tenants who have sufficient resources to purchase and repair a property; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7009/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Health Ireland Strategic Plan 2015 to 2017: Discussion (7 Feb 2017)

Jackie Cahill: ...legislative power requiring animals to be moved. With brucellosis in the past, Northern Ireland was three or four years behind us. When we were trying to get brucellosis-free status, we were a long way ahead of Northern Ireland. There is only a ditch separating farmers from farmers in Northern Ireland. The same seems to be the case with BVD eradication where we seem to be three or...

Nursing Home Support Scheme (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (26 Jan 2017)

Jackie Cahill: ...ongoing. Young graduates are deciding with their feet and emigrating. We have a huge shortage of young GPs going into practice. I had two GPs on the phone to me last night and they said it is no longer economically viable for them to operate. They are not performing minor operations in their surgery and this is exacerbating the accident and emergency department problem. If a person...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy Reform: Discussion (17 Jan 2017)

Jackie Cahill: ...in an earlier contribution. He criticised the changes made by the United States of America in eliminating farm payments, but he believes what has been introduced will not work in the medium to long term. As what happens in the United States has a habit of happening here half a decade later, I would like the professor to expand on why he thinks what has been done in the United States is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage (17 Jan 2017)

Jackie Cahill: 889. To ask the Minister for Health if he will investigate making the FreeStyle Libre available on the long-term illness scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41232/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage (17 Jan 2017)

Jackie Cahill: 904. To ask the Minister for Health if he will investigate making the FreeStyle Libre available on the long-term illness scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Brexit on Irish Agriculture and Fisheries Sectors: Discussion (13 Dec 2016)

Jackie Cahill: ...every position they hold in the European Parliament, for example. At this stage, everyone wants to get the United Kingdom out the door. That is the reality to which we must face up. It took us a long time to reduce our dependence on the UK market for beef to the current level of 50%. How long will it take Bord Bia to find alternative markets for us and at what price?It has a budget of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of UK Referendum on Membership of the European Union on Irish Agrifood and Fisheries Sectors: Discussion (29 Nov 2016)

Jackie Cahill: ...decision, I assume Red Tractor will get greater prominence in the UK as will protection of its own farmers. How much potential to expand exists in the dairy industry in the UK? It went through a long period of decline over a number of years but in 2013 and 2014 milk output increased before it dropped dramatically in 2015 and 2016. There has been a serious decline in production in the...