56 Mr. Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if he has satisfied himself with the diagnostic procedure, including blood testing, carried out by his Department in animals suspected of BSE, and if he will make a statement on the matter.
3 Mr. Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if he will outline the full implications for Irish farmers of the results to date of his Council of Ministers meeting on the review of the Common Agricultural Policy; if he will address in particular the changes in the milk, beef and cereals sectors; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
59 Mr. Ferris asked the Minister for Health if he will outline the amount of extra money for mental handicap services in 1992 which is being distributed on a service-by-service basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
7 Mr. Ferris asked the Minister for Social Welfare if he has reviewed the anomalies that exist between his Department and the Department of Finance in relation to couples cohabiting; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
18 Mr. Ferris asked the Minister for Social Welfare when the dental scheme for spouses will be fully operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
18 Mr. Ferris asked the Minister for Social Welfare when the dental scheme for spouses will be fully operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
4 Mr. Ferris asked the Minister for Social Welfare when the practice was instituted of requiring applicants for child benefit to include the RSI number of their spouses on the application forms; the reason this practice was introduced; if, in light of the recent Government decision to discontinue the requirement for farmers applying for headage grant payments to supply their RSI numbers, he will discontinue the requirement in the case of child benefit requirements; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
107 Mr. Ferris asked the Minister for Finance if he has received representations from the ICTU and FIE concerning his announcement in the budget, to remove the tax allowances available to employees who obtain shares in their company, having regard to the negative impact upon the motivation of over 80,000 employees currently availing of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
107 Mr. Ferris asked the Minister for Finance if he has received representations from the ICTU and FIE concerning his announcement in the budget, to remove the tax allowances available to employees who obtain shares in their company, having regard to the negative impact upon the motivation of over 80,000 employees currently availing of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
41 Mr. Ferris asked the Minister for Defence if he will outline, in respect of court actions being taken against him by members of the Defence Forces in respect of compensation for injuries, differentiated as between Na Buan-Óglaigh, and the various reserves, (a) the number of such cases awaiting hearing, (b) the number of cases awaiting the issue of judgements, (c) the amount paid out by him each year from 1989 to date, (d) the number of actions these represented, (e) whether, in the light of the Gleeson report, and having regard to the Garda court compensation scheme, he proposes to change matters and (f) the subhead such expenditure is appropriated against in the Estimates; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
41 Mr. Ferris asked the Minister for Defence if he will outline, in respect of court actions being taken against him by members of the Defence Forces in respect of compensation for injuries, differentiated as between Na Buan-Óglaigh, and the various reserves, (a) the number of such cases awaiting hearing, (b) the number of cases awaiting the issue of judgements, (c) the amount paid out by him each year from 1989 to date, (d) the number of actions these represented, (e) whether, in the light of the Gleeson report, and having regard to the Garda court compensation scheme, he proposes to change matters and (f) the subhead such expenditure is appropriated against in the Estimates; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
40 Mr. Ferris asked the Minister for Health if he will outline the legislative changes, if any, he proposes on foot of his consideration of the report of the Commission on Health Funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
40 Mr. Ferris asked the Minister for Health if he will outline the legislative changes, if any, he proposes on foot of his consideration of the report of the Commission on Health Funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
2 Mr. Ferris asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to the threat by general practitioners to withdraw from the medical card scheme as negotiated with her Department; if her attention has further been drawn to the widespread concern expressed by eligible patients if this threat materialises; if she will initiate immediate discussions with the Irish Medical Organisation to ensure that (1) patient care will not be at risk and (2) that the problems identified by the general practitioners can be addressed; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
50 Mr. Ferris asked the Minister for Justice if he will outline all actions being taken to prevent any further suicides in prisons or in Garda stations; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
50 Mr. Ferris asked the Minister for Justice if he will outline all actions being taken to prevent any further suicides in prisons or in Garda stations; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
18 Mr. Ferris asked the Minister for Social Welfare if his attention has been drawn to the fact that applicants for social welfare entitlements are not allowed by local social welfare officers to ask public representatives for assistance in claiming for entitlements; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
14 Mr. Ferris asked the Minister for Social Welfare if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the onus of proof for means is placed on the applicants, who in many cases have no income, and in cases where the social welfare officer decides that any income is above the social welfare limits, it is difficult for genuine applicants on appeal to succeed in their statutory entitlements; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
20 Mr. Ferris asked the Minister for the Marine if he intends to change the law to provide the same protection for fishery officers as extended to members of the Garda; and his views on whether the same penalties should be open to the courts to impose on persons convicted of obstructing or assaulting fishery officers in the course of their duty as recommended by the Ballycotton Tribunal inquiry.
20 Mr. Ferris asked the Minister for the Marine if he intends to change the law to provide the same protection for fishery officers as extended to members of the Garda; and his views on whether the same penalties should be open to the courts to impose on persons convicted of obstructing or assaulting fishery officers in the course of their duty as recommended by the Ballycotton Tribunal inquiry.
7 Mr. Ferris asked the Minister for Defence if he will outline the entitlement of a member of the second line reserve to undertake annual paid training, as regards hours attended and Defence Force regulations; the number of members of the Reserve who were unable, last year, to undertake paid annual training due to insufficiency of financial resources available to the Defence Forces; whether such members, who do not attend a course of paid training, can receive their annual training bounty and if so whether this has been paid in (1) 1988, (2) 1989 and (3) 1990 and the amount paid; and whether such a situation will occur this year.
