Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

GLAS Eligibility

Martin Ferris

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]

Beef Industry

Martin Ferris

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]

Agriculture Scheme Eligibility

Martin Ferris

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]

Beef Industry

Martin Ferris

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]

Beef Industry

Martin Ferris

2. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to remedy the situation whereby the traditional trade in live cattle exports to Northern Ireland has collapsed due to the penalisation of nomadic cattle by retail multiples there, due to the labelling problem which arises from cattle that are born in the Twenty-six Counties being slaughtered in the North; and if he has consulted with the Minister for Agriculture in Northern Ireland regarding the introduction of a North-South Irish brand for beef. [26240/14]

Beef Data Programme

Martin Ferris

7. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on data management and transparency within the beef industry, specifically the beef factories' access to the AIMS database and farm financial data, while farmers are not given access to the figures, collected by his Department, for the number of cattle slaughtered weekly or the level of inter-trading between meat factories; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26140/14]

Public Sector Staff Recruitment

Martin Ferris

10. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in view of higher demand for Teagasc level 5 and level 6 courses, due to the need for them to qualify for the young farmer top-up payments from next year, if he will act to set aside the embargo on public sector recruitment and provide Teagasc with the staff it needs to fulfil the new demand for places. [26144/14]

Milk Quota

Martin Ferris

2. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has completed its investigations into alleged milk quota irregularities (details supplied); if the Garda fraud squad has been involved in the case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20375/14]

European Maritime and Fisheries Fund

Martin Ferris

5. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will seek compensation under the new European Maritime and Fisheries Fund to help alleviate the loss of earnings for fishermen from mid-January until April as a consequence of last winter’s storms. [20376/14]

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]

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]

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]

Single Payment Scheme Appeals

Martin Ferris

86. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of appeals that have been received by his Department against clawback of single farm payment due to land eligibility issues. [6318/14]

Beef Industry

Martin Ferris

89. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the action he will take to alleviate the crisis in bull beef production where farmers have a glut of quality beef in their sheds with no outlet for their slaughter due to anti-competitive practices by the beef processors. [6497/14]

Fish Farming

Martin Ferris

90. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress that has been made in the inspection of the 56 ocean bays awaiting approval in the context of the issuing of fish farming licences; and when he envisages that the surveys of these bays will be completed. [6320/14]

Single Payment Scheme Administration

Martin Ferris

93. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers who have received notification from his Department that they have over-claimed single farm payments since 2009. [6317/14]

Common Agricultural Policy Negotiations

Martin Ferris

2. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to oppose cuts to quota in forthcoming negotiations for a new EU Common Fisheries Policy; and if he accepts that his acquiescence to the cutting of fishing quotas would damage small coastal communities around our coast. [53196/13]

Aquaculture Licences Applications

Martin Ferris

5. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the salmon farm proposed for the Aran Islands would have a capacity of 15,000 tonnes and that this size would make it the largest such facility in Europe and more than seven times bigger than the largest facility in Scotland which has a 2,000 tonne capacity. [53197/13]

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]

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]