413. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on the process to compensate losses to fishermen for undersized lobsters under 127 centimetres, as was promised for 2015 to 2017. [20394/15]
206. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the delay in issuing the licence to an equine processing plant owner (details supplied) in County Kildare. [19573/15]
205. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the criteria in force for bovine and equine animals being processed at the same time in the same plant. [19572/15]
204. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of employment of the workers at the regional veterinary laboratories in counties Sligo, Limerick, Cork and Kilkenny. [19558/15]
203. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will confirm that the regional veterinary laboratories in counties Sligo, Limerick, Cork and Kilkenny will be retained in their current form. [19557/15]
202. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will reassure the current laboratories that their existing status is secure. [19556/15]
201. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will publish the review containing a recommendation for the closure of regional veterinary laboratories in counties Sligo, Limerick, Cork, and Kilkenny. [19555/15]
200. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the review contains a recommendation for the closure of regional veterinary laboratories in counties Sligo, Limerick, Cork and Kilkenny. [19554/15]
199. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the review taking place of the regional veterinary laboratories. [19553/15]
30. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will co-operate with the Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development in the North in requesting the European Union to approve an all-island food label for Irish agrifood. [18584/15]
25. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will request that the European Commission Competitions Office investigate, as requested by farming organisations, the soaring price of fertiliser. [18581/15]
10. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is committed to introducing a national plan to eradicate infectious bovine rhinotracheitis. [18582/15]
5. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider the allocation of €25 million over five years, under the rural development programme targeted agricultural scheme, for the poultry sector to aid energy efficiency; if he will implement a system for dispensing medication, and for other supports, to the poultry industry. [18719/15]
2. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will confirm that over 2,000 letters were sent to farmers by Teagasc this week, informing them that their applications under the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme will not be processed by the closing date of 22 May 2015; and his plans to deal with the matter. [18718/15]
31. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he is prepared to support the proposals for the seafarers directive, proposed by Liadh Ní Riada MEP, which aims to provide the same rights to seafarers as those enjoyed by land based workers. [12814/15]
367. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will indicate the way in which the seal depredation focus group has conducted its business; its representation; and the findings to date. [18587/15]
366. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on the work of the seal depredation focus group, which a Bord Iascaigh Mhara report in 2013 stated had been set up to promote discussion on issues surrounding the seal, conflict among stakeholders regarding the future of the seal and fisheries management policy. [18586/15]
519. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider allowing a 29th subregion under the rural development programme to deal with offshore islands, so that those organisations specifically dealing with the islands' unique conditions and circumstances will be enabled to tender as local action groups under the programme. [17274/15]
56. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her views regarding the falling number of farmers receiving farm assist payments; and if she is aware that the cutting of that payment is resulting in hardship to the most disadvantaged members of the farming community. [12811/15]
Bill entitled an Act to provide that regard be had by public bodies to the desirability of reducing socio-economic and other inequalities suffered by those in rural Ireland, to provide for the carrying out of rural impact assessments in respect of measures that are likely to have a significant socio-economic impact or effect on rural Ireland and to provide for related matters
173. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the loss of a teaching post in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17055/15]
248. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will receive orthodontic treatment. [16329/15]
190. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has received a response from the Chief State Solicitor's office on an alleged milk quota fraud issue, for which a final report from his Department was received by the Chief State Solicitor's office on or before 4 June 2014; and if not, when he expects to receive a response from that office. [16772/15]
175. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding the funding for home adaptation in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16074/15]
351. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of appeals under the land parcel identification scheme that have been received in 2013, 2014 and to date in 2015; and the number of appeals that have been successful. [15337/15]
803. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of applications for adaptation and / or extension works to local authority houses for disabled persons pending completion in each local authority in 2014 and 2015. [14589/15]
802. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of adaptation and / or extension works to local authority houses for disabled persons carried out in each local authority area for 2014 and 2015. [14588/15]
801. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of applications for adaptation and / or extension works to local authority houses for disabled persons, received by each local authority in 2014 and 2015. [14587/15]
800. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if he will provide, in tabular form, the amount sought by local authorities in 2014 and 2015 for adaptation and / or extension works to local authority houses for disabled persons. [14586/15]
799. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if he will provide, in tabular form, the amount allocated to each local authority in 2014 and 2015 for the adaptation and / or extension works to local authority houses for disabled persons [14585/15]
767. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the reason there is no mention of funds for fishery local action groups in the Leader allocations; his plans to dispense with these groups; if there is money left over from the 2007 to 2013 Leader programme; if so, the amount of money; and his plans for same. [13966/15]
766. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will elaborate on the allocation of moneys that were announced by him in respect of Leader funding; if he recognises that it contains many anomalies; the reason County Cork, which has three sub-regions, only received €6 million per sub-region despite the fact that, in his Department's own criteria, each sub-region was supposed to receive a minimum of €3 million per sub-region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13965/15]
765. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government in view of his comments regarding Leader funds spent on local historical books and rural tourism brochures, the amount, and the percentage of the 2007 to 2013 Rural Development Fund Leader funds, that were spent on such documents; his response to the City and County Managers' Association submission of 2 October 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13963/15]
747. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government in view of the recent comments by the Minister of State with responsibility for rural affairs to the Joint Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht, the role envisaged for Comhar na hOileáin in the future; and his plans to disband it. [14017/15]
745. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government in view of the reduction of approximately 50% in social inclusion and community activation programme funds and of 40%, an increase of 70% in some areas, in the number of jobs in local area government services that will be lost; the provision that has been made for this cost; the source of this money; the Department that will be responsible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13964/15]
293. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of Irish vessels that received penalty points in Irish waters in 2014 and from January to March 2015. [14591/15]
292. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of non-Irish vessels that have received penalty points in Irish waters in 2014 and from January to March 2015. [14590/15]
260. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of aquaculture operations that exist on land in this State; the location of same; the number of persons who are employed in them; the species that are being farmed; and the criteria for licensing them. [14226/15]
248. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to set out his views on the statement by the Minister of State with responsibility for rural affairs to the Joint Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht to the effect that she was recently assigned to the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government; and the person who assigned the Minister of State. [14016/15]
242. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to set out his plans to adopt Article 4(1)(h) of European Union Regulation 1307/2013 to help flexibility, standards and objective criteria regarding land eligibility in marginal land, commonages and hill areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13967/15]
33. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will receive a decision on an application for domiciliary care allowance for a child. [13884/15]
73. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to prevent a person (details supplied) in County Galway, who has recently been convicted of animal cruelty, from again taking in animals that are at serious risk of neglect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13478/15]
334. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has made representations to the European Union regarding the reclassification of dogfish to remove this species from the classification of shark, in order to allow Irish fishermen to fish this species again. [13077/15]
311. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason penalties were imposed on a person (details supplied) in County Cork under the single payment scheme in 2012; the reason the remainder of that person's entitlements were not paid. [12765/15]
164. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the beef currently being exported to the United States of America is in carcass form or in the form of processed cuts; and if this situation will continue into the future. [12810/15]
159. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in view of the recently published rich list which includes the names of Irish beef barons, his views on the latest reduction in steer and heifer prices being imposed by the factories on Irish farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12813/15]
157. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on progress in the review of the quality pricing system operated in the beef industry, as agreed at the beef round table talks last year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12812/15]
149. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if targets under Harvest 2020 and Agri Food 2025 are compatible with European Union targets for the reduction of carbon emissions; his estimation of the reduction of the dairy herd in the State to meet those environmental targets; the fines expected to be imposed by the European Union if our dairy herd does not reduce within the specified period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13049/15]
144. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the single payments or other entitlements of farmers in special protection areas have been adversely impacted upon or if the farmers have been penalised because of the designation of their lands. [12501/15]
143. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a breakdown of the single payment to special protection areas for the years 2008 to 2014, inclusive, in tabular form and by county. [12500/15]