Results 741-760 of 5,550 for speaker:Martin Ferris
- Order of Business (11 Nov 2015)
Martin Ferris: Is the Taoiseach also aware that Irish fishermen are denied quota and forbidden from fishing in those waters while super-trawlers from outside the jurisdiction are allowed to come in.
- Order of Business (11 Nov 2015)
Martin Ferris: I am asking a direct question.
- Order of Business (11 Nov 2015)
Martin Ferris: Has the SFPA searched the vessel, the same as it does Irish vessels every day across the coast? Will the Taoiseach confirm this or otherwise? Has the SFPA searched these vessels?
- Order of Business (11 Nov 2015)
Martin Ferris: I am waiting for an answer.
- Leaders' Questions (11 Nov 2015)
Martin Ferris: There is a long list.
- Leaders' Questions (11 Nov 2015)
Martin Ferris: There are thousands of people on waiting lists.
- Horse Racing Ireland Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 Nov 2015)
Martin Ferris: It is duplication. That is all it is. It is the signal it sends to the Turf Club and the general public who look to the Turf Club to regulate. How can the race and regulatory body be solely and independently responsible for making the rules of racing if it has a statutory obligation to consult with HRI first? It questions the integrity of the regulatory body. It is an issue given the...
- Horse Racing Ireland Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 Nov 2015)
Martin Ferris: Has there been any indication of a legal challenge?
- Horse Racing Ireland Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 Nov 2015)
Martin Ferris: Is the Chair giving out to the Minister?
- Horse Racing Ireland Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 Nov 2015)
Martin Ferris: If there is no pending legal challenge, has there been any suggestion of one arising? The democratisation of industry appointments is essential. The perception is that the way it has worked under the current composition involves far more democracy than what it is proposed to impose going forward. I ask the Minister to deal with that in his reply. I turn to the taking away of point to...
- Horse Racing Ireland Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 Nov 2015)
Martin Ferris: Is it not transferred to HRI?
- Horse Racing Ireland Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 Nov 2015)
Martin Ferris: As such, the Minister is saying that point to point - the hunters' registration system - is not being taken away from the Turf Club.
- Horse Racing Ireland Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 Nov 2015)
Martin Ferris: That goes to the HRI.
- Horse Racing Ireland Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 Nov 2015)
Martin Ferris: It goes to HRI so it is undermining the Turf Club.
- Horse Racing Ireland Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 Nov 2015)
Martin Ferris: Before I turn to forestry, I note that there is nothing in the Bill regarding harness racing. We had a presentation in committee yesterday from harness racers. I understand that they have been talking to the Minister. I would like to see their interests forming part of the Bill and I think everyone on the committee agrees. Many would argue that it has been left outside the loop because,...
- Horse Racing Ireland Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 Nov 2015)
Martin Ferris: All Deputies will be conscious of the contribution that horse racing makes to the national economy, including through the large number of people it employs. In 2012, horse racing contributed €1.1 billion to the economy, and in 2013, its exports to 37 countries were estimated to be worth €205 million. The industry is also of significant value to the tourism sector. It is...
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Inland Fisheries Ireland Investigations (11 Nov 2015)
Martin Ferris: 159. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources why the Inland Fisheries Ireland did not seek to prosecute the Electricity Supply Board for the events of 15 May 2014 at the Cathleen’s Falls dam at Ballyshannon, County Donegal, where some 300 000 elver eels were killed; and if this kill was a result of poor management by the Electricity Supply Board....
- Order of Business (10 Nov 2015)
Martin Ferris: I am here.
- Order of Business (10 Nov 2015)
Martin Ferris: I thank the Ceann Comhairle. The Taoiseach is aware of this morning's Health Information and Quality Authority, HIQA, report regarding Kerry General Hospital, the terrible state of its operating theatre and health and safety concerns for those undergoing operations-----
- Order of Business (10 Nov 2015)
Martin Ferris: -----as well as other patients and visitors. Will the Taoiseach call in the Minister for Health and make funding available so that-----