47 Mr. Ferris asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the serious budget deficits in all health boards; if he will list the deficits in each health board area at end June 1991; if these deficits in revenue budgets include health board debts for goods and services supplied but not yet paid for and if he will outline the consequences of these debts on the ability of health boards to deliver health care services in 1991 at 1990 levels.
47 Mr. Ferris asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the serious budget deficits in all health boards; if he will list the deficits in each health board area at end June 1991; if these deficits in revenue budgets include health board debts for goods and services supplied but not yet paid for and if he will outline the consequences of these debts on the ability of health boards to deliver health care services in 1991 at 1990 levels.
3 Mr. Ferris asked the Minister for Health if, having regard to his commitment given in Dáil Eireann in February 1991 to (1) maintain services at 1990 levels, (2) maintain acute bed numbers at 1990 levels and (3) meet the health boards costs of overruns on demand-led schemes such as the disabled persons' maintenance allowance and drug refund payments, he will outline when payments will issue to health boards to honour these commitments and help relieve existing serious budget deficits in health boards throughout the country as reported at 31 July 1991; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
5 Mr. Ferris asked the Minister for Health if he has satisfied himself with the arrangements made to implement the new health eligibility entitlements in each health board area; if any cases of hardship arising from implementation have been brought to his attention; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
8 Mr. Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason EC suckling grants were not paid to persons (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
65 Mr. Ferris asked the Minister for Education if her Department in consultation with the Department of Agriculture and Food have given any further consideration to the proposal for the siting of the third level Community Rural and Agricultural Institute in Thurles, County Tipperary.
65 Mr. Ferris asked the Minister for Education if her Department in consultation with the Department of Agriculture and Food have given any further consideration to the proposal for the siting of the third level Community Rural and Agricultural Institute in Thurles, County Tipperary.
16 Mr. Ferris asked the Minister for Health if he has reviewed the progress made in relation to the specific recommendations for action in the Green Paper Towards a Full Life; if he has satisfied himself with the progress made on all of these recommendations; if he intends to publish a White Paper on the subject of disability; if he intends to introduce legislation to give effect to these recommendations and to United Nations declarations on the subject; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
7 Mr. Ferris asked the Minister for Finance if he will outline the present position regarding the proposed establishment of a European Central Bank; whether he has agreed a draft constitution for such a bank; if the bank officials in the working party, based in Basle, Switzerland, have committed the country to aspects of the constitution of the proposed bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
18 Mr. Ferris asked the Minister for Defence if he has any proposals to reintroduce the two week annual camp for the FCA, which is now effectively the first line reserve.
5 Mr. Ferris asked the Minister for Defence if he will outline his recruitment policy for the FCA; and the number of women he proposes to recruit this year.
3 Mr. Ferris asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the increasing demand for sub-acute and geriatric bed accommodation in many health board areas and the hardship being caused to medical card holders by the lack of these services; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
94 Mr. Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment if he will outline the precise policy steps he proposes to recommend to housing authorities and planning authorities, including An Bord Pleanála, to mitigate the extent and effects of social segregation in housing as promised in the Programme for Economic and Social Progress; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
94 Mr. Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment if he will outline the precise policy steps he proposes to recommend to housing authorities and planning authorities, including An Bord Pleanála, to mitigate the extent and effects of social segregation in housing as promised in the Programme for Economic and Social Progress; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
10 Mr. Ferris asked the Minister for Social Welfare if he will, under equality legislation, pay adult dependant rates to spouses in line with the recipient rates under all relevant social welfare payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
48 Mr. Ferris asked the Minister for Defence if, in the light of the Defence (Amendment) Act, 1990, he will facilitate members of the Army Nursing Services to become directly involved in negotiations with his Department on matters affecting their condition of employment.
15 Mr. Ferris asked the Minister for Defence if, in view of the high number of security duty operations in aid of the civil power undertaken by the Defence Forces, he proposes to levy a charge for such operations in the future.
7 Mr. Ferris asked the Minister for Social Welfare if he intends to increase the free fuel allowance for those living outside the greater Dublin area in line with his announcement for the Dublin area; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
35 Mr. Ferris asked the Minister for Tourism and Transport if he will make a statement on the reason no EC funding has been sought for the upgrading of the Dublin-Belfast railway line.
35 Mr. Ferris asked the Minister for Tourism and Transport if he will make a statement on the reason no EC funding has been sought for the upgrading of the Dublin-Belfast railway line.
12 Mr. Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment if he has proposals to pay directly from his Department the caretaker costs for approved itinerant halting sites in order to ensure their successful operation and to overcome the financial difficulties facing small urban authorities who currently bear these costs.
17 Mr. Ferris asked the Minister for Social Welfare if he will outline the impact which the proposed EC social welfare legislation will have on Irish pensioners in 1992-1993 in relation to their benefits; and whether this will adversely affect entitlements as they are at present un-coordinated with State benefits.
7 Mr. Ferris asked the Minister for Social Welfare if he will make a statement on the proposal to issue magnetic identification cards for use by his Department.
18 Mr. Ferris asked the Minister for Defence the number of Defence Forces personnel employed exclusively on catering duties; the amount of revenue, if any, accruing to the State from the contracting out of the Defence Forces caterers; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
17 Mr. Ferris asked the Minister for Defence the total amount of land owned by the Army in the State; the amount of this land which is used for agricultural purposes; the revenue deriving from such use; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
11 Mr. Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment if he proposes to bring forward legislation to make it illegal to discriminate against prospective applicants for private residential tenancies on the grounds that they had children or were single or unmarried; and if he will make a statement on the matter.