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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Regional Veterinary Laboratories (19 May 2015)

Martin Ferris: 201. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will publish the review containing a recommendation for the closure of regional veterinary laboratories in Counties Sligo, Limerick, Cork, and Kilkenny. [19555/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Regional Veterinary Laboratories (19 May 2015)

Martin Ferris: 202. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will reassure the current laboratories that their existing status is secure. [19556/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Regional Veterinary Laboratories (19 May 2015)

Martin Ferris: 203. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will confirm that the regional veterinary laboratories in Counties Sligo, Limerick, Cork and Kilkenny will be retained in their current form. [19557/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Regional Veterinary Laboratories (19 May 2015)

Martin Ferris: 204. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of employment of the workers at the regional veterinary laboratories in Counties Sligo, Limerick, Cork and Kilkenny. [19558/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Slaughtering Standards (19 May 2015)

Martin Ferris: 205. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the criteria in force for bovine and equine animals being processed at the same time in the same plant. [19572/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Slaughtering Standards (19 May 2015)

Martin Ferris: 206. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the delay in issuing the licence to an equine processing plant owner (details supplied) in County Kildare. [19573/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Stock Conservation (26 May 2015)

Martin Ferris: 413. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on the process to compensate losses to fishermen for undersized lobsters under 127 centimetres, as was promised for 2015 to 2017. [20394/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders (26 May 2015)

Martin Ferris: 515. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the grounds on which the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service has determined that persons (details supplied) are not fully self-sufficient in the State, or that they can remain self-sufficient into the future; and if she will put a stay on a deportation order issued against these persons, until that determination can be examined. [20518/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fisheries Local Action Groups: Bord Iascaigh Mhara (27 May 2015)

Martin Ferris: I thank Mr. Keatinge for his presentation. The content and principle of what is in this document is good stuff. However, in order to activate it, one needs to have the funding required to deliver it. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív outlined a breakdown of what is available. Unfortunately, it is so minuscule that it will not have a discernible effect. I live only a couple of miles from...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fisheries Local Action Groups: Bord Iascaigh Mhara (27 May 2015)

Martin Ferris: It has been stated that in the three years the programme has been operational a total of 302 projects have been considered by the fisheries local action groups, FLAGs. How many have come to fruition?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fisheries Local Action Groups: Bord Iascaigh Mhara (27 May 2015)

Martin Ferris: What is the average amount per project?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fisheries Local Action Groups: Bord Iascaigh Mhara (27 May 2015)

Martin Ferris: That is on the 202 projects.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fisheries Local Action Groups: Bord Iascaigh Mhara (27 May 2015)

Martin Ferris: Many of those projects would not be contributing to the sustainability of the industry.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fisheries Local Action Groups: Bord Iascaigh Mhara (27 May 2015)

Martin Ferris: I understand the importance of having a lift for disabled people and so forth, but we were just on about the sustainability of fishing communities.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Opportunities to Enhance Health Service Provision through North-South Co-operation: Minister for Health (28 May 2015)

Martin Ferris: I thank the Minister for his presentation and his detailed response to the 12 questions that were put to him by the Cathaoirleach. It is regrettable that a Northern Minister is not here, or even that a unit representation is not here. This is an ongoing thing. It is for our mutual benefit, including the benefit of our constituents, that we are seeking to take advantage of any type of...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (9 Jun 2015)

Martin Ferris: 197. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will receive a decision on an application for a carer's allowance. [21565/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Suckler Welfare Scheme Payments (9 Jun 2015)

Martin Ferris: 472. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payments for the suckler cow scheme for the year 2012 will be made to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry. [21982/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency Funding (9 Jun 2015)

Martin Ferris: 618. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will permit a resource centre (details supplied) in County Kerry to recruit a co-ordinator for its area. [21775/15]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Natural Gas Grid (9 Jun 2015)

Martin Ferris: 1118. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he is aware that the proposed Bord Gáis pipeline into County Kerry has bypassed the Shannon Estuary, which has an approved route agreed with all landowners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21832/15]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Better Energy Homes Scheme (9 Jun 2015)

Martin Ferris: 1127. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the reason there is no grant-aid or other incentive available for the installation of photovoltaic solar systems to households, when there are such incentives for solar thermal heating; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22205/15]