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Question· writtenPQ 32asked

31 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the annual salary of a Secretary General; the number of pay points for a Secretary General; the number of years it will take for a Secretary General to reach his or her maximum pay point; the annual salary of a clerical officer; the number of pay points for a clerical officer; and the number of years it will take for a clerical officer to reach his or her maximum pay point. [32372/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2012

31 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the annual salary of a Secretary General; the number of pay points for a Secretary General; the number of years it will take for a Secretary General to reach his or her maximum pay point; the annual salary of a clerical officer; the number of pay points for a clerical officer; and the number of years it will take for a clerical officer to reach his or her maximum pay point. [32372/12]

Question· writtenPQ 96asked

136 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in view of changes at Shannon Airport, the way he will ensure and facilitate adequate access and continuous development and improvement of tourism figures and the tourism product to the mid west and the west; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32080/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 July 2012

136 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in view of changes at Shannon Airport, the way he will ensure and facilitate adequate access and continuous development and improvement of tourism figures and the tourism product to the mid west and the west; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32080/12]

Question· writtenPQ 19asked

16 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the steps he is taking to ensure that housing secured for leasing under the National Asset Management Agency will not leave tenants isolated from community and services. [31217/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 June 2012

16 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the steps he is taking to ensure that housing secured for leasing under the National Asset Management Agency will not leave tenants isolated from community and services. [31217/12]

Question· writtenPQ 99asked

96 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of persons who have been refused the better energy home scheme grant because they were late in submitting their paper work. [29971/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 June 2012

96 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of persons who have been refused the better energy home scheme grant because they were late in submitting their paper work. [29971/12]

Question· writtenPQ 29asked

29 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to an increase in the number of strip searches taking place in Belmullet Garda station, County Mayo, since the rape tape incident; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29762/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 June 2012

29 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to an increase in the number of strip searches taking place in Belmullet Garda station, County Mayo, since the rape tape incident; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29762/12]

Question· writtenPQ 24asked

24 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the proposals he has for opening the agri environmental option scheme for land outside of special areas of conservation and commonage for farmers who have left the REP scheme 3; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28660/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 June 2012

24 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the proposals he has for opening the agri environmental option scheme for land outside of special areas of conservation and commonage for farmers who have left the REP scheme 3; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28660/12]

Question· writtenPQ 15asked

15 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there is an appeal system set up for farmers who lost payments under the disadvantaged areas scheme; if there will be a maximum turnaround timeframe for dealing with appeals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28661/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 June 2012

15 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there is an appeal system set up for farmers who lost payments under the disadvantaged areas scheme; if there will be a maximum turnaround timeframe for dealing with appeals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28661/12]

Question· writtenPQ 54asked

48 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide a list of the State agencies in which the Government has not made an appointment to a State body when a vacancy has arisen in view of the fact that it is clearly necessary to consider changes in the function or structure of the board. [28240/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 June 2012

48 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide a list of the State agencies in which the Government has not made an appointment to a State body when a vacancy has arisen in view of the fact that it is clearly necessary to consider changes in the function or structure of the board. [28240/12]

Question· oralPQ 41asked

41 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Jobs; Enterprise and Innovation if the reduction of more than €1billion on exports in medical and pharmaceutical products to the United States of America in the first three months of 2012 as compared to the same period in 2011 has resulted or may result in job losses in this sector. [27331/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 June 2012

41 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Jobs; Enterprise and Innovation if the reduction of more than €1billion on exports in medical and pharmaceutical products to the United States of America in the first three months of 2012 as compared to the same period in 2011 has resulted or may result in job losses in this sector. [27331/12]

Question· writtenPQ 21asked

18 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the numbers of jobs lost or created in foreign direct investment companies since 2008; and the number lost in the domestic economy over the same period. [27332/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 June 2012

18 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the numbers of jobs lost or created in foreign direct investment companies since 2008; and the number lost in the domestic economy over the same period. [27332/12]

Question· writtenPQ 26asked

20 D’fhiafraigh Martin Ferris den Aire Ealaíon, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta cén sciar de bhuiséad Údarás na Gaeltachta a chaitear ar phinsin daoine atá fós fostaithe, agus ar phinsin daoine atá tar éis éirí as an Údarás. [27097/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 June 2012

20 D’fhiafraigh Martin Ferris den Aire Ealaíon, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta cén sciar de bhuiséad Údarás na Gaeltachta a chaitear ar phinsin daoine atá fós fostaithe, agus ar phinsin daoine atá tar éis éirí as an Údarás. [27097/12]

Question· writtenPQ 20asked

18 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will commit to ring-fencing the moneys allocated by FÁS for the refurbishment of Lourdes Youth and Community Services until such time as the ownership of the property has been resolved. [25799/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 May 2012

18 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will commit to ring-fencing the moneys allocated by FÁS for the refurbishment of Lourdes Youth and Community Services until such time as the ownership of the property has been resolved. [25799/12]

Question· oralPQ 7asked

7 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will ensure that in the review of the school funding due to be carried out by the National Council for Special Education that no further cuts will be applied that will reduce the number of special needs assistants at schools (details supplied) in County Wexford. [25798/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 May 2012

7 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will ensure that in the review of the school funding due to be carried out by the National Council for Special Education that no further cuts will be applied that will reduce the number of special needs assistants at schools (details supplied) in County Wexford. [25798/12]

Question· writtenPQ 44asked

43 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Finance the number of targets set out in the original Memorandum of Understanding signed in December 2010 that have been fully met; the number of targets to date that have been deferred; and the number of targets that have been missed. [25639/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 May 2012

