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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: JobPath Programme (26 Mar 2019)

Martin Ferris: 1329. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) who works part-time, is caring for a partner and has completed JobPath less than 12 months ago has been called again to attend on 27 March 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14113/19]

Beef Sector: Motion (27 Mar 2019)

Martin Ferris: Go raibh maith agat, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle. I thank the sponsors of this motion. Sinn Féin is supporting it and I am glad to see that the Government will not oppose it. There have been many Private Members' motions passed here over the past few months which are sitting on shelves, going nowhere. It is up to the Government parties in particular to seize the nettle and push this...

Sea-Fisheries (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage (28 Mar 2019)

Martin Ferris: All parties will support the all-Ireland aspect of the voisinageagreement and the opportunity it offers for fishermen and women all along the coast, particularly inshore fishermen and women who are at the lower end of the income scale within the fishing industry. As the Minister is aware, the issue came about because of the Supreme Court decision in 2016, and the Government's delay in...

Sea-Fisheries (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage (28 Mar 2019)

Martin Ferris: That is angling.

Sea-Fisheries (Amendment) Bill 2017 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (28 Mar 2019)

Martin Ferris: The Minister referred to the owner of a vessel being resident in the Six Counties, but there is a lot of concern about ownership being compromised by outside interests. The amendment provides for the inclusion of the words "beneficial owner(s)" which would address this concern. That is the reason for proposing the inclusion of the wording.

Sea-Fisheries (Amendment) Bill 2017 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (28 Mar 2019)

Martin Ferris: The amendments are partitionist in the extreme, given that they seek to preclude a basic right from people of our country to fish in our territorial waters around the island. I am surprised that Deputy Michael Collins, a man from rebel-held west Cork, would be as partitionist as the amendments suggest. I am also surprised there was a verbal attack from Deputy Mattie McGrath, who stormed out...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Patronage (2 Apr 2019)

Martin Ferris: 177. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the stage of the plans for a new Educate Together school for Killarney, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15133/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (3 Apr 2019)

Martin Ferris: 168. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a bed at University Hospital Limerick in order to undergo further testing and appropriate treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15579/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Activation and Family Support Programme (3 Apr 2019)

Martin Ferris: 224. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) who is participating in Turas Nua is being denied a technical employment support grant, TESG, towards a course which will ensure employment when completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15647/19]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (9 Apr 2019)

Martin Ferris: At 9.20 a.m. this morning, I was contacted by a staff member in University Hospital Kerry who told me that at that time, there was total mayhem in the accident and emergency wing of the hospital. There were 36 patients on trolleys and 12 patients on chairs, some of them since yesterday evening. Subsequent to that, I was contacted by my daughter, Toiréasa, who is a councillor. She told...

An Bille um an Ochtú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Neodracht) 2018 : An Dara Céim [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] - Thirty-Eighth Amendment of the Constitution (Neutrality) Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (9 Apr 2019)

Martin Ferris: Gabhaim buíochas leis an gCeann Comhairle. At the outset, I pay tribute to Margaretta D’Arcy, who was imprisoned for her opposition to the use of Shannon Airport to transport combat troops from the USA to the battlefield, and from the battlefield back to the USA. When Margaretta D'Arcy was in prison, to her credit, Sabine Higgins, the wife of President Higgins, visited her....

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Autism Support Services (10 Apr 2019)

Martin Ferris: I raise with the Minister of State the issue of a centre in Dromavalla, Ballyseedy, County Kerry. It was furnished and officially opened in 2014 since when it has sat idle. No resident has moved into it. The project was spearheaded by Jim and Patricia Adams who, with many others and supported by various agencies, raised €1.3 million to allow it to come to fruition. Some...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Autism Support Services (10 Apr 2019)

Martin Ferris: Certainly, the response of the Minister of State is no comfort to the parents of autistic children in Kerry. The Minister of State said that the facility was built for nine people and that the standard regulation within HIQA is for four people. I have been told that the facility is capable of meeting the HIQA regulations limiting the number to four residents. One thing that disappoints...

Rural and Community Development: Statements (10 Apr 2019)

Martin Ferris: I live in rural Ireland. I love rural Ireland. It is a way of life that I was born into and grew up in. I have witnessed a significant decline in opportunities in rural Ireland, a total change in the environment compared to 20, 30 or 40 years ago. An awful lot of it is down to the organisation of our people. If someone needs a job they have to go to where the jobs are. The biggest...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Orthodontic Services Provision (10 Apr 2019)

Martin Ferris: 109. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect to receive an orthodontic appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16768/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Eligibility (11 Apr 2019)

Martin Ferris: 63. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a child (details supplied) who lives within the school catchment area and attends a school is not being accommodated on a school bus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17067/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Complaints Procedures (11 Apr 2019)

Martin Ferris: 126. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a complaint made by a person (details supplied) in relation to the circumstances of the delivery of their child at Kerry General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17055/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (17 Apr 2019)

Martin Ferris: 163. To ask the Minister for Health the measures being put in place to rectify issues with sewerage at Deer Lodge mental health unit, Killarney, County Kerry, which is causing distress for both staff and patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17910/19]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Air Corps Operations (8 May 2019)

Martin Ferris: 59. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the reason the Air Corps was not permitted to land at Baldonnel Aerodrome on 26 January 2019 with a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18801/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (8 May 2019)

Martin Ferris: 797. To ask the Minister for Health when a wheelchair with brakes will be provided for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19084/19]