Parliamentary questions

Company Closures

Jackie Cahill

275. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she will instruct the Industrial Development Agency to request a report from the receivers of a company (details supplied) as to the circumstances surrounding the closure of this plant earlier in 2016 with the loss of all jobs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17571/16]

Broadband Service Expenditure

Jackie Cahill

35. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when he will fully roll out the broadband structure for County Tipperary under the national broadband plan, given that poor coverage is impacting negatively on the economic development of the county. [16122/16]

Garda Vetting of Personnel

Jackie Cahill

71. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of staff vacancies in the Garda Síochána vetting unit in Thurles, County Tipperary, by grade; her proposals to fill these; if she will initiate a specific recruitment campaign; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16269/16]

Revenue Commissioners Staff

Jackie Cahill

84. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Finance the number of vacancies in the Office of the Revenue Commissioners in Nenagh, County Tipperary, by grade; his plans to fill these vacancies; if he will engage in a recruitment programme; when he will provide the details; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16268/16]

Community Development Projects

Jackie Cahill

103. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to offer financial support to the Irish Men's Sheds Association, for its important social and community work; the grant schemes his Department operates under which the individual men's shed groups can apply for assistance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16266/16]

Community Development Projects

Jackie Cahill

109. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the schemes he provides under which the Irish Men's Sheds Association can apply to for assistance in its important social and community work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16267/16]

Child Protection Services Provision

Jackie Cahill

7. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the plans she is working on to address the shortfall of active on-duty social workers in child protection services and to reduce the large number of at-risk children who are not allocated a social worker in a timely manner after the initial assessment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14860/16]

Drainage Schemes

Jackie Cahill

85. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his Department or bodies under the aegis of his Department have assessed the risk of bacteria, parasites, invasive alien species and disease spreading across the country as a result of the proposed wide gauge drain carrying water the 172 km from Parteen on the River Shannon to Dublin city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15270/16]

Drainage Schemes

Jackie Cahill

86. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if the proposed wide gauge drain carrying water 172 km from Parteen to Dublin city will facilitate chemicals and pesticides flowing from farm to farm and the studies his Department or bodies under the aegis of his Department have done on the impact on organic and similar farming and on the risk of flooding from wet land to dry land through this wide gauge drain; the entity that will compensate farmers if these events occur; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15271/16]

Drainage Schemes

Jackie Cahill

87. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the entity that will financially indemnify farmers who have land through which the 172 km drain from Parteen to Dublin city will pass to cover losses that they incur as a result of flooding, disease and so on, and particularly the inability of a farm that is linked to the drain to be classified as organic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15272/16]

Young Farmers Scheme

Jackie Cahill

210. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an appeal by persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15273/16]

Company Liquidations

Jackie Cahill

226. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation what financial set of accounts relevant period and so on the High Court looked at when giving permission to a company (details supplied) to be wound down with a loss of all jobs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15274/16]

Company Liquidations

Jackie Cahill

227. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the role that a company (details supplied) was to play when it took over another company (details supplied) as a going concern, when in fact it was winding down the company within six months due to significant losses of €5 million up to June 2015, which was prior to the takeover; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15275/16]

Company Liquidations

Jackie Cahill

228. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if her Department was aware, through IDA Ireland, of a company's (details supplied) €5 million losses prior to a company's (details supplied) takeover of the company in 2015, as this was stated by a director of a company in the High Court as the reason why the company should be allowed to wind down a company; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15276/16]

Basic Payment Scheme Payments

Jackie Cahill

537. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) has only received a quarter of a payment under Scottish derogation; when the person will receive the rest of the payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14422/16]

TAMS Applications

Jackie Cahill

538. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) will receive a grant to get four extra units in a milking parlour, a water heater and feeders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14423/16]

Beef Imports

Jackie Cahill

539. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of live cattle imported into Ireland since 1 January 2016, and from what countries; the equivalent figures for 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14424/16]

Beef Exports

Jackie Cahill

540. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of roll-on, roll-off ships and walk-on, walk-off ships currently approved to export cattle from Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14425/16]

Food Labelling

Jackie Cahill

541. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the labelling regulations on imported animals slaughtered here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14426/16]

Farm Inspections

Jackie Cahill

542. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if departmental inspectors are given guidelines on the number of penalties they should be imposing on average; if action is taken against inspectors whose penalty rate is below average; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14427/16]

TAMS Applications Data

Jackie Cahill

543. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications received for TAMS 1 and TAMS 2 from County Tipperary; the number of applications which have been approved; the works which have been completed and which have been paid to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14428/16]

Special Areas of Conservation

Jackie Cahill

145. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to provide a map of the special areas of conservation in County Tipperary; the restrictions on land designated as such and the compensation available to landowners whose land is designated as such; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13857/16]

Special Areas of Conservation

Jackie Cahill

146. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the restrictions on agricultural land in County Tipperary, other than restrictions under special areas of conservation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13858/16]

Agriculture Scheme Payments

Jackie Cahill

197. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to re-examine the case of a person (details supplied) regarding a rare breeds payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13921/16]

Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme

Jackie Cahill

198. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an application by a person (details supplied) under the targeted agricultural modernisation scheme 2; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13922/16]

Public Sector Staff Remuneration

Jackie Cahill

55. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when and how he will address the unequal pay situation for teachers who entered the system post 2011-12; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12975/16]

Garda Remuneration

Jackie Cahill

66. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when and how he will address the unequal pay situation for members of An Garda Síochána who entered the system in recent years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12976/16]

Housing Provision

Jackie Cahill

389. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if a person (details supplied) who is on Cork County Council's housing list for the past seven years can transfer to Tipperary County Council housing list and maintain his or her status; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13198/16]

Visa Agreements

Jackie Cahill

535. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to request the relevant authorities to do what they can to avoid unnecessary delays in processing applications for J1 visas and to facilitate, in so far as possible, the previously organised travel arrangements of applicants where these applicants have applied in a timely manner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13579/16]

Mental Health Services Provision

Jackie Cahill

703. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Health to increase the provision of mental health services at St Mary’s medical centre, Thurles, County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13196/16]

Departmental Agencies Staff Recruitment

Jackie Cahill

704. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Health when the position of registrar for births, deaths and marriages in Thurles, County Tipperary will be filled (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13197/16]

Basic Payment Scheme Eligibility

Jackie Cahill

791. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to clarify the position on land eligibility for basic payment scheme greening purposes; if the policy position has changed from 2015; the impact, if any, which the policy change will have on farmers with designated land, including hen harrier land; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13139/16]

TAMS Payments

Jackie Cahill

792. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to clarify the position on payments under the targeted agricultural modernisation scheme 2 for farmers who have completed works under the scheme; when these farmers can expect payment under this scheme given the serious cashflow pressures on farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13140/16]

Common Agricultural Policy Reform

Jackie Cahill

793. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the practical changes being introduced under Common Agricultural Policy simplification in 2016 that will directly benefit farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13141/16]

Dairy Sector

Jackie Cahill

794. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures he intends to take to improve the market situation for dairy products and thus, dairy farmer incomes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13142/16]

Agriculture Scheme Payments

Jackie Cahill

795. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the final outcome regarding the fodder scheme; how many farmers applied and how many were paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13143/16]

Basic Payment Scheme Eligibility

Jackie Cahill

796. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of hectares declared and deemed eligible in 2013 to 2015, inclusive, under the basic payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13144/16]

Basic Payment Scheme Data

Jackie Cahill

797. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine how much balancing money is due to farmers under the 2015 basic payment scheme application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13145/16]

Young Farmers Scheme Eligibility

Jackie Cahill

798. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine how many farmers were eligible for the young farmers and national reserve in 2015 and how much was paid out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13146/16]

Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Payments

Jackie Cahill

799. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a county by county breakdown of areas of natural constraint payments in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13147/16]

Tax Reliefs Availability

Jackie Cahill

61. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Finance if sections 74, 81D and Nos. 1 to 6, inclusive, of the Finance Act 2014 dealing with relief for certain leases of farmland have come into force yet; if not, when they will; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12259/16]

Health Services

Jackie Cahill

182. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Health to address the lack of an occupational therapist at a clinic (details supplied) which is making it impossible for staff to do their work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12258/16]

VAT Rate Reductions

Jackie Cahill

91. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Finance his plans to introduce a VAT reduction for construction to encourage the industry to increase its output, given the housing crisis, as the current VAT rates are prohibitive and are depressing the market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12033/16]

Social and Affordable Housing Funding

Jackie Cahill

170. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if the €451 million capital funding for building social houses that has been set aside for 2016 will be spent; if there are difficulties anticipated in this regard by the local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12034/16]

Social and Affordable Housing Funding

Jackie Cahill

171. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a progress report on the €1.7 billion capital funding that was set aside in 2015 to provide for the provision of social housing from 2015 to 2017; if there are difficulties with the local authorities using this funding within the prescribed period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12035/16]

Social Welfare Payments Administration

Jackie Cahill

206. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Social Protection if priority will be given to An Post in regard to the distribution of social protection payments, as it is critical to the survival of the rural post office network that all these payments continue to be available through post offices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12112/16]

Employment Rights

Jackie Cahill

207. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Social Protection his plans to address the inequality faced by self-employed persons who receive no supports in the event of sickness, accident or unemployment, despite contributing similar to the PAYE sector during their working lifetime; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12113/16]

Heritage Sites

Jackie Cahill

230. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide funding for a club (details supplied) as part of their application to attain funding to repair a protected historical structure on its property; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12032/16]

Natural Heritage Areas

Jackie Cahill

141. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her views on the importance of protecting our heritage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10924/16]

Health Services Staff

Jackie Cahill

192. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Health the status of the appointment of a community-based senior dietician for Clonmel in County Tipperary which formed part of 36 posts which were sanctioned nationally to support the implementation of the type 2 diabetes care initiative which commenced in October 2015 and which appointment was to form part of the 2016 Health Service Executive service plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10923/16]