43 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Finance the number of targets set out in the original Memorandum of Understanding signed in December 2010 that have been fully met; the number of targets to date that have been deferred; and the number of targets that have been missed. [25639/12]

Question· writtenPQ 22asked

22 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Finance if the State has met the targets set out in the Memorandum of Understanding with respect to the Fiscal Advisory Council and the reform of the legal, medical and accounting professions. [25640/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 May 2012

22 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Finance if the State has met the targets set out in the Memorandum of Understanding with respect to the Fiscal Advisory Council and the reform of the legal, medical and accounting professions. [25640/12]

Question· writtenPQ 16asked

15 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Defence his plans to increase training on military vehicle safety in view of the high level of compensation paid out by his Department arising from accidents involving Defence Force vehicles. [24530/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 May 2012

15 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Defence his plans to increase training on military vehicle safety in view of the high level of compensation paid out by his Department arising from accidents involving Defence Force vehicles. [24530/12]

Question· writtenPQ 148asked

148 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the options open to a person who has been deported in the past but now has residency in Ireland to prevent them from being questioned at airports because of the deportation on their passport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24412/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 May 2012

148 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the options open to a person who has been deported in the past but now has residency in Ireland to prevent them from being questioned at airports because of the deportation on their passport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24412/12]

Question· writtenPQ 89asked

87 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Finance if he will undertake to legislate in the area of debt collection in line with the Fine Gael Private Members ’ motion of 30 March 2009, which inter alia pointed out that unlike many other EU countries, Ireland has no system of regulation of debt collectors and called on the then Government to introduce legislation to regulate debt collection and to ensure that debt collectors are registered and vetted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24590/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 May 2012

87 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Finance if he will undertake to legislate in the area of debt collection in line with the Fine Gael Private Members ’ motion of 30 March 2009, which inter alia pointed out that unlike many other EU countries, Ireland has no system of regulation of debt collectors and called on the then Government to introduce legislation to regulate debt collection and to ensure that debt collectors are registered and vetted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24590/12]

Question· writtenPQ 66asked

63 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure continuing and adequate funding for the established organisations for those women whose health has been damaged by infected blood products; the meetings he has held to address the funding issue and their outcome; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24216/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 May 2012

63 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure continuing and adequate funding for the established organisations for those women whose health has been damaged by infected blood products; the meetings he has held to address the funding issue and their outcome; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24216/12]

Question· writtenPQ 36asked

31 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health if he will confirm that a FETAC level 5 qualification is not required for long-standing care staff including multi-task assistants and or carers on night duty in community hospitals or otherwise; the qualifications required for such staff; if such standards are applied consistently across the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24217/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 May 2012

31 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health if he will confirm that a FETAC level 5 qualification is not required for long-standing care staff including multi-task assistants and or carers on night duty in community hospitals or otherwise; the qualifications required for such staff; if such standards are applied consistently across the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24217/12]

Question· writtenPQ 430asked

507 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Limerick will be called for a cataract operation in view of the fact that they are blind in one eye and the other is deteriorating. [24136/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 May 2012

507 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Limerick will be called for a cataract operation in view of the fact that they are blind in one eye and the other is deteriorating. [24136/12]

Question· writtenPQ 193asked

269 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Social Protection if her attention had been drawn to the fact a recent survey of 1,421 former community employment scheme participants found that 54% had found employment or moved into further education; and if she agrees that this supports the maintenance of the programme. [24041/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 May 2012

269 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Social Protection if her attention had been drawn to the fact a recent survey of 1,421 former community employment scheme participants found that 54% had found employment or moved into further education; and if she agrees that this supports the maintenance of the programme. [24041/12]

Question· writtenPQ 109asked

112 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he is satisfied that a company (details supplied) that is contracted to collect debts for Bord Gáis is fully in compliance with the Irish code of practise governing this area. [23608/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 May 2012

112 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he is satisfied that a company (details supplied) that is contracted to collect debts for Bord Gáis is fully in compliance with the Irish code of practise governing this area. [23608/12]

Question· writtenPQ 108asked

111 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to complaints made about, and media stories regarding, a company (details supplied) that has been contracted by Bord Gáis to collect debts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23606/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 May 2012

111 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to complaints made about, and media stories regarding, a company (details supplied) that has been contracted by Bord Gáis to collect debts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23606/12]

Question· writtenPQ 107asked

108 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a company (details supplied) that is contracted to collect debts by Bord Gáis is not in compliance with existing domestic legislation and codes of practice. [23537/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 May 2012

108 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a company (details supplied) that is contracted to collect debts by Bord Gáis is not in compliance with existing domestic legislation and codes of practice. [23537/12]

Question· writtenPQ 57asked

56 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Finance if he will make a statement on the legislation and codes of practice governing debt collection; and if he is satisfied that companies contracted to collect debts by public companies are in compliance with those regulations. [23538/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 May 2012

56 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Finance if he will make a statement on the legislation and codes of practice governing debt collection; and if he is satisfied that companies contracted to collect debts by public companies are in compliance with those regulations. [23538/12]

Question· writtenPQ 19asked

21 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there will be any impact on the wild salmon stocks by the introduction of fish farms to the west coast of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23337/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 May 2012

21 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there will be any impact on the wild salmon stocks by the introduction of fish farms to the west coast of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23337/12]

Question· writtenPQ 13asked

15 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he foresees the Common Agriculture Policy negotiations to be completed during Ireland’s Presidency of the EU in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23336/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 May 2012

15 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he foresees the Common Agriculture Policy negotiations to be completed during Ireland’s Presidency of the EU in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23336/12]