250 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if he will provide a breakdown of the €7.223 million paid to citizens in 2008 as a result of awards against the gardaí and the number of cases in which disciplinary action was taken against members of the force.
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81 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Transport his plans to ensure the maintenance of the Kerry to Dublin air link; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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299 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation if he will guarantee that no attempt will be made to reduce the level of statutory redundancy payments.
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52 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health and Children the future of the regional health forums; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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87 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Finance the direction given by his Department to public sector workers who were left stranded abroad as a result of the volcanic ash disruption; the specific direction that was given to these workers in terms of making up their hours; if his Department accepted the exceptional circumstances that caused absences in work; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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66 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Finance if, in view of the 4.1% shortfall in income tax returns for October and the 6.3% drop in the year on year performance of these returns, he will make specific provisions in Budget 2011 to stimulate the economy; if he accepts that the strategy that has been pursued by the Government so far in terms of deficit reduction has failed, which is reflected in the continued decline in income tax returns and shortfalls in Government projections for same; if he has used economic modelling to examine the effects on the economy of injecting stimulus, rather than making cuts; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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97 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the level of delay in the processing of student grants; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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90 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will rule out any reduction in teaching posts in budget 2011; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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96 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will review the decision to reject an application for a grant in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry.
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88 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills her plans to enter into bilateral agreements with other states such as Australia and Canada to enable apprentices to finish out their work experience abroad to enable them to qualify.
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444 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of empty housing units identified in his Department’s report on housing developments that are under the auspices of National Asset Management Agency.
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420 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount of money allocated in 2009 and 2010 for the rental assistance scheme and the long term leasing scheme.
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327 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform when a person (details supplied) in County Kerry can expect a decision on their application for permission to stay in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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324 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform when a person (details supplied) in County Limerick can expect a decision on their application for residency; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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152 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an application by a school (details supplied) in County Kerry to extend an existing classroom which is urgently needed given the increase in enrolment this year; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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82 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding the plans to transfer a number of FÁS responsibilities into his Department; if his Department’s responsibilities are likely to include responsibility for setting the materials budgets of community employment projects and if transferred if he intends to reverse recent developments whereby senior FÁS personnel are severely restricting those budgets (details supplied).
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97 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if the level of existing arrears is taken into consideration when a decision is made to increase the mortgage interest rate for local authority mortgage holders; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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96 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the way he expects local authority mortgage holders to be able to pay the 0.5% mortgage interest rate increase in view of the fact that one in three are already in arrears; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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95 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reason the interest rate for local authority mortgage holders has been increased by 0.5% and if he will ensure that this decision is reversed in view of recent data showing that local authority mortgage holders are six times more likely than bank mortgage holders to be in arrears.
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466 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a domiciliary care allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and when an appeal will be heard.
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430 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on an appeal for rent allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry.
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215 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Defence if he will make a statement on allegations that Irish Army officers were selling weapons on the black market to the Seychelles
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37 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Defence if he is willing to meet former soldiers who can show that they have suffered adverse effects from taking the anti-malaria drug Lariam, including mood swings, depression, suicidal tendencies, damage to the central nervous system and suicide
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24 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Defence if officers were issued a different anti-malaria drug to soldiers of other ranks; if Naval Service or Air Corps personnel who served overseas in Africa were issued with Lariam or another anti-malaria drug and if so the reason for same.
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498 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will provide a licence template drawn up in consultation with the salmon aquaculture sector to ensure the immediate and unconditional reintroduction of salmon aquaculture into the national development plan for fisheries and make an urgent start to the pilot project on sea lice.
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416 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when hen harrier payment will be awarded to a person (details supplied).
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406 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding the outcome of an appeal for domiciliary care allowance in respect of a person (details supplied)
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400 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Social Protection when an appeal for domiciliary care allowance will be heard in respect of a person (details supplied).
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232 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will receive results; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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89 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government to state when work will commence at a club (details supplied) in County Down to remove waste that was illegally dumped and if he or his officials will meet with local representatives to discuss the matter
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32 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport if she will ensure that funding for the arts will not be further cut in the budget.
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232 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the cost of subsistence and travel paid to each member of the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority
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210 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Social Protection when carer’s allowance will be paid on appeal to a person (details supplied)
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167 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason a medical card holder (details supplied) was charged for a dental treatment
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147 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Finance the return to the Exchequer if the profits from offshore exploration companies were taxed at 48% and subject to a 7% royalty
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140 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will intervene in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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123 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the contact he has had with the Minister for Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs in respect of rural development funding, local action groups and county enterprise boards; if funding from the Leader programme will be diverted into his Department; if there is an alternative to diverting funds from the Leader programme by making more funds available to enterprise boards to develop enterprise and job creation at a local level; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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513 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when disadvantaged area payment will be awarded to a person (details supplied).
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264 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will ensure that the necessary funding is made available for three replacement facilities to replace St. Finan’s Hospital, Killarney.
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138 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if the Government has protested to the Israeli Government following the deportation of an Irish Nobel laureate and peace campaigner (details supplied) from Israel while they were attempting to lead a delegation of women peace activists on a tour of the Israeli and Palestinian territories.
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132 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the action taken by the Government to support Palestinian and international demands that Israel reinstate its freeze on settlement building to facilitate the development of the Middle East peace process.
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61 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the status of Government plans to build a new prison at Thornton Hall in north Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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8 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the amount of tax payers money that has been spent on plans to build a prison in Thornton Hall; and a breakdown of same
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287 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when will the hen harrier payment for 2010 will issue (details supplied).
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410 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when early retirement scheme payment will be made (details supplied).
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69 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will reverse the cutbacks to the dental treatment services scheme and the dental treatment benefit scheme in view of the hardship caused to patients and the adverse consequences for dental health and for the dental profession, including the closure of practices; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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57 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of Health Service Executive posts currently unfilled, by region, as a result of the recruitment embargo; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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