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

Martin Ferris: ...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, they are considering the situation down the road. For those from a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Hen Harrier Special Protection Areas (16 Dec 2014)

Martin Ferris: The population has declined rather than increased as a consequence of the work that has been done. Deputy Ó Cuív asked how long it would take to recover. Will the witnesses elaborate what they mean by a new scheme and how it would work? Would be consistent with what John Dore states in his report? If not, will the witnesses elaborate on it? I have no doubt there is a genuine...

Palestine: Motion [Private Members] (9 Dec 2014)

Martin Ferris: ...entitlements of people, and about injustice and wrongs throughout the world. The Government just sat on its arse and did nothing about it. Last year, Deputy Keating and I travelled to Jordan along with other European parliamentarians. We had the occasion to visit a 1948 refugee camp, a 1967 refugee camp and a current refugee camp on the Syrian border. We witnessed the plight of...

An Bille um an gCeathrú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Uimh. 3) 2014: An Dara Céim (Atógáil) [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] - Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution (No. 3) Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (20 Nov 2014)

Martin Ferris: ..., which is what the Labour Party mentioned a few weeks ago. It is a referendum to be put to the people to guarantee the continued ownership of a natural resource vested in the Irish people. A referendum would go a long way towards assuring people and giving them confidence that the public supply of water will be protected in future and only reversible by way of a referendum. The...

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: ...a more secular, pluralist society. Mr. Osborne’s presentation is an indictment of everybody. Over 90% of children are educated in separate schools. Reconciliation will not happen overnight but must be long term. It has been a hobby horse of mine that a major part of reconciliation is to break down the sectarian divisions, and when sectarian divisions begin at kindergarten, we...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Exports (23 Sep 2014)

Martin Ferris: ...has made representations on behalf of Irish farmers to ensure that European supports need to be put in place to compensate farmers and businesses impacted during the sanctions period and to cover long-term losses that will be felt as a result of the ban. [35161/14]

Free Travel Pass: Motion [Private Members] (8 Jul 2014)

Martin Ferris: Giving free travel to old age pensioners, along with giving the motorised transport grant and disabled driver concessions to those with disabilities who need cars to be mobile, were some of the better decisions relating to social welfare taken by this State. It showed a certain vision and a recognition that people's quality of life is greatly diminished when they are immobilised and improved...

Death and Burial of Children in Mother and Baby Homes: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (11 Jun 2014)

Martin Ferris: ...one so serious that they deserved any pain and suffering that came after. The pain they felt most was the taking of their babies but, for some of them, that pain continues because the lie was told so long ago and the secret kept for so long that to reveal them now would damage precious relationships made after the birth and loss of their first babies. These women should be reassured at...

Discretionary Medical Cards: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (14 May 2014)

Martin Ferris: ...one's child gets into trouble, whatever it is, do not come looking for support or help from the Government. No, if one has a problem one can pay to resolve it or go away, even if that problem is a long-term, terminal, painful or immobilising medical condition or disease. If one has no money to pay, then tough. The Government is about balancing books, the bible according to the Troika,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry Losses Due to Recent Storms: Discussion (15 Apr 2014)

Martin Ferris: ...out to try to make a living. We need to look at how we can increase the stocks and preserve the stocks. Mr. Pat Mullins said that in his area the stocks had increased. However, I know that in my area and along most of the south coast the stocks are not in a healthy condition and that needs to be looked at. We need to look at it in the broader context of how we can manage that sector of...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Severe Weather Events Response (26 Mar 2014)

Martin Ferris: ...dealt with it. They have to produce the accounts for their income for the previous year. They have to get their bank statements to prove what they have or have not got in the bank and it is a long drawn out process. That is why fishermen are not accessing those special needs payments to which they should be entitled.

Gateway Scheme: Motion [Private Members] (11 Mar 2014)

Martin Ferris: ...principles of labour law and the international convention on forced labour. Has the Minister ever thought this through? What will it do to the morale of local authority workers to be working alongside people who are forced to do the job for €20 per week? The Taoiseach and Tánaiste smiled for the cameras with Angela Merkel last week. They were like three cats that got the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Review of Foreign Policy and External Relations: Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (26 Feb 2014)

Martin Ferris: ...-six Counties are unemployed. If people can work together for the common good as part of an all-Ireland economy, that will play a central part in building peace and reconciliation and developing long-term peace. As both Governments are co-guarantors of the Good Friday Agreement, they are obliged to deliver agreement on issues like the past, parades and flags, and the Haass report. How...

Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission: Motion [Private Members] (18 Feb 2014)

Martin Ferris: Why has it taken so long?

Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission: Motion [Private Members] (18 Feb 2014)

Martin Ferris: It has been a long while since we discovered that all was not well between the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission and the Garda Commissioner. As late as last summer, members of the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission were before an Oireachtas committee saying plainly to the Deputies and Senators present that its capacity to investigate complaints against alleged Garda...

Recent Flooding: Statements (12 Feb 2014)

Martin Ferris: ...lives, one of whom is older than me and the other man is my age. They have never seen anything like it. During the week the Minister of State, Deputy Brian Hayes, was down in Fenit and in Ballylongford and Castleisland on his way to Cork. I thank him for making the effort to come down, which is appreciated. I refer to the devastation that has been done in the past number of weeks, in...

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

Martin Ferris: ...benefits of electrification in the 1970s. The campaign for proper broadband access is the same as that fought 40 years ago by those who campaigned for running water and electricity. It seems to be a long time ago, but when one looks back, it is recent. With many services being rolled back in rural areas, including banking, post offices and Garda facilities, it is becoming increasingly...

Recent Severe Storm Damage: Statements (16 Jan 2014)

Martin Ferris: ...happened in counties Kildare and Carlow in the not too distant past. There have been similar incidents in the Shannon basin. Anyone who has suffered flooding can testify that when the television cameras are gone, a long and painful mopping-up operation must be undertaken. Some people have to deal with insurance companies that have not distinguished themselves in their care of their...

Planning and Development (Transparency and Consumer Confidence) Bill 2013: Second Stage [Private Members] (17 Dec 2013)

Martin Ferris: ...housing that was available, dating back to the 1930s and 1940s, was sold off to tenants. This housing stock was never replaced, thereby reducing social housing and making housing lists all over the State grow longer while the housing crisis grows. Meanwhile, the private rental sector is being subsidised heavily to provide the housing that the local authorities once provided and should...

Bethany Home: Motion [Private Members] (10 Dec 2013)

Martin Ferris: ...one poor child fostered out to a woman in Monaghan. It reads:The baby appeared to me to be in a low condition. It was dirty and neglected and sore and inflamed from a filthy napkin which cannot have been changed for a very long time [possibly more than two weeks]. As I knew the baby was suffering I had the dispensary doctor telephoned to ask him to call to see the child. The foster...