59 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his plans to prioritise supports and funding for independent arts centres here into the future in view of the important role that such centres play within communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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26 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the amount that was spent on consultants in his Department in 2009 and 2010; and the amount that will be spent on consultants in 2011.
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7 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will develop financial supports to businesses to encourage them to keep staff gainfully employed instead of having to let them go.
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72 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his rationale for selling off a stake in the ESB to private interests, a self-financing critical component of the State’s strategic infrastructure that has paid €4.5 billion over the past ten years to the State in taxes and dividends, for a fraction of the latter figure.
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147 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will provide a full list of forestry grant recipients since 2007.
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146 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will provide the figures regarding the extent of forest harvesting in Ireland since 2007; and the way that is being balanced by planting, as per the sustainable yield promised by the strategic forestry plan.
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145 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will provide statistics for the full amount of trees, full amount of forests and the full amount of land that Coillte has sold to pension funds and banks since 1989.
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28 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will introduce policy and legislation governing welfare of race horses; when legislation will be introduced; if the legislation will bring Ireland in line with the race horse welfare provision of other EU member states; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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23 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if any submission has been made regarding the McCarthy report recommendations on Coillte.
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44 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Finance his views on whether the State can re-enter the financial markets in part during 2012 and in full by mid 2013.
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38 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Finance if he is preparing any contingency plans to deal with the possibility of the State being unable to re-enter the financial markets at the end of 2013 and if so, if he will outline these plans.
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166 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will advise this Deputy on the options available to a family in County Limerick who wish to adopt an orphan girl from Belarus who has been visiting them for a number of years; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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28 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he will publish the findings of the pilot scheme and the value for money report carried out on the rural transport programme.
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22 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the sports capital programme will reopen; if he will provide information on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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19 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health the action he will take to address the overcrowding and threats to patient safety that led nurses to take industrial action in the Mid-Western Regional Hospital, County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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48 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding and the projected timeframe for changes that are being considered for the reform of the junior certificate examination.
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32 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on making history and geography optional for students aged 12 years as part of proposals to reform the junior certificate examination.
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464 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health if he will be ordering an independent investigation into the circumstances of the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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463 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health the reason that patients’ X-rays were not acted upon; his views on whether the was as a result of staff being overworked and or under-resourced; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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462 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health if he is satisfied that no other patients’ X-rays were missed and not acted upon in sufficient time and the measures that have been put in place to ensure this does not occur in the future.
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461 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health when the radiologist at Kerry General Hospital reviewed an X-ray in respect of a person (details supplied) in November 2009; if there was a delay, the reason for same and if this was common practice at the time.
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460 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health if he will establish whether the registrar and consultant at the accident and emergency unit in Kerry General Hospital reviewed the X-ray of a person (details supplied) before they were discharged; if not, the reason for same and if this is common practice.
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459 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health the date on which a note was made on the file of a person (details supplied) expressing concern about the November 2009 chest X-ray.
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458 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied) whose diagnosis was delayed by eight months because an X-ray of their chest was not acted upon at Kerry General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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80 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if there have been arrests, criminal charges or convictions against employees of a company (details supplied) or security personnel employed by the company during the protest actions in the north Mayo area connected with Corrib gas project; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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96 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the details of the severance package provided to past Secretaries General in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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45 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the date on which he will publish the Electoral (Amendment) (Political Funding) Bill 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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19 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the date on which he will publish the full list of powers and responsibilities that he proposes to give to a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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10 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if any submission has been made regarding the McCarthy report recommendations on Bord na Móna.
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2 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on proposals to sell parts of the ESB; if he has made any decisions on this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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673 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health when a decision on a medical card will issue in respect of a person (details supplied).
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361 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision on an application will issue in respect of a person (details supplied), County Kerry.
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360 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision on appeal for carer’s benefit will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry.
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D’fhiafraigh Martin Ferris den Aire Ealaíon, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta cathain a bheidh an Rialtas ag earcú príomhfheidhmeannach nua le haghaidh Údarás na Gaeltachta; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh.
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21 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Social Protection the position on the integration of community welfare officers into her Department, including whether it will be fully completed by September; if the necessary accommodation is available; and her plans to inform the public of the new situation.
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232 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will introduce legislation to protect employees in companies under administration who remain working but who are not paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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39 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his plans to develop a vibrant and effective social enterprise sector; and the number of persons that will be employed in this sector.
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94 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of school transport routes in counties Limerick and Kerry that will be affected after September by the changes in the school transport scheme.
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93 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of school transport routes that will be affected after September by the changes in the school transport scheme.
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14 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has discussed his instruction to heads of Departments to include further human resource or structural reforms beyond the Croke Park agreement proposals for cost-saving measures under the comprehensive review of expenditure with trade unions signed up to Croke Park or with the implementation body.
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6 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if public service outputs, identified for outsourcing by Department heads on completion of the comprehensive review of expenditure, will be consistent with the service delivery options principles of the Croke Park agreement.
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155 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will provide details of the value of Coillte forestry under the European Union emissions trading scheme; and the value of any potential mining rights, fishing rights and hunting rights on Coillte owned lands.
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188 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Education and Skills the amount the Catholic Church contributes to the annual budget for Irish schools.
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171 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Education and Skills the numbers of special needs assistants employed at each school in County Kerry for the school year beginning September 2010 in tabular form; the corresponding figure for each of the years 2007, 2008 and 2009; the expected figures for 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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60 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the date on which she will establish the 116000 hotline for missing children in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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53 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she has met with the Department of Justice and Equality regarding the introduction of legislation to enable the sharing of soft information; and if she will to provide a report on the progress of that legislation.
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49 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding schools located in catchment areas that are commonly experiencing problems in relation to the rollout of broadband; the way this is impacting on teaching in these schools; the way he intends to resolve these matters; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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145 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will have a decision on their medical card application.
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29 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the overlap and duplication of roles performed by Tourism Ireland and Fáilte Ireland; his plans to address any inefficiencies; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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