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Question· writtenPQ 56asked

66 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he has read the report of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Agriculture, Fisheries and Food on farming and fishing in the west; and if he plans to implement the proposals recommended by the Oireachtas committee when it considered the report. [21842/10]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 May 2010

66 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he has read the report of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Agriculture, Fisheries and Food on farming and fishing in the west; and if he plans to implement the proposals recommended by the Oireachtas committee when it considered the report. [21842/10]

Question· writtenPQ 79asked

105 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation if he has held discussions in the last 18 months with management of a company (details supplied) regarding the future of its two factories in Abbeyfeale, County Limerick and Mallow, County Cork; if not if he has plans to do so in the near future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21770/10]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 May 2010

105 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation if he has held discussions in the last 18 months with management of a company (details supplied) regarding the future of its two factories in Abbeyfeale, County Limerick and Mallow, County Cork; if not if he has plans to do so in the near future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21770/10]

Question· writtenPQ 59asked

83 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will make changes to the habitual residency requirement for receipt of many social welfare payments which is acting as a barrier to many returned Irish persons from accessing the protections they need. [21616/10]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 May 2010

83 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will make changes to the habitual residency requirement for receipt of many social welfare payments which is acting as a barrier to many returned Irish persons from accessing the protections they need. [21616/10]

Question· writtenPQ 55asked

74 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will take steps to amend section 7 of the Protection of Employees (Employer Insolvency) Act 1984 to ensure that in situations of insolvency involving pension deficits employees will receive at least 50% of their pension entitlements to rectify the current situations in which employees can be left with less than that. [21615/10]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 May 2010

74 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will take steps to amend section 7 of the Protection of Employees (Employer Insolvency) Act 1984 to ensure that in situations of insolvency involving pension deficits employees will receive at least 50% of their pension entitlements to rectify the current situations in which employees can be left with less than that. [21615/10]

Question· writtenPQ 47asked

37 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on Turkish membership of the EU; if he agrees that Turkish membership should not be considered until such time as Turkey withdraws from our fellow EU member State, Cyprus, and lifts all its restrictions on trade, airflight and shipping and so on in relation to Cyprus. [21023/10]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 May 2010

37 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on Turkish membership of the EU; if he agrees that Turkish membership should not be considered until such time as Turkey withdraws from our fellow EU member State, Cyprus, and lifts all its restrictions on trade, airflight and shipping and so on in relation to Cyprus. [21023/10]

Question· writtenPQ 528asked

564 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the number of persons in her Department and offices under her aegis employed in the civil and public service who are in receipt of a State pension. [21155/10]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 May 2010

564 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the number of persons in her Department and offices under her aegis employed in the civil and public service who are in receipt of a State pension. [21155/10]

Question· writtenPQ 461asked

497 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of persons in his Department and office, including any agencies and offices under his aegis, employed in the civil and public service who are in receipt of a State pension. [21153/10]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 May 2010

497 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of persons in his Department and office, including any agencies and offices under his aegis, employed in the civil and public service who are in receipt of a State pension. [21153/10]

Question· writtenPQ 346asked

381 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the number of persons in his Department and office, including any Departments and Offices under his aegis, employed in the civil and public service who are in receipt of a State pension. [21154/10]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 May 2010

381 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the number of persons in his Department and office, including any Departments and Offices under his aegis, employed in the civil and public service who are in receipt of a State pension. [21154/10]

Question· writtenPQ 341asked

376 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport the number of persons in her Department and office, including any Departments and Offices under her aegis, employed in the civil and public service who are in receipt of a State pension. [21161/10]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 May 2010

376 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport the number of persons in her Department and office, including any Departments and Offices under her aegis, employed in the civil and public service who are in receipt of a State pension. [21161/10]

Question· writtenPQ 335asked

370 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of persons in his Department and office, including any departments and offices under his aegis, employed in the civil and public service who are in receipt of a State pension. [21159/10]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 May 2010

370 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of persons in his Department and office, including any departments and offices under his aegis, employed in the civil and public service who are in receipt of a State pension. [21159/10]

Question· writtenPQ 281asked

316 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Transport the number of persons in his Department and office, including any Departments and offices under his aegis, employed in the civil and public service who are in receipt of a State pension. [21162/10]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 May 2010

316 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Transport the number of persons in his Department and office, including any Departments and offices under his aegis, employed in the civil and public service who are in receipt of a State pension. [21162/10]

Question· writtenPQ 271asked

306 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of persons in her Department and office, including any Departments and offices under her aegis, employed in the civil and public service who are in receipt of a State pension. [21158/10]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 May 2010

306 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of persons in her Department and office, including any Departments and offices under her aegis, employed in the civil and public service who are in receipt of a State pension. [21158/10]

Question· writtenPQ 177asked

205 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Finance the number of persons in his Department and office, including any Departments and offices under his aegis, employed in the civil and public service who are in receipt of a State pension. [21157/10]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 May 2010

