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Question· oralPQ 16asked

105 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if social welfare offices are operating with a full staff capacity; and if extra staff have been allocated to deal with the number of claimants. [34381/09]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 October 2009

105 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if social welfare offices are operating with a full staff capacity; and if extra staff have been allocated to deal with the number of claimants. [34381/09]

Question· writtenPQ 36asked

31 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the regard which was taken, in relation to the positions of other UN Member States towards signing and ratifying the new Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights when it opens for signature and ratification in New York on 24 September 2009, in deciding the Government’s position on signing on that day. [31755/09]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 September 2009

31 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the regard which was taken, in relation to the positions of other UN Member States towards signing and ratifying the new Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights when it opens for signature and ratification in New York on 24 September 2009, in deciding the Government’s position on signing on that day. [31755/09]

Question· writtenPQ 35asked

28 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a decision not to sign the new Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights at the UN signing ceremony in New York on 24 September 2009 would represent a departure in its foreign policy from its stated support for global recognition of the equal value and importance of all human rights, reaffirmed by Ireland at the Vienna World Conference on Human Rights in 1993. [31756/09]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 September 2009

28 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a decision not to sign the new Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights at the UN signing ceremony in New York on 24 September 2009 would represent a departure in its foreign policy from its stated support for global recognition of the equal value and importance of all human rights, reaffirmed by Ireland at the Vienna World Conference on Human Rights in 1993. [31756/09]

Question· writtenPQ 937asked

1095 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will make available the report sent to him by the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority in 2008 regarding illegal fishing. [30179/09]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 September 2009

1095 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will make available the report sent to him by the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority in 2008 regarding illegal fishing. [30179/09]

Question· writtenPQ 603asked

603 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the number of people who are awaiting payment of grant aid from Údarás na Gaeltachta for completion of third level courses undertaken; the timeframes involved; when these payments will be awarded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28804/09]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2009

603 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the number of people who are awaiting payment of grant aid from Údarás na Gaeltachta for completion of third level courses undertaken; the timeframes involved; when these payments will be awarded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28804/09]

Question· writtenPQ 53asked

66 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Finance if he will pursue a different approach to preparing for budget 2010; and if he will include the Opposition parties in discussions regarding cuts to spending. [27282/09]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 July 2009

66 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Finance if he will pursue a different approach to preparing for budget 2010; and if he will include the Opposition parties in discussions regarding cuts to spending. [27282/09]

Question· writtenPQ 364asked

387 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if it is his policy to offer convicted prisoners here, who are citizens of other states, voluntary deportation before their sentences are complete; if so, the number of people who have been deported under this procedure; and the countries to which they were deported. [28078/09]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 July 2009

387 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if it is his policy to offer convicted prisoners here, who are citizens of other states, voluntary deportation before their sentences are complete; if so, the number of people who have been deported under this procedure; and the countries to which they were deported. [28078/09]

Question· writtenPQ 56asked

72 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if employment opportunities will exist after re-training programmes have finished; if these upcoming sectors have developed sufficiently to absorb the new skill intensive workers; if job opportunities are not available after training, when she expects them to become available; the alternatives which will exist for jobseeker’s if they can not be absorbed into the workforce after training; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27102/09]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 July 2009

72 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if employment opportunities will exist after re-training programmes have finished; if these upcoming sectors have developed sufficiently to absorb the new skill intensive workers; if job opportunities are not available after training, when she expects them to become available; the alternatives which will exist for jobseeker’s if they can not be absorbed into the workforce after training; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27102/09]

Question· writtenPQ 32asked

52 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the extent of job losses over the past six months; the number of replacement jobs created in the same period; the action taken by her to stem the loss of jobs within this time period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27103/09]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 July 2009

52 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the extent of job losses over the past six months; the number of replacement jobs created in the same period; the action taken by her to stem the loss of jobs within this time period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27103/09]

Question· writtenPQ 38asked

36 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Education and Science the reason for his refusal to recognise Educate Together secondary schools in areas such as Lucan, County Dublin in which there is demand for non-denominational secondary education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26728/09]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 July 2009

36 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Education and Science the reason for his refusal to recognise Educate Together secondary schools in areas such as Lucan, County Dublin in which there is demand for non-denominational secondary education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26728/09]

Question· writtenPQ 11asked

11 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Education and Science his views on the fact that more than 50% of second level schools could be forced to reduce subject choice for senior cycle students from September 2009 due to education cutbacks. [26729/09]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 July 2009

11 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Education and Science his views on the fact that more than 50% of second level schools could be forced to reduce subject choice for senior cycle students from September 2009 due to education cutbacks. [26729/09]

