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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Economic Importance of Cattle and Sheep Sectors: Discussion (1 Oct 2013)

Martin Ferris: To return to a reply I received from Mr. Bryan about the milk quota. He referred to the fact that the quota system will be very beneficial but also that for people looking for finance to develop their sector, the smaller farmer will not be on a level playing field. I think he said that a person with about 250 acres will have no problems going to the bank and getting loans but that somebody...

Other Questions: Foreign Conflicts (2 Oct 2013)

Martin Ferris: 8. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the arrest and jailing of five Palestinian fishermen in Egypt in September, for accidently crossing into Egyptian territorial waters; the worsening situation for Gaza’s fishermen, who due to Israel’s blockade of Gaza are being forced to fish closer to the Egyptian border;...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (2 Oct 2013)

Martin Ferris: 60. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the upcoming legal trials of Basque political activists; his views on whether they could have a negative affect on the Basque-Spanish peace process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41175/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: 2014 Pre-Budget Briefing: Discussion with Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (2 Oct 2013)

Martin Ferris: The Minister has to save €54 million in the coming year. I would like to see how he intends to do that and the effects that will have in the future. He also said that he hoped to increase the capital spending budget. I would like to see a breakdown of how he intends to do that. We do not have anything at this stage. The suckler cow issue will have devastating consequences if it...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: 2014 Pre-Budget Briefing: Discussion with Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (2 Oct 2013)

Martin Ferris: In the case of people coming out of REPS 4, there will be a gap in provision. Has the Minister any intention or proposal to fill that gap? In regard to the ceiling on CAP payments of €150,000, what savings will accrue from that and does the Minister propose to redistribute them?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: 2014 Pre-Budget Briefing: Discussion with Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (2 Oct 2013)

Martin Ferris: There would be cross-party support for some form of sucker scheme some farmers, as it is important for the viability of that sector.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Central Bank of Ireland IT Operations (3 Oct 2013)

Martin Ferris: 24. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide update of the outsourcing of the Central Bank’s IT system; and what steps are being taken to minimise the security risk. [41518/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: EU-IMF Programme of Support Issues (3 Oct 2013)

Martin Ferris: 57. To ask the Minister for Finance the options being considered for additional funding or credit lines if Ireland leaves the troika programme and the level of conditionality each option would bring. [41504/13]

Forestry Bill 2013: Second Stage (8 Oct 2013)

Martin Ferris: Although it is not directly related to this legislation, the first thing that ought to be said in regard to forestry is to welcome the fact that the Government has ruled out the privatisation and sale of forestry and land under the responsibility of Coillte. It is evident that there was a plan in place to do so, and I am convinced that had it not been for the fact that those plans were...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Appeals (8 Oct 2013)

Martin Ferris: 76. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied) whose application for a grant has been turned down despite the fact the family's net income would place them well below the threshold, leaving the individual in question unable to attend their post-leaving certificate course in Cavan Institute because of the costs...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Guidance Counsellors (8 Oct 2013)

Martin Ferris: 95. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to introduce guidance for counselling teaching posts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42192/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Funding (8 Oct 2013)

Martin Ferris: 545. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that the Health Service Executive funding to Kerry Deaf Resource Centre in Tralee is not cut for the fourth consecutive year as to do so could make this valuable service unfeasible. [41989/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (8 Oct 2013)

Martin Ferris: I thank the four delegates for their presentations. The principle of intent would be shared by most people, but the questions of implementation and unforeseen consequences must be examined closely. The big concern of farming bodies is unannounced compulsory farm inspections. That is causing a lot of problems. Is this written in stone? Another issue of concern is the standards applied to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (8 Oct 2013)

Martin Ferris: Do the standards applied to imports in the regulations include traceability outside the EU as well as environmental controls in jurisdictions outside the EU? I refer to the conditions in which animals imported into the EU are held outside the EU, the environmental situation prevailing and traceability. Many of the problems we have had here relate to the fact that while we might have herd...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (8 Oct 2013)

Martin Ferris: It is not quite the same thing.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (8 Oct 2013)

Martin Ferris: It is not the case.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (8 Oct 2013)

Martin Ferris: Nobody here or involved in production would have any issue if we had equivalence across the board, but we do not. It is all very well to have very progressive regulations on animal health and safety and produce within the EU, but the difficultly is that ingredients come from outside which do not have the stringent traceability or environmental controls. I do not believe the EU regulations...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (8 Oct 2013)

Martin Ferris: Was this not the case prior to the IFA highlighting the Argentinian beef scandal? Inspections were taking place but it took the IFA to expose it.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Remuneration (9 Oct 2013)

Martin Ferris: 13. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide in tabular form a breakdown of the number of public sector employees within the annual gross salary bands (details supplied). [42518/13]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Staff Recruitment (9 Oct 2013)

Martin Ferris: 36. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to take on additional staff to deliver the recently announced overhaul of the Irish Statute Book to be overseen by his Department. [42523/13]