78 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Finance the number of staff that will be in the asset recovery bank and in the funding bank, including the executive and board structures that will be established; the person who will be heading the asset recovery bank and the funding bank; how the public interest will be represented in the banks; the remuneration structures for staff at the banks, including chief executive officer; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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24 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Finance the effects on the domestic economy and the international borrowing markets of the open-ended exposure to the private liabilities of bondholders in Anglo Irish Bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1395 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport if she will ensure that the forthcoming budget will maintain existing levels of funding to all agencies for the arts including the Arts Council, the Irish Film Board and Culture Ireland; if she will protect local authority arts funding and make significant new funding available to the arts and cultural sector, in order to build on our cultural tourism potential.
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670 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will establish a national foot screening service as part of measures to protect against diabetes of the foot.
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127 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the way she intends to address the situation whereby unqualified persons can take on substitution cover in schools.
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121 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will lift the cap on post leaving certificate places in order to allow post leaving certificate applicants this year to take up training; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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434 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs if he will consider extending the areas covered by the current rural social scheme to include urban areas and increase the remit and funding of community services programmes in view of the success of the scheme and the rising unemployment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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138 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Limerick will be given an appointment at a hospital.
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28 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if the local authorities have discussed the possible removal of the tenant purchase discount with his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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409 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) in County Kerry was refused their application for the higher education access route despite the fact that they met all the criteria and submitted the documentation that was required of them.
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381 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide details of new exploration licences recently granted or to be granted over the next number of months; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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73 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Defence his views on newspaper reports (details supplied) alleging that Irish Army officers engaged in arms sales; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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60 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Defence if he will report on allegations regarding the involvement of Irish Army officers in arms sales in the Seychelles; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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489 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when he expects a foreshore licence to be granted to a company (details supplied), in County Kerry, for their liquefied natural gas project on the Tarbert Ballylongford landbank; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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488 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on whether the delays in granting a foreshore licence to a company (details supplied), County Kerry, for their liquefied natural gas project on the Tarbert Ballylongford landbank are acceptable in view of the fact that it will create up to 400 jobs in the North Kerry West Limerick region; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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481 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reason for the delay in granting a foreshore licence to a company (details supplied) in County Kerry for their liquefied natural gas project on the Tarbert Ballylongford landbank; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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45 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position regarding the resettlement in Ireland and Europe of persons detained in Guantanamo.
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110 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding an application by an organisation (details supplied) for funding under Strand 1 of the Dormant Accounts Fund 2010 to refurbish existing youth cafe facilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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109 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding an application for funding under strand 2 of the Dormant Accounts Fund 2010 to an organisation (details supplied) to provide a specialised mobile youth cafe; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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42 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs if he will make a commitment that any future funding programme resulting from the review of the scheme to support national organisations in the community and voluntary sector will prioritise a focus on combatting poverty, exclusion and inequality by supporting organisations that represent, empower and respond to the needs of disadvantaged groups and communities.
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78 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the media reports that Garda rank and file instead of the forensic science laboratory are to conduct drugs analyses ; his views on whether this might leave future prosecutions and convictions vulnerable to challenge.
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61 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the number on a duration of waiting lists for drugs related services in prison and the steps he will be take to address current breaks in supports experienced during the transition from prison based to community based services.
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383 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if he will release the Garda report into claims that Government officials were buying guns (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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99 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the position regarding Limerick and north Kerry being designated as Objective 1 regions in view of the unemployment figures in the area and in particular following recent public statements from the Industrial Development Authority that the infrastructure in County Kerry is hindering job creation.
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98 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation his plans regarding the latest recommendations of the mid-west task force; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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43 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Social Protection his views on the assessment of Aontas that the education and training providers will not have the capacity to meet the demand that will be created if the changes proposed by the Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2010 proceed; if he has discussed this with the Department of Education and Skills; and the outcome of those discussion in terms of concrete actions and time frames.
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40 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of the activation scheme contained in the Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2010; and to make a statement including a detailed breakdown of same.
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202 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will receive their backdated rent supplement.
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60 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health and Children when an application for a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) will be decided on.
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406 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will guarantee that local authorities will have first option on lands that they surrender to the agency under the proposed land aggregation scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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212 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will be facilitated with an appointment.
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157 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Finance if he will restore the full season at Skellig Michael which has been reduced by the Office of Public Works by three months with serious consequences for the local tourism sector.
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56 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will publish the legal advice on which is based the claim that the files for children who died in State care or when known to child care services cannot be passed to the special investigation team established by the Minister of State with responsibility for children; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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48 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health and Children the measures she will take to help prevent misdiagnosis of miscarriages; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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40 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Finance if the €200 levy on car parking facilities provided to employees by their employers will apply to Members of the Houses of the Oireachtas; if this levy will apply to former Oireachtas Members who still have parking rights; if this levy will be reclaimable as an expense item; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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18 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Finance the approach being taken by him in respect of the Stability and Growth Pact; the timeframe he envisages for returning within the terms of the pact; the actions that need to be taken by him to bring Ireland back within the terms of the pact; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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160 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Defence if persons (details supplied) who were serving members of the Defence Forces at the time of alleged arms sales to the Seychelles have been suspended from their duties pending the outcome of these investigations.
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159 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Defence if he will confirm that the person (details supplied) named and implicated with regard to arms sales in the Seychelles has been suspended from their duties in the weapons wing, which buys weapons for the Defence Forces, pending the outcomes of these investigations.
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70 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation if he will elaborate on his policy for job creation, specifically the approach recently announced by the Taoiseach to improve competitiveness by allowing wages to fall; if he intends to cut the minimum wage; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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55 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the action he is taking to ensure that the targets set by the Industrial Development Authority to attract foreign direct investment are met after it was revealed that developers cannot secure finance to build appropriate properties for multinational companies; the way the IDA document Horizon 2020 is being re-evaluated since an audit revealed a risk of regional development targets becoming unachievable due to the lack of property solutions in target towns; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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456 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if his attention has been drawn to allegations of serious bullying and sexual harassment of an employee of the Irish National Stud by the former chief executive officer of the Irish National Stud Board.
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455 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if his attention has been drawn to a Garda investigation into a person (details supplied) of the Irish National Stud and that a file has gone to the Director of Public Prosecutions, and the Boards’s denial of any case to answer.
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454 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason he appointed a person (details supplied) as the new chief executive officer of the Irish National Stud.
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325 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if a person (details supplied) in County Kerry has had their application for asylum accepted.
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77 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if FÁS has ever funded privately owned companies to run community employment schemes.
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274 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Defence his views on reports (details supplied) that serving officers in the Permanent Defence Force are implicated in buying illegal arms; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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26 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills when a school (details supplied) in County Kerry will receive funding for needed renovations.
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473 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if his attention has been drawn to the fact that imported lobsters from Canada and the US are reported to be less than the Irish minimum gauge of 87 mm; and the steps that he is taking to address this issue.
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444 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when the REFIT price for co-firing miscanthus in power stations will be implemented; and if the price will be paid to the producer.
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