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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sea-Fisheries Sustainability Impact Assessment: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (6 Dec 2016)

Martin Ferris: I will wait for private session. I want to see this through.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sea-Fisheries Sustainability Impact Assessment: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (6 Dec 2016)

Martin Ferris: It has only been banned since last year. It was banned for Ireland for 15 years. European boats could fish and Irish ones could not. It was ridiculous.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sea-Fisheries Sustainability Impact Assessment: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (6 Dec 2016)

Martin Ferris: I am not disputing that. However, I am disputing that-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Effect of Bad Weather on Grain Harvest: Irish Farmers Association (6 Dec 2016)

Martin Ferris: I thank the IFA for its presentation. I have met with a number of people in the past seven or eight weeks who have practically lost their income for the year. I have met with the local IFA leadership and have been very well briefed. Everything that has been said today is consistent with what I have seen with my own two eyes, and heard from those people. It is very worrying that 400 family...

Personal Explanation by Member (7 Dec 2016)

Martin Ferris: A Cheann Comhairle, I wish to-----

Personal Explanation by Member (7 Dec 2016)

Martin Ferris: For the record of this House, in 2013 I met gardaí at their request regarding the killing of Brian Stack. I co-operated fully with them and I have nothing to answer for.

Personal Explanation by Member (7 Dec 2016)

Martin Ferris: It is a disgrace that Deputy Farrell has come in here and named me today.

Personal Explanation by Member (7 Dec 2016)

Martin Ferris: The Deputy should be ashamed of himself.

Personal Explanation by Member (7 Dec 2016)

Martin Ferris: Do it.

Personal Explanation by Member (7 Dec 2016)

Martin Ferris: It is disgraceful.

Personal Explanation by Member (7 Dec 2016)

Martin Ferris: No. It is disgraceful that he has named Deputy Ellis and myself.

Personal Explanation by Member (7 Dec 2016)

Martin Ferris: Come outside and do that.

Personal Explanation by Member (7 Dec 2016)

Martin Ferris: You are a disgrace.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Taxation Matters Relating to Kerry Co-Operative: Revenue Commissioners. (7 Dec 2016)

Martin Ferris: I thank Mr. Phelan and his colleagues for attending this meeting. Like most of the Deputies and Senators that have spoken here today I come from an area most affected by this issue which involves money owed by 400 or more farmers. It strikes me as strange that this matter has become an issue after 19 years. What happened in the intervening years that this liability was not detected? Like...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Taxation Matters Relating to Kerry Co-Operative: Revenue Commissioners. (7 Dec 2016)

Martin Ferris: No, but I hope to find out in the next 24 hours.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Taxation Matters Relating to Kerry Co-Operative: Revenue Commissioners. (7 Dec 2016)

Martin Ferris: I wish to clarify that this was a telephone call that was made to my office.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Taxation Matters Relating to Kerry Co-Operative: Revenue Commissioners. (7 Dec 2016)

Martin Ferris: I am not making any accusation against anybody. A letter came to my office that a letter of comfort was in existence - it was a political letter of comfort.

Leaders' Questions (8 Dec 2016)

Martin Ferris: But-----

Leaders' Questions (8 Dec 2016)

Martin Ferris: Will the Minister, please, answer the question?

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Deer Hunting (13 Dec 2016)

Martin Ferris: 393. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the circumstances under which red deer stags were shot and killed by trophy hunters in Killarney National Park; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39600/16]