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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Peat Shortages on the Horticulture Industry: Discussion (16 Feb 2021)

Jackie Cahill: I call Deputy Nolan and ask her to be as brief as possible.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Peat Shortages on the Horticulture Industry: Discussion (16 Feb 2021)

Jackie Cahill: We are behind time. On behalf of the committee I thank all the witnesses for this most comprehensive engagement. We will now suspend for a few minutes to allow the departmental officials to join the call.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Peat Shortages on the Horticulture Industry: Discussion (16 Feb 2021)

Jackie Cahill: I welcome members back to the meeting to continue our discussion of the impact of peat shortages on the horticultural industry. I welcome Mr. Brian Lucas, principal officer in the peatland issues and land designation section of the National Parks and Wildlife Service in the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. We have received Mr. Lucas's opening statement. Deputy Leddin...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Peat Shortages on the Horticulture Industry: Discussion (16 Feb 2021)

Jackie Cahill: Yes, Mr. Lucas, that is fine.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Peat Shortages on the Horticulture Industry: Discussion (16 Feb 2021)

Jackie Cahill: As we begin, I wish to state to Mr. Lucas that we have had the stakeholders presenting before us for over the past hour and they are very worried about the economic viability of their industry going forward, the lack of peat, and the impact that will have on their industry. Deputy Fitzmaurice made the point that if we get the spring that we got last year, it is in the months of April and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Peat Shortages on the Horticulture Industry: Discussion (16 Feb 2021)

Jackie Cahill: With respect, Mr. Lucas, we are going to have a discussion on that topic at our next meeting. We want to concentrate here on the immediate problems being experienced by the horticultural industry.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Peat Shortages on the Horticulture Industry: Discussion (16 Feb 2021)

Jackie Cahill: I do not think there was a question there. It was more of a comment. I will move on to Deputy Ring if that is okay.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Peat Shortages on the Horticulture Industry: Discussion (16 Feb 2021)

Jackie Cahill: Okay Deputy Ring. I do not want the committee to-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Peat Shortages on the Horticulture Industry: Discussion (16 Feb 2021)

Jackie Cahill: Deputy Nolan has a question to ask but our time is nearly up so she will have to be brief.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Peat Shortages on the Horticulture Industry: Discussion (16 Feb 2021)

Jackie Cahill: I have to close.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Peat Shortages on the Horticulture Industry: Discussion (16 Feb 2021)

Jackie Cahill: I am sorry.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Peat Shortages on the Horticulture Industry: Discussion (16 Feb 2021)

Jackie Cahill: I have to close. I thank Mr. Lucas for engaging with the committee on this issue. I will give a summary. This is a major issue for the horticulture and nursery sectors. I welcome some of the comments from Mr. Lucas about the establishment of a working group. I also welcome that he recognises the time pressure for a solution for the horticulture sector. If we get a spring like we had...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (11 Feb 2021)

Jackie Cahill: I appreciate being allowed to ask a question, a Cheann Comhairle. I wish to raise beef prices. We set up a forum to address the crisis in the beef industry. One of the key demands of stakeholders is that there would be price transparency. In the past two weeks, meat processors have dropped the price by 15 cent a kilo, while all the market indicators are that prices should be on an upward...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (11 Feb 2021)

Jackie Cahill: 59. To ask the Minister for Finance if consideration will be given to including travel counsellors as those who qualify for access to the Covid restrictions support scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7641/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (11 Feb 2021)

Jackie Cahill: 328. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the loss of animals from TB by a farmer (details supplied) can be used as a stock rate reduction under force majeure with regard to BEAM; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7530/21]

Covid-19 (Transport and Travel): Statements (10 Feb 2021)

Jackie Cahill: I want to raise a number of separate transport issues relating to my constituency of Tipperary. We constantly hear of the need to move towards a more sustainable, greener form of transport, yet Tipperary is losing services, left, right and centre, and a lot of what remains is unreliable, inefficient and needs major improvement. The people of rural Ireland deserve adequate public transport...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Bord na Móna (10 Feb 2021)

Jackie Cahill: 48. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the measures that will be taken to protect landowners impacted by the Bord na Móna rewetting programme funded by his Department; if an independent assessment will be carried out in advance of the rewetting programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6495/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (10 Feb 2021)

Jackie Cahill: 147. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a person is still insured to drive while waiting for a licence renewal in circumstances in which a renewal is being processed which is not ongoing due to Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6939/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Ireland (10 Feb 2021)

Jackie Cahill: 272. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when the funding which was provided to Tourism Ireland in 2020 will be allocated to the coach industry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7180/21]

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]