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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Ireland: Discussion (3 Jul 2018)

Jackie Cahill: That is no problem.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Ireland: Discussion (3 Jul 2018)

Jackie Cahill: While I appreciate the potential to increase revenue from taxation and betting, the figures will show that the number of track bookmakers has dropped significantly. As I said, they are an integral part of the atmosphere at race meetings in Ireland. If we are to increase revenue, we must consider their position. We cannot compare a track bookmaker with a major multinational because it is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Report of the Agriculture Appeals Act Review Committee: Discussion (3 Jul 2018)

Jackie Cahill: I thank Dr. Smyth for his presentation. I have been asking questions about this issue for a long time on this committee. It was a condition of the Programme for a Partnership Government that there would be a review of the appeals process. The reality on the ground is that farmers have lost confidence in the appeals process and the procedures surrounding it. Our job is twofold. We want to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Report of the Agriculture Appeals Act Review Committee: Discussion (3 Jul 2018)

Jackie Cahill: Are they catalogued?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Report of the Agriculture Appeals Act Review Committee: Discussion (3 Jul 2018)

Jackie Cahill: Dr. Smyth referred to having a knowledge of schemes. There are many consultants out there, and other people, who work on the schemes besides Department staff. The Department is on one side of the fence but there are many more people on the other side now who have a serious understanding of schemes. I do not accept that the only gene pool comes from the Department. There are many people...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Report of the Agriculture Appeals Act Review Committee: Discussion (3 Jul 2018)

Jackie Cahill: Dr. Noel Cawley was the chairman when I used to attend its meetings. We can come up with people who have knowledge of the industry but who are outside the Department employee records.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Report of the Agriculture Appeals Act Review Committee: Discussion (3 Jul 2018)

Jackie Cahill: What is the timescale?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Report of the Agriculture Appeals Act Review Committee: Discussion (3 Jul 2018)

Jackie Cahill: Will this committee have an opportunity to scrutinise such legislation?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Report of the Agriculture Appeals Act Review Committee: Discussion (3 Jul 2018)

Jackie Cahill: I hope that we are still here.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Report of the Agriculture Appeals Act Review Committee: Discussion (3 Jul 2018)

Jackie Cahill: I will probably stay here a bit longer then.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Report of the Agriculture Appeals Act Review Committee: Discussion (3 Jul 2018)

Jackie Cahill: I do not expect the representatives to comment on the following case. I know of a case in my constituency that went to the High Court. The farmer won his case in the High Court but then the Department lodged an appeal. He took on the Department and won his case in the High Court. I do not understand why the verdict was not accepted by the Department, particularly in terms of one's concept...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Report of the Agriculture Appeals Act Review Committee: Discussion (3 Jul 2018)

Jackie Cahill: I personally think that when the farmer won his case in the High Court, it should have been the end of the matter. Unfortunately, the decision was appealed by the Department, which makes farmers sceptical of the whole process.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Report of the Agriculture Appeals Act Review Committee: Discussion (3 Jul 2018)

Jackie Cahill: Good.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (3 Jul 2018)

Jackie Cahill: 340. To ask the Minister for Health if funding is available for a group (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29115/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects Status (3 Jul 2018)

Jackie Cahill: 463. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if all the land owners and property owners affected by a development (details supplied) have been contacted; the number of individual CPOs required to complete the development; the number of CPOs completed; the number of CPOs in the negotiation stage; the number of CPOs not yet commenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Autism Support Services (28 Jun 2018)

Jackie Cahill: 15. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the review of autism services which took place in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28289/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Recruitment (28 Jun 2018)

Jackie Cahill: 187. To ask the Minister for Health if a nurse specialist for multiple sclerosis will be appointed in the Mid West hospital group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28470/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Speech and Language Therapy Provision (28 Jun 2018)

Jackie Cahill: 188. To ask the Minister for Health the location in which a person (details supplied) can access speech and language therapy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28472/18]

Bail (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (27 Jun 2018)

Jackie Cahill: I compliment our justice spokesman, Deputy O'Callaghan, on bringing forward this Bill. I was in my office earlier when the Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Flanagan, was responding to the contribution of Deputy O'Callaghan. I was very disappointed with the Minister's contribution on the Bill. There is a serious problem. The public are annoyed about the amount of crimes...

Special Needs Assistants: Motion [Private Members] (26 Jun 2018)

Jackie Cahill: I compliment the Rural Independent Group for tabling this motion. I am glad to hear the chaotic practices of allocating special needs assistants to schools at the last minute will come to an end. Last summer, schools faced significant delays with the allocation of special needs assistants. This situation has persisted over recent years, and delays have meant that special needs assistants...