42 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the measures he proposes to take to address the increasing problems being faced by residents of local authority housing schemes in relation to crime and anti-social behaviour as evidenced in an attack (details supplied).
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25 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his proposals to amend the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008 in order to strengthen the powers of local authorities to deal with criminal and anti-social behaviour.
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524 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if the State will compensate private individuals when a company (details supplied) has accessed land without permission of their owners.
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523 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if a company (details supplied) has the same statutory rights as it did when it was a public company; the way the State proposes to compensate individual property owners if the company exercises those rights contrary to the constitutional protections of property.
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522 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if a company (details supplied) has obtained and retained a statutory licence and inherited all associated rights, normally restricted to the State, to enter citizens’ private property.
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485 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when it is expected that the Gweedore sewerage scheme in County Donegal will progress to tender stage; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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226 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his views on the funding difficulties Greencastle Breakwater and Pier is currently facing; and if he will reinstate the funding in order to complete the pier.
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221 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 provide an energy efficient heating system qualifies for existing grants.
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207 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the way the electronic voting machines are to be disposed of.
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206 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will confirm that the tendering process for the electronic voting machines was in accordance with the EU and Irish procurement regulations.
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205 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reason he failed to take legal action against persons involved in advising the purchase of the electronic voting machines.
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204 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the person who advised the Government in relation to the purchase of the electronic voting machines.
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203 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the person who is accountable for the loss of €51million on the electronic voting machines.
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75 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Finance the reason NAMA is to be given €90 billion in view of the fact that the banks claim that their impaired loans are no more than 5% of their loan books which is approximately €25 billion.
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74 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Finance the reason sacked Ministers of State who still have a job receive this severance when ordinary workers will only receive one week’s pay per year worked when they are made redundant.
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65 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the rationale behind limiting the PRSI ceiling to €75,036; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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37 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the welfare payments currently under review with the objective of imposing reductions in Budget 2010; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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69 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the discussions he has had with the Executive and with the British Government regarding the establishment of the all-Ireland parliamentary forum; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Bill entitled an Act to amend the Local Government (Planning and Development) Act 1999 to give the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the power to add to the record of protected structures, with specific regard to the need to preserve 15, 16 and 17 Moore Street in the light of their importance as a site connected to the 1916 Rising
660 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Education and Science if he will review the submission made by a school (details supplied) in Dublin 7 with regards to the discontinuation of their special needs class; if he will meet with the school to discuss their submission; and his views on whether this submission illustrates the reason these special needs classes ought to be retained.
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628 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) will receive their REP scheme payment.
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202 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Finance if he has examined ways in which to encourage persons who have investments abroad to redirect their investments into the domestic economy in order to compensate for falling foreign direct investment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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138 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the implications for the management of policing projects such as the new community policing model and major operations such as those into the Crumlin-Drimnagh and Limerick gangland feuds and so on, of the recently introduced pension levy, cuts to overtime, recruitment and promotions embargo; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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129 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the policy and practice reforms that have taken place in the area of garda handling of informers since the earliest related Morris report recommendations were made; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she will provide a list of the top 20 companies operating here in 2008 in terms of numbers employed.
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299 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position in respect of the fire stations in Bundoran and Ballyshannon, County Donegal; if it is his intention to retain both of these stations; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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280 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount of funding which will be allocated to Kerry County Council in order to allow them to meet applications under the mobility aid grant and housing adaption grant.
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89 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health and Children her views on introducing legislation to enable the prosecution of people who carry out genital mutilation of young girls here in view of the level of cases estimated by some health sector workers.
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38 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Transport his reasons for ordering a halt to all regional road projects in County Donegal that have not already commenced construction.
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78 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of firms expected to be research and development active by the end of 2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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76 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if cross-Border shopping has increased since the beginning of 2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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388 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of local authority houses to be built in 2009; and the breakdown among each county area.
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387 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount which is to be made available to each local authority for remedial housing works in 2009.
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117 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she will make a statement on the application by a person (details supplied).
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133 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if it is the case that cells in Mountjoy Prison which have recently become empty are being kept free for people who may be arrested in possible civil unrest as a consequence of the budgetary measures being contemplated by the Government.
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190 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) will receive their REP scheme four payment.
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132 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the status of visa applications in respect of persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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935 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of people employed by the Central Fisheries Board, the Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority, the regional boards, the Foyle Fishing Commission and the Naval Service.
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934 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if Irish fisheries protection officers operate from British naval vessels.
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628 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the delay in County Donegal regarding bóthair áise scheme applicants who have received confirmation letters regarding grant aid for their roads in November 2008 but no grant has been allocated; if, with more than a thousand applicants for this scheme resources need to be allocated to clear the back-log; and if all applicants will be contacted with an update on their application.
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577 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of the requests for assistance from foreign police forces in 2008 that resulted in arrests and convictions here; and the number of the subjects of those enquiries that were deported or extradited.
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236 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health and Children if a person (details supplied) in County Kerry has been approved for dentures.
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208 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Finance the reason part-time firemen, who are not in receipt of a State pension, are subject to the pension levy.
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939 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the authority under which the HMS Severn conducted fishery patrols in Irish waters with a Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority officer on board on 17 February 2009.
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102 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his views on a complete renegotiation of the Common Fisheries Policy as part of any review, in order to address the share of quota provided to fishermen here.
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