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Written Answers — Farm Enterprises: Farm Enterprises (1 Jul 2008)

Martin Ferris: Question 375: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of farmers who are engaged in agribusiness. [25403/08]

Written Answers — Farm Enterprises: Farm Enterprises (1 Jul 2008)

Martin Ferris: Question 376: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of farmers who are engaged in directly selling to consumers through farmers markets. [25404/08]

Written Answers — Off-Farm Enterprises: Off-Farm Enterprises (1 Jul 2008)

Martin Ferris: Question 377: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of farmers who are also engaged in off-farm employment; and the proportion of farm incomes generated in this way. [25405/08]

Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (1 Jul 2008)

Martin Ferris: Question 382: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the designation for shellfish in Lough Foyle; and if there are changes expected to this designation in the near future. [25601/08]

Written Answers — Common Fisheries Policy: Common Fisheries Policy (1 Jul 2008)

Martin Ferris: Question 389: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will push for the Irish Government to demand a complete reform of the Common Fisheries Policy in order to revise the allocation of quota and access by non-Irish fleets to Irish waters. [25429/08]

Written Answers — Third Level Courses: Third Level Courses (1 Jul 2008)

Martin Ferris: Question 417: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of students currently studying agricultural science and rural agribusiness courses. [25398/08]

Written Answers — Defence Forces Equipment: Defence Forces Equipment (2 Jul 2008)

Martin Ferris: Question 95: To ask the Minister for Defence if he will explain the loss of one of two unmanned air vehicle spy drones purchased in 2007 at a cost of €800,000; if the reason for it going missing has been established; and if the costs can be recouped from the Israeli arms manufacturing company from whom it was purchased. [25922/08]

Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (3 Jul 2008)

Martin Ferris: Question 15: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he has further plans to reform the provision of English as an additional language education in schools to cater for the varying levels of English of international students. [26345/08]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (3 Jul 2008)

Martin Ferris: Question 18: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will review the recent decision by a special educational needs organiser to confirm reduced access to special needs assistants for pupils in schools, such as a school (details supplied) in Inisowen, County Donegal. [26344/08]

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (8 Jul 2008)

Martin Ferris: Question 641: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if a person (details supplied) will be awarded a grant. [26830/08]

Death of Member: Expressions of Sympathy (9 Jul 2008)

Martin Ferris: On behalf of the Sinn Féin Party, I join in the expression of sympathy to the family of the late Deputy Séamus Brennan. To his wife Ann, his two sons and four daughters, we offer our sincere sympathy. We also offer condolences to the Fianna Fáil Party, in which Séamus Brennan was a long serving and leading member. Séamus Brennan was courteous and friendly, and was willing to listen and...

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (9 Jul 2008)

Martin Ferris: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to adjourn the House to discuss the urgent need to proceed with the reconstruction of Ballinagar Bridge in Lixnaw which collapsed in February 2007 and which since then has caused severe inconvenience to people living in the general area who are forced to make diversions of up to ten miles to go about their daily business.

Written Answers — Archaeological Sites: Archaeological Sites (9 Jul 2008)

Martin Ferris: Question 73: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on a claim (details supplied) that the report of an archaeologist regarding the M3 motorway at Tara, County Meath was falsified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26938/08]

Written Answers — Food Labelling: Food Labelling (10 Jul 2008)

Martin Ferris: Question 588: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his views on the introduction of a country of origin labelling system for all fish products sold here. [29153/08]

Written Answers — Fishing Industry: Fishing Industry (10 Jul 2008)

Martin Ferris: Question 589: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of people employed in fish processing; and the counties in which they were employed in 1998. [29154/08]

Written Answers — Fishing Industry: Fishing Industry (10 Jul 2008)

Martin Ferris: Question 590: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of people currently employed on a full-time or part-time basis in fish processing; and the counties in which they are employed. [29155/08]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (10 Jul 2008)

Martin Ferris: Question 591: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of farmers in each of the Munster, Ulster and Connacht counties who have ceased production since the introduction of the single farm payment. [29156/08]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (10 Jul 2008)

Martin Ferris: Question 592: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of farmers who have ceased production since the introduction of the single farm payment. [29157/08]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (10 Jul 2008)

Martin Ferris: Question 740: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will review the decisions made by a special education needs organiser which confirmed reduced access to special needs assistants for pupils in a school (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will treat the situation in the school as a matter of priority. [29005/08]

Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (10 Jul 2008)

Martin Ferris: Question 741: To ask the Minister for Education and Science, further to Parliamentary Question No. 79 of 9 April 2008 on the circular regarding early immersion education, the significantly wider public policy matters other than the subset of learning impact that were considered by him before it was decided to issue the circular. [29006/08]