93 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps she is taking to combat the problem of the responsibility gap in enterprise supports, identified in the 2004 document, Review of Enterprise Support in Rural Areas, in view of the fact that companies with between ten and 500 employees will only be dealt with by Enterprise Ireland if they constitute a high potential start up and is exacerbated by the new rural development plan 2007 to 2013 which puts Leader groups in the same enterprise support category as county enterprise boards, prohibiting them from assisting groups with more than ten employees; if her attention has been drawn to the problems being created by this responsibility gap with respect to indigenous small and medium enterprise, especially those involved in the agri-food sector; the initiatives she is taking to increase supports for indigenous SMEs, especially those falling within this responsibility gap, in view of the fact that most of these schemes, including the employment subsidy scheme exclude these enterprises from their criteria; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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62 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her plans to refine and clarify national rules regarding enterprise eligibility for assistance, both financial assistance and soft supports, from enterprise development agencies; if she intends to make the enterprise development agency system more transparent through the introduction of a one stop shop in order to avoid placing a burden on entrepreneurs and enterprises; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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328 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his views on whether farmers who have had cattle tested and been clear of disease for five years should only be tested in future when selling cattle.
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182 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health and Children if a decision has been made regarding an application for a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied).
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181 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health and Children if a decision has been made on an appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) regarding domiciliary care allowance.
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132 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will be informed regarding their application for a medical card.
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61 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Education and Science if he will confirm that there will be no further increases in the student registration fee.
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55 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Education and Science if he will respond to claims that moneys collected from the student registration fee are not used to fund student services; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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85 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Finance if persons recently appointed to the boards of banks covered by the National Asset Management Agency are paid from the Exchequer; if he will provide details of same.
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509 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will receive their REP scheme payment.
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127 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if a company based in Northern Ireland qualifies for the same capital grant aid from the Industrial Development Authority as overseas companies.
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316 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the contacts he has had recently with the US authorities regarding undocumented Irish citizens living in that country.
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200 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if priority will be given to the Listowel main drainage scheme, County Kerry, in the upcoming water services assessment of needs in view of the scale of problems the town has been suffering due to the age of the existing system; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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98 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of persons who were assisted under the technical employment support grant since its inception; the number of persons assisted under the technical employment support grant since 1 January 2009; if she will increase the budget for the technical employment support grant in view of the fact that retraining for redundant craft workers is more important than ever to stop the flow of persons into long-term unemployment; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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67 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of company start ups there been since 1 January 2009; the way this compares to the figures from past years; her plans to encourage company start ups and thus job creation; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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248 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will honour the commitments made in the Crawley report; and if funding for the operational programme will be made available in 2010.
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244 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will ensure the opening of the operational programme for fisheries in order to ensure funding for the aquaculture sector.
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136 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Finance the funding given from the Exchequer to non-governmental organisations over the past five years; and if the same level of funding will continue.
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118 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the fact that most pensioners use the Christmas bonus to heat their homes over the extended Christmas period.
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99 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs her plans to withdraw the free television licence from old age pensioners.
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429 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if all outstanding REP scheme payments will be made available before the end of 2009.
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380 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to purchase a bog (details supplied).
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318 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism his plans to continue to move programme under the sports inclusion development programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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314 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he will provide guarantees that funding for the sports inclusion development officers programme will be made available after 2010.
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146 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Finance when construction will begin on the new Department of Agriculture offices in Portlaoise, County Laois and what is the timescale for completion of the project.
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121 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the extra steps being taken to address the recent rise in household break-ins.
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104 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will review the Equal Status Act 2004 following the Supreme Court decision in a case (details supplied).
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199 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if a person whose sole residence is here but who stays with family in the north of Ireland during the week while working is liable to the non principal private residence charge.
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131 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health and Children the additional measures she is undertaking to address the shortage of general practitioners in our healthcare system; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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105 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will report on the progress made on the promised provision of primary care centres across the State; the number of such centres that have been provided, as distinct from primary care teams made up of healthcare professionals located in different places; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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1034 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the position on the payment of REPS 4, a 75% portion of which was due to be paid out by the end of September 2009; the number of applications; the number paid to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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995 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if, in view of the current economic climate, he will review the terms and conditions of oil and gas exploration licences with a view to securing a more beneficial agreement for the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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994 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the names of the companies awarded licences for oil and gas exploration off the coast of County Donegal over the past five years; and the date that each of these licences were awarded; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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989 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on whether it is appropriate that the Northern Regional Fisheries Board refuse to enter into mediation with a federation (details supplied) and instead pursued them through the courts over a period of three years at a cost to the taxpayer, only to be instructed by a High Court judge to enter into mediation with them.
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988 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the expenditure of State funds by the Northern Regional Fisheries Board which has brought legal action against a federation (details supplied) regarding the Gweebarra River dispute.
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977 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will respond to Cobh town councillors and Cork county councillors regarding his undertaking to investigate a complaint by a former worker involved in the State sponsored clean up of the former Irish Steel plant at Haulbowline, County Cork.
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886 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she will investigate the case of a person (details supplied) in County Cork.
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802 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs his plans for the future direction of community development projects here; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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144 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Finance if he will oblige banks, as part of the National Asset Management Agency legislation, to work with individual mortgage holders to renegotiate negative equity portions of their mortgages.
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108 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the practice entitled pay-day lending which is in use here by a number of money lenders; the implications of such practice on persons who avail of it; and the action which will be taken to eliminate this practice.
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253 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Defence if he will supply details of the official report into the deaths of persons (details supplied).
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142 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Finance if he has been informed of the result of the Revenue Commission investigation which he refers to in his reply to Parliamentary Question No. 118 of 13 October 2009.
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154 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Education and Science the reason almost half the 2009 budget for school buildings has not been spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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117 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Education and Science when and how he will spend the remainder of the budget for school buildings; and if it will be spent before the end of 2009.
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54 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will be seeking increased quota for Irish fishermen as part of the review of the Common Fisheries Policy.
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304 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the names of the 15 applicants who have been approved under the Tuilte Ghaoth Dobhair scheme in County Donegal.
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D’fhiafraigh Deputy Martin Ferris den Aire Gnóthaí Pobail, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta an gcuirfidh sé ainmneacha na 15 iarratasóir atá ceadaithe faoi Scéim Tuilte Ghaoth Dobhair i gContae Dhún na nGall ar fáil.
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302 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the number of open applications in his Department at present under scéim na mbóithre áise in County Donegal; and if he will provide a report on the status of these applications and the length of time that these applications have been with his Department.
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D’fhiafraigh Deputy Martin Ferris den Aire Gnóthaí Pobail, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta cé mhéad iarratas faoi scéim na mbóithre áise i gContae Dhún na nGall atá go fóill ag an Roinn; agus an dtiocfadh leis an Aire tuairisc a thabhairt ar stádas na n-iarratas agus cén fhad atá siad ag an Roinn.
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225 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Transport the breakdown of all routes which fall under the rural transport programme; and the cost incurred per route.
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