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Tue, 28 Apr 2015
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Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists
Martin Ferris
248. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will receive orthodontic treatment. [16329/15]
Thu, 23 Apr 2015
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Housing Adaptation Grant Applications
Martin Ferris
175. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding the funding for home adaptation in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16074/15]
Tue, 21 Apr 2015
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Land Parcel Identification System
Martin Ferris
351. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of appeals under the land parcel identification scheme that have been received in 2013, 2014 and to date in 2015; and the number of appeals that have been successful. [15337/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals
Martin Ferris
33. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will receive a decision on an application for domiciliary care allowance for a child. [13884/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Basic Payment Scheme Eligibility
Martin Ferris
242. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to set out his plans to adopt Article 4(1)(h) of European Union Regulation 1307/2013 to help flexibility, standards and objective criteria regarding land eligibility in marginal land, commonages and hill areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13967/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Ministerial Appointments
Martin Ferris
248. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to set out his views on the statement by the Minister of State with responsibility for rural affairs to the Joint Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht to the effect that she was recently assigned to the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government; and the person who assigned the Minister of State. [14016/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Aquaculture Data
Martin Ferris
260. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of aquaculture operations that exist on land in this State; the location of same; the number of persons who are employed in them; the species that are being farmed; and the criteria for licensing them. [14226/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Fisheries Offences
Martin Ferris
292. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of non-Irish vessels that have received penalty points in Irish waters in 2014 and from January to March 2015. [14590/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Fisheries Offences
Martin Ferris
293. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of Irish vessels that received penalty points in Irish waters in 2014 and from January to March 2015. [14591/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme
Martin Ferris
745. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government in view of the reduction of approximately 50% in social inclusion and community activation programme funds and of 40%, an increase of 70% in some areas, in the number of jobs in local area government services that will be lost; the provision that has been made for this cost; the source of this money; the Department that will be responsible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13964/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Local Development Companies Administration
Martin Ferris
747. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government in view of the recent comments by the Minister of State with responsibility for rural affairs to the Joint Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht, the role envisaged for Comhar na hOileáin in the future; and his plans to disband it. [14017/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Leader Programmes Expenditure
Martin Ferris
765. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government in view of his comments regarding Leader funds spent on local historical books and rural tourism brochures, the amount, and the percentage of the 2007 to 2013 Rural Development Fund Leader funds, that were spent on such documents; his response to the City and County Managers' Association submission of 2 October 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13963/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Leader Programmes Funding
Martin Ferris
766. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will elaborate on the allocation of moneys that were announced by him in respect of Leader funding; if he recognises that it contains many anomalies; the reason County Cork, which has three sub-regions, only received €6 million per sub-region despite the fact that, in his Department's own criteria, each sub-region was supposed to receive a minimum of €3 million per sub-region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13965/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Leader Programmes Funding
Martin Ferris
767. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the reason there is no mention of funds for fishery local action groups in the Leader allocations; his plans to dispense with these groups; if there is money left over from the 2007 to 2013 Leader programme; if so, the amount of money; and his plans for same. [13966/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Housing Adaptation Grant Funding
Martin Ferris
799. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if he will provide, in tabular form, the amount allocated to each local authority in 2014 and 2015 for the adaptation and / or extension works to local authority houses for disabled persons [14585/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Housing Adaptation Grant Funding
Martin Ferris
800. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if he will provide, in tabular form, the amount sought by local authorities in 2014 and 2015 for adaptation and / or extension works to local authority houses for disabled persons. [14586/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Housing Adaptation Grant Funding
Martin Ferris
801. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of applications for adaptation and / or extension works to local authority houses for disabled persons, received by each local authority in 2014 and 2015. [14587/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Housing Adaptation Grant Funding
Martin Ferris
802. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of adaptation and / or extension works to local authority houses for disabled persons carried out in each local authority area for 2014 and 2015. [14588/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Housing Adaptation Grant Funding
Martin Ferris
803. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of applications for adaptation and / or extension works to local authority houses for disabled persons pending completion in each local authority in 2014 and 2015. [14589/15]
Wed, 1 Apr 2015
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Animal Welfare
Martin Ferris
73. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to prevent a person (details supplied) in County Galway, who has recently been convicted of animal cruelty, from again taking in animals that are at serious risk of neglect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13478/15]