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Wed, 20 Mar 2013
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Health Service Recruitment
Martin Ferris
77. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health if, in view of the very small numbers applying, he will set aside the scheme of recruitment of fully qualified nurses on two year contracts at 80% of the salaries of their colleagues, and replace it with recruitment of required nurses in the normal manner to address staffing problems in our public hospital system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13786/13]
Wed, 13 Mar 2013
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Maoiniú d'Eagrias Gaeilge
Martin Ferris
40. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Martin Ferris den Aire Ealaíon, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta an bhfuil aon dul chun cinn déanta chun teacht ar shocrú maidir le maoiniú na mbuneagras Gaeilge. [13098/13]
Wed, 13 Mar 2013
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Single Payment Scheme
Martin Ferris
175. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total amount of livestock recorded by his Department or his agents on all farms in receipt of a single farm payment of less than €50 per ha; and the total amount of livestock recorded by his Department or agents on all farms in receipt of a single farm payment of more than €1,000 per ha. [13279/13]
Tue, 12 Mar 2013
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EU Directives
Martin Ferris
115. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he is working with the Department of Arts, Heritage and Gaeltacht on the implementation in March 2012 of a resolution of Dáil Éireann which called on the Government to engage actively with the European Commission to seek a resolution within the terms of the habitats Directive and to prepare and submit a national raised bog restoration plan to the Commission as a matter of urgency. [12814/13]
Thu, 7 Mar 2013
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Special Educational Needs Services Provision
Martin Ferris
26. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether it has been clearly demonstrated in a number of studies (details supplied) that have been supplied to his Department that the exclusive use of ABA for some children has proved to be more effective than other eclectic type approaches. [11749/13]
Thu, 7 Mar 2013
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Student Grant Scheme Reform
Martin Ferris
31. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on proposals to include productive assets, such as farmland, as part of the assessment for third level grant eligibility; and if he will respond to the views expressed by the Irish Farmers’ Association which has described the methodology for inputting additional household income based on asset values of €750,000 as completely flawed and a proposal that will arbitrarily discriminate against farm families. [11748/13]
Wed, 6 Mar 2013
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Domestic Violence Policy
Martin Ferris
14. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to ensure that there are targeted campaigns to raise awareness of violence against women amongst a wide audience, including the general public, service providers and all agencies within the criminal justice system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11558/13]
Wed, 6 Mar 2013
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Domestic Violence Policy
Martin Ferris
19. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to provide funding for the development, operation and ongoing monitoring of effective intervention programmes for perpetrators of domestic violence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11559/13]
Tue, 5 Mar 2013
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After-School Support Services
Martin Ferris
86. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 135 of 29 January 2013, when and where will the pilot scheme be rolled out and when is it expected that the 6,000 after school child care places announced in the budget for 2013 will become available. [11382/13]
Tue, 5 Mar 2013
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National Internship Scheme Placements
Martin Ferris
121. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of JobBridge interns who have gone on to employment directly related to the internships in which they had been involved. [11387/13]
Tue, 5 Mar 2013
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Special Educational Needs Service Provision
Martin Ferris
194. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will reconsider a decision to remove a resource teaching post for 2013/2014 from a primary school (details supplied) in County Kerry in view of the extenuating circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11115/13]
Tue, 5 Mar 2013
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Departmental Staff Recruitment
Martin Ferris
287. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Social Protection if the current vacancy of an information officer in Tralee social welfare office, County Kerry, has been filled. [11413/13]
Tue, 5 Mar 2013
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Dormant Accounts Fund Grants
Martin Ferris
352. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will make funding available from dormant accounts for the purchase of a premises for the Tralee branch of the Irish Red Cross, County Kerry. [11414/13]
Tue, 5 Mar 2013
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Air Pollution
Martin Ferris
364. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding the banning of smoky coal and its likely impact on fuel poverty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11700/13]
Thu, 28 Feb 2013
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Mortgage Resolution Processes
Martin Ferris
16. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Finance if has considered the impact of Irish Banking Federation’s protocol of 31 January 2013 on the credit union movement. [10569/13]
Thu, 28 Feb 2013
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Mortgage Resolution Processes
Martin Ferris
49. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Finance if he has had contact with the Governor of the Central Bank on the issue of the Irish Banking Federation’s protocol of 31January 2013; and his views on whether the protocol will contribute to the ending of the mortgage crisis. [10568/13]
Thu, 28 Feb 2013
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School Accommodation
Martin Ferris
110. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he has yet replied to correspondence from a school (details supplied) in County Kerry in relation to the withdrawal of a prefab grant and if not, when a reply will issue. [10846/13]
Wed, 27 Feb 2013
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Small and Medium Enterprises Supports
Martin Ferris
36. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he is encouraging small and medium enterprises to form consortiums when bidding for larger public procurement contracts; and in such instances the monetary value of a large contract. [10435/13]
Wed, 27 Feb 2013
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School Accommodation
Martin Ferris
108. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will ensure that a grant for prefabricated rental to a school (details supplied) in County Kerry is not withdrawn in the summer of 2013. [10454/13]
Wed, 27 Feb 2013
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Horticulture Sector Issues
Martin Ferris
245. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there will be a grant scheme for horticulture, including mushrooms, for 2014 following the close of the NDP funded scheme. [10473/13]