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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Island Fisheries (Heritage Licence) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Jun 2018)

Martin Ferris: ...record when fishermen did not have to log catches and so forth? This has inhibited any type of fairness in the sector's quotas. Mr. Murray stated: "To survive, fishing on the islands needs to revert back to a system of seasonal fishing and local management". One of the most damaging changes made to seasonal fishing was the termination of salmon fishing. All the pressure then fell on...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Ireland Bill 2015: Committee Stage (9 Dec 2015)

Martin Ferris: ...to undermine the committees they have put in place. The people who are charged with the responsibility should be the ones whose recommendations are binding. I will withdraw the amendment and revert to it later.

Topical Issue Debate: Educational Projects (5 Nov 2015)

Martin Ferris: ...of State, other public representatives and me of the work it does as well as the acknowledgement by the Minister herself for the work it does. Will the Minister of State, as a member of the Government, revert to the Minister, Deputy Jan O'Sullivan, and ask her to reconsider her refusal? It is the least these people deserve for the work they are putting in, most of which is voluntary,...

Financial Resolutions 2015 - Financial Resolution No. 3: General (Resumed) (15 Oct 2014)

Martin Ferris: ...mechanism in order to survive and maintain their livelihoods. There is more opportunity for future expansion in the dairy sector. We all accept that with the abolition of the quota, many people will revert to that sector. The Minister's own figures show a 30% increase in milk production, which will be quite substantial. There is a cost factor for those involved in improving their own...

Other Questions: Fallen Animal Collection Scheme (26 Mar 2014)

Martin Ferris: I presume the Minister is aware of the 125 km zone and the effect it is having on farmers with fallen animals. I ask the Minister to revisit the directive and revert to the previous situation because it is causing undue hardship.

Topical Issues: State Forestry Sector (18 Dec 2012)

Martin Ferris: ...Coillte representatives when they appeared before a committee recently. If somebody takes a lease on the land and holds it for a period of years, what happens after they harvest the crop? Does it revert straight away or does it remain in the ownership of the privateers until the end of the lease?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Restorative Justice Programmes in Northern Ireland: Discussion (18 Oct 2012)

Martin Ferris: ...poor working class areas and so forth. While there must be a link with education and so on, it must go further than this. It also must deal with the underlying causes which Mr. Maguire named and that reverts to poverty and unemployment. Do the delegates have suggestions as to how members, as political representatives, can continue to try to help to deal with these emerging problems? I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Foresty Industry: Discussion with Coillte (2 Oct 2012)

Martin Ferris: ...for replanting that has been in place in the past? If my understanding is correct, the only person who can apply for a replanting grant is the person who harvested the product. If it is the case that the land will revert back to the State, that will have serious consequences for the cost of replanting given that the State will not have harvested the product initially. Who is responsible...

National Cultural Institutions: Motion [Private Members] (26 Jun 2012)

Martin Ferris: ...that we cannot afford to support to the same extent during an economic downturn. Some would even argue that they perhaps should not be supported at all. If that were the case, culture would revert to becoming once again the preserve of the wealthy who can afford to buy cultural artefacts. In fairness, Dublin and other cities are witness to the fact that wealthy people such as the...

Programme for Government. (12 Dec 2007)

Martin Ferris: ...il. As the Government has decided to go ahead with the pay rises for Ministers, albeit deferred for one year, will the Taoiseach use the opportunity to increase productivity? For example, will he revert to the practice, as he did prior to the previous Dáil, where he answered questions on a Thursday? Will he also get his Ministers to answer questions more often than every five or six...