205 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Finance the number of persons in his Department and office, including any Departments and offices under his aegis, employed in the civil and public service who are in receipt of a State pension. [21157/10]

Question· writtenPQ 134asked

162 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the number of persons in his Department and office, including any Departments and offices under his aegis, employed in the civil and public service who are in receipt of a State pension. [21156/10]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 May 2010

162 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the number of persons in his Department and office, including any Departments and offices under his aegis, employed in the civil and public service who are in receipt of a State pension. [21156/10]

Question· writtenPQ 111asked

139 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Taoiseach the number of persons in his Department and office, including any Departments and offices under his aegis, employed in the civil and public service who are in receipt of a State pension. [21160/10]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 May 2010

139 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Taoiseach the number of persons in his Department and office, including any Departments and offices under his aegis, employed in the civil and public service who are in receipt of a State pension. [21160/10]

Question· writtenPQ 68asked

126 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health and Children the discussions she has had with the Health Service Executive regarding the cuts to dental services for medical card patients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19992/10]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 May 2010

126 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health and Children the discussions she has had with the Health Service Executive regarding the cuts to dental services for medical card patients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19992/10]

Question· writtenPQ 60asked

82 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health and Children the discussions she has had with the Health Service Executive regarding proposed further cuts to the home help service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19993/10]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 May 2010

82 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health and Children the discussions she has had with the Health Service Executive regarding proposed further cuts to the home help service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19993/10]

Question· writtenPQ 225asked

227 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she is satisfied that her Department is not breaching national legislation which expressly prohibits employers from making any deductions from wages without permission of the employee, in the case of a person (details supplied) who worked for her Department for ten years as a special needs assistant and whose pension has been stopped until an overpayment that was subsequently discovered is repaid. [19735/10]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 May 2010

227 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she is satisfied that her Department is not breaching national legislation which expressly prohibits employers from making any deductions from wages without permission of the employee, in the case of a person (details supplied) who worked for her Department for ten years as a special needs assistant and whose pension has been stopped until an overpayment that was subsequently discovered is repaid. [19735/10]

Question· writtenPQ 41asked

37 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has read the report Breakdown of Trust — A Report on the Corrib Gas Dispute; and if he will accede to the earlier existing Garda Ombudsman Commission request to be allowed to conduct a general investigation into policing of the protest there. [19657/10]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 May 2010

37 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has read the report Breakdown of Trust — A Report on the Corrib Gas Dispute; and if he will accede to the earlier existing Garda Ombudsman Commission request to be allowed to conduct a general investigation into policing of the protest there. [19657/10]

Question· writtenPQ 15asked

15 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding his response to head shops; and if the Bill he has discussed with the media will alter the currently very slow process by which drugs are banned. [19651/10]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 May 2010

15 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding his response to head shops; and if the Bill he has discussed with the media will alter the currently very slow process by which drugs are banned. [19651/10]

Question· writtenPQ 23asked

57 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the breakdown of the 2,600 applicants under the second round of the employment subsidy scheme by employee numbers; the further breakdown of the successful applicants under the scheme by employee number; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19065/10]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 May 2010

57 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the breakdown of the 2,600 applicants under the second round of the employment subsidy scheme by employee numbers; the further breakdown of the successful applicants under the scheme by employee number; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19065/10]

Question· writtenPQ 244asked

283 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason funding can not be made available to private transport providers in order to subsidise the cost of bus travel for persons attending cancer care treatment from the Kerry region. [18902/10]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 May 2010

283 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason funding can not be made available to private transport providers in order to subsidise the cost of bus travel for persons attending cancer care treatment from the Kerry region. [18902/10]

Question· writtenPQ 66asked

104 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation his views on the fact that employers are allowed to claim an inability to pay agreed wage rates; and that the State will in effect be forced to subsidise them through the family income supplement. [19083/10]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 May 2010

104 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation his views on the fact that employers are allowed to claim an inability to pay agreed wage rates; and that the State will in effect be forced to subsidise them through the family income supplement. [19083/10]

Question· writtenPQ 30asked

26 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if, in view of the provisions available to Gaelscoileanna to practice early total immersion education, this practice will be replicated in Gaeltacht schools; if she has any objection to Gaeltacht schools following suit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18315/10]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 May 2010

26 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if, in view of the provisions available to Gaelscoileanna to practice early total immersion education, this practice will be replicated in Gaeltacht schools; if she has any objection to Gaeltacht schools following suit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18315/10]

Question· writtenPQ 17asked

16 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the steps she will take in order to make science subjects more appealing to secondary school students in view of revelations that growing numbers of students are not taking any science subjects. [18316/10]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 May 2010

16 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the steps she will take in order to make science subjects more appealing to secondary school students in view of revelations that growing numbers of students are not taking any science subjects. [18316/10]

