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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Use of Commonage Lands: Discussion with Teagasc, NARGC and Golden Eagle Trust (12 Feb 2013)

Martin Ferris: I thank the witnesses for their presentation. The experience in England and Scotland was mentioned and how it is possible to achieve a collective approach. I assume a collective approach would be on a co-operative basis. How does the co-operative approach work in Scotland and England with regard to the fear of collective responsibility? If the issue can be solved on a co-operative...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Use of Commonage Lands: Discussion with Teagasc, NARGC and Golden Eagle Trust (12 Feb 2013)

Martin Ferris: I thank the witnesses for their presentations, which were very informative. The position as outlined by Mr. Lorcán O'Toole in Donegal is hugely impressive. The work of the farming community with the various agencies and the input and support of the farming organisations shows what can done, followed by the knock-on effect of the huge benefit to the entire community from a tourism point...

Order of Business (13 Feb 2013)

Martin Ferris: In recent weeks we have witnessed the debacle relating to horsemeat being found in products emanating from the Irish food processing sector. Does the Government intend to introduce legislation relating to traceability and country-of-origin labelling in order to ensure there will not be a recurrence of the problem which has emerged in this regard?

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Proposed Legislation (13 Feb 2013)

Martin Ferris: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the legislation she plans to progress in 2013. [7308/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (14 Feb 2013)

Martin Ferris: To ask the Minister for Health the reason bilateral cochlear implants are not funded in this State; if he will acknowledge the significant benefits of this procedure in comparison to unilateral implants; if he will address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7458/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Expenditure (14 Feb 2013)

Martin Ferris: To ask the Minister for Health the way he will reduce the State's drug bill; if he will detail the savings that will be made over the next three years; the legislation and agreements that will be necessary to deliver these savings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7465/13]

Mortgage Restructuring: Motion [Private Members] (19 Feb 2013)

Martin Ferris: I would say that on a weekly basis every Deputy meets persons coming into their constituency offices who are seeking social housing, be they low-income families who are renting private accommodation and are being helped out by community welfare officers to put food on the table, single parents living on the lone parent allowance and receiving rent allowance in order to have accommodation, or...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Homeless Persons Supports (19 Feb 2013)

Martin Ferris: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to ensure that the Big Issue street leagues receive adequate funding to ensure their survival; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8609/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Human Rights Issues (19 Feb 2013)

Martin Ferris: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has seen the recent report from Open Society Justice Initiative which found that 54 countries had helped to facilitate the CIA's secret detention rendition and interrogation programme in the years after 9/11, including Ireland; if he will be investigating these findings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8581/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Disease Controls (19 Feb 2013)

Martin Ferris: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps being taken in relation to prevention of the Schmallenberg virus taking hold here [8686/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Labelling (19 Feb 2013)

Martin Ferris: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the level of monitoring that takes place of fish produce and labelling. [8905/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fish Sales (19 Feb 2013)

Martin Ferris: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the discrepancy between the volume of cod landed here and the volume of cod sold through retail and catering outlets and bought by public institutions such as hospitals and prisons. [8910/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Use of Commonage Lands: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Feb 2013)

Martin Ferris: I thank the witnesses for their presentations. Like everybody else here, I believe that collectively we have to resolve the current problem of undergrazing and overgrazing of the commonages. The outcome of all our deliberations and conversation has to be about bringing forward a proper management plan. That is central to the desired results. A number of the areas identified are evident to...

Other Questions: Northern Ireland Issues (20 Feb 2013)

Martin Ferris: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has raised with the British authorities the continued detention-internment without trial of two Irish citizens (details supplied) in prison; and if he has demanded their immediate release. [8955/13]

Finance Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 Feb 2013)

Martin Ferris: Is the tide going in or out?

Finance Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 Feb 2013)

Martin Ferris: The Finance Bill as it deals with farm-related revenue issues has some positive aspects. Capital gains tax relief will assist in farm restructuring. The extension of the 50% stock relief has also been welcomed. On the other side, however, the increase in capital taxes and the 10% reduction in capital acquisitions tax threshold as applied to farms will have a negative impact. Most capital...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Food Safety Authority Investigations (20 Feb 2013)

Martin Ferris: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the arrangements that have been agreed as a result of his meeting with the British Secretary of State for the North, in regards to the on-going horse meat scandal. [8857/13]

Other Questions: Exports Growth (21 Feb 2013)

Martin Ferris: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the efforts that have been made by the Industrial Development Agency and Enterprise Ireland to create jobs deriving from exports to the USA. [9067/13]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Retail Sector (21 Feb 2013)

Martin Ferris: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the inititives that will be undertaken to stem the collapse within the retail trade here. [9068/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Pre-Council EU Developments: Discussion with Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (21 Feb 2013)

Martin Ferris: I thank Mr. Aidan O'Driscoll for his presentation. The renegotiation or review of CAP is long overdue. I do not think it has been distributed equitably enough to keep the maximum number of people engaged in agriculture or on the land. Given that the conversation and negotiation are ongoing there is an opportunity to deal with the small and medium-sized family farm which is gradually being...