Results 21-40 of 205 for long speaker:Martin Ferris

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Drugs Availability (17 Jan 2017)

Martin Ferris: 801. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied), who is on long-term disability, is no longer receiving nabilone on their medical card. [41029/16]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sea-Fisheries Sustainability Impact Assessment: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (6 Dec 2016)

Martin Ferris: ...to Loop Head. I have been in every port and have spoken to people at the coalface. The scientific evidence does not take into account the people who are fishing it. I have had a problem for a long time with scientific evidence because it is not based on the experience of people who are part of the industry. I am told, and I have no reason to doubt it, that spurdog are thick on the ground.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (29 Nov 2016)

Martin Ferris: 128. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of a person (details supplied); the reason there is such a long delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37599/16]

Topical Issue Debate: Services for People with Disabilities (4 Oct 2016)

Martin Ferris: On Saturday, I visited St. Mary of the Angels along with Councillor Damian Quigg. We met the residents and staff there. Currently, there are 76 residents in St. Mary of the Angels and 16 residents are affected as they are housed in two places, the St. Brendan and St. Fidelis units, which hold nine and seven residents, respectively. This is a response to a HIQA report and St. John of God...

Hospital Emergency Departments: Motion [Private Members] (14 Jan 2016)

Martin Ferris: It has reached the stage, not just in my constituency, but in all constituencies, at which people are afraid to attend accident and emergency departments. Who could blame them? The long waiting lists represent many people suffering in their homes and hanging on for long-awaited treatment, but the public face of the crisis is in the accident and emergency departments of the large hospitals....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sea-Fisheries Sustainability Impact Assessment: BirdWatch Ireland (1 Dec 2015)

Martin Ferris: ...and night by the Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority, SFPA, which is supposed to do its job, it is difficult to have the necessary commitment to bring about the conservation that is necessary in the long term for the future. In itself, that creates a problem. If one looks at how a national quota is distributed, I note Ms Egan's presentation made reference to one vessel controlling 58.5%...

Leaders' Questions (11 Nov 2015)

Martin Ferris: There is a long list.

Horse Racing Ireland Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 Nov 2015)

Martin Ferris: ...signal. The integrity of that body must be protected, maintained and strengthened. Point to point racing, a sport that has never been mentioned in any legislation to date, was not mentioned in the Indecon report and has long had a basis in volunteering, is now being converted into a State Act. What is the point of an applicant applying to the racing regulatory body for a licence, the...

Social Welfare Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (4 Nov 2015)

Martin Ferris: ...measures like cutting the grants for hearing aids, mainly for elderly people. It took away the fuel allowance and household benefits packages. In the case of Labour the list of broken promises is long and painful. It has moved a long way from its Tesco promises and has betrayed the people most in need over the past four years. Every cut means that something extra has to be paid for...

Financial Resolutions 2016 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (14 Oct 2015)

Martin Ferris: ...year, while a person on €25,000 will receive less than €230 per year. The way the Government is handing out lollipops might win it a few votes in the general election, but it is damaging the tax base in the long term. Reducing taxation income in such a way can only mean more damage to public services in the future and the Government is doing this in a totally dishonest...

Social Housing Policy: Motion [Private Members] (29 Sep 2015)

Martin Ferris: ...as well turned out as they used to be and would like to be. People refer to a housing crisis and some talk about a housing emergency but the truth is that if something has been going on for as long as this, then it is no longer a crisis or an emergency but a policy. We all remember last year when poor Jonathan Corrie died across the road and the Taoiseach, having first notified the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: National Strategic Plan for Sustainable Aquaculture Development: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Jul 2015)

Martin Ferris: ...of contamination. I refer to the number of oyster beds around the coast going back 100 years to 120 years which have been wiped out. Only a few remain - the few that are sustainable. That was long before we had farmed shellfish or whatever. There were other factors at work - perhaps over-fishing could be part of it as well as infected waters. Finfish farming is highly...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Industry in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Jul 2015)

Martin Ferris: ...rights point of view. Would most of the young people in her project be from deprived areas or the Traveller community or would it be widespread? I lived on a local authority housing estate for a long part of my life on which there were Traveller families living. Traveller families have a tradition of owning horses and it is my experience that they treat horses as well as they treat...

Rural Coastal Communities Report: Motion (10 Jul 2015)

Martin Ferris: ...recommendations come down to political will. If the political will and commitment are there, these can be recommended and can go some way to addressing the situation. Quota distribution has long been a big bone of contention for me. People are tied to the Common Fisheries Policy so they are dependent on the Government to fight for extra quotas and so on. The Government keeps saying...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: National Strategic Plan for Sustainable Aquaculture Development: Discussion (1 Jul 2015)

Martin Ferris: ...salmon. On the other side, there are people who have no personal or vested interest but want to do the right thing. There must be buy-in from communities to get it across the line. I went to Scotland, along with Deputy Ó Cuív and some others, primarily to have a look at the projects in operation there. They have the luxury of long inlets and well-sheltered bays, which takes...

Fair Pay, Secure Jobs and Trade Union Recognition: Motion [Private Members] (15 Apr 2015)

Martin Ferris: ...no guarantee of a proper week's work. Is it any wonder that young people are moving away? Figures show that for every job created under the Government, five people have emigrated. The number of long-term unemployed has risen from a figure of 30% in the first quarter of 2007 to 60% in 2014. I will repeat that shocking figure because the Minister may have thought he misunderstood me....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme and GLAS: Discussion (14 Apr 2015)

Martin Ferris: I thank the witnesses. This meeting is long overdue. All of us who represent rural communities, particularly where there is a great deal of marginal land, have not quite been inundated but have received a large amount of representations concerning the land eligibility problem. Everyone agrees that many people have found themselves having penalties imposed as a result of doing what they...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme and GLAS: Discussion (14 Apr 2015)

Martin Ferris: ...problem was the removal from eligibility of land that had been destocked. Traditional farming practices changed and the whole landscape changed in many areas. As part of a way of resolving this long-term, would restocking help to claw back part of land eligibility?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Stormont House Agreement: Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (2 Apr 2015)

Martin Ferris: .... I am also glad that the Minister referred to the fact those types of activities are not confined to Border regions and are fairly widespread. A number of years back in my own county, which is a long way away from the Border, there was similar criminality. The only way to deal with it is for all of us to work together as elected representatives with our communities to stamp out this...

Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Feb 2015)

Martin Ferris: ...family relationships and the children within them. Every Deputy in their constituency clinic sees the manifestation of those changes every day and it is correct that our laws should reflect them. The long wait for this legislation has left many people in legal limbo regarding various aspects of their family lives and it is a good thing that those matters will now be sorted out without...