125 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the action she will take, if the Food and Veterinary Office reports in the future that imports from Brazil or any third country, represent a heath risk for EU consumers.
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123 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if she will make a statement on the recent report of the EU Food and Veterinary Office on Brazilian beef production.
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124 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if she is satisfied that Brazilian regulations governing beef production offer the equivalent level of guarantees and protections of human and animal health as those in force within the EU.
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122 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if she is satisfied that animal imports from Brazil comply with the principles established by the WTO and the international organisation governing animal health.
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109 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health and Children her views on the OECD report on health in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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85 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health and Children when a decision will be made on the provision of a cervical cancer vaccine in this State; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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55 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the percentage of requirements he believes can be met from renewable sources by 2010.
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20 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will make a statement on the state of research into wave and tidal energy generation; and the proportion of energy requirements he envisages will be met by these sources by 2010.
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185 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Education and Science if the list of schools approved for the 2008 summer works scheme is available.
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141 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will receive the results of a grid x-ray; and when they can expect to be given a date for a follow up operation.
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98 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will make a statement on the need for all local fire services to be provided with standardised training.
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511 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will make a statement on the EU Commission’s attitude towards the ban on genetically modified corn in Austria.
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492 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reason the gardaí claim that they do not have powers to prevent the illegal hunting of wild hares; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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220 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Education and Science if she will increase the travel and meal allowance available to VTOS participants to a level that would adequately reflect the high cost of living here; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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106 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Joint Policing Committees have not held public meetings in their local areas; and if the scope of his planned evaluation of the JPCs operation at the end of November 2007 will be limited by the fact that the JPCs have not conducted this core function.
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59 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will make a statement on the briefing on gangland crime from the Garda Commissioner received by him on 31 October 2007.
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263 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the overall guidelines for a person applying for a place on a community employment scheme.
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262 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the guidelines governing applications by people aged 55 and over for community employment schemes.
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553 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will provide an undertaking to reintroduce a grant scheme to provide funding for householders to allow them to install protective systems in their homes to prevent the harmful effects of radon gas.
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501 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of houses that were searched for drugs in each of the Kerry Garda divisional areas in the past year; the number of arrests made for possession of drugs; and the quantity and type of drug seized.
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291 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Transport if grandfather rights adhere to the airline or the route in view of the fact that Regulation 790/2004 states that the system provides for the reallocation of slots with established precedence to incumbent carriers.
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290 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Transport if the airport coordinator or Aer Lingus is required to carry out an impact study on the Shannon region to assess the affects of the proposed transfer.
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289 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Transport if the airport coordinator can reject a route change on the basis that the proposed change would be detrimental to the vital interests of the region from which the route would be transferred.
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288 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Transport if he will confirm that the airport coordinator, as defined by Council Regulation 95/93 and amended by EC 793/2004, has a veto on transferring routes to second airports.
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114 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his views on whether it is time to develop a new longer term benchmark against which the evolution of social welfare rates can be measured.
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89 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his views on the publication of the latest actuarial review of the Social Insurance Fund.
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129 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.
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77 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will guarantee that the new hospital to be built in Cork in place of the Mercy will be located on the north side of the city which is without a hospital.
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76 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will put in place a review of the conditions governing qualification for the medical card.
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63 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will release funds for the refurbishment of the banks of the River Brick between Lixnaw Bridge and Ballingar Bridge in order to prevent flooding that would threaten local housing.
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62 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if funding will be made available to refurbish the bank of the River Feale and its tributaries in 2008.
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271 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the plans in place to facilitate net metering for those who generate small amounts of renewable energy to be incorporated into the all-island single electricity market.
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219 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of acres devoted to the growing of energy crops; and the projected growth for this sector over the next five years.
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121 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the training that has been put in place to upskill vulnerable workers in the construction sector to facilitate them accessing alternative employment in the event that they lose their jobs due to the decline in that sector; and the number of workers that have availed of such training to date.
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126 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will bring in legislation to provide equal treatment to agency workers; and his views on a European Directive to give effect to equal treatment across the EU.
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538 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will use his influence to ensure that the Criminal Evidence Act, 1992 is amended in order to ensure that persons with intellectual disabilities are provided with greater protection with regard to sexual abuse and specifically to ensure that the section that refers to sexual intercourse is amended to include other forms of abuse.
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512 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Defence if he is satisfied that the Naval Service is adequately resourced to deal with illegal fishing within Irish waters.
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414 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if, in view of the Commission proposals of 17 October 2007, she has an estimate of the scale of illegal fishing within Irish waters both by non EU and EU based vessels.
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398 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if an ICES report on fish stocks in Irish coastal waters is in the process of being prepared; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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395 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of mushrooms that tested positively for carcinogenic substances in 2006; and the number that were tested in total.
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139 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health and Children the discussions she has had with Health Service Executive management regarding cuts in hospital services; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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96 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of community child care facilities which have received staffing grants under the equal opportunities child care programme since its inception; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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560 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding the proposed sewerage scheme for the Glenties, County Donegal.
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127 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will proceed with tax cuts proposed prior to the 2007 general election and promised in the programme for Government.
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116 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his views on whether his Department failed to recognise the expected extent of the impact of the much anticipated downturn in the property and construction sectors on tax receipts.
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66 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if the Shell pipeline and refinery scheme projected for the area of Kilcommon, Erris, County Mayo, has his full backing.
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11 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he intends to have a formal meeting with representatives of the local community in Kilcommon, Erris, County Mayo, to discuss Shell’s scheme to install a gas refinery and high pressure pipeline in their midst; and if he will provide a timeframe when such a meeting might take place.
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537 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he has an intention of having a formal meeting with representatives of the local community in Kilcommon, Erris, County Mayo to discuss a scheme (details supplied) to install a gas refinery and high pressure pipeline in their midst; and if so, if he will provide a time when such a meeting might take place.
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536 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if the pipeline and refinery scheme (details supplied) projected for the area of Kilcommon, Erris, County Mayo has his full backing.
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439 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when he will appoint a new board to constitute the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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