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Wed, 15 May 2013
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Garda Investigations
Martin Ferris
216. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the extra costs incurred by the Gardaí in investigating the horsemeat crisis. [23279/13]
Wed, 15 May 2013
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Food Safety Authority Investigations
Martin Ferris
235. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the costs incurred by his Department in investigating the recent horsemeat scandal. [23278/13]
Tue, 14 May 2013
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Mental Health Services Provision
Martin Ferris
91. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health if, in relation to occupational therapists appointed in 2012 and 2013 to community mental health teams, he will indicate if these newly appointed staff are receiving supervision from a senior professional from within their discipline who is trained in the area of work being supervised in line with the Health Service Executive's Guidance Framework for Health and Social Care Professionals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22572/13]
Tue, 14 May 2013
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Health Services Staff Issues
Martin Ferris
119. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 679 of 16 October 2012, the number of the 150 posts promised for child and adolescent mental health services that are now in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22573/13]
Tue, 14 May 2013
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Agrifood Sector Issues
Martin Ferris
517. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he supports the EU legislation to control the propagation and sale of seed. [22363/13]
Thu, 9 May 2013
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Child Protection Issues
Martin Ferris
12. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her reaction to and the steps that will be taken to address both the historic failures and the contemporary deficiencies highlighted in the recently published reviews of a number of Catholic Dioceses undertaken by the National Board for Safeguarding Children in the Catholic Church in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21775/13]
Thu, 9 May 2013
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Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists
Martin Ferris
232. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) may expect to receive orthodontic treatment. [22093/13]
Thu, 9 May 2013
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Martin Ferris
233. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an MRI scan. [22094/13]
Thu, 9 May 2013
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Hospital Services
Martin Ferris
234. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health if there will be an orthopaedic surgeon at Kerry General Hospital in July and August. [22095/13]
Thu, 9 May 2013
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Hospital Services
Martin Ferris
235. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health the number of persons currently awaiting orthopaedic surgery at Kerry General Hospital. [22096/13]
Wed, 8 May 2013
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Coillte Teoranta Harvesting Rights Sale
Martin Ferris
2. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he agrees that a sale of Coillte harvesting rights is now unlikely to proceed. [21654/13]
Wed, 8 May 2013
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Common Agricultural Policy Reform
Martin Ferris
5. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the consequences the current failure to conclude an agreement on the multi-annual financial framework will have on proposals to reform the farm payments system. [21655/13]
Wed, 8 May 2013
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Fodder Crisis
Martin Ferris
12. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the ongoing fodder crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21509/13]
Wed, 8 May 2013
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Fodder Crisis
Martin Ferris
22. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the failure of co-ops to extend three months credit to farmers in order to address the fodder crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21508/13]
Wed, 8 May 2013
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Invalidity Pension Appeals
Martin Ferris
118. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will have their appeal heard regarding invalidity pension. [21690/13]
Wed, 8 May 2013
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Hospital Appointment Status
Martin Ferris
222. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a hospital appointment for an operation. [21689/13]
Thu, 2 May 2013
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Crime Levels
Martin Ferris
43. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Justice and Equality steps that are being taken to ensure incidents of racism are not under-reported; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20840/13]
Wed, 1 May 2013
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Private Rented Accommodation Prices
Martin Ferris
15. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that private rental prices have increased year on year since he was appointed; his plans to address this problem exacerbated by subsidy of private rental market and current rental properties being repossessed and put up for sale. [20488/13]
Tue, 30 Apr 2013
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Offshore Exploration
Martin Ferris
124. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the location from which the oil rig that is currently drilling off Dunquin, County Kerry, is being serviced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20197/13]
Thu, 25 Apr 2013
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Irish Language
Martin Ferris
34. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of language plans that have been agreed as regards languages planning areas under the Gaeltacht Act 2012; if he will itemise these areas with agreed plans on a county basis; the resources being put in place to support the establishment and implementation of such plans; and his plans in relation to agreed language planning areas which have yet to put a plan in place. [19293/13]