89. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the hardship and consequences of the proposed cut of €44,437.50 to the budget of the Kerry Parents and Friends Association (details supplied); if he will ensure that these cuts are reversed; his views on the future viability of the Kerry Parents and Friends Association; and his further views on the tremendous service provided by the Kerry Parents and Friends Association [45420/14]
94. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health if he will review the decision not to include the multiple sclerosis drug Fampyra under the drugs payment scheme. [44582/14]
231. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will meet with the chairman, secretary and treasurer of Horse Care Ireland; and if he will provide a date for such a meeting. [44009/14]
40. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there is evidence of beef farmers switching to dairy production in significant numbers and if this presents a concern for the beef industry. [43013/14]
26. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on his visit to China and the potential for Irish beef exports there. [43015/14]
11. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will confirm the risk of financial corrections being imposed by the European Commission on undergrazing on commonages. [43014/14]
5. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on any progress on the issue of a single label for Irish beef and his negotiations with British retailers regarding the nomad cattle issue. [43098/14]
2. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the concerns of active commonage farmers regarding implementation of, and criteria for, the GLAS scheme; and the action he proposes to alleviate those concerns. [43097/14]
461. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a person (details supplied) will receive payment and arrears of special transport needs grant. [42970/14]
390. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a person (details supplied) in County Limerick with type 2 diabetes who is unable to take medication, suffers terrible pain and has been on a neurosurgery waiting list for over a year at Cork University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43090/14]
1076. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources to set out the reason and planned outcome of the attendance of Inland Fisheries Ireland personnel at the world recreational fishing conference in Sao Paulo, Brazil, from 1 to 4 September 2014. [41404/14]
1075. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide a breakdown of the cost of the attendance of Inland Fisheries Ireland personnel at the world recreational fishing conference, Sao Paulo, Brazil from 1 to 4 September 2014. [41403/14]
1074. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if the chief executive officer of Inland Fisheries Ireland attended the world recreational fishing conference in Sao Paulo, Brazil, from 1 to 4 September 2014; and if he was accompanied by other staff or board members of IFI. [41402/14]
424. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of beef imported into this country by month to date in 2014. [41450/14]
78. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will receive a prosthesis for their leg. [39438/14]
52. Deputy Martin Ferris asked 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]
43. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine companies which imported beef into Ireland in 2014; when the imports took place and the amount each company imported. [39386/14]
40. Deputy Martin Ferris asked 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 Chief State Solicitor's Office on or before 24 June 2014. [39358/14]
355. Deputy Martin Ferris asked 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]
354. Deputy Martin Ferris asked 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]
353. Deputy Martin Ferris asked 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]
107. Deputy Martin Ferris asked 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 (SI No. 432 of 2009) on 4 August 2014 will be decided. [39237/14]
122. Deputy Martin Ferris asked 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]
121. Deputy Martin Ferris asked 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]
89. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the new restrictions on the movement of breeding ewes and hoggets from here to Northern Ireland across the Border; and the effects of these restrictions on livestock marts and breeders here. [38425/14]
87. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the persons his Department granted licences to import beef in 2014. [38423/14]
50. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Finance if a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary is entitled to a refund from the Revenue Commissioners for having been wrongly penalised for alleged overpayments which were taken out of the person's single farm payment over recent years. [38305/14]
28. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the implications for Irish agriculture of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership to be negotiated between the European Union and the United States of America; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35160/14]
23. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has considered the impact of the Russian Federation trade ban on agricultural products from the EU; if he 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]
7. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he, along with the Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development in the North, met representatives of the British multiples to address issues related to Irish beef; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35159/14]
3. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will ensure that those working commonage will not be disadvantaged if 50% of shareholders do not take up the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme, GLAS. [35428/14]
436. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount the Teagasc budget has been cut in the past four budgets. [32968/14]
182. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Finance if there is an obligation to ensure that mortgage companies who buy loans from regulated mortgage companies are in turn regulated. [32928/14]
68. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of years the community welfare office in Edward Street, Tralee, is open; and the amount it cost to move to these offices from Denny Street. [33239/14]
67. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the amount that was spent refurbishing the community welfare offices at Edward Street, Tralee, before Christmas 2013. [33238/14]
687. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will be referred to Cork University Hospital. [31473/14]
668. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive hearing aids; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31348/14]
552. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if all the relevant information and papers related to the illegal internal alteration of milk quota reallocation (details supplied) has been sent to the Chief State Solicitor's office; and when a final outcome on the matter is expected from the Chief State Solicitor. [31388/14]
551. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the persons or legal company that will verify that the reallocation of approximately 500,000 litres has taken place (details supplied). [31387/14]
548. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in relation to the GLAS scheme, the person who will oversee burning if it is required. [31119/14]
547. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in relation to the GLAS scheme, the person who will manage grazing plans. [31118/14]
546. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in relation to the GLAS scheme, the reason AEOS 3 participants are being penalised retrospectively when their first payment was received in May 2014. [31117/14]
545. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in relation to the GLAS scheme, the payment to be made for commonage. [31116/14]
544. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in relation to the GLAS scheme, the position regarding dormant shares of commonage. [31115/14]
543. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in relation to the GLAS scheme, the number of months of the year sheep must be on commonage. [31114/14]
771. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown, in tabular form, of the number of formal complaints made by staff at Kerry General Hospital over the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29756/14]
419. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the amount it would cost to restore farm assist to 2013 levels. [29746/14]
418. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form by county the number of persons who lost their farm assist payments under the terms of budget 2013. [29745/14]