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Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Coillte Harvesting Rights (8 May 2013)

Martin Ferris: I hope the Government will be true to what the Minister says and make a decision promptly. I hope also that the Government takes into account Mr. Peter Bacon's report on the sale of Coillte or its harvesting rights and the loss that would represent to the State. It would be folly for the Government to sell off public ownership of Irish timber rights to some multinational or foreign...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Coillte Harvesting Rights (8 May 2013)

Martin Ferris: When does the Minister expect to have the decision?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Common Agricultural Policy Reform (8 May 2013)

Martin Ferris: 5. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the consequences the current failure to conclude an agreement on the Multiannual Financial Framework will have on proposals to reform the farm payments system. [21655/13]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Common Agricultural Policy Reform (8 May 2013)

Martin Ferris: The Minister suggested that the European Parliament will now negotiate on the budget. Its evident opposition to the proposed 3.5%, which is approximately €35 billion in cuts to the MFF, has clear implications for the proposals to cut the overall CAP allocation. The majority in the European Parliament has argued that the overall budget must be targeted to promote growth through...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Common Agricultural Policy Reform (8 May 2013)

Martin Ferris: The European Parliament's proposal was that the minimum payment received by a farmer ought to be 65% of the EU average payments. The initial Commission proposal was designed to move in that direction as well. Will the Minister be open to the renewal of negotiations to bring about such a change, to ensure that a small minority of EU and Irish farmers do not receive a disproportionate share...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fodder Crisis (8 May 2013)

Martin Ferris: 12. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the ongoing fodder crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21509/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fodder Crisis (8 May 2013)

Martin Ferris: 22. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the failure of co-ops to extend three months' credit to farmers in order to address the fodder crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21508/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Appeals (8 May 2013)

Martin Ferris: 118. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will have their appeal heard regarding invalidity pension. [21690/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (8 May 2013)

Martin Ferris: 222. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a hospital appointment for an operation. [21689/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Protection Issues (9 May 2013)

Martin Ferris: 12. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her reaction to and the steps that will be taken to address both the historic failures and the contemporary deficiencies highlighted in the recently published reviews of a number of Catholic Dioceses undertaken by the National Board for Safeguarding Children in the Catholic Church in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists (9 May 2013)

Martin Ferris: 232. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) may expect to receive orthodontic treatment [22093/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (9 May 2013)

Martin Ferris: 233. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an MRI scan [22094/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (9 May 2013)

Martin Ferris: 234. To ask the Minister for Health if there will be an orthopaedic surgeon at Kerry General Hospital in July and August [22095/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (9 May 2013)

Martin Ferris: 235. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons currently awaiting orthopaedic surgery at Kerry General Hospital [22096/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (14 May 2013)

Martin Ferris: 91. To ask the Minister for Health if, in relation to occupational therapists appointed in 2012 and 2013 to community mental health teams, he will indicate if these newly appointed staff are receiving supervision from a senior professional from within their discipline who is trained in the area of work being supervised in line with the Health Service Executive's Guidance Framework for Health...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Issues (14 May 2013)

Martin Ferris: 119. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 679 of 16 October 2012, the number of the 150 posts promised for child and adolescent mental health services that are now in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22573/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agrifood Sector Issues (14 May 2013)

Martin Ferris: 517. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he supports the EU legislation to control the propagation and sale of seed. [22363/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sale of Coillte's Harvesting Rights: Discussion (Resumed) with IMPACT (14 May 2013)

Martin Ferris: I thank IMPACT for the presentation and congratulate it on the tremendous service it has given the Irish people by producing this report. It has certainly prompted a discussion within Government in this regard - hopefully, with the right outcome. Greencore and Eircom were mentioned. Many members of this committee have been trying to get the beet industry back after it was given away by the...

Other Questions: Road Projects Status (15 May 2013)

Martin Ferris: 51. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in view of the success of statewide road safety, his plans to focus to specific road safety blackspots such as the Castlebaldwin to Cloonamahon stretch of the N4 which has been the scene of the loss of 30 lives in recent memory. [22893/13]

Good Friday Agreement: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (15 May 2013)

Martin Ferris: The Good Friday Agreement is now 15 years old. This historic Agreement presents all involved in the Irish peace process with the opportunity to resolve all outstanding issues associated with the military conflict, now thankfully in the past. However, there remain painful difficulties involved in truth recovery, particularly for victims and their families. Sinn Féin believes that as a...