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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Foreshore Licence Applications (18 Feb 2015)

Martin Ferris: 218. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 556 of 3 February 2015, if his attention has been drawn to the fact that, despite the lack of a foreshore licence, sand is being removed from the Natura 2000 site (details supplied) at Akeragh, Banna and Barrow Harbour special protection area-special areas of conservation, to a...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Installation Aid Scheme Eligibility (17 Feb 2015)

Martin Ferris: It will be very comforting to old-young farmers if there is enough money available to meet that requirement and every effort should be made to ensure that will be the case. Unfortunately, they happen to fall between two stools. What is the Scottish derogation? I previously received a reply which described it as involving the allocation of entitlements to persons who never had held...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Installation Aid Scheme Eligibility (17 Feb 2015)

Martin Ferris: 133. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures being taken to resolve the situation of those farmers under 40 years of age, who have been farming full-time for five years, but who are unable to get access to the national reserve. [6901/15]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Installation Aid Scheme Eligibility (17 Feb 2015)

Martin Ferris: The Minister dealt with some of the subject of this question when dealing with Deputy Tom Fleming. It concerns measures taken to resolve the situation of farmers under the age of 40 years, who have been farming full-time for five years but are unable to get access to the national reserve. Can the Minister outline his proposals? The Minister has already answered much of this.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Installation Aid Scheme Eligibility (17 Feb 2015)

Martin Ferris: I concur with the Minister that disbanding installation aid was a huge hit to young farmers in that category. In conjunction with the early retirement scheme, it offered a great incentive for elderly farmers to step back and let young people take over. An answer to a written parliamentary question says there must be a specific disadvantage category group. The application for use of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Promoting Sustainable Rural Coastal and Island Communities: Discussion (17 Feb 2015)

Martin Ferris: I apologise that I was not present earlier but I was obliged to be in the Dáil for Priority Questions. The recommendations cannot be left on the shelf and we must ensure that they are debated. Hopefully, they will be accepted by the Government. On the question of the forum that might be used in that regard, I would hope that we might have a debate in the House. That would give all...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Promoting Sustainable Rural Coastal and Island Communities: Discussion (17 Feb 2015)

Martin Ferris: In the context of the funding available through the multi-annual funding framework, MFF, perhaps we could invite the relevant officials to come before us in order to tease out what we might do for island communities, in particular, in the context of the benefits which could be derived from the adoption of certain aspects of this report.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Promoting Sustainable Rural Coastal and Island Communities: Discussion (17 Feb 2015)

Martin Ferris: What we need out of it is an implementation process.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Promoting Sustainable Rural Coastal and Island Communities: Discussion (17 Feb 2015)

Martin Ferris: If we can get it debated and get a commitment for an implementation process to be put in place, we can then move forward.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: GLAS Payments (17 Feb 2015)

Martin Ferris: The scheme opened for applications in February. As we approach the third week of the month, how many applications have been received? Does the Minister accept that an applicant who receives the full payment of €5,000 will receive a payment of only €1,250 in October provided all the criteria have been met? Most of the payment will be needed to pay the planner, which means that...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: GLAS Payments (17 Feb 2015)

Martin Ferris: 130. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will accept that a quarter payment to farmers in the Green Low-Carbon Agri-Environmental Scheme, as is proposed for October, is inadequate. [6900/15]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: GLAS Payments (17 Feb 2015)

Martin Ferris: The Minister announced at the committee a few weeks ago that he was accepting applications for GLAS from February and that the first payments would be in October, a quarter payment. Does he accept that a quarter payment in the GLAS, as is proposed for October, is inadequate, given the time they have been without payment?

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Directives (17 Feb 2015)

Martin Ferris: 259. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has analysed the historical impact of the European Union biofuels mandate on the availability and price of grain, including the impact on the cost of animal feed imported into Ireland; if his Department has produced estimates of the likely impacts on animal feed availability and price on the various options for...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Labelling (17 Feb 2015)

Martin Ferris: 277. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the delay in introducing legislation for country-of-origin labelling for all meat, including meat as an ingredient. [6950/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Environment Protection Scheme (17 Feb 2015)

Martin Ferris: 280. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures his Department has put in place to prevent fraudulent claims being made under the rural environment protection scheme; if his attention has been drawn to claims made in respect of lands that did not belong to the claimants; if he will provide, in tabular form, the details of same; if there are officials in his...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Marine Safety (17 Feb 2015)

Martin Ferris: 526. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his response to the report of the Marine Casualty Investigation Board into the sinking of the MFV Dean Leanne which resulted in the deaths of fishermen (details supplied) in June 2013. [6949/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Agencies (11 Feb 2015)

Martin Ferris: 86. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 167 of 7 May 2014, if the subsequent letters from a person (details supplied) to his private secretary and the Secretary General of his Department of 7 June 2014 and 4 September 2014 have been replied to. [6329/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (11 Feb 2015)

Martin Ferris: 132. To ask the Minister for Health it he will expedite provision of hearing aids in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry. [6319/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (11 Feb 2015)

Martin Ferris: 145. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the status of an application for a retirement pension and lump sum, on grounds of permanent infirmity, in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry. [6173/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Industry: (Resumed) Discussion (10 Feb 2015)

Martin Ferris: I thank the representatives of the three banks for their presentations. One cannot stress enough the contribution the agricultural sector makes to recovery, hopefully, of the rural economy. As Deputy Penrose said, there are many issues facing farmers in the medium and long term. From the presentations, the witnesses seem to be preparing for that. Rather than just focusing on short term,...