192. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Education and Skills if tenderers for school bus runs have a right to know the basis on which tenders are accessed. [43173/12]
191. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Education and Skills if tenderers for school bus runs can have access to documents, evaluations, and other information used by evaluators in the assessment of tenders. [43172/12]
168. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Finance if the public interest directors in the banks provide him with regular reports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43170/12]
167. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Finance if he will explain the role of the public interest directors in the AIB and in other financial institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43169/12]
105. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will instruct his Department to survey primary and post-primary schools to identify the vacancies they had trouble filling in recent months; and his views on the opinion that in a number of subject teaching areas insufficient applicants existed to have a robust selection process. [43101/12]
67. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider providing modern digital recording devices for use during State oral language exams to replace the cassette tape recorder that is currently in use. [43102/12]
37. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Martin Ferris den Aire Ealaíon; Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta cé mhéid scéimeanna teanga atá fós le daingniú aige; cé mhéid scéimeanna atá imithe in éag; agus cé chomh fada a bhfuil siad imithe in éag. [41968/12]
482. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture; Food and the Marine if there are any grant schemes to assist the production of bio ethanol from grain. [42002/12]
405. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason funding for People with Disabilities in Ireland ceased at the end of 2011; the other avenues of funding that are available for local groups such as Kerry Network of People with Disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41424/12]
63. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Jobs; Enterprise and Innovation the number of recommendations of the Advisory Group for Small Business that have been implemented by him. [41618/12]
61. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Jobs; Enterprise and Innovation the number of enterprises that have closed since January 2011; and the programmes in place to support struggling small to medium enterprises [41617/12]
31. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health the number of public nursing home beds closed to date in 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40999/12]
14. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health the progress made, if any, regarding the proposed development of a primary care centre at Tralee, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41000/12]
156. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture; Food and the Marine if he will accept the 7 February 2011 appeals decisions by an appeals office to allow partial payment of TB reactor grant to a person (details supplied) [40870/12]
155. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture; Food and the Marine the reason a TB reactor grant has not been paid in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [40868/12]
150. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture; Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on the single farm payment that used to be paid to Greencore; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40816/12]
94. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision on domiciliary care allowance will be made in respect of a person (details supplied). [40866/12]
92. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will receive a hearing aid. [40863/12]
30. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the date on which she will bring forward regulations to allow for the reporting of child welfare and protection proceedings. [40716/12]
26. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of social workers employed within child services in the Health Service Executive broken down by HSE division; the number of whom who are on sabbatical leave; and the number of those replaced broken down by HSE division. [40717/12]
514. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Transport; Tourism and Sport the position regarding a sports grant in respect of an organisation (details supplied) in County Kerry. [40606/12]
434. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health when he will license Kalydeco in order that Cystic Fibrosis sufferers may be treated with the drug. [40318/12]
433. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the improvement in the condition of Cystic Fibrosis patients who are treated with a new drug Kalydeco. [40317/12]
364. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture; Food and the Marine if he will provide the most recent statistics on the number of farmers receiving less than €5,000 in single farm payment, the number receiving payments below €50,000, the numbers receiving more than €50,000, the numbers receiving more than €100,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40616/12]
324. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he intends to carry out any further tests to identify whether or not the remains found off Helvick Head and Hook Head have any connection to the crew members of two fishing vessels which sank in the Helvick area namely the Pere Charles. [40538/12]
323. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will confirm that unidentified remains were discovered two years ago off Hook Head where two femur bones were discovered and off Helvick Head where a skull was discovered and if tests were carried out on those remains. [40537/12]
292. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if he has received correspondence from Kerry County Council regarding its concerns about the reduction in the Housing Capital Allowance 2012 and in particular funding for single rural dwellings and if he has issued a reply. [40511/12]
283. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government his views on a report that Clare County Council is linking the payment of third level grants to non payment of the household charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40175/12]
77. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture; Food and the Marine his views on the investigation into the loss of the Pere Charles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40383/12]
73. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture; Food and the Marine his views on the growing of experimental GM crops; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40384/12]
43. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of homophobic crimes recorded by the Garda Racial, Intercultural and Diversity Office each year since it was established; the number of these crimes which resulted in prosecutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39342/12]
40. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prisoners currently participating in the community return programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39343/12]
1432. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture; Food and the Marine if Coillte has already agreed to the sale or lease of a large proportion of its forestry assets; and, if so, if he will provide details. [39241/12]
548. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the proportion of jobs in foreign direct investment outside of Dublin and Cork. [37149/12]
50. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government the financial supports that will be put in place to assist households upgrading their septic tanks to meet the new standards. [39072/12]
439 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position regarding the LNG project at Shannon.
[36896/12]
51 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Finance the position regarding plans to establish NewERA; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[36895/12]
2 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Communications; Energy and Natural Resources his views on the standard of service provided by An Post; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36216/12]
261 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when a decision will be made on citizenship for a person (details supplied).
[35717/12]
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D’fhiafraigh Martin Ferris den Aire Ealaíon, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta cén próiseas atá ar intinn aige chun cuí-chóiriú a dhéanamh ar na heagrais bhunmhaoinithe faoi scáth Fhoras na Gaeilge.
[35024/12]
53 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on the policy review of activation measures, including specifically community employment and a date for the publication of the report.
[34954/12]
35 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Social Protection if she has received any interim report from the Advisory Group on Tax and Social Welfare on her proposal announced and paused last December to cut disability allowance for young persons; and her plans, if any, to re-table this proposal.
[34955/12]
39 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the way in which unemployment levels are reflected in budget allocations across enterprise agencies.
[33873/12]
8 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Jobs; Enterprise and Innovation the cost of each of the international offices of the Industrial Development Agency; and the number of jobs generated by each. [33874/12]
145 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the status of an application for emergency funding in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Kerry who needs to update their electrics.
[32973/12]
120 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Finance the reason the National Asset Management Agency do not pay sub-contractors a portion of the proceeds of sales of property where they are owed the money by the main contractors company which was liquidated by NAMA.
[33191/12]
51 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the average case-load for social workers working in child protective services; the number of those social workers employed in residential care settings; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[33332/12]
24 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of social workers employed in the State in child services on 2 July 2012; the number of social workers in child services on long term sick leave, sabbatical and secondment to another Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33333/12]
256 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will receive an appointment for an MRI scan.
[32722/12]