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Tue, 3 Dec 2013
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Marine Safety
Martin Ferris
464. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the date on which his attention was drawn to the problems associated with the emergency position indication radio beacons in use by Irish fishermen and the immediate action he undertook. [51516/13]
Tue, 19 Nov 2013
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Hospital Charges
Martin Ferris
720. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health if it is normal practice for public hospitals to send accident and emergency bills to the next of kin of those who die as a result of road traffic accidents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49588/13]
Thu, 14 Nov 2013
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Trade Agreements
Martin Ferris
2. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the health information Canadian beef and pork producers will be obliged to provide before their exports will be allowed onto the Irish market. [48506/13]
Thu, 14 Nov 2013
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Sugar Industry
Martin Ferris
5. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding restarting the beet industry as a result of the proposed end of the beet quota in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48507/13]
Thu, 14 Nov 2013
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Land Parcel Review
Martin Ferris
154. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the clawback of single farm payment and the ongoing land parcel review; if he will clarify the number of land parcels that have been reviewed to date; of those reviewed to date, the number that had over claims; the number of farmers to which this relates; the average and range of the over claim in percentage terms; the average range of the over claims in Euro; the average penalty for the over claim; the number of those found to have over claimed that have so far lodged an appeal; the percentage over claim the farmers who appealed have; the length of time the appeal process takes; the size of the fine threatened by the EU; if the full land parcel review will be completed by 15 December; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48597/13]
Wed, 13 Nov 2013
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Trade Agreements
Martin Ferris
148. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the standards which will be applied to Canadian beef and pork imports to Ireland as a result of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement signed between the EU and Canada last month. [48557/13]
Wed, 13 Nov 2013
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Trade Agreements
Martin Ferris
149. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions he is taking to prevent the same market access concessions as were given to Canada in the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement being made available to the United States during its current negotiations of a trade deal with the EU. [48558/13]
Wed, 13 Nov 2013
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Milk Quota Trading Scheme
Martin Ferris
150. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the volume of milk quota being offered, and being sought, by Irish farmers in circumstances where the State has exceeded its quota six months before the quota year ends. [48559/13]
Wed, 13 Nov 2013
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Horse Racing Industry Development
Martin Ferris
151. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide in tabular form, on an annual basis for the past five years, the value of exports of thoroughbred horses and the number of horses being exported. [48560/13]
Wed, 13 Nov 2013
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Fish Quotas
Martin Ferris
152. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the sentinel herring quota for small vessels in the Dunmore box will be lost if the quota is not fulfilled in the period specified in 2013. [48561/13]
Wed, 13 Nov 2013
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Fish Quotas
Martin Ferris
153. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the sentinel herring quota for small vessels in the Dunmore box is not fulfilled before 27 December 2013 he will allow a period in January 2014 for the quota to be fulfilled. [48562/13]
Wed, 13 Nov 2013
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Fish Quotas
Martin Ferris
154. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the sentinel herring quota for small vessels in the Dunmore box is not fulfilled in 2013, that it will not be reduced in 2014. [48563/13]
Wed, 13 Nov 2013
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Fish Quotas
Martin Ferris
155. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture; Food and the Marine if the proposed increase in mackerel quota of 300,000 tonnes will be allocated to EU countries or countries outside of the EU. [48564/13]
Wed, 13 Nov 2013
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Fish Quotas
Martin Ferris
156. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the situation whereby Dutch factory vessels in Irish waters remain at sea for an entire year with half the mackerel quota that Irish vessels have, while Irish vessels may remain at sea for only half a year, due to lack of quota. [48565/13]
Tue, 12 Nov 2013
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Harbour Authority Properties
Martin Ferris
371. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to publicly advertise a public competitive tendering process for the leasing of vacant properties, at State-owned fishery harbour centres, including Howth, County Dublin, in the near future; and when this process might begin. [48188/13]
Tue, 12 Nov 2013
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Ambulance Service Response Times
Martin Ferris
462. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question 1049 of 5 November 2013, the reason a seriously ill infant had to wait for a private ambulance to arrive from Cork to get a transfer to the Bons Secours Hospital, Cork, from Kerry General Hospital on 17 September 2013 when there were public ambulances available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48100/13]
Thu, 7 Nov 2013
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Ash Dieback Threat
Martin Ferris
185. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the confirmation of ash dieback disease in a hedgerow in Ballinamore, County Leitrim; if he established where the disease originated; the quantity of firewood that has been lost through the culling of ash trees; if restoration works will be carried out to the stock proof fencing damaged by the removal of the trees and the ground impacted by the works; if the trees that were removed will be replaced at a future date; if there will be a compensation package for the inconvenience caused to some farmers through the early rehousing of stock in order to facilitate the tree removal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47431/13]
Tue, 5 Nov 2013
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Community Employment Schemes Review
Martin Ferris
510. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Social Protection her views regarding realignment of community employment schemes. [46223/13]
Tue, 5 Nov 2013
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Community Employment Schemes Review
Martin Ferris
511. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Social Protection the effects the realignment of community employment schemes will have on supervisors and the local sponsor group; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46224/13]
Tue, 5 Nov 2013
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Community Employment Schemes Review
Martin Ferris
512. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Social Protection her views on the current discussions that are happening between her Department and community employment scheme sponsors around the State. [46225/13]