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Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: GLAS Applications (14 May 2015)

Martin Ferris: I know that.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Bovine Disease Controls (14 May 2015)

Martin Ferris: 10. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is committed to introducing a national plan to eradicate infectious bovine rhinotracheitis. [18582/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agricultural Production (14 May 2015)

Martin Ferris: 25. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will request that the European Commission Competitions Office investigate, as requested by farming organisations, the soaring price of fertiliser. [18581/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Labelling (14 May 2015)

Martin Ferris: 30. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will co-operate with the Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development in the North in requesting the European Union to approve an all-island food label for Irish agrifood. [18584/15]

Independent Planning Regulator: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (13 May 2015)

Martin Ferris: When one talks to real people, not the people who inhabit this institution but real people on the streets of the villages and towns of Ireland, they are well versed in the level of corruption, greed and cronyism that exists in this State. Most of the cases which came to light during the Mahon tribunal were in and around Dublin, but we are all well aware of planning decisions in our own...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: EU Directives (13 May 2015)

Martin Ferris: 31. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he is prepared to support the proposals for the seafarers directive, proposed by Liadh Ní Riada MEP, which aims to provide the same rights to seafarers as those enjoyed by land based workers. [12814/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Seal Fisheries Focus Group (12 May 2015)

Martin Ferris: 366. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on the work of the seal depredation focus group, which a Bord Iascaigh Mhara report in 2013 stated had been set up to promote discussion on issues surrounding the seal, conflict among stakeholders regarding the future of the seal and fisheries management policy. [18586/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Seal Fisheries Focus Group (12 May 2015)

Martin Ferris: 367. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will indicate the way in which the seal depredation focus group has conducted its business; its representation; and the findings to date. [18587/15]

Rural Equality Bill 2015: First Stage (6 May 2015)

Martin Ferris: I move: "That the Bill be taken in Private Members' time."

Rural Equality Bill 2015: First Stage (6 May 2015)

Martin Ferris: I move:That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act Bill entitled an Act to provide that regard be had by public bodies to the desirability of reducing socio-economic and other inequalities suffered by those in rural Ireland, to provide for the carrying out of rural impact assessments in respect of measures that are likely to have a significant socio-economic impact or effect on...

Topical Issue Debate: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (6 May 2015)

Martin Ferris: Waffle. Where is the substance?

Topical Issue Debate: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (6 May 2015)

Martin Ferris: There is no doubt that the Minister of State is very good at spin and waffle. There is no better man at waffle than him.

Topical Issue Debate: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (6 May 2015)

Martin Ferris: There is no doubt that he is well able to waffle. This Government is paying out €6 million each year to private landlords while there are 2,000 people on the housing waiting list in my county, Kerry. The Minister of State is proposing to build 40 houses over the next two and a half years. How will that facilitate the thousands of people who are crying out to be housed in this State?...

Topical Issue Debate: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (6 May 2015)

Martin Ferris: Every week for the past number of years, Opposition Deputies have highlighted the housing crisis, with over 90,000 people on the waiting list. Breaking it down by county, the announcement as part of the spring economic statement for my county involved 40 houses between now and the end of 2017. There are 12 for Killarney, 12 for Tralee, four for Lixnaw, and 12 single rural cottages. This...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Farm Assist Scheme Administration (6 May 2015)

Martin Ferris: 56. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views regarding the falling number of farmers receiving farm assist payments; and if she is aware that the cutting of that payment is resulting in hardship to the most disadvantaged members of the farming community. [12811/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Rural Development Programme (6 May 2015)

Martin Ferris: 519. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider allowing a 29th subregion under the rural development programme to deal with offshore islands, so that those organisations specifically dealing with the islands' unique conditions and circumstances will be enabled to tender as local action groups under the programme. [17274/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (30 Apr 2015)

Martin Ferris: 173. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the loss of a teaching post in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17055/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme and GLAS: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Apr 2015)

Martin Ferris: I thank Mr. Smyth and Mr. Grogan for their presentations. On the positive side it is encouraging to see some form of booklet going to farmers, to their advisers and to the people who work with them. They will at least give some indication of what is expected, though there will also be a lot of confusion. For example, in the photographs of an area which has tall rushes and is not accessible...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme and GLAS: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Apr 2015)

Martin Ferris: Is there a limit to the areas?

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Milk Quota (28 Apr 2015)

Martin Ferris: 190. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has received a response from the Chief State Solicitor's office on an alleged milk quota fraud issue, for which a final report from his Department was received by the Chief State Solicitor's office on or before 4 June 2014; and if not, when he expects to receive a response from that office. [16772/15]