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Financial Resolutions 2015 - Financial Resolution No. 3: General (Resumed) (15 Oct 2014)

Martin Ferris: Will that be circulated?

Financial Resolutions 2015 - Financial Resolution No. 3: General (Resumed) (15 Oct 2014)

Martin Ferris: It is very welcome that that type of awareness will be created and that there will be an opportunity for people to avail of it. The Minister also mentioned an increase of €14 million in the horse and greyhound sector as a result of online betting. That must be welcomed also. I come from an area where, like many small areas around the country, the greyhound sector is usually the...

Financial Resolutions 2015 - Financial Resolution No. 3: General (Resumed) (15 Oct 2014)

Martin Ferris: Overall, I welcome most of the Minister's budgetary measures. However, I would like to see the Minister pushing for the re-introduction of the farm assist scheme in order to ensure the survival of small operators.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Legal Cases (15 Oct 2014)

Martin Ferris: 40. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has received a response from the Chief State Solicitor on an issue in respect of a person (details supplied) after the matter was referred to the State Solicitors Office on or before 24 June 2014. [39358/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Imports (15 Oct 2014)

Martin Ferris: 43. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the companies that imported beef into Ireland in 2014; when the imports took place and the amount each company imported. [39386/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Scheme Eligibility (15 Oct 2014)

Martin Ferris: 52. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way he will meet his stated target of 30,000 applicants accepted into GLAS in 2015, in view of the fact that his Department has stipulated that only those in tier one, may participate in year one and the majority of Irish farmers fall into the tier two category. [39476/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (15 Oct 2014)

Martin Ferris: 78. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will receive a prosthesis for their leg. [39438/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Indecon Report: Bord na gCon (21 Oct 2014)

Martin Ferris: I apologise for being late. I am trying to read through the presentation. I am very supportive of the industry. It is a fantastic social amenity as well as generating jobs and entertainment. Criticism has been levelled at the organisation for some time, some of it unjustified, but questions must be answered. Are the witnesses satisfied the independent control committee is impartial and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Indecon Report: Bord na gCon (21 Oct 2014)

Martin Ferris: Getting back to the independent control committee, is it the case that some of its members have dogs in training with more high-profile trainers? Second, have any dogs trained by those high-profile trainers been the subject of a positive test?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Indecon Report: Bord na gCon (21 Oct 2014)

Martin Ferris: That is not the question I asked. I asked whether any members of the committee have dogs training with high-profile trainers.

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

Martin Ferris: 424. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of beef imported into this country by month to date in 2014. [41450/14]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Inland Fisheries Ireland Staff (4 Nov 2014)

Martin Ferris: 1074. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if the chief executive officer of Inland Fisheries Ireland attended the world recreational fishing conference in Sao Paulo, Brazil, from 1 to 4 September 2014; and if he was accompanied by other staff or board members of IFI. [41402/14]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Inland Fisheries Ireland Staff (4 Nov 2014)

Martin Ferris: 1075. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide a breakdown of the cost of the attendance of Inland Fisheries Ireland personnel at the world recreational fishing conference, Sao Paulo, Brazil from 1 to 4 September 2014. [41403/14]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Inland Fisheries Ireland Staff (4 Nov 2014)

Martin Ferris: 1076. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources to set out the reason and planned outcome of the attendance of Inland Fisheries Ireland personnel at the world reactional fishing conference in Sao Paulo, Brazil, from 1 to 4 September 2014. [41404/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Development Plan 2014-2020: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (4 Nov 2014)

Martin Ferris: I thank Mr. Dillon for his presentation. Much of what Deputy Ó Cuív states is what I have been hearing as well at meetings throughout the country. I understand representatives of the Department attended meetings in the west. I was not at those meetings but what I know, from the farmers to whom I have spoken since, as I was in the west last week, is that there is total...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (4 Nov 2014)

Martin Ferris: Does the removal or severe restriction of flexibility in the context of the introduction of non-organic breeding stock, seeds, etcetera, onto organic farms open the door to genetically modified products?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (4 Nov 2014)

Martin Ferris: Some key issues have emerged here about which we are all concerned, particularly the transfer of powers to the Commission.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (4 Nov 2014)

Martin Ferris: I am sure in my own mind that the proposals around non-organic breeding stock relate to GMOs.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (11 Nov 2014)

Martin Ferris: 390. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a person (details supplied) in County Limerick with type 2 diabetes who is unable to take medication, suffers terrible pain and has been on a neurosurgery waiting list for over a year at Cork University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43090/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (11 Nov 2014)

Martin Ferris: 461. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a person (details supplied) will receive payment and arrears of special transport needs grant. [42970/14]