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Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Severe Weather Events Response (26 Mar 2014)

Martin Ferris: The Minister hit the nail on the head when he mentioned the effect of oversupply on the market regarding the opportunity to make up for lost quota. From the second week in December up to two weeks ago boats were tied up unable to go to sea. As a consequence the boat owners, skippers and crewmembers had no income. As they are deemed to be self-employed they cannot get social welfare. Those...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Severe Weather Events Response (26 Mar 2014)

Martin Ferris: It is a very depressed state. These people have had no income since the end of the second week in December. Funding should be made available to help people during that period and nothing has happened in that regard.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Severe Weather Events Response (26 Mar 2014)

Martin Ferris: The Minister for Social Protection can make all those things available, but there is a process to be followed. A self-employed fisherman or woman applying for social welfare must have his or her accounts in order.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Severe Weather Events Response (26 Mar 2014)

Martin Ferris: Yes.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Severe Weather Events Response (26 Mar 2014)

Martin Ferris: I have dealt with it.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Severe Weather Events Response (26 Mar 2014)

Martin Ferris: I have dealt with it. They have to produce the accounts for their income for the previous year. They have to get their bank statements to prove what they have or have not got in the bank and it is a long drawn out process. That is why fishermen are not accessing those special needs payments to which they should be entitled.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Severe Weather Events Response (26 Mar 2014)

Martin Ferris: They might get a few bob from the community welfare officer but they are not getting any social welfare entitlements because they are deemed to be self-employed.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Severe Weather Events Response (26 Mar 2014)

Martin Ferris: Through the community welfare officers.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Severe Weather Events Response (26 Mar 2014)

Martin Ferris: I have just one supplementary question.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Severe Weather Events Response (26 Mar 2014)

Martin Ferris: The Minister referred to them having no income for ten weeks. What are they to do for those ten weeks?

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

Martin Ferris: 6. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will review his Department's ruling in January 2014 which restricts knackeries from bringing fallen animals aged more than 48 months to a rendering plant outside a 125 km zone. [13208/14]

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.

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

Martin Ferris: The Minister should look at it again. Restricting fallen cattle aged more than 48 months to a 125 km zone is resulting in collaboration between knackeries in the area to fix the price due to a lack of competition. Those living in Border areas used to be able to take their fallen animals across the Border and it was far cheaper for them. I will ask the farming organisation that contacted me...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Harvest 2020 Strategy (26 Mar 2014)

Martin Ferris: 16. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in view of the drop in cattle prices, if he is confident that we can achieve our Food Harvest 2020 targets. [13209/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fisheries Protection (26 Mar 2014)

Martin Ferris: 24. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the action he will take to ensure the super trawler (details supplied) fully complied with all regulations during its time in Irish waters; and if he availed of the facility to put officers of the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority on board to observe its activity in Irish waters. [13205/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Administration (26 Mar 2014)

Martin Ferris: 28. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to compensate those farmers who had leased their lands in 2013, but now find that since that is the reference year, that they are obliged to sell the entitlements attached to it due to Common Agricultural Policy reforms. [13206/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing (1 Apr 2014)

Martin Ferris: 366. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the minimum rent a local authority tenant can pay. [15158/14]

Order of Business (3 Apr 2014)

Martin Ferris: The Minister might have received an e-mail yesterday from a woman named Elaine regarding her friend Eimear, who is suffering from rapid and aggressive motor neurone disease, and her fight to have a right to invasive ventilation when the time comes. The problem is that she has been told by her professor and the person treating her-----

Order of Business (3 Apr 2014)

Martin Ferris: -----that she does not have the financial means for invasive ventilation, and that this was HSE policy. However, the HSE states that it is up to the professor or the consultant treating her who has responsibility for providing invasive ventilation for the lady in question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Teoranta: Chairman Designate (3 Apr 2014)

Martin Ferris: I thank Mr. Moloney for his presentation and wish him well in efforts to develop Coillte further for the benefit of the Irish people. I understand that Coillte has annual revenue of €270 million and directly employs 900 people. What is Mr. Moloney's vision? What are his targets for the future? Does he expect the figure of €270 million to grow? Are the 900 jobs secure? If...