314 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Education and Science if and when construction of a new building for a school (details supplied) in County Kerry will begin; if her announcement in May 2007 on a visit to the school will be delivered on; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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299 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Kerry can expect to receive their payment under the farm waste management scheme.
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106 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the Stein gasification process; and his views on whether it might be a viable means of creating energy from waste.
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678 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he is familiar with the Stein gasification process; and his views on whether he believes whether it might be a viable means of creating energy from waste.
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424 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan is entitled to the single farm payment.
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45 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the progress made in terms of civilianising Garda tasks since the publication of the Garda Inspectorate report in August 2007.
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26 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the cost of the reportedly elaborate security operation mounted at Shannon Airport on 6 April 2008 in preparation for a possible refuelling stop by the US President, Mr. George Bush which did not happen.
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93 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Education and Science the practice that has been put in place to ensure that registered sex offenders are not used as substitute teachers in schools; and if the new proposed legislation will deal with this issue.
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84 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Education and Science if she will reduce the pupil/teacher ratio in 2009; and if so, the amount by which it will be reduced.
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299 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if she will make a statement on the granting of a foreshore license to a consortium (details supplied) and the possible environmental implications.
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105 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if she will make a statement on recent reports regarding the threat which energy crops pose to world food production and the implications that might have for this country.
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93 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason aquaculture licences are not available to inshore mussel dredging fishermen.
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13 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the process through which the next national drugs strategy is to be developed; and if he is confident that the new strategy will be delivered upon by all the Departments and agencies with relevant responsibilities in view of the failures that are evident in the implementation of the current strategy which concludes in 2008.
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979 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will provide a list of the awards made to County Kerry under the 2007 playground grants scheme.
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858 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the status of the asylum application for a person (details supplied).
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737 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Education and Science if and when a start date will be given for the new building project for a school (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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262 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health and Children the funding her Department has given to a group (details supplied) over the past five years on an annual basis.
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261 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health and Children the funding her Department has given to a group (details supplied) over the past five years on an annual basis.
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150 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his views on whether the Government’s promise in advance of the election in 2007 to slash PRSI rates was good policy.
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109 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the amount that will be lost from the social insurance fund if PRSI is cut to the levels promised in the programme for Government.
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106 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when he envisages that County Kerry will have full broadband access.
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481 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the company that was given the tender to destroy weapons (details supplied) that had previously been stored at Clancy Barracks up until 2000-01; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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480 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of firearms which had previously been stored at Clancy Barracks up until 2000-01 that were destroyed; the location of the destruction; the dates that destruction took place; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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308 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will be granted long-term residency.
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261 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the fact that only one Industrial Development Authority supported company has set up in County Kerry over the last five years, compared to 30 set up in County Cork during the same period; and if steps are being taken to ensure that Kerry is on a level playing field with other counties in terms of infrastructural development.
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114 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will classify myasthenia gravis as a long-term illness; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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123 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will report on her role in the critical impasse regarding community pharmacy; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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153 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the steps he will take to address the problem of persons under 18 hassling adults to purchase alcohol for them outside off-licences; and the measures that will be contained in the up-coming Liquor Licensing Bill or otherwise to tackle the problem.
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124 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has considered making provisions for the ring-fencing of Garda numbers engaged in duties other than those of the Traffic Corps, for example drugs unit officers.
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69 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if there have been complaints made to consumer associations regarding the differential between the euro and sterling prices on goods sold here by British retail outlets; and if so, the number of same.
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23 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department has made an assessment of the outcome for workers in the hotel sector and in the 16 other sectors covered by the joint labour committees of the High Court case taken by the Irish Hotels Federation challenging the fixing by the Labour Court of minimum wage levels for certain industries.
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45 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will make a statement on the review and revision of the role of the Environmental Protection Agency.
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501 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will make a statement on the review and revision of the role of the Environmental Protection Agency.
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500 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will review the fines imposed for environmental damage and liability.
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499 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will review the legislation regarding unauthorised developments.
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498 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will make a statement regarding the full implementation of the Aarhus Convention.
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492 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has received a copy of a fire safety audit which was commissioned by Bray Town Council on an estate (details supplied) in County Wicklow; if so, if remedial works are proposed to be carried out on foot of the recommendations contained in the audit; the estimated cost of such works; and if his Department will provide the funding.
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75 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his views on whether the commitments to cut income tax contained in the Programme for Government are viable; and if he will make a statement outlining that it is not his intention to implement these proposed cuts in the foreseeable future.
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40 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the expected impact on tax receipts of the slow down in job creation predicted for 2008.
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7 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food her views on whether changes need to be made to conditions governing the use of agricultural land in order to encourage the growing of energy crops.
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253 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Education and Science if she will make a statement on the proposed amalgamation of the primary schools in Lixnaw; if the long term projected staffing figure has been decided; and when the multi-annual school building and modernisation programme will be announced.
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252 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the need to relocate a school (details supplied) in County Kerry to the adjacent vacant post primary school; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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251 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Education and Science if she will make a statement regarding the approval to build a new school (details supplied) in County Limerick; and when the school may expect to be given the go ahead to build in view of the dilemma they find themselves in regarding the fact that their current accommodation will only be available for another 18 months.
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134 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the fact that EU Commissioner Stavros Dimas stated on 15 January 2008 that the Irish Government never sought a derogation on water charges for schools; if a derogation has since been requested; if not, the reason for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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697 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position regarding the ownership of the site on which the GPO stands; and if ground rent is being paid for that site.
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372 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the Industrial Development Authority supported companies which have ceased to operate or which have laid off substantial numbers of their employees are liable to reimburse the authority for any investment funds received; and if so, the sums that have been reimbursed over the past ten years.
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371 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the Industrial Development Authority supported companies in Kerry which have ceased to operate or have laid off workers in the past ten years, have reimbursed the authority, and if he will provide a table listing the companies and the sums involved.
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