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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Wind Energy Generation (18 Feb 2014)

Martin Ferris: 512. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the concerns that landowners who have entered into option agreements with developers of wind farms have unwittingly been tied into legally binding contracts that stop succession rights to the land, prevent activity on the property which may interfere with the wind speed or wind...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (18 Feb 2014)

Martin Ferris: 524. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when the guidelines that deal with preplanning meetings under the Development Management Guidelines for Planning Authorities, published in June 2007, pursuant to section 28 of the Planning and Development Act 2000, became effective. [8230/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Overview of Land Use: Teagasc (18 Feb 2014)

Martin Ferris: I thank Dr. Schulte for his presentation. The Chairman has outlined its importance. The target of 9 billion people by 2050, a 60% increase in food production in order to provide food security and a huge effort towards further intensification of production will create their own difficulties in respect of environmental quality. The problem is that in many parts of the world food will never...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (20 Feb 2014)

Martin Ferris: 181. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the cost of applying for citizenship for an EU citizen who is married to an Irish national. [8610/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Support Schemes Issues (25 Feb 2014)

Martin Ferris: 314. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the delay in granting payment of a Student Universal Support Ireland grant in respect of a person (details supplied). [9575/14]

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Bill 2013: Committee Stage (25 Feb 2014)

Martin Ferris: My amendment No. 91 proposes to insert words "competent in the area of forestry regulation" after the word "officers".

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Bill 2013: Committee Stage (25 Feb 2014)

Martin Ferris: I concur with Deputy Ó Cuív. A suitable person must be competent and it should be included in the Bill. It requires the insertion of that word to ensure such a person gets the job.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Bill 2013: Committee Stage (25 Feb 2014)

Martin Ferris: I move amendment No. 3: In page 6, line 25, to delete "0.1 hectare" and substitute "0.5 hectares and five metres in height".I am conscious of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation definition of forest area, which is "land spanning more than 0.5 hectares with trees higher than 5 metres". The Bill states 0.1 hectares but the advice I have been given is that it should be 0.5...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Bill 2013: Committee Stage (25 Feb 2014)

Martin Ferris: I do not know if that is true. Does the Minister of State have figures for these woodlands? We are either part of the FAO or we are not. If the FAO's definition is 0.5 hectares, I cannot understand why we should try to be different. I understand the argument the Minister of State is making on carbon credits, but I would like to know how accurate his figures are. What percentage of...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Bill 2013: Committee Stage (25 Feb 2014)

Martin Ferris: I move amendment No. 7: In page 8, line 11, after "afforestation" to insert "and timber production".The primary reason for any private forest ownership is timber production. There is a difference between afforestation and timber production. I ask that this amendment be included to promote afforestation and timber production, as it clarifies the situation.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Bill 2013: Committee Stage (25 Feb 2014)

Martin Ferris: I will be pressing the amendment but I will leave my comments at that. We will return to it on Report Stage.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Bill 2013: Committee Stage (25 Feb 2014)

Martin Ferris: I move amendment No. 22: In page 9, between lines 6 and 7, to insert the following:“(2) The Minister has a duty to provide information to ensure the public and other authorities are regularly informed on the role and condition of forests as well as on all forestry activities. (3) The Minister has a duty to ensure that all Irish citizens and environmental NGOs are entitled to...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Bill 2013: Committee Stage (25 Feb 2014)

Martin Ferris: I am pressing the amendment.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Bill 2013: Committee Stage (25 Feb 2014)

Martin Ferris: Amendment No. 45 is technical in nature.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Bill 2013: Committee Stage (25 Feb 2014)

Martin Ferris: I move amendment No. 27: In page 9, to delete lines 22 to 24 and substitute the following:"(e) purchase land that is for sale, land swop, or lease for afforestation or any other forestry related activity,".I assume the Minister's wording "purchase or otherwise acquire" means compulsory purchase, irrespective of the wishes of the forest owner or whomever. My proposed amendment affords a...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Bill 2013: Committee Stage (25 Feb 2014)

Martin Ferris: Was the legal advice received from the Attorney General?

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Bill 2013: Committee Stage (25 Feb 2014)

Martin Ferris: Is there absolutely no possibility this can happen?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Review of Foreign Policy and External Relations: Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (26 Feb 2014)

Martin Ferris: I thank the Minister of State for his presentation. A number of aspects of it stand out. He spoke about economic sustainability. Obviously, an alarming number of young people in the Six Counties and in the Twenty-six Counties are unemployed. If people can work together for the common good as part of an all-Ireland economy, that will play a central part in building peace and reconciliation...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Appeals Tribunal (27 Feb 2014)

Martin Ferris: 120. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the reason a person (details supplied) in County Cork has a case before the Employment Appeals Tribunal since February 2013 and has not been given a date for a hearing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10037/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Imports (4 Mar 2014)

Martin Ferris: 345. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if beef from Poland is being imported into Ireland and processed and labelled as Irish beef; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10662/14]