Results 181-200 of 7,358 for speaker:Jackie Cahill

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Compliance with the Nitrates Directive and Implications for Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Feb 2024)

Jackie Cahill: If you want to ask questions, you have four minutes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Compliance with the Nitrates Directive and Implications for Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Feb 2024)

Jackie Cahill: There have been excellent contributions from the three organisations. The committee made a decision that it would put a report together on the nitrates derogation, compliance and the financial implications of any further reduction to the 220 kg N/ha. The representatives' contributions have been very well researched and briefed. They will greatly help us in putting our report together. ...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Compliance with the Nitrates Directive and Implications for Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Feb 2024)

Jackie Cahill: I ask our guests to be brief in their replies.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Compliance with the Nitrates Directive and Implications for Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Feb 2024)

Jackie Cahill: Thanks again to all of our witnesses. Our next meeting will be tomorrow morning when we will resume our pre-legislative scrutiny of the Agriculture Appeals (Amendment) Bill 2024. The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine will be in attendance.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Data (28 Feb 2024)

Jackie Cahill: 96. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of dairy farmers and suckler farmers per county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9668/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (27 Feb 2024)

Jackie Cahill: 362. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of serving or past members of An Garda Síochána who applied for positions within the Prison Service between 1 January 2020 and 31 January 2024 and were given job offers following these applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9296/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (27 Feb 2024)

Jackie Cahill: 366. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on a derogation appeal (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8677/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (27 Feb 2024)

Jackie Cahill: 496. To ask the Minister for Health if romosozumab, which is used to treat women with severe osteoporosis, is also approved by the EMT for use in Ireland for men with severe osteoporosis (details supplied); if romosozumab is approved by the EMT to be used under medical supervision by a registered consultant in Ireland for a 45-year-old male with severe osteoporosis with a very high risk of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Meetings (22 Feb 2024)

Jackie Cahill: 48. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on his attendance at a meeting (details supplied). [1699/24]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Agriculture Appeals (Amendment) Bill 2024: Discussion (22 Feb 2024)

Jackie Cahill: Apologies have been received from Deputy Michael Collins. I remind members and witnesses and persons in the Public Gallery to turn off their mobile phones. The purpose of today's meeting is to engage in pre-legislative scrutiny of the general scheme of the agriculture appeals (amendment) Bill 2024. The committee will hear from representatives of the agricultural sector. Witnesses...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Agriculture Appeals (Amendment) Bill 2024: Discussion (22 Feb 2024)

Jackie Cahill: I would be nervous about putting that into legislation because it could come back to bite where we would not want it to bite.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Agriculture Appeals (Amendment) Bill 2024: Discussion (22 Feb 2024)

Jackie Cahill: As was said at the outset, it is to be hoped that when the legislation is passed, there will be an appeals system in which farmers can have confidence regarding its transparency and neutrality. That is what we as a committee want to try to achieve. We want a transparent system in which everyone has full confidence in respect of its neutrality.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Agriculture Appeals (Amendment) Bill 2024: Discussion (22 Feb 2024)

Jackie Cahill: The purpose of today's meeting is to discuss the Bill we have before us.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Agriculture Appeals (Amendment) Bill 2024: Discussion (22 Feb 2024)

Jackie Cahill: Okay. Mr. Smyth is next.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Agriculture Appeals (Amendment) Bill 2024: Discussion (22 Feb 2024)

Jackie Cahill: Dr. Whelan has raised an issue that is coming across my desk a lot more frequently. I assume it is the same for every other elected Member here. I refer to advisers, consultants and so on not getting paperwork in on time or paperwork submitted to such people by farmers not getting where it should for some reason. I fully accept what he is saying. There are legal cases going on between...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Agriculture Appeals (Amendment) Bill 2024: Discussion (22 Feb 2024)

Jackie Cahill: I am not trying to be awkward. I would love to get this right. However, force majeure refers to things that are outside people's control. I do not know how it would cover a consultant or adviser being overworked and unable to get through his or her volume of work.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Agriculture Appeals (Amendment) Bill 2024: Discussion (22 Feb 2024)

Jackie Cahill: There is most definitely.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Agriculture Appeals (Amendment) Bill 2024: Discussion (22 Feb 2024)

Jackie Cahill: I fully accept all of this. I am here as Cathaoirleach of the committee.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Agriculture Appeals (Amendment) Bill 2024: Discussion (22 Feb 2024)

Jackie Cahill: Yes, but we are trying to put in place legislation that will make the appeals process transparent and independent. I fully accept the issue but I do not know how it can be incorporated into what we are trying to do here.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Agriculture Appeals (Amendment) Bill 2024: Discussion (22 Feb 2024)

Jackie Cahill: I am repeating myself again. I do not disagree with one thing the witnesses are saying but the purpose of today's meeting is to make sure the legislation on the appeals body is as we want it.