19. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to provide funding for the development, operation and ongoing monitoring of effective intervention programmes for perpetrators of domestic violence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11559/13]
14. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to ensure that there are targeted campaigns to raise awareness of violence against women amongst a wide audience, including the general public, service providers and all agencies within the criminal justice system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11558/13]
364. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding the banning of smoky coal and its likely impact on fuel poverty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11700/13]
352. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will make funding available from dormant accounts for the purchase of a premises for the Tralee branch of the Irish Red Cross, County Kerry. [11414/13]
287. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Social Protection if the current vacancy of an information officer in Tralee social welfare office, County Kerry, has been filled. [11413/13]
194. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will reconsider a decision to remove a resource teaching post for 2013/2014 from a primary school (details supplied) in County Kerry in view of the extenuating circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11115/13]
121. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of JobBridge interns who have gone on to employment directly related to the internships in which they had been involved. [11387/13]
86. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 135 of 29 January 2013, when and where will the pilot scheme be rolled out and when is it expected that the 6,000 after school child care places announced in the budget for 2013 will become available. [11382/13]
110. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he has yet replied to correspondence from a school (details supplied) in County Kerry in relation to the withdrawal of a prefab grant and if not, when a reply will issue. [10846/13]
49. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Finance if he has had contact with the Governor of the Central Bank on the issue of the Irish Banking Federation’s protocol of 31January 2013; and his views on whether the protocol will contribute to the ending of the mortgage crisis. [10568/13]
16. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Finance if has considered the impact of Irish Banking Federation’s protocol of 31 January 2013 on the credit union movement. [10569/13]
245. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there will be a grant scheme for horticulture, including mushrooms, for 2014 following the close of the NDP funded scheme. [10473/13]
108. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will ensure that a grant for prefabricated rental to a school (details supplied) in County Kerry is not withdrawn in the summer of 2013. [10454/13]
36. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he is encouraging small and medium enterprises to form consortiums when bidding for larger public procurement contracts; and in such instances the monetary value of a large contract. [10435/13]
584. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a breakdown of the number of farmers receiving €50,000 in single farm payment in County Clare; the number receiving below €5,000 per year. [9962/13]
119. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if companies (details supplied) hold a petroleum prospecting licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9977/13]
109. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the amount of money that has been received from companies holding a licensing option in the past three years; if he will provide a breakdown of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9978/13]
13. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the inititives that will be undertaken to stem the collapse within the retail trade here. [9068/13]
10. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the efforts that have been made by the Industrial Development Agency Ireland and Enterprise Ireland to create jobs deriving from exports to the USA. [9067/13]
67. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has raised with the British authorities the continued detention-internment without trial of two Irish citizens (details supplied) in prison; and if he has demanded their immediate release. [8955/13]
58. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the arrangements that have been agreed as a result of his meeting with the British Secretary of State for the North, in regards to the ongoing horse meat scandal. [8857/13]
637. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the discrepancy between the volume of cod landed here and the volume of cod sold through retail and catering outlets and bought by public institutions such as hospitals and prisons. [8910/13]
636. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the level of monitoring that takes place of fish produce and labelling. [8905/13]
627. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps being taken in relation to prevention of the Schmallenberg virus taking hold here. [8686/13]
175. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to ensure that the Big Issue street leagues receive adequate funding to ensure their survival; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8609/13]
148. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has seen the recent report from Open Society Justice Initiative which found that 54 countries had helped to facilitate the CIA's secret detention, rendition and interrogation programme in the years after 11 September 2001, including Ireland; if he will be investigating these findings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8581/13]
53. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health the way he will reduce the State's drug bill; if he will detail the savings that will be made over the next three years; the legislation and agreements that will be necessary to deliver these savings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7465/13]
50. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health the reason bilateral cochlear implants are not funded in this State; if he will acknowledge the significant benefits of this procedure in comparison to unilateral implants; if he will address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7458/13]
583. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if plans to amalgamate Coillte and Bord na Móna in a new entity, NewERA, have been abandoned; and if that was a consequence of the troika's opposition to investment in new public companies. [7104/13]
582. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if any decision has been made regarding the future of Coillte; and when such a decision will be made public. [7102/13]
580. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when an agri-environment options scheme payment will be awarded in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry. [7050/13]
466. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will approve a request by Kerry County Council for €1.2 million funding to allow it to include essential pipe works under the Ardfert sewage upgrade which have already been approved by his Department. [7193/13]
428. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if drift net salmon fishing will resume on the Waterford estuary if conservation stock targets have been met. [7067/13]
427. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on salmon conservation targets for the Barrow, Nore and Suir rivers. [7066/13]
426. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the criteria for salmon conservation on the River Barrow. [7065/13]
425. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will consider instituting a compensation package for the Waterford estuary salmon fishermen similar to the 2006 package. [7064/13]
135. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the implications of the definition of active farmer under the reformed system of Common Agricultural Policy payments. [6913/13]
116. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the prospects for the reopening of the Irish sugar beet sector. [7360/13]
163. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when an agri-environment option scheme payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Galway. [6366/13]
162. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding an area based compensatory allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway. [6364/13]
239. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health the funding available to support the Kerry Cancer Support Group bus which brings patients from County Kerry to Cork University Hospital free of charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6324/13]
42. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the date on which he will introduce a new immigration Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5999/13]
37. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the fact that in 2011 the figure for racist assaults causing harm rose to 21 from seven the previous year; and his plans to address hate crimes such as this. [5998/13]
824. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health the number of inpatient admissions and surgeries that were cancelled at Kerry General Hospital over the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5473/13]
822. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will be called for an MRI scan at Kerry General Hospital [5462/13]
744. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) will receive an agri-environment options scheme payment for 2012. [6066/13]
208. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the level of flexibility he has in the application of the EU Nitrate Directive; the discussions that have taken place with relevant stakeholders; and the plans he has in place for the forthcoming year. [5415/13]
133. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the estimated time for the delivery of the already promised National Asset Management Agency housing units. [5552/13]