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Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Installation Aid Scheme Eligibility (17 Feb 2015)

Martin Ferris: It will be very comforting to old-young farmers if there is enough money available to meet that requirement and every effort should be made to ensure that will be the case. Unfortunately, they happen to fall between two stools. What is the Scottish derogation? I previously received a reply which described it as involving the allocation of entitlements to persons who never had held...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Directives (17 Feb 2015)

Martin Ferris: 259. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has analysed the historical impact of the European Union biofuels mandate on the availability and price of grain, including the impact on the cost of animal feed imported into Ireland; if his Department has produced estimates of the likely impacts on animal feed availability and price on the various options for...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Labelling (17 Feb 2015)

Martin Ferris: 277. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the delay in introducing legislation for country-of-origin labelling for all meat, including meat as an ingredient. [6950/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Environment Protection Scheme (17 Feb 2015)

Martin Ferris: 280. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures his Department has put in place to prevent fraudulent claims being made under the rural environment protection scheme; if his attention has been drawn to claims made in respect of lands that did not belong to the claimants; if he will provide, in tabular form, the details of same; if there are officials in his...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Marine Safety (17 Feb 2015)

Martin Ferris: 526. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his response to the report of the Marine Casualty Investigation Board into the sinking of the MFV Dean Leanne which resulted in the deaths of fishermen (details supplied) in June 2013. [6949/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Promoting Sustainable Rural Coastal and Island Communities: Discussion (17 Feb 2015)

Martin Ferris: I apologise that I was not present earlier but I was obliged to be in the Dáil for Priority Questions. The recommendations cannot be left on the shelf and we must ensure that they are debated. Hopefully, they will be accepted by the Government. On the question of the forum that might be used in that regard, I would hope that we might have a debate in the House. That would give all...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Promoting Sustainable Rural Coastal and Island Communities: Discussion (17 Feb 2015)

Martin Ferris: In the context of the funding available through the multi-annual funding framework, MFF, perhaps we could invite the relevant officials to come before us in order to tease out what we might do for island communities, in particular, in the context of the benefits which could be derived from the adoption of certain aspects of this report.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Promoting Sustainable Rural Coastal and Island Communities: Discussion (17 Feb 2015)

Martin Ferris: What we need out of it is an implementation process.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Promoting Sustainable Rural Coastal and Island Communities: Discussion (17 Feb 2015)

Martin Ferris: If we can get it debated and get a commitment for an implementation process to be put in place, we can then move forward.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Foreshore Licence Applications (18 Feb 2015)

Martin Ferris: 218. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 556 of 3 February 2015, if his attention has been drawn to the fact that, despite the lack of a foreshore licence, sand is being removed from the Natura 2000 site (details supplied) at Akeragh, Banna and Barrow Harbour special protection area-special areas of conservation, to a...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (19 Feb 2015)

Martin Ferris: 192. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on allegations, in connection with the actions of Limerick County Council, regarding certain planning matters at Ardagh, County Limerick. [7407/15]

Topical Issues: Job Creation (24 Feb 2015)

Martin Ferris: As the Minister is well aware, there is a disparity in job creation for rural communities, including peripheral areas such as my county of Kerry, and north Kerry in particular. That disparity has been alarming and shocking. Given the economic downturn as a result of the recession, the knock-on effect has been quite catastrophic. While there was an improvement in many areas throughout last...

Topical Issues: Job Creation (24 Feb 2015)

Martin Ferris: I thank the Minister for his response. He rightly said that the construction sector took a major hit because many, predominantly young, people went into various aspects of that sector. He referred to a fall in the live register in Kerry of 3,500 since then. Most of those 3,500 have emigrated. Most young people I know have gone to America, Australia and England to seek employment because...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (24 Feb 2015)

Martin Ferris: No, I have not read it fully yet. It is only a provision for the hen harrier forms.

Leaders' Questions (25 Feb 2015)

Martin Ferris: Answer the question.

Leaders' Questions (25 Feb 2015)

Martin Ferris: Stop waffling.

Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Feb 2015)

Martin Ferris: Sinn Féin supports this Bill, as it seeks to reflect the social change that has taken place in Ireland in recent decades in terms of family relationships and the children within them. Every Deputy in their constituency clinic sees the manifestation of those changes every day and it is correct that our laws should reflect them. The long wait for this legislation has left many people in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Agencies (25 Feb 2015)

Martin Ferris: 103. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department ordered the censorship of seal depredation research by Bord Iascaigh Mhara in 1997/1998; if correspondence from a person (details supplied) on this matter, since last year, has been discussed between any of his officials and Bord Iascaigh Mhara; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8427/15]

Topical Issue Debate (26 Feb 2015)

Martin Ferris: I was contacted by the Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Deputy Tom Hayes, this afternoon. He is unable to be present and asked me to defer the matter to next Tuesday when he can be present.

Topical Issue Debate: Forestry Sector (3 Mar 2015)

Martin Ferris: In a recent press release the Minister of State, Deputy Tom Hayes, stated he had secured European Union approval for a forestry programme. The press release's highlights included €482 million of new investment in forestry, 44,000 ha of new forestry, 700 km of new forestry roads, 20% higher premium payments, 5% afforestation grants etc., as well as new species, with rotations of ten to...