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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grant Funding (15 Apr 2015)

Martin Ferris: 801. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of applications for adaptation and-or extension works to local authority houses for disabled persons, received by each local authority in 2014 and 2015. [14587/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grant Funding (15 Apr 2015)

Martin Ferris: 802. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of adaptation and-or extension works to local authority houses for disabled persons carried out in each local authority area for 2014 and 2015. [14588/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grant Funding (15 Apr 2015)

Martin Ferris: 803. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of applications for adaptation and-or extension works to local authority houses for disabled persons pending completion in each local authority in 2014 and 2015. [14589/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Land Parcel Identification System (21 Apr 2015)

Martin Ferris: 351. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of appeals under the land parcel identification scheme that have been received in 2013, 2014 and to date in 2015; and the number of appeals that have been successful. [15337/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horticulture Sector: Irish Farmers Association (21 Apr 2015)

Martin Ferris: I thank Mr. Foley for his presentation. All members will support what he said regarding the abuse of power by the five multiples and the damage it has done to producers and, in the broader context, to small shopkeepers and other rural enterprises. The way in which these retailers have been able to get away with it down through the years is an indication of the worrying influence they have...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grant Applications (23 Apr 2015)

Martin Ferris: 175. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding the funding for home adaptation in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16074/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Food Safety and Health Eating Initiatives: Safefood (23 Apr 2015)

Martin Ferris: I thank the delegates for their presentation and the thorough answers they have provided to the questions posed. Dr. Foley-Nolan touched on the food poverty aspect of childhood obesity in low income areas. Has there been any discernible improvement in that regard? As a public representative, I represent socio-economically disadvantaged housing estates, lone parents, unemployed persons...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Food Safety and Health Eating Initiatives: Safefood (23 Apr 2015)

Martin Ferris: Is it not true?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Food Safety and Health Eating Initiatives: Safefood (23 Apr 2015)

Martin Ferris: There is a way of dealing with the issue of fast food outlets targeting children, but it means involving local authorities. If local authorities state in their development plan that no fast food outlet may be located close to schools, that can be done. It is about getting the relevant councillors in the local authorities across the State and beyond to put that into their county development...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Milk Quota (28 Apr 2015)

Martin Ferris: 190. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has received a response from the Chief State Solicitor's office on an alleged milk quota fraud issue, for which a final report from his Department was received by the Chief State Solicitor's office on or before 4 June 2014; and if not, when he expects to receive a response from that office. [16772/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Orthodontic Service Waiting Lists (28 Apr 2015)

Martin Ferris: 248. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will receive orthodontic treatment. [16329/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme and GLAS: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Apr 2015)

Martin Ferris: I thank Mr. Smyth and Mr. Grogan for their presentations. On the positive side it is encouraging to see some form of booklet going to farmers, to their advisers and to the people who work with them. They will at least give some indication of what is expected, though there will also be a lot of confusion. For example, in the photographs of an area which has tall rushes and is not accessible...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme and GLAS: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Apr 2015)

Martin Ferris: Is there a limit to the areas?

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (30 Apr 2015)

Martin Ferris: 173. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the loss of a teaching post in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17055/15]

Topical Issue Debate: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (6 May 2015)

Martin Ferris: Every week for the past number of years, Opposition Deputies have highlighted the housing crisis, with over 90,000 people on the waiting list. Breaking it down by county, the announcement as part of the spring economic statement for my county involved 40 houses between now and the end of 2017. There are 12 for Killarney, 12 for Tralee, four for Lixnaw, and 12 single rural cottages. This...

Topical Issue Debate: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (6 May 2015)

Martin Ferris: Waffle. Where is the substance?

Topical Issue Debate: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (6 May 2015)

Martin Ferris: There is no doubt that the Minister of State is very good at spin and waffle. There is no better man at waffle than him.

Topical Issue Debate: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (6 May 2015)

Martin Ferris: There is no doubt that he is well able to waffle. This Government is paying out €6 million each year to private landlords while there are 2,000 people on the housing waiting list in my county, Kerry. The Minister of State is proposing to build 40 houses over the next two and a half years. How will that facilitate the thousands of people who are crying out to be housed in this State?...

Rural Equality Bill 2015: First Stage (6 May 2015)

Martin Ferris: I move:That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act Bill entitled an Act to provide that regard be had by public bodies to the desirability of reducing socio-economic and other inequalities suffered by those in rural Ireland, to provide for the carrying out of rural impact assessments in respect of measures that are likely to have a significant socio-economic impact or effect on...

Rural Equality Bill 2015: First Stage (6 May 2015)

Martin Ferris: I move: "That the Bill be taken in Private Members' time."