Question· writtenPQ 42asked

59 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of contract workers in the Health Service Executive whose contracts will not be renewed as a result of cutbacks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26289/09]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 July 2009

59 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of contract workers in the Health Service Executive whose contracts will not be renewed as a result of cutbacks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26289/09]

Question· writtenPQ 26asked

20 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the measures being taken to ensure that persons who have experienced a reduction in their rent supplement are availing of lower rents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23144/09]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 June 2009

20 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the measures being taken to ensure that persons who have experienced a reduction in their rent supplement are availing of lower rents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23144/09]

Question· writtenPQ 63asked

74 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reason he will not collect data on the proportion of housing allocated by local authorities to people with disabilities; and if he will collect this information in future. [25111/09]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 June 2009

74 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reason he will not collect data on the proportion of housing allocated by local authorities to people with disabilities; and if he will collect this information in future. [25111/09]

Question· oralPQ 14asked

60 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of loans which have been drawn down under the home choice loan scheme since its inception; the cost of establishing and maintaining the home choice loan scheme to date; and the projected costs for the remainder of 2009 and 2010. [25112/09]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 June 2009

60 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of loans which have been drawn down under the home choice loan scheme since its inception; the cost of establishing and maintaining the home choice loan scheme to date; and the projected costs for the remainder of 2009 and 2010. [25112/09]

Question· writtenPQ 360asked

418 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the latest reports on human rights abuses in prison camps in North Korea; if he has had representations from human rights groups on this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22920/09]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 June 2009

418 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the latest reports on human rights abuses in prison camps in North Korea; if he has had representations from human rights groups on this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22920/09]

Question· writtenPQ 321asked

379 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of times the gardaí have been called to tackle anti social behaviour in an area (details supplied) in County Kerry within the past three months; and the number of arrests that have been made in connection with these incidents. [22512/09]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 June 2009

379 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of times the gardaí have been called to tackle anti social behaviour in an area (details supplied) in County Kerry within the past three months; and the number of arrests that have been made in connection with these incidents. [22512/09]

Question· writtenPQ 50asked

38 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will follow the French lead and without further delay make arrangements to offer protection to some of the innocent men in Guantanamo who will not be charged but have nowhere to go. [21711/09]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 May 2009

38 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will follow the French lead and without further delay make arrangements to offer protection to some of the innocent men in Guantanamo who will not be charged but have nowhere to go. [21711/09]

Question· writtenPQ 343asked

386 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when it is envisaged that the roll out of the national broadband scheme will be available to the residents of the Creeslough electoral division in County Donegal; the timeframe for the availability of broadband in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21045/09]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 May 2009

386 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when it is envisaged that the roll out of the national broadband scheme will be available to the residents of the Creeslough electoral division in County Donegal; the timeframe for the availability of broadband in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21045/09]

Question· writtenPQ 325asked

366 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if a company which produces fireplace inserts that burn cut and seasoned wood but provides an energy efficient system qualifies for existing grants. [19972/09]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 May 2009

366 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if a company which produces fireplace inserts that burn cut and seasoned wood but provides an energy efficient system qualifies for existing grants. [19972/09]

Question· writtenPQ 195asked

244 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Education and Science if he will provide assurances that the number of post-leaving certificate places in County Kerry will be increased to ensure that there is adequate capacity to cope for some of the many newly unemployed people in the county who wish to avail of the opportunity to engage in further education and retraining. [19150/09]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 May 2009

244 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Education and Science if he will provide assurances that the number of post-leaving certificate places in County Kerry will be increased to ensure that there is adequate capacity to cope for some of the many newly unemployed people in the county who wish to avail of the opportunity to engage in further education and retraining. [19150/09]

Question· writtenPQ 79asked

127 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Finance the cost to the Exchequer for nationalising Anglo Irish Bank; the expected funding from the State until the end of 2009; the estimated toxic debts of Anglo Irish Bank; if the taxpayer is liable for these debts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19105/09]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 May 2009

127 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Finance the cost to the Exchequer for nationalising Anglo Irish Bank; the expected funding from the State until the end of 2009; the estimated toxic debts of Anglo Irish Bank; if the taxpayer is liable for these debts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19105/09]

Question· writtenPQ 72asked

68 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health and Children if a centre (details supplied) in County Kerry which provides counselling to teenagers will be guaranteed funding in order to remain in operation, particularly in view of the fact that the loss of jobs will itself place a burden on social welfare. [18303/09]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 May 2009

68 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health and Children if a centre (details supplied) in County Kerry which provides counselling to teenagers will be guaranteed funding in order to remain in operation, particularly in view of the fact that the loss of jobs will itself place a burden on social welfare. [18303/09]