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Order of Business (4 Mar 2015)

Martin Ferris: Sorry?

Dairy Sector: Statements (4 Mar 2015)

Martin Ferris: The Minister was right when he stated at the outset that we are living in exciting times. The abolition of milk quotas on 31 March no doubt will be a major change for Irish dairy farmers. While we in Sinn Féin do not call for their retention and realise this is a decision that comes, like many others, from Brussels, we are concerned by the many consequences of this development. It is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (4 Mar 2015)

Martin Ferris: 132. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an application for a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry and when they will receive a reply. [9469/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Assets (4 Mar 2015)

Martin Ferris: 201. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if local authorities are required by legislation to hold moneys accrued from the sale of dwellings owned by the authority in a separate bank account; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9421/15]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Coastal Protection (10 Mar 2015)

Martin Ferris: 227. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if she will instigate a technical assessment of the blowout in sand dunes at Banna Strand and Carrahane Strand in County Kerry with a view to preventing the environmental disaster which would result in a breach of the dunes at a point where only 10 m of dune remain, threatening the homes and farmland behind it with flooding by...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy Reform (10 Mar 2015)

Martin Ferris: 261. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will confirm that the €27.2 million from the European Union, which was to be reimbursed to farmers who had deductions from their direct payments over €2000 in 2013 has been paid to farmers, as was promised, in early 2015. [10140/15]

An Bille um an gCeathrú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Votáil Uachtaráin) 2014: An Dara Céim [Private Members] - Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution (Presidential Voting) Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (11 Mar 2015)

Martin Ferris: I do not believe there is a single Deputy from a rural constituency who is not well acquainted with the position in respect of emigration or with the loss of our youngest and brightest people as a result of the economic circumstances that prevail. Despite Government spin about a so-called recovery, the available data shows that the number of people in employment in the south west fell by...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Milk Quota (24 Mar 2015)

Martin Ferris: 328. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has received a response from the Office of the Chief State Solicitor in respect of an issue of alleged milk quota fraud, for which a final report by his Department was received by that Office on or before 4 June 2014. [11182/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (24 Mar 2015)

Martin Ferris: 345. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide, in tabular form, a breakdown of the single farm payment for 2014, per county. [11522/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Payments (24 Mar 2015)

Martin Ferris: 353. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if farmers under the special designated areas scheme have had their payments or other entitlements under the single payments scheme adversely impacted upon or if they have been penalised because of the designation of their lands. [11567/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Payments (24 Mar 2015)

Martin Ferris: 354. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide, in tabular form, a breakdown of the single payment scheme, to designated areas, by county, from 2008 to 2014. [11569/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Penalties (24 Mar 2015)

Martin Ferris: 355. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason penalties have been imposed, under the single payment scheme, on a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and the reason the remainder of the entitlements were not paid. [11572/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (24 Mar 2015)

Martin Ferris: 819. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the proposed cut to teacher numbers at a school (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12016/15]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Road Safety (24 Mar 2015)

Martin Ferris: 947. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of persons that have been injured on the gas network pipeline at the N7 Limerick/Dublin Road; if he will provide an update on the Health and Safety Authority investigation into the death of one of the workers there; if he is satisfied that a sub-contractor (details supplied) is compliant with safety...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Annual Report 2013: Bord Iascaigh Mhara (24 Mar 2015)

Martin Ferris: I thank the BIM officials for the report. I have almost identical concerns to Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív about the plight of over 80% of those involved in the industry. This affects every little coastal pier in the west, the south west and on the east coast. Much of the local economy depends on what is produced by the small operator. There is nothing coming either from the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Annual Report 2013: Bord Iascaigh Mhara (24 Mar 2015)

Martin Ferris: If the fish being caught off the Irish coast were landed in Ireland, the knock-on effect and added value would be astronomical. This would be the case even if only the big Irish boats landed their catches. However, there seems to be no sense of loyalty or patriotism in this regard. Killybegs is one of the finest ports in the country with fantastic infrastructure.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Annual Report 2013: Bord Iascaigh Mhara (24 Mar 2015)

Martin Ferris: That is if it gets €10 million.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Annual Report 2013: Bord Iascaigh Mhara (24 Mar 2015)

Martin Ferris: I wish to make a personal observation in response to some of the comments. It is all down to distribution of the quotas. When a very small number of vessels is the beneficiary of a national quota then one has a serious problem. The committee heard there were 60,000 dairy producers 15 to 20 years ago and now there are 17,000. One could ask whether that is beneficial to the country and what...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Annual Report 2013: Bord Iascaigh Mhara (24 Mar 2015)

Martin Ferris: It does not matter. It is just an observation anyway. There are social consequences involved in ring-fencing quota for a select few to the detriment of the overwhelming majority.

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Mar 2015)

Martin Ferris: The Climate Action and Low-Carbon Development Bill, if implemented and carried out to the letter, can make a difference. It needs to be supported in that regard. Measures to alleviate the effects of climate change and to lower our carbon emissions are becoming more urgent and necessary as the years pass. In my constituency of Kerry, we are very aware of the effects of climate change,...