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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Direct Payment Schemes Data (28 Jan 2014)

Martin Ferris: 644. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide in tabular form the number of farmers by county, holders between 15 and 20 hectares, affected by land eligibility imaging issues and so, subject to claw back of single farm payments. [4272/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Direct Payment Schemes Data (28 Jan 2014)

Martin Ferris: 645. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the percentage of each group which has been subjected to a claw back of 3% or less. [4273/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Direct Payment Schemes Data (28 Jan 2014)

Martin Ferris: 646. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the percentage of each group which has been subjected to a claw back of over 20%. [4274/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Direct Payment Schemes Data (28 Jan 2014)

Martin Ferris: 647. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of appeals against claw back of single farm payment, due to land eligibility issues that have been received by this Department. [4275/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Direct Payment Schemes Data (28 Jan 2014)

Martin Ferris: 648. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of money that has been clawed back from farmers as a result of land eligibility issues as a result of new imaging technology in use by his Department. [4276/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (28 Jan 2014)

Martin Ferris: 746. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there is a six-month wait for outpatient cardiology appointments at Cork University Hospital; and if this length of time is putting patients with heart problems at serious risk in the Health Service Executive south region. [4009/14]

ESB (Electronic Communications Networks) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Jan 2014)

Martin Ferris: On behalf of Sinn Féin, I welcome the Bill. Ireland has been far behind in the provision of broadband services compared to other European countries, a fault that can be traced back, as has been referred to by previous speakers, to the privatisation of eircom in the late 1990s. Since that time, Ireland has being playing catch-up with our European neighbours in providing broadband...

Charities (Amendment) Bill 2014 [Private Members]: Second Stage (21 Jan 2014)

Martin Ferris: Charity should not be necessary in a just society, but it is vital in this society, with a Government imposing austerity on working people who can hardly take anymore. The message going out from the Government, more often than not, to people in trouble because of illness, a disability, poverty or discrimination is that they are on their own. However, they are not alone because there is a...

Topical Issue Debate: Prison Committals (21 Jan 2014)

Martin Ferris: The Minister is condoning-----

Topical Issue Debate: Prison Committals (21 Jan 2014)

Martin Ferris: The Minister cannot.

Topical Issue Debate: Prison Committals (21 Jan 2014)

Martin Ferris: He will not answer it.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 30 - Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (21 Jan 2014)

Martin Ferris: What about the duration of the licences? Do they expire after ten years.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 30 - Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (21 Jan 2014)

Martin Ferris: Has the Minister given any consideration to making it 20, 25 or 30 years?

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 30 - Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (21 Jan 2014)

Martin Ferris: I ask because I understand the duration is far longer in other EU countries.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 30 - Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (21 Jan 2014)

Martin Ferris: Why?

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 30 - Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (21 Jan 2014)

Martin Ferris: Are the criteria different here?

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 30 - Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (21 Jan 2014)

Martin Ferris: That is scandalous.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 30 - Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (21 Jan 2014)

Martin Ferris: It is scandalous.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 30 - Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (21 Jan 2014)

Martin Ferris: In respect of agricultural development, was the full allocation taken up in 2013 and, if not, how much went back to the Exchequer? There seems to be a serious problem with regard to the licences for aquaculture development. I understand that 58 bays believe they are suitable for it. Could the Minister give us an indication of how many licences are pending?

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 30 - Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (21 Jan 2014)

Martin Ferris: To what percentage?