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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Indecon Report: Bord na gCon (21 Oct 2014)

Martin Ferris: Getting back to the independent control committee, is it the case that some of its members have dogs in training with more high-profile trainers? Second, have any dogs trained by those high-profile trainers been the subject of a positive test?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Indecon Report: Bord na gCon (21 Oct 2014)

Martin Ferris: That is not the question I asked. I asked whether any members of the committee have dogs training with high-profile trainers.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Indecon Report: Bord na gCon (21 Oct 2014)

Martin Ferris: I apologise for being late. I am trying to read through the presentation. I am very supportive of the industry. It is a fantastic social amenity as well as generating jobs and entertainment. Criticism has been levelled at the organisation for some time, some of it unjustified, but questions must be answered. Are the witnesses satisfied the independent control committee is impartial and...

Financial Resolutions 2015 - Financial Resolution No. 3: General (Resumed) (15 Oct 2014)

Martin Ferris: I thought when I came into the Chamber that I was going to speak on defence, as the Minister was talking about that topic. However, it is not my portfolio and I will leave that to Deputy Ó Snodaigh. Overall, the budget was very disappointing for the public. The one sector that has come out of it with an element of credibility is the Minister's portfolio of agriculture. There is no...

Financial Resolutions 2015 - Financial Resolution No. 3: General (Resumed) (15 Oct 2014)

Martin Ferris: Will that be circulated?

Financial Resolutions 2015 - Financial Resolution No. 3: General (Resumed) (15 Oct 2014)

Martin Ferris: It is very welcome that that type of awareness will be created and that there will be an opportunity for people to avail of it. The Minister also mentioned an increase of €14 million in the horse and greyhound sector as a result of online betting. That must be welcomed also. I come from an area where, like many small areas around the country, the greyhound sector is usually the...

Financial Resolutions 2015 - Financial Resolution No. 3: General (Resumed) (15 Oct 2014)

Martin Ferris: Overall, I welcome most of the Minister's budgetary measures. However, I would like to see the Minister pushing for the re-introduction of the farm assist scheme in order to ensure the survival of small operators.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Legal Cases (15 Oct 2014)

Martin Ferris: 40. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has received a response from the Chief State Solicitor on an issue in respect of a person (details supplied) after the matter was referred to the State Solicitors Office on or before 24 June 2014. [39358/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Imports (15 Oct 2014)

Martin Ferris: 43. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the companies that imported beef into Ireland in 2014; when the imports took place and the amount each company imported. [39386/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Scheme Eligibility (15 Oct 2014)

Martin Ferris: 52. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way he will meet his stated target of 30,000 applicants accepted into GLAS in 2015, in view of the fact that his Department has stipulated that only those in tier one, may participate in year one and the majority of Irish farmers fall into the tier two category. [39476/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (15 Oct 2014)

Martin Ferris: 78. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will receive a prosthesis for their leg. [39438/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Safety Standards Regulation (14 Oct 2014)

Martin Ferris: 107. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a company's (details supplied) application for registration as a food business operator under European Communities (Food and Feed Hygiene) Regulation 2009 (S.I. No. 432 of 2009) on 4 August 2014 will be decided. [39237/14]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Inland Fisheries Regulation (14 Oct 2014)

Martin Ferris: 353. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if an Inland Fisheries Ireland operational manager has a trout fishing lodge on Lough Corrib, while, at the same time, using gillnets to fish for pike on SAC 297, Lough Corrib. [39173/14]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Inland Fisheries Regulation (14 Oct 2014)

Martin Ferris: 354. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if gillnets are allowed to be used during pike spawning season on all west of Ireland lakes. [39174/14]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Inland Fisheries Regulation (14 Oct 2014)

Martin Ferris: 355. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if Inland Fisheries Ireland allows Waterways Ireland to cut and remove weed from canals during pike spawning season. [39175/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Northern Ireland Peace Monitoring Report: Northern Ireland Community Relations Council (9 Oct 2014)

Martin Ferris: The report refers specifically to the problems encountered by young working class Protestant males. We are told that 24% of young men aged 16 to 24 are unemployed in Protestant areas, compared with a figure of 17% in Catholic areas. Am I correct in saying that, proportionally, the largest percentage of unemployed young people would be in working class areas in east and north Belfast? There...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Northern Ireland Peace Monitoring Report: Northern Ireland Community Relations Council (9 Oct 2014)

Martin Ferris: I thank Mr. Osborne for his presentation and welcome him. The key to the success of reconciliation is leadership from a political and electoral side, from local government, business leaders, churches – given that the North is a very sectarian society – and sporting bodies, which can be sectarian and can be manipulated to be sectarian. Leadership must come from the ground up in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (9 Oct 2014)

Martin Ferris: 121. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a case of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick regarding a medical card application. [38587/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (9 Oct 2014)

Martin Ferris: 122. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick who has been waiting five months for same. [38588/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of Horse Racing Ireland (Amendment) Bill 2014: (Resumed) Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (8 Oct 2014)

Martin Ferris: I thank Mr. Gleeson for his presentation. The entire process has been open and helpful and it will help all of us to come to the proper decision.