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Written Answers — Rural Environment Protection Scheme: Rural Environment Protection Scheme (14 Oct 2008)

Martin Ferris: Question 313: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will make a statement on the potential for farmers here to be given derogations from the REP scheme to allow all year grazing systems for traditional breeds of cattle which can be marketed as organic. [34908/08]

Written Answers — Rural Environment Protection Scheme: Rural Environment Protection Scheme (14 Oct 2008)

Martin Ferris: Question 315: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his views on the proposal that farmers who lease commonage be allowed to apply for REP scheme payments. [34948/08]

Written Answers — Food Imports: Food Imports (14 Oct 2008)

Martin Ferris: Question 316: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will provide a breakdown of fish imports from the UK in 2007, detailing species of fish and whether they were processed. [34962/08]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (14 Oct 2008)

Martin Ferris: Question 354: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of primary schools in Counties Kerry, Cork, Clare, Galway, Roscommon, Mayo, Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal that have applied for funding under the school building programme; the number of applications granted in each county; and the number rejected in each county. [34697/08]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (14 Oct 2008)

Martin Ferris: Question 368: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will ensure that a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary will be allocated extra resource hours for one on one therapy and care during recess. [34923/08]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (14 Oct 2008)

Martin Ferris: Question 375: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will include a group (details supplied) in any roll out of the special education needs initiative in the future. [34959/08]

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (14 Oct 2008)

Martin Ferris: Question 377: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of schools operating with one teacher for the academic year 2008/2009 in Counties Kerry, Cork, Clare, Galway, Roscommon, Mayo, Sligo and Leitrim. [34975/08]

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (14 Oct 2008)

Martin Ferris: Question 378: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of schools that are operating with two teachers for the academic year 2008/2009 in Counties Kerry, Cork, Clare, Galway, Roscommon, Mayo, Sligo and Leitrim. [34976/08]

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (14 Oct 2008)

Martin Ferris: Question 379: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of schools scheduled to be operating with one teacher for the academic year 2009/2010 in Counties Kerry, Cork, Clare, Galway, Roscommon, Mayo, Sligo and Leitrim. [34977/08]

Farm Waste Management Scheme: Motion (16 Oct 2008)

Martin Ferris: I support this motion. In common with probably all rural Deputies from every party I have made a number of representations over the past year with a view to having the waste management scheme extended. The scheme is generally recognised to have been both widely popular and successful in encouraging farmers to make the necessary changes to their on-farm facilities. These changes were, of...

Farm Waste Management Scheme: Motion (16 Oct 2008)

Martin Ferris: That is not the way to proceed. The nitrates directive has had an impact on the environment and the obligations it has placed on farmers in respect of a building have all been dealt with in the planning process. To go to a situation where a farmer will get a scaled-down grant for the phased section will mean that, in the current circumstances within the farming community, they will not be...

Financial Resolution No. 15: (General) Resumed (16 Oct 2008)

Martin Ferris: I wish to share time with Deputy Ó Snodaigh.

Financial Resolution No. 15: (General) Resumed (16 Oct 2008)

Martin Ferris: The first measure I wish to note in the budget is the 13% cut in the allocation to the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. Almost the entire burden of that cut falls on the programme side of that Department. The largest cut in administration is to laboratory equipment, which presumably reflects the curtailing of research and training where the allocation is down by over €5...

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (21 Oct 2008)

Martin Ferris: I seek to move the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to raise a matter of national importance, namely, the 23 young farmers in County Kerry who were notified in July that they have qualified for FETAC grants and had been guaranteed in writing by Teagasc that they would receive their certificates within six weeks of that date, but who have not yet received the aforementioned...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (21 Oct 2008)

Martin Ferris: Question 165: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she will extend fuel allowance payments. [34847/08]

Written Answers — Household Surveys: Household Surveys (21 Oct 2008)

Martin Ferris: Question 183: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if a study has been undertaken since Budget 2008 to ascertain if payments made by that Budget improved the quality of life for the most vulnerable in society. [34846/08]

Morris Tribunal: Statements (Resumed) (22 Oct 2008)

Martin Ferris: While no one is claiming that the sort of behaviour engaged in by some gardaí in County Donegal is par for the course or endemic throughout the force and throughout the country, we should be aware that there are similar allegations in other counties and that these have not been satisfactorily addressed. More importantly, the mechanisms for properly investigating serious complaints of...

Morris Tribunal: Statements (Resumed) (22 Oct 2008)

Martin Ferris: The issues I raise are connected to the subject under debate. Replies to parliamentary questions provided by the Minister for Defence, Deputy Willie O'Dea, demonstrated that the sale of the barracks in question was not even put to tender until months after the gun and ammunition were destroyed. As in the cases investigated by the Morris tribunal, questions need to be answered in the Sheehan...

Morris Tribunal: Statements (Resumed) (22 Oct 2008)

Martin Ferris: The Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, by its own admission, is inadequately resourced to deal with the volume of complaints it receives and, consequently, the level of work it is required to do in response. In addition, the office is excessively dependent on the Garda to investigate complaints and does not have sufficient independent staff at its disposal to carry out its work. Sinn...

Grant Payments. (22 Oct 2008)

Martin Ferris: As Deputies will be aware, among the cuts made in last week's budget was a decision to close off the early retirement scheme and the installation grant scheme for farmers. Overall, the allocation to the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food was reduced by 13%, over €210 million, with particular impact on the crucial area of research and development as, for example, with the cut of...