Results 341-360 of 5,550 for speaker:Martin Ferris

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greenways Funding (27 Jun 2017)

Martin Ferris: 517. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the proposed Tralee to Fenit greenway; when funding will be provided to complete the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30057/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (22 Jun 2017)

Martin Ferris: 166. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect to receive an operation at Crumlin hospital. [29391/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (21 Jun 2017)

Martin Ferris: 221. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect to receive an appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29240/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sea-Fisheries (Amendment) Bill 2017 and Fish Quotas: Discussion (20 Jun 2017)

Martin Ferris: I thank all the witnesses for their presentations and contributions. It is an indication of why the fishing sector is where it is and why the fishing community is where it is. I grew up in a fishing community, as many of the witnesses will know, and worked as a commercial fisherman for a while. I have seen communities decimated and destroyed with the advent of the EEC and the way the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage (20 Jun 2017)

Martin Ferris: 1178. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider putting the new diabetes glucose monitoring system sensor on the long-term illness book. [27184/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Administration (20 Jun 2017)

Martin Ferris: 1537. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect to receive an MRI scan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28795/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Inland Fisheries Ireland (20 Jun 2017)

Martin Ferris: 1720. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the reason an inaccurate press statement issued by Inland Fisheries Ireland with the headline, New Study reveals Pike are Native to Ireland, has not been corrected to reflect the actual report's findings despite requests from organisations (details supplied); the reason Inland Fisheries Ireland has failed to remove...

Topical Issue Debate: Fisheries Protection (31 May 2017)

Martin Ferris: I thank the Minister for his reply. My understanding is an application can be made to the National Parks and Wildlife and Service by a fishing organisation or community, and if the evidence is supported by an investigation, there would be some process to deal with the matter. The problem is that this is not happening. Perhaps much of that is down to people not being aware of the problem,...

Topical Issue Debate: Fisheries Protection (31 May 2017)

Martin Ferris: The Minister is the relevant line Minister.

Topical Issue Debate: Fisheries Protection (31 May 2017)

Martin Ferris: I assume the Minister is equally aware of the difficulties regarding special predators and the consequent effect of diminishing fish stocks on the income of inshore fishermen, in particular those who have been struggling for a considerable time to try to make a living. I tabled this Topical Issue, following several meetings I have had with various fishing organisations and communities along...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (31 May 2017)

Martin Ferris: 217. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive psychological cognitive behaviour therapy. [26126/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Staff Redeployment (30 May 2017)

Martin Ferris: 116. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will facilitate the transfer of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25369/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (30 May 2017)

Martin Ferris: 492. To ask the Minister for Health the reason it is proposed to reduce home help hours for a person (details supplied). [25907/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Dairy Sector (30 May 2017)

Martin Ferris: 618. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the organisation with responsibility for the regulation of robotic milking machines; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25725/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Dairy Sector (30 May 2017)

Martin Ferris: 619. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if a robotic milking machine manufacturer (details supplied) is governed by any regulation by her Department. [25726/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Dairy Sector (30 May 2017)

Martin Ferris: 620. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the complaints procedure open to purchasers of robotic milking machines. [25727/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Accommodation Provision (23 May 2017)

Martin Ferris: 463. To ask the Minister for Health the status of respite placing for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24225/17]

Topical Issue Debate: Agriculture Scheme Payments (18 May 2017)

Martin Ferris: I find it difficult to understand how this has arisen when there was a huge number of claims at the start which the computers and officials were able to process. There is now roughly 4,222 claims across the knowledge transfer, organic farmer, AEOS and GLAS schemes, which seems a very small number. If it is possible to process tens of thousands of claims in a period and only 4,000 or so are...

Topical Issue Debate: Agriculture Scheme Payments (18 May 2017)

Martin Ferris: Over the past number of weeks all of us have been lobbied by farming organisations and individual farmers regarding outstanding payments in respect of GLAS, the AEOS, organic farming schemes, the knowledge transfer programme and TAMS. The figures in the Irish Farmers' Journalthis week show that 2,729 farmers are owed approximately €3,500 in GLAS payments on average. In the AEOS...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (16 May 2017)

Martin Ferris: 465. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for an operation for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23171/17]