478 Deputy Anne Ferris asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the savings he will expect to achieve in amalgamating the National Archives and the National Library; if he will address concerns expressed by a person (details supplied) in relation to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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449 Deputy Anne Ferris asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will consider transferring the bell and wheel from the Asgard 2 to the Arklow Maritime Museum, County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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247 Deputy Anne Ferris asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when revaluations of commercial properties for the purpose of commercial rates will take place in County Wicklow; if there is a pilot revaluation scheme using the self assessment approach in place; if it has been possible to outsource some of the work; when legislation is due to be published on the Valuation (Amendment) Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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213 Deputy Anne Ferris asked the Minister for Education and Skills if, in view of the Qualification and Quality Assurance Bill 2011, he will address concerns in relation to section 21( c ) on work conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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104 Deputy Anne Ferris asked the Minister for Finance the number of National Asset Management Agency sites and their location in County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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48 Deputy Anne Ferris asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on reports that approximately 600 Tibetans have been detained in their homeland; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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176 Deputy Anne Ferris asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the reservation or interpretative declaration in relation to Article 4 of the international convention on all forms of racial discrimination; his plans to withdraw this reservation or interpretative declaration; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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618 Deputy Anne Ferris asked the Minister for Health his views on banning the sale of raw milk; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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545 Deputy Anne Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on banning the sale of raw milk; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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515 Deputy Anne Ferris asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the Dublin Declaration on judicial appointments; when he expects a review on this matter to be complete; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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466 Deputy Anne Ferris asked the Minister for Health the reasons the Multiple Sclerosis drug, Gilenya, remains unavailable to patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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465 Deputy Anne Ferris asked the Minister for Health the reason that children with disabilities are not being assessed within legal time limits; the actions he is taking to address the backlog of overdue assessments especially in the Dublin/Leinster region; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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431 Deputy Anne Ferris asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will prioritise efforts to enact a bilateral agreement for inter-country adoption between Ireland and Russia; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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374 Deputy Anne Ferris asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he is aware of any cases where the Judge has considered racial motivation as an aggravating factor at sentencing; if he will provide data on the number of such cases per year over the last ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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373 Deputy Anne Ferris asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide data on the number of charges and convictions brought under the Prohibition of Incitement to Hatred Act per year since its enactment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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372 Deputy Anne Ferris asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason the International Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination has not been incorporated into domestic law in view of the fact that Ireland has incorporated other international human rights instruments into international law; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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322 Deputy Anne Ferris asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht in view of recent reports that many historic buildings in Dublin are in danger of falling into dereliction due to funding cuts, the actions are being taken to remedy this deterioration; if he will provide a list of the buildings at risk and the repairs that are needed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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321 Deputy Anne Ferris asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his views on the purchase of numbers three to eight Hume Street, Dublin, for the purposes of a cultural centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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209 Deputy Anne Ferris asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a breakdown of all unauthorised allowances to each of the senior academics for the 2005 to 2011 period; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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154 Deputy Anne Ferris asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade in view of the serious and humanitarian needs of the affected population in South Kordofan and the Nuba Mountains, if he will call for full humanitarian access to be facilitated by the Governments of Sudan and South Sudan; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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149 Deputy Anne Ferris asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the UN Commission on Population and Development resolution on the theme of adolescents and youth; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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315 Deputy Anne Ferris asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an appeal for disability allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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616 Deputy Anne Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he expects a report on the practice of fur farming to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1373 Deputy Anne Ferris asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 189 of 14 March 2012 and No. 633 of 27 March 2012 in relation to breast implants from a company (details supplied); if he will clarify the current rupture rates for these implants; the way a normal and expected rupture range is decided; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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233 Deputy Anne Ferris asked the Minister for Health when the Health Behaviour in School Aged Children report 2010 which, for the first time, is to include data on young person’s sexual health, will be launched; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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64 Deputy Anne Ferris asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide overall gross income figures for the restaurant industry sector here in 2008, 2009, 2010 in tabular form as well as figures for the number of persons employed in the restaurant industry sector in 2008, 2009, 2010 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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605 Deputy Anne Ferris asked the Minister for Health the psychotherapy services that are available nationally to children within the child protection area; the long-term service available; the number of children receiving these services; the ages of these children; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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320 Deputy Anne Ferris asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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123 Deputy Anne Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his proposals for the remediation of a dump (details supplied); the costs involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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607 Deputy Anne Ferris asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the alarm created among older persons by media reports suggesting the IMF was seeking the abolition of or cuts to a range of benefits provided by his Department to services to assist elderly persons, including pensions, free travel and medical cards; his response to any such request; if he is planning to implement any such cuts; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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280 Deputy Anne Ferris asked the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the alarm created among older persons by media reports suggesting that the IMF was seeking the abolition of or cuts to a range of benefits provided by her Department services to assist elderly persons, including pensions, free travel and medical cards; her response to any such request; if she is planning to implement any such cuts; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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208 Deputy Anne Ferris asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a decision will be made on patronage for a school (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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163 Deputy Anne Ferris asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the alarm created among older persons by media reports suggesting the IMF was seeking the abolition of or cuts to a range of services designed to assist elderly persons, including pensions, free travel and medical cards; if such a request or suggestion has been received from the IMF; if he will give details of his response to any such request or suggestion; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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556 Deputy Anne Ferris asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the delays faced by persons who are looking for a sitting of the Circuit Court in relation to family law proceedings in Bray, County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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553 Deputy Anne Ferris asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when he expects the general scheme of the mediation Bill to be submitted to Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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95 Deputy Anne Ferris asked the Minister for Education and Skills the plans he has to facilitate students to review the work of their lecturers and tutors; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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195 Deputy Anne Ferris asked the Minister for Health if a medical cardholder may continue to use a medical card while a review of the person’s renewal application is being considered in view of the long delays in the medical card section; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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285 Deputy Anne Ferris asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will address concerns that have arisen in regards to the proposed statutory instrument that will provide for injunctions for copyright owners in certain circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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130 Deputy Anne Ferris asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the progress that has been made in talks with the chairman and chief executive of the Bank of Ireland regarding the use of the bank’s College Green premises, Dublin, as a cultural institution; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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118 Deputy Anne Ferris asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an appeal for jobseeker’s allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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225 Deputy Anne Ferris asked the Minister for Health if he will review the system whereby persons under the age of 24 years who are living away from home, and are only able to avail of a jobseeker’s allowance of €100, cannot qualify for a medical card in view of the fact that their income is below the Health Service Executive guidelines for medical card applications which is set at €188; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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123 Deputy Anne Ferris asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a rent allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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122 Deputy Anne Ferris asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a carer’s allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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121 Deputy Anne Ferris asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a carer’s allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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641 Deputy Anne Ferris asked the Minister for Health when he expects policy proposals regarding assisted human reproduction to be finalised and published; when he envisages legislation being introduced on this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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418 Deputy Anne Ferris asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, further to Parliamentary Question No. 335 of 25 October 2011, if he will direct the agencies and bodies under the aegis of his Department to furnish the information sought in the question as other Ministers in other Departments have done; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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375 Deputy Anne Ferris asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will undertake to review the rent supplement scheme to include Wicklow within the ambit of the maximum rent level for Dublin, which is set at overall higher rates, in view of the fact that property prices in north Wicklow are on a par with those in south Dublin and Dún Laoghaire and, as a result, rents are at a higher level than in other counties outside the greater Dublin area; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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312 Deputy Anne Ferris asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update in the appeal for jobseeker’s allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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