Question· oralPQ 16asked

48 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Finance his views on the Mazars review of lending to small and medium-sized enterprise in the final quarter of 2009 which showed that SME lending was down by 3.6% in the year; when Bank of Ireland is required to submit its SME lending plan to his Department, as required under the terms of recapitalisation of the institution; if this lending plan will be presented to the Houses of the Oireachtas; when AIB and Bank of Ireland plan to start making the €3 billion in credit facilities, as required under the recapitalisation plan, available to small and medium-sized enterprises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17098/10]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 April 2010

48 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Finance his views on the Mazars review of lending to small and medium-sized enterprise in the final quarter of 2009 which showed that SME lending was down by 3.6% in the year; when Bank of Ireland is required to submit its SME lending plan to his Department, as required under the terms of recapitalisation of the institution; if this lending plan will be presented to the Houses of the Oireachtas; when AIB and Bank of Ireland plan to start making the €3 billion in credit facilities, as required under the recapitalisation plan, available to small and medium-sized enterprises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17098/10]

Question· writtenPQ 292asked

329 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will provide a copy of the framework agreement which paves the way for work to begin on putting in place contractual arrangements to remove the waste illegally dumped in the 20 sites. [16820/10]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 April 2010

329 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will provide a copy of the framework agreement which paves the way for work to begin on putting in place contractual arrangements to remove the waste illegally dumped in the 20 sites. [16820/10]

Question· writtenPQ 291asked

328 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will confirm and name the 20 sites that have been identified in the north of Ireland that contain around 250,000 tonnes of waste illegally transported from the south of Ireland. [16819/10]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 April 2010

328 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will confirm and name the 20 sites that have been identified in the north of Ireland that contain around 250,000 tonnes of waste illegally transported from the south of Ireland. [16819/10]

Question· writtenPQ 67asked

65 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to bring forward legislation to allow existing local authority mortgage holders to remortgage without triggering the clawback; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15934/10]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 April 2010

65 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to bring forward legislation to allow existing local authority mortgage holders to remortgage without triggering the clawback; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15934/10]

Question· writtenPQ 47asked

38 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of additional homeless households that were housed in 2009 and in the first quarter of 2010 above the allocation pattern from 2005 to 2008 in line with the commitments outlined in The Way Home Homeless Strategy, to end long term homelessness by the end of 2010. [15935/10]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 April 2010

38 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of additional homeless households that were housed in 2009 and in the first quarter of 2010 above the allocation pattern from 2005 to 2008 in line with the commitments outlined in The Way Home Homeless Strategy, to end long term homelessness by the end of 2010. [15935/10]

Question· writtenPQ 42asked

113 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if, in view of the reduction of the amount spent by his Department on mortgage interest supplements, he will use his position to influence the banking sector to require more banks to allow persons in financial difficulty to make borrowed sum only repayments rather than interest only repayments for the duration of those difficulties in view of the fact that over the long term the application of interest only repayments places a greater financial burden on the mortgagee and by extension potentially on the State via the payment of mortgage interest supplements. [15492/10]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 April 2010

113 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if, in view of the reduction of the amount spent by his Department on mortgage interest supplements, he will use his position to influence the banking sector to require more banks to allow persons in financial difficulty to make borrowed sum only repayments rather than interest only repayments for the duration of those difficulties in view of the fact that over the long term the application of interest only repayments places a greater financial burden on the mortgagee and by extension potentially on the State via the payment of mortgage interest supplements. [15492/10]

Question· writtenPQ 34asked

73 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his views on whether lowering the age of the child criteria for the making of lone parent payments will result in more children living in relative poverty in view of the level of unemployment and also in view of the ESRI prediction that unemployment will not reduce until economic growth in the region of 4% to 5% is reached. [15493/10]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 April 2010

73 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his views on whether lowering the age of the child criteria for the making of lone parent payments will result in more children living in relative poverty in view of the level of unemployment and also in view of the ESRI prediction that unemployment will not reduce until economic growth in the region of 4% to 5% is reached. [15493/10]

Question· writtenPQ 37asked

28 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs his views on whether the prevention pillar of the national drugs strategy cannot be properly implemented as a result of policy choices by the Department of Education and Science in view of his Department’s responsibility for the national drugs strategy. [14065/10]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 April 2010

28 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs his views on whether the prevention pillar of the national drugs strategy cannot be properly implemented as a result of policy choices by the Department of Education and Science in view of his Department’s responsibility for the national drugs strategy. [14065/10]

Question· writtenPQ 78asked

128 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will re-examine the decision not to fund bus transport by a group (details supplied) in view of the fact that payments by the Health Service Executive to taxis in respect of hospital visits are more costly. [14232/10]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 31 March 2010

128 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will re-examine the decision not to fund bus transport by a group (details supplied) in view of the fact that payments by the Health Service Executive to taxis in respect of hospital visits are more costly. [14232/10]