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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Apr 2017)

Martin Ferris: I would encourage every man fishing inside the baseline to go ahead and do it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Apr 2017)

Martin Ferris: I would encourage them to put it up to them.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (2 May 2017)

Martin Ferris: 396. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the reason a school (details supplied) in County Kerry has not received DEIS status despite the profile of both students and parents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20695/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (2 May 2017)

Martin Ferris: 794. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a hospital appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19211/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (2 May 2017)

Martin Ferris: 975. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a cataract operation for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19937/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (2 May 2017)

Martin Ferris: 977. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a further appointment at University Hospital Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19939/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harbours and Piers Development (2 May 2017)

Martin Ferris: 1202. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will meet a group (details supplied) from County Donegal. [20035/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harbours and Piers Development (2 May 2017)

Martin Ferris: 1203. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of funding for the pier at Leenan, County Donegal in order that the pier can be extended; and if his attention has been drawn to the real threat to the future of the local fishing industry if these works are not carried out. [20036/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Equipment (3 May 2017)

Martin Ferris: 233. To ask the Minister for Health the operational status of the DXA scanner at University Hospital Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20921/17]

Rural Equality Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (4 May 2017)

Martin Ferris: Okay. The Minister, Deputy Humphreys said in her speech, "What we all want is for rural Ireland to be treated fairly in decision making locally and nationally but what we need is genuine and meaningful engagement on rural issues with [relevant] policy makers at both national and local level". I will start my 16th year as a Deputy at the end of this month. During that period I was a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (16 May 2017)

Martin Ferris: 465. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for an operation for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23171/17]

Topical Issue Debate: Agriculture Scheme Payments (18 May 2017)

Martin Ferris: Over the past number of weeks all of us have been lobbied by farming organisations and individual farmers regarding outstanding payments in respect of GLAS, the AEOS, organic farming schemes, the knowledge transfer programme and TAMS. The figures in the Irish Farmers' Journalthis week show that 2,729 farmers are owed approximately €3,500 in GLAS payments on average. In the AEOS...

Topical Issue Debate: Agriculture Scheme Payments (18 May 2017)

Martin Ferris: I find it difficult to understand how this has arisen when there was a huge number of claims at the start which the computers and officials were able to process. There is now roughly 4,222 claims across the knowledge transfer, organic farmer, AEOS and GLAS schemes, which seems a very small number. If it is possible to process tens of thousands of claims in a period and only 4,000 or so are...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Accommodation Provision (23 May 2017)

Martin Ferris: 463. To ask the Minister for Health the status of respite placing for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24225/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Staff Redeployment (30 May 2017)

Martin Ferris: 116. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will facilitate the transfer of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25369/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (30 May 2017)

Martin Ferris: 492. To ask the Minister for Health the reason it is proposed to reduce home help hours for a person (details supplied). [25907/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Dairy Sector (30 May 2017)

Martin Ferris: 618. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the organisation with responsibility for the regulation of robotic milking machines; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25725/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Dairy Sector (30 May 2017)

Martin Ferris: 619. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if a robotic milking machine manufacturer (details supplied) is governed by any regulation by her Department. [25726/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Dairy Sector (30 May 2017)

Martin Ferris: 620. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the complaints procedure open to purchasers of robotic milking machines. [25727/17]

Topical Issue Debate: Fisheries Protection (31 May 2017)

Martin Ferris: I assume the Minister is equally aware of the difficulties regarding special predators and the consequent effect of diminishing fish stocks on the income of inshore fishermen, in particular those who have been struggling for a considerable time to try to make a living. I tabled this Topical Issue, following several meetings I have had with various fishing organisations and communities along...