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Order of Business (29 Jan 2013)

Martin Ferris: Currently, there is a Spanish fishing boat tied up in Dingle. It is registered under a British flag. Seven crew members of Indonesian origin are currently being kept in Tralee and have not been paid for over one month.

Order of Business (29 Jan 2013)

Martin Ferris: I am coming to the point, if you will allow me. Will the Taoiseach give an assurance that these fishermen will not be deported until such time as their outstanding wages have been paid? Is there any proposal at the talks on the Common Fisheries Policy to introduce legislation to protect the rights of foreign people, including these seven Indonesian fishermen, involved in the fishing...

Order of Business (29 Jan 2013)

Martin Ferris: It is under a British flag. A British flag is flying.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Other Questions: Employment Support Services (29 Jan 2013)

Martin Ferris: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide details on the new local authority social employment scheme; the persons who will qualify; and if it will be open to people on disability. [4061/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agricultural and Environmental Practices on Farms: Discussion with Comhairle na Tuaithe (29 Jan 2013)

Martin Ferris: I thank the representatives of Comhairle na Tuaithe for their presentation. I am involved in a walkway in my own area that uses an abandoned railway line. It is up and running. There were many objections to it and serious problems from some landowners regarding insurance and fear of the spread of disease. Even today, I had an e-mail from the north Kerry-west Limerick walking group, which...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (29 Jan 2013)

Martin Ferris: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress that has been made in reducing waiting lists for applicants to each of the social welfare payments in the past year. [4060/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fish Quotas (29 Jan 2013)

Martin Ferris: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will undertake to set a quota for the catching of bass by Irish fishermen in Irish waters. [4436/13]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Production (24 Jan 2013)

Martin Ferris: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the way he accounts for the fall in manufacturing in the third quarter last year in areas outside of the pharmaceutical sector; its impact on employment and the plans he has to reverse this situation. [3246/13]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Pharmaceutical Sector (24 Jan 2013)

Martin Ferris: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the effect of the Patent Cliff experienced between September and November 2012 on employment levels in the relevant sectors and the actions to ameliorate the situation; and if he foresees a similar situation developing in the next five years. [3245/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (24 Jan 2013)

Martin Ferris: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will be decided. [3560/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (24 Jan 2013)

Martin Ferris: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will be decided [3561/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (24 Jan 2013)

Martin Ferris: To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Waterford will be called for an operation at Waterford Regional Hospital. [3629/13]

Other Questions: Public Procurement Contracts (23 Jan 2013)

Martin Ferris: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the percentage of construction related public procurement projects of €100,000 and over that were awarded to Irish companies, including those in the six counties, in 2011 and 2012 respectively. [3074/13]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Freedom of Information Legislation (23 Jan 2013)

Martin Ferris: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform in the event of a public body being found not to be covered by the Freedom of Information legislation to be introduced by him later this year, but not included in the list of exclusions, the person who makes this decision, and if the decision can be appealed to the Information Commissioner or the Courts. [3075/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (23 Jan 2013)

Martin Ferris: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has received a submission from a school (details supplied) in County Kerry for financial support to enable them to provide transport between the two schools in order to ferry students to and from each school in order to avail of the widest possible subject choice in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3436/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Investigations (23 Jan 2013)

Martin Ferris: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if a decision has been made to conduct tests on unidentified remains found off the south east to determine whether they are part of the remains of men lost at sea. [3470/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Labelling (23 Jan 2013)

Martin Ferris: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the checks that are carried out on imported pig meat; and if such imported meat can qualify to be labelled as of Irish origin. [3271/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Imports (23 Jan 2013)

Martin Ferris: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will supply a list of Spanish and Dutch companies which export food ingredients into Ireland. [3355/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Safety Standards (23 Jan 2013)

Martin Ferris: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on a statement by British Food Minister David Heath, MP, on 17 January, to the effect that the import of the horse meat which contaminated burgers was an example of criminality and that it may lead to prosecutions in this jurisdiction or in Britain. [3416/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Food Safety Authority Inspections (23 Jan 2013)

Martin Ferris: To ask the Minister for Health the reason the Food Safety Authority of Ireland were conducting tests on the burgers which were later found to be contaminated. [3157/13]