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Wed, 9 Apr 2014
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Home Help Service Eligibility
Martin Ferris
162. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health the position regarding increased home help hours and a wheelchair in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick. [16864/14]
Tue, 1 Apr 2014
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Local Authority Housing
Martin Ferris
366. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the minimum rent a local authority tenant can pay. [15158/14]
Wed, 26 Mar 2014
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Live Exports
Martin Ferris
2. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has attempted to procure export markets for live Irish beef to help alleviate the crisis being experienced by farmers here. [13993/14]
Wed, 26 Mar 2014
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Severe Weather Events Response
Martin Ferris
5. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has applied for help from the European Union solidarity fund to aid Irish fishermen who have not been able to put to sea for months. [13994/14]
Wed, 26 Mar 2014
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Fallen Animal Collection Scheme
Martin Ferris
6. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will review his Department's ruling in January 2014 which restricts knackeries from bringing fallen animals aged more than 48 months to a rendering plant outside a 125 km zone. [13208/14]
Wed, 26 Mar 2014
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Food Harvest 2020 Strategy
Martin Ferris
16. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in view of the drop in cattle prices, if he is confident that we can achieve our Food Harvest 2020 targets. [13209/14]
Wed, 26 Mar 2014
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Fisheries Protection
Martin Ferris
24. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the action he will take to ensure the super trawler (details supplied) fully complied with all regulations during its time in Irish waters; and if he availed of the facility to put officers of the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority on board to observe its activity in Irish waters. [13205/14]
Wed, 26 Mar 2014
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Single Payment Scheme Administration
Martin Ferris
28. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to compensate those farmers who had leased their lands in 2013, but now find that since that is the reference year, that they are obliged to sell the entitlements attached to it due to Common Agricultural Policy reforms. [13206/14]
Tue, 25 Mar 2014
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IDA Expenditure
Martin Ferris
464. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his plans to increase the amount of Industrial Development Agency grant aid given to FDI companies who locate in County Kerry and to put the county on the same level as counties Galway, Limerick and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13351/14]
Tue, 25 Mar 2014
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Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments
Martin Ferris
865. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) in County Limerick was informed in January that they were cleared for their AEOS payment and have not received any payment to date. [13273/14]
Tue, 25 Mar 2014
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Farm Retirement Scheme Applications
Martin Ferris
872. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers that have availed of the early retirement scheme. [13444/14]
Tue, 25 Mar 2014
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Single Payment Scheme Eligibility
Martin Ferris
873. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers availing of the early retirement scheme that have, as a result, lost their entitlements to single farm payment. [13445/14]
Tue, 11 Mar 2014
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Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals
Martin Ferris
257. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in County Limerick was refused jobseeker's allowance when written evidence was submitted that they were actively seeking work in the jobs market; when a decision will be made. [11947/14]
Tue, 11 Mar 2014
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Citizenship Applications
Martin Ferris
419. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if there is any waiver or reduction in the fee for citizenship where the applicant is in the country for more than 14 years and is in receipt of an invalidity pension. [11945/14]
Tue, 4 Mar 2014
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Beef Imports
Martin Ferris
345. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if beef from Poland is being imported into Ireland and processed and labelled as Irish beef; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10662/14]
Thu, 27 Feb 2014
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Employment Appeals Tribunal
Martin Ferris
120. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the reason a person (details supplied) in County Cork has a case before the Employment Appeals Tribunal since February 2013 and has not been given a date for a hearing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10037/14]
Tue, 25 Feb 2014
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Student Support Schemes
Martin Ferris
314. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the delay in granting payment of a Student Universal Support Ireland grant in respect of a person (details supplied). [9575/14]
Thu, 20 Feb 2014
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Citizenship Applications
Martin Ferris
181. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the cost of applying for citizenship for an EU citizen who is married to an Irish national. [8610/14]
Tue, 18 Feb 2014
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Emergency Works Scheme Funding
Martin Ferris
296. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will make funds available to repair storm damage to a school (details supplied) in County Kerry. [8359/14]
Tue, 18 Feb 2014
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Wind Energy Generation
Martin Ferris
511. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the implications for farmers in relation to succession rights of the Memoranda of Understanding being signed by those who have allowed their land to be used by wind turbine operators. [8034/14]