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Tue, 31 Mar 2015
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Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Martin Ferris
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]
Tue, 31 Mar 2015
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Beef Industry
Martin Ferris
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]
Tue, 31 Mar 2015
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Beef Industry
Martin Ferris
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]
Tue, 31 Mar 2015
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Beef Exports
Martin Ferris
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]
Tue, 31 Mar 2015
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Agriculture Scheme Payments
Martin Ferris
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]
Tue, 31 Mar 2015
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Fishing Industry Development
Martin Ferris
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]
Thu, 26 Mar 2015
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Single Payment Scheme Payments
Martin Ferris
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]
Thu, 26 Mar 2015
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Single Payment Scheme Eligibility
Martin Ferris
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]
Tue, 24 Mar 2015
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Milk Quota
Martin Ferris
328. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has received a response from the Office of the Chief State Solicitor in respect of an issue of alleged milk quota fraud, for which a final report by his Department was received by that office on or before 4 June 2014. [11182/15]
Tue, 24 Mar 2015
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Single Payment Scheme Payments
Martin Ferris
345. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide, in tabular form, a breakdown of the single farm payment for 2014, per county. [11522/15]
Tue, 24 Mar 2015
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Agriculture Scheme Payments
Martin Ferris
353. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if farmers under the special designated areas scheme have had their payments or other entitlements under the single payments scheme adversely impacted upon or if they have been penalised because of the designation of their lands. [11567/15]
Tue, 24 Mar 2015
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Agriculture Scheme Payments
Martin Ferris
354. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide, in tabular form, a breakdown of the single payment scheme, to designated areas, by county, from 2008 to 2014. [11569/15]
Tue, 24 Mar 2015
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Agriculture Scheme Penalties
Martin Ferris
355. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason penalties have been imposed, under the single payment scheme, on a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and the reason the remainder of the entitlements were not paid. [11572/15]
Tue, 24 Mar 2015
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School Staff
Martin Ferris
819. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the proposed cut to teacher numbers at a school (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12016/15]
Tue, 24 Mar 2015
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Road Safety
Martin Ferris
947. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of persons that have been injured on the gas network pipeline at the N7 Limerick/Dublin Road; if he will provide an update on the Health and Safety Authority investigation into the death of one of the workers there; if he is satisfied that a sub-contractor (details supplied) is compliant with safety regulations on this site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11530/15]
Tue, 10 Mar 2015
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Coastal Protection
Martin Ferris
227. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will instigate a technical assessment of the blowout in sand dunes at Banna Strand and Carrahane Strand in County Kerry with a view to preventing the environmental disaster which would result in a breach of the dunes at a point where only 10 m of dune remain, threatening the homes and farmland behind it with flooding by seawater; and if he will arrange for the filling of the dunes to prevent this. [10111/15]
Tue, 10 Mar 2015
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Common Agricultural Policy Reform
Martin Ferris
261. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will confirm that the €27.2 million from the European Union, which was to be reimbursed to farmers who had deductions from their direct payments over €2000 in 2013 has been paid to farmers, as was promised, in early 2015. [10140/15]
Wed, 4 Mar 2015
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Medical Card Applications
Martin Ferris
132. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health the position regarding an application for a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry and when they will receive a reply. [9469/15]
Wed, 4 Mar 2015
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Local Authority Assets
Martin Ferris
201. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if local authorities are required by legislation to hold moneys accrued from the sale of dwellings owned by the authority in a separate bank account; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9421/15]
Tue, 3 Mar 2015
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Agri-Environment Options Scheme
Martin Ferris
271. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if under the European Union legislation on the agri-environment options scheme or single payment scheme, whereby payments are split, persons are entitled to receive the first 75% on the agri-environment options scheme or 50% on the single payment scheme, regardless of whether their file is under inspection or not. [8894/15]