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Tue, 9 Oct 2012
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Drugs Payment Scheme Administration
Martin Ferris
638. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health if Omacol tablets for heart problems were previously issued under the medical card scheme; and the reason it is no longer so [43013/12]
Tue, 9 Oct 2012
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Ambulance Service Provision
Martin Ferris
640. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health if a directive has been issued to ambulance personnel in the Health Service Executive Southern Region not to engage the fire service, outside of Cork City, to assist them; and if so, the reason such a directive has been given. [43023/12]
Wed, 3 Oct 2012
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Scéimeanna Teanga
Martin Ferris
37. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Martin Ferris den Aire Ealaíon; Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta cé mhéid scéimeanna teanga atá fós le daingniú aige; cé mhéid scéimeanna atá imithe in éag; agus cé chomh fada a bhfuil siad imithe in éag. [41968/12]
Tue, 2 Oct 2012
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Small and Medium Enterprises Closures
Martin Ferris
61. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Jobs; Enterprise and Innovation the number of enterprises that have closed since January 2011; and the programmes in place to support struggling small to medium enterprises [41617/12]
Tue, 2 Oct 2012
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Advisory Group on Small Business Recommendations
Martin Ferris
63. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Jobs; Enterprise and Innovation the number of recommendations of the Advisory Group for Small Business that have been implemented by him. [41618/12]
Tue, 2 Oct 2012
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Departmental Funding
Martin Ferris
405. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason funding for People with Disabilities in Ireland ceased at the end of 2011; the other avenues of funding that are available for local groups such as Kerry Network of People with Disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41424/12]
Tue, 2 Oct 2012
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Alternative Farm Enterprises
Martin Ferris
482. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture; Food and the Marine if there are any grant schemes to assist the production of bio ethanol from grain. [42002/12]
Thu, 27 Sep 2012
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Primary Care Centres Provision
Martin Ferris
14. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health the progress made, if any, regarding the proposed development of a primary care centre at Tralee, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41000/12]
Thu, 27 Sep 2012
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Nursing Home Accommodation
Martin Ferris
31. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health the number of public nursing home beds closed to date in 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40999/12]
Wed, 26 Sep 2012
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Health Services Staff Issues
Martin Ferris
26. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of social workers employed within child services in the Health Service Executive broken down by HSE division; the number of whom who are on sabbatical leave; and the number of those replaced broken down by HSE division. [40717/12]
Wed, 26 Sep 2012
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Court Procedures
Martin Ferris
30. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the date on which she will bring forward regulations to allow for the reporting of child welfare and protection proceedings. [40716/12]
Wed, 26 Sep 2012
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Treatment Benefit Scheme Applications
Martin Ferris
92. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will receive a hearing aid. [40863/12]
Wed, 26 Sep 2012
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Treatment Benefit Scheme Applications
Martin Ferris
93. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) will receive a hearing aid. [40865/12]
Wed, 26 Sep 2012
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Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals
Martin Ferris
94. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision on domiciliary care allowance will be made in respect of a person (details supplied). [40866/12]
Wed, 26 Sep 2012
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Single Payment Scheme Expenditure
Martin Ferris
150. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture; Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on the single farm payment that used to be paid to Greencore; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40816/12]
Wed, 26 Sep 2012
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Dairy Sector
Martin Ferris
155. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture; Food and the Marine the reason a TB reactor grant has not been paid in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [40868/12]
Wed, 26 Sep 2012
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Dairy Sector
Martin Ferris
156. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture; Food and the Marine if he will accept the 7 February 2011 appeals decisions by an appeals office to allow partial payment of TB reactor grant to a person (details supplied) [40870/12]
Tue, 25 Sep 2012
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Genetically Modified Organisms
Martin Ferris
73. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture; Food and the Marine his views on the growing of experimental GM crops; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40384/12]
Tue, 25 Sep 2012
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Marine Accidents
Martin Ferris
77. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture; Food and the Marine his views on the investigation into the loss of the Pere Charles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40383/12]
Tue, 25 Sep 2012
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Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
Martin Ferris
283. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government his views on a report that Clare County Council is linking the payment of third level grants to non payment of the household charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40175/12]
Tue, 25 Sep 2012
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Social and Affordable Housing Provision
Martin Ferris
292. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if he has received correspondence from Kerry County Council regarding its concerns about the reduction in the Housing Capital Allowance 2012 and in particular funding for single rural dwellings and if he has issued a reply. [40511/12]
Tue, 25 Sep 2012
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Garda Investigations
Martin Ferris
323. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will confirm that unidentified remains were discovered two years ago off Hook Head where two femur bones were discovered and off Helvick Head where a skull was discovered and if tests were carried out on those remains. [40537/12]
Tue, 25 Sep 2012
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Garda Investigations
Martin Ferris
324. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he intends to carry out any further tests to identify whether or not the remains found off Helvick Head and Hook Head have any connection to the crew members of two fishing vessels which sank in the Helvick area namely the Pere Charles. [40538/12]
Tue, 25 Sep 2012
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Single Payment Scheme Payments
Martin Ferris
364. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture; Food and the Marine if he will provide the most recent statistics on the number of farmers receiving less than €5,000 in single farm payment, the number receiving payments below €50,000, the numbers receiving more than €50,000, the numbers receiving more than €100,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40616/12]
Tue, 25 Sep 2012
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Medicinal Products Licensing
Martin Ferris
433. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the improvement in the condition of Cystic Fibrosis patients who are treated with a new drug Kalydeco. [40317/12]
Tue, 25 Sep 2012
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Medicinal Products Licensing
Martin Ferris
434. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health when he will license Kalydeco in order that Cystic Fibrosis sufferers may be treated with the drug. [40318/12]
Tue, 25 Sep 2012
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Sports Capital Programme Applications
Martin Ferris
514. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Transport; Tourism and Sport the position regarding a sports grant in respect of an organisation (details supplied) in County Kerry. [40606/12]
Wed, 19 Sep 2012
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Prisoner Releases
Martin Ferris
40. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prisoners currently participating in the community return programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39343/12]
Wed, 19 Sep 2012
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Crime Data
Martin Ferris
43. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of homophobic crimes recorded by the Garda Racial, Intercultural and Diversity Office each year since it was established; the number of these crimes which resulted in prosecutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39342/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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Septic Tank Registration Scheme
Martin Ferris
50. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government the financial supports that will be put in place to assist households upgrading their septic tanks to meet the new standards. [39072/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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Foreign Direct Investment
Martin Ferris
548. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the proportion of jobs in foreign direct investment outside of Dublin and Cork. [37149/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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Afforestation Programme
Martin Ferris
1432. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture; Food and the Marine if Coillte has already agreed to the sale or lease of a large proportion of its forestry assets; and, if so, if he will provide details. [39241/12]
Thu, 19 Jul 2012
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Postal Services
Martin Ferris
2 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Communications; Energy and Natural Resources his views on the standard of service provided by An Post; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36216/12]
Thu, 19 Jul 2012
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State Agencies
Martin Ferris
51 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Finance the position regarding plans to establish NewERA; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[36895/12]
Thu, 19 Jul 2012
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Energy Resources
Martin Ferris
439 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position regarding the LNG project at Shannon.
[36896/12]
Wed, 18 Jul 2012
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Múnla Nua Maoinithe
Martin Ferris
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D’fhiafraigh Martin Ferris den Aire Ealaíon, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta cén próiseas atá ar intinn aige chun cuí-chóiriú a dhéanamh ar na heagrais bhunmhaoinithe faoi scáth Fhoras na Gaeilge.
[35024/12]
Wed, 18 Jul 2012
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Citizenship Applications
Martin Ferris
261 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when a decision will be made on citizenship for a person (details supplied).
[35717/12]
Tue, 17 Jul 2012
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Advisory Group on Tax and Social Welfare
Martin Ferris
35 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Social Protection if she has received any interim report from the Advisory Group on Tax and Social Welfare on her proposal announced and paused last December to cut disability allowance for young persons; and her plans, if any, to re-table this proposal.
[34955/12]
Tue, 17 Jul 2012
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Community Employment Schemes
Martin Ferris
53 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on the policy review of activation measures, including specifically community employment and a date for the publication of the report.
[34954/12]
Thu, 12 Jul 2012
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Industrial Development
Martin Ferris
8 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Jobs; Enterprise and Innovation the cost of each of the international offices of the Industrial Development Agency; and the number of jobs generated by each. [33874/12]
Thu, 12 Jul 2012
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Unemployment Levels
Martin Ferris
39 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the way in which unemployment levels are reflected in budget allocations across enterprise agencies.
[33873/12]
Tue, 10 Jul 2012
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Child Care Services
Martin Ferris
24 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of social workers employed in the State in child services on 2 July 2012; the number of social workers in child services on long term sick leave, sabbatical and secondment to another Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33333/12]
Tue, 10 Jul 2012
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Child Protection
Martin Ferris
51 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the average case-load for social workers working in child protective services; the number of those social workers employed in residential care settings; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[33332/12]
Tue, 10 Jul 2012
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National Asset Management Agency
Martin Ferris
120 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Finance the reason the National Asset Management Agency do not pay sub-contractors a portion of the proceeds of sales of property where they are owed the money by the main contractors company which was liquidated by NAMA.
[33191/12]
Tue, 10 Jul 2012
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Schools Refurbishment
Martin Ferris
145 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the status of an application for emergency funding in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Kerry who needs to update their electrics.
[32973/12]
Wed, 4 Jul 2012
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Departmental Staff
Martin Ferris
31 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the annual salary of a Secretary General; the number of pay points for a Secretary General; the number of years it will take for a Secretary General to reach his or her maximum pay point; the annual salary of a clerical officer; the number of pay points for a clerical officer; and the number of years it will take for a clerical officer to reach his or her maximum pay point.
[32372/12]
Wed, 4 Jul 2012
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Public Sector Pensions
Martin Ferris
41 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the annual saving to the public sector pension bill if all public sector pension payments were capped at €60,000.
[32373/12]
Wed, 4 Jul 2012
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Hospital Procedures
Martin Ferris
256 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will receive an appointment for an MRI scan.
[32722/12]
Tue, 3 Jul 2012
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State Airports
Martin Ferris
136 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in view of changes at Shannon Airport, the way he will ensure and facilitate adequate access and continuous development and improvement of tourism figures and the tourism product to the mid west and the west; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[32080/12]
Tue, 3 Jul 2012
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After School Support Services
Martin Ferris
214 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Education and Skills the funding available for after school support services, involving child care and help with homework (details supplied).
[31643/12]