141 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if FÁS will be seeking international recognition of Irish trade qualifications in order for persons to get work in the US and other locations; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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85 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on the proposal from a group (details supplied) for locally dispersed wind energy schemes.
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18 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will provide a list of all payments and bonuses to the director of services in each county council for 2008.
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398 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when he will make full payment of the farm waste management scheme.
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350 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will provide a list of all payments and bonuses to the director of services in each county council for 2008.
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146 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs her views on whether the new PRSI requirements for jobseeker’s benefit unfairly penalises young people who may have lost their first jobs because of the economic downturn.
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138 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the changes she will implement to the half-rate carer’s allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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1634 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Education and Science if he will provide emergency funding to a school (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1347 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if there has been progress made in relation to tracing the oil that was the source of the contamination at the centre of the pig meat crisis.
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597 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the whereabouts of a person (details supplied); if so, if he has informed the authorities there of the person’s presence; and if he has initiated extradition proceedings against them.
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178 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if a person who is entitled to work until they are 70 years of age but who are made redundant prior to that but over 65, should not be entitled to full statutory redundancy.
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393 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Education and Science the amount of financial support, grants and so on that is given to each of the schools (details supplied) per year.
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377 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Education and Science the status of a request by a school (details supplied) in County Donegal which has applied for essential capital works; if it has been accepted; and if so, when work will commence.
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376 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Education and Science the status of a request by a school (details supplied) in County Donegal which has applied for essential capital works; if it has been accepted; and if so, when work will commence.
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375 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Education and Science the status of a request by a school (details supplied) in County Donegal which has applied for essential capital works; if it has been accepted; and if so, when work will commence.
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372 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Education and Science the status of a request by a school (details supplied) in County Donegal which has applied for essential capital works; if it has been accepted; and if so, when work will commence.
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371 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Education and Science the status of a request by a school (details supplied) in County Donegal which has applied for essential capital works; if it has been accepted; and if so, when work will commence.
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370 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Education and Science the status of a request by a school (details supplied) in County Donegal which has applied for essential capital works; if it has been accepted; and if so, when work will commence.
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369 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Education and Science the status of a request by a school (details supplied) in County Donegal which has applied for essential capital works; if it has been accepted; and if so, when work will commence.
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368 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Education and Science the status of a request by a school (details supplied) in County Donegal which has applied for essential capital works; if it has been accepted; and if so, when work will commence.
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367 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Education and Science the status of a request by a school (details supplied) in County Donegal which has applied for essential capital works; if it has been accepted; and if so, when work will commence.
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366 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Education and Science the status of a request by a school (details supplied) in County Donegal which has applied for essential capital works; if it has been accepted; and if so, when work will commence.
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365 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Education and Science the status of a request by a school (details supplied) in County Donegal which has applied for essential capital works; if it has been accepted; and if so, when work will commence.
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363 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Education and Science the status of a request by a school (details supplied) in County Donegal which has applied for essential capital works; if it has been accepted; and if so, when work will commence.
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373 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Education and Science the status of a request by a school (details supplied) in County Donegal which has applied for essential capital works; if it has been accepted; and if so, when work will commence.
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361 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Education and Science the status of a request by a school (details supplied) in County Donegal which has applied for essential capital works; if it has been accepted; and if so, when work will commence.
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374 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Education and Science the status of a request by a school (details supplied) in County Donegal which has applied for essential capital works; if it has been accepted; and if so, when work will commence.
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364 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Education and Science the status of a request by a school (details supplied) in County Donegal which has applied for essential capital works; if it has been accepted; and if so, when work will commence.
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362 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Education and Science the status of a request by a school (details supplied) in County Donegal which has applied for essential capital works; if it has been accepted; and if so, when work will commence.
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360 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Education and Science the status of a request by a school (details supplied) in County Donegal which has applied for essential capital works; if it has been accepted; and if so, when work will commence.
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350 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Education and Science when funding under the emergency works grant will be made available to finance a new heating system at a school (details supplied) in Dublin 5.
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297 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his view on the number of architects qualifying under the technical assessment pilot scheme.
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283 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding the fire stations in Bundoran and Ballyshannon, County Donegal and the moves to amalgamate the fire services of both towns to one combined unit at Finner; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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249 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has made representations for a person (details supplied) to be repatriated to a prison here.
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74 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the rationale behind the decision to refuse repatriation to a person (details supplied) and in particular the basis upon which the conclusion that the person had closer ties to the UK than the Irish jurisdiction was reached in view of the fact that the person’s two children live here; and if he will make a statement detailing the weight of the constitutionally protected family in his considerations around repatriation applications generally.
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21 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the sub-standard and insufficient nature of the accommodation available to the Garda Water Support Unit in Athlone, the unnecessary hardship this causes for officers and that expensive equipment is exposed to excessive wear and tear as a result; if he has discussed the matter with the Garda Commissioner; and the steps that will be taken to address the matter.
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564 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he made an initial order to pay REP scheme four payments in November 2008; and if so, the reason applicants have been told not to expect payment until January 2009.
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543 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount of the local government fund allocation that was made to each local authority which is from the levy that will be collected from non principal residents.
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540 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount of the local government fund allocation made to Donegal County Council which is from the levy that is to be collected from non principal residents.
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301 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if persons (details supplied) in County Kerry who were released under licence could have the conditions of their release supplied to them.
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136 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health and Children if she has received representations from people working in child care on the adverse effects of the child care subvention scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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122 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that there is still a shortage of speech and language therapy services while trained speech and language therapists are having to emigrate to find work; if she will address this problem; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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245 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if satellites are used to monitor fishing off the Irish coast.
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246 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the legislation, domestic or EU, under which the use of satellite photographs as evidence in farm inspections is based.
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231 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the source from which his Department receives the satellite photographs used in departmental inspections of farms.
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218 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the amount of travel and subsistence paid to each chief executive officer of the seven Regional Fisheries Boards, during the year ending 31 December 2007.
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74 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Finance the way he is monitoring and the actions he is taking to ensure that section 44 of the credit institutions (financial support) scheme which states that a covered institution shall not pass on the costs of the guarantee to its customers in an unwarranted manner is being adhered to by financial institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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103 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she has made contact with the larger retail stores in relation to their practice of importing supplies directly from England and the North of Ireland rather than through Irish distribution channels.
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