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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs: Aquaculture Innovation and Development: Discussion (4 Nov 2025)

Michael Cahill: I welcome all our guests here today. The seafood industry is absolutely critical to our country. Aquaculture is hugely important to Ireland. I believe we produce the best seafood. Aquaculture creates great employment in my own county and, indeed, throughout the country. In County Kerry, we have many great companies. We have them in Cromane, Cahersiveen, Dingle and Kenmare to name just a...

Committee on Disability Matters: Participation in Community Life for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (22 Oct 2025)

Michael Cahill: I welcome the witnesses. To participate in community life, the best place for a person with a disability to live is at home with their family and carers. With that, it creates another issue. For it to work, there has to be adequate respite. That is a huge problem in my county and it is obviously a problem in many other counties. We have two units in Kerry: one in Listowel, which is a...

Committee on Disability Matters: Participation in Community Life for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (22 Oct 2025)

Michael Cahill: There is a fabulous facility in the heart of mid-Kerry in Whitefield, Beaufort, in St. Mary of the Angels where you also have St. Francis Special School. There are a lot of facilities there. It was donated by the Doyle family many years ago for children with profound disabilities. They are all adults now. As they pass, they are not being replaced. There is a very good school there and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Current Issues Relating to Health Services for Cancer: Discussion (22 Oct 2025)

Michael Cahill: I welcome the witnesses. In regard to cancer services in Kerry, a priority for the hospital and for Comfort for Chemo Kerry is to develop a permanent oncology and haematology unit on the grounds of University Hospital Kerry, UHK. The number of patients requiring chemotherapy are increasing year on year. Last year, over 5,000 patients were treated in UHK and the facility there does not have...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Current Issues Relating to Health Services for Cancer: Discussion (22 Oct 2025)

Michael Cahill: I have one other question. Does Dr. McCarthy think enough is being done to improve Ireland's access to new cancer medicines and clinical trials etc?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Current Issues Relating to Health Services for Cancer: Discussion (22 Oct 2025)

Michael Cahill: A stand-alone permanent oncology and haematology unit is required at University Hospital Kerry. The number of patients requiring chemotherapy is increasing year on year. Over 5,000 patients were treated at University Hospital Kerry last year. The facility there does not have the capacity to cope with the increased demand. A new facility would reduce the need for Kerry patients to travel...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Current Issues Relating to Health Services for Cancer: Discussion (22 Oct 2025)

Michael Cahill: About two years ago, I was contacted by a constituent in regard to concerns she had. She stated that within a two-mile radius of her house, eight different people were diagnosed with cancer. Three of them were terminal and have sadly passed since. The question the laypeople are asking all the time is whether it is the water they drink, the air they breathe or the food they eat. Do the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Current Issues Relating to Health Services for Cancer: Discussion (22 Oct 2025)

Michael Cahill: A lot of these people are very young.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Tourism Funding (22 Oct 2025)

Michael Cahill: 47. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for a detailed overview and breakdown of the €70 million announced in Budget 2026 to develop Irish tourism SMEs and attractions, and link overseas investment with new airline routes. [57536/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Sports Organisations (22 Oct 2025)

Michael Cahill: 76. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment for a detailed up-to-date report in respect of a sports club (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57602/25]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Emigrant Support Services (21 Oct 2025)

Michael Cahill: 105. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the engagement and supports his Department provides for emigrants seeking to return to Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57053/25]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Policy (21 Oct 2025)

Michael Cahill: 152. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the implementation of the Ireland and Germany joint plan of action for enhanced bilateral and EU Cooperation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57054/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Traffic Management (21 Oct 2025)

Michael Cahill: 267. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide a progress report on the provision of traffic calming measures in the vicinity of a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57088/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Traffic Management (21 Oct 2025)

Michael Cahill: 268. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide a progress report on the provision of traffic calming measures in Glenbeigh village, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57089/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Traffic Management (21 Oct 2025)

Michael Cahill: 269. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide a progress report in regards to the provision of traffic calming measures in Sneem village, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57090/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Traffic Management (21 Oct 2025)

Michael Cahill: 270. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide a progress report on the provision of traffic calming measures in Cahersiveen town, County Kerry, including new road and footpaths, car parking, etc.;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57091/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (21 Oct 2025)

Michael Cahill: 293. To ask the Minister for Finance to clarify an issue regarding the 9% VAT rate for the hospitality sector (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56748/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Correspondence (21 Oct 2025)

Michael Cahill: 403. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to address issues raised in correspondence regarding the urgent needs of teachers, particularly in primary and special schools (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57016/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (21 Oct 2025)

Michael Cahill: 500. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a controlled derogation of planning permission law can be introduced during the term of this Government, to allow a much increased number of homes be built (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57359/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (21 Oct 2025)

Michael Cahill: 502. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to urgently examine issues raised in regard to the first home scheme and the inaccessibility of the help-to-buy scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57390/25]