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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Regulation on Veterinary Medicinal Products (Resumed): Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (9 Feb 2021)

Jackie Cahill: I am calling Senator Boyhan. Sorry Senator, it was my mistake.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Regulation on Veterinary Medicinal Products (Resumed): Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (9 Feb 2021)

Jackie Cahill: There are some very precise questions for the officials. I ask that they give brief answers. I want to bring in two more members before the meeting concludes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Regulation on Veterinary Medicinal Products (Resumed): Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (9 Feb 2021)

Jackie Cahill: We are over time so I ask that the officials respond as briefly as they can, please.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Regulation on Veterinary Medicinal Products (Resumed): Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (9 Feb 2021)

Jackie Cahill: I thank Ms Barry Walsh, Mr. Forde and Ms Garvan for their contributions today. We have had a robust exchange of views. It is clear that the committee is very unhappy with these proposed changes and seriously worried about the impact they will have on people who are involved in the business and on the primary producer. This is an issue we will return to again. We are waiting for the advice...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Regulation on Veterinary Medicinal Products (Resumed): Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (9 Feb 2021)

Jackie Cahill: Thank you. I will deal with some items of business before we conclude. I propose we hold a private virtual meeting on Wednesday, 17 February, at a time to be confirmed closer to the date, in which we will try to finalise our forestry report. Is that agreed? Agreed. That concludes today's proceedings. The committee is adjourned until 4 p.m. on Tuesday, 16 February, when we will...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Regulation on Veterinary Medicinal Products: Irish Co-operative Organisation Society (9 Feb 2021)

Jackie Cahill: We are under severe time pressure. Mr. Flanagan and Mr. O'Gorman have outlined clearly ICOS's position and that of the Irish co-ops on what they are doing about herd health. They are taking a very constructive approach to the different sections.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Regulation on Veterinary Medicinal Products (Resumed): Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (9 Feb 2021)

Jackie Cahill: Yes. I am getting cross looks so be as brief as you can, Mr. Forde.

Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020: Second Stage (Resumed) (4 Feb 2021)

Jackie Cahill: This is a difficult time for the aviation industry. I wish to discuss a number of concerns that have been raised with me by constituents in recent weeks. They are worried about the future of the aviation sector in Ireland, the continued lockdown and the impact of Covid-19 on the sector's financial viability. They have raised with me their genuinely held concerns that if airlines are not...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (4 Feb 2021)

Jackie Cahill: 34. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a person can be permitted to sit a driver theory test for a tractor licence during the current Covid-19 related lockdown similar to the manner in which bus and truck CPC theory tests can be sat remotely given that agriculture and the production of food are essential services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6153/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (4 Feb 2021)

Jackie Cahill: 69. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of an application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6137/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Closed-Circuit Television Systems (4 Feb 2021)

Jackie Cahill: 184. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will make enquiries regarding CCTV grant applications by a local authority (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6225/21]

Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Covid-19) Act 2020: Motion (3 Feb 2021)

Jackie Cahill: Thankfully, this scheme has helped many people during the financial hardship which the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic has imposed on them. I raise issues in respect of two groups that have contacted me, and which believe the conditions of the scheme discriminate against. The first group consists of approximately 80 travel counsellors, most of whom have been refused access to the CRSS on...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (3 Feb 2021)

Jackie Cahill: I welcome that the just transition commissioner is engaging with peat harvesting contractors, but how are our horticulture industry and our nursery industry going to survive economically without their access to peat and compost? These are essential. Will we find ourselves importing this natural raw material we have in this country for these industries to be able to survive and prosper?

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Derelict Sites (3 Feb 2021)

Jackie Cahill: 18. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if energy grants are available for the development of a derelict site to set up a new business in a premises in the town centre of Thurles, County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5445/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (3 Feb 2021)

Jackie Cahill: 174. To ask the Minister for Finance the measures being put in place to calculate benefit-in-kind during the pandemic (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5103/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (3 Feb 2021)

Jackie Cahill: 466. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will clarify crèche guidelines for children under a year old (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5102/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Land Issues (3 Feb 2021)

Jackie Cahill: 948. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if land counts as hectares in the folio number in cases in which land is under a permanent lake; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5606/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: The Impact of Brexit on the Agriculture Industry: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (2 Feb 2021)

Jackie Cahill: I remind members that in the context of the Covid-19 restrictions, only the Chairman and staff are present in the committee room and all other members must join remotely from elsewhere within the parliamentary precincts. The secretariat can issue invitations to join the meeting on Microsoft Teams. Members may not participate in the meeting from outside the parliamentary precincts. I ask...