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Written Answers — Common Fisheries Policy: Common Fisheries Policy (24 Sep 2008)

Martin Ferris: Question 1581: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if the Common Fisheries Policy has benefitted the fishing sector here. [30384/08]

Written Answers — Farm Debt: Farm Debt (24 Sep 2008)

Martin Ferris: Question 1599: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the level of farm debt over the past five years. [30644/08]

Written Answers — Alternative Energy Projects: Alternative Energy Projects (24 Sep 2008)

Martin Ferris: Question 1600: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his views on allowing farmers to grow energy crops such as willow on set aside land. [30645/08]

Written Answers — Alternative Energy Projects: Alternative Energy Projects (24 Sep 2008)

Martin Ferris: Question 1601: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of farmers involved in growing energy crops with a break down among different counties. [30646/08]

Written Answers — Aquaculture Development: Aquaculture Development (24 Sep 2008)

Martin Ferris: Question 1618: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the volume and value of aquaculture production here in 2007. [30960/08]

Written Answers — Fish Quotas: Fish Quotas (24 Sep 2008)

Martin Ferris: Question 1621: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if his Department has ever argued for Ireland to be awarded an equivalent quota in ICES divisions IV, VIII and IX comparable to that which other EU States have in the ICES zones VI and VII closest to Ireland's coast. [31072/08]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (24 Sep 2008)

Martin Ferris: Question 1632: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if there is data available on the way Irish farmers feel their situation has improved or disimproved since the introduction of the single farm payment. [31299/08]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (24 Sep 2008)

Martin Ferris: Question 1783: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will deliver on the commitment given to the staff at a school (details supplied) in County Kerry to provide funding under the school building programme to allow them proceed with their much needed new school. [31182/08]

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]

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

Martin Ferris: Question 742: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if the advice of a body with the necessary expertise to carry out a research project into immersion education was consulted by his Department before it made the assessment that such research was likely to be inconclusive. [29007/08]

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

Martin Ferris: Question 743: 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 basis on which his Department has concluded that a research project to ascertain the impact on student performance of various models of immersion education research was likely to be inconclusive in view of the many...

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]

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.

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...