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Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (18 May 2010)

Martin Ferris: Question 139: To ask the Taoiseach the number of persons in his Department and Office, including any Departments and Offices under his aegis, employed in the civil and public service who are in receipt of a State pension. [21160/10]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (18 May 2010)

Martin Ferris: Question 162: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the number of persons in his Department and office, including any Departments and offices under his aegis, employed in the civil and public service who are in receipt of a State pension. [21156/10]

Written Answers — Public Service Staff: Public Service Staff (18 May 2010)

Martin Ferris: Question 199: To ask the Minister for Finance the total cost in wages of those currently employed in the civil and public service and also in receipt of a state pension. [20483/10]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (18 May 2010)

Martin Ferris: Question 205: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons in his Department and office, including any Departments and offices under his aegis, employed in the civil and public service who are in receipt of a State pension. [21157/10]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (18 May 2010)

Martin Ferris: Question 306: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of persons in her Department and Office, including any Departments and Offices under her aegis, employed in the civil and public service who are in receipt of a State pension. [21158/10]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (18 May 2010)

Martin Ferris: Question 316: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of persons in his Department and Office, including any Departments and Offices under his aegis, employed in the civil and public service who are in receipt of a State pension. [21162/10]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (18 May 2010)

Martin Ferris: Question 370: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of persons in his Department and office, including any departments and offices under his aegis, employed in the civil and public service who are in receipt of a State pension. [21159/10]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (18 May 2010)

Martin Ferris: Question 376: To ask the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport the number of persons in her Department and office, including any Departments and Offices under her aegis, employed in the civil and public service who are in receipt of a State pension. [21161/10]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (18 May 2010)

Martin Ferris: Question 381: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the number of persons in his Department and office, including any Departments and Offices under his aegis, employed in the civil and public service who are in receipt of a State pension. [21154/10]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (18 May 2010)

Martin Ferris: Question 497: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of persons in his Department and office, including any agencies and offices under his aegis, employed in the civil and public service who are in receipt of a State pension. [21153/10]

Issue of Writ: Waterford By-election (19 May 2010)

Martin Ferris: The first point that needs to be made on the overall delay in calling the by-elections due in Donegal, Dublin and Waterford is that Seanad by-elections have been held quickly. One would assume that the same considerations apply to Dáil by-elections as to Seanad by-elections in terms of the logistics of organising them. We must assume that factors are at work other than the organising of a...

Constitutional Amendment on Children: Motion (Resumed) (19 May 2010)

Martin Ferris: It is clear from the contributions of the Minister of State, Deputy Barry Andrews, and others on the Government side that the Fianna Fáil-Green Government has no intention of bringing forward legislation to hold a referendum this year that would enshrine stronger rights for children in the Constitution. The final report of the Joint Committee on the Constitutional Amendment on Children was...

Written Answers — EU Enlargement: EU Enlargement (20 May 2010)

Martin Ferris: Question 37: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on Turkish membership of the EU; if he agrees that Turkish membership should not be considered until such time as Turkey withdraws from our fellow EU member State, Cyprus, and lifts all its restrictions on trade, airflight and shipping and so on in relation to Cyprus. [21023/10]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (20 May 2010)

Martin Ferris: Question 207: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a REP scheme payment will be awarded in respect of a person (details supplied). [21227/10]

Electoral Representation (Amendment) Bill 2010: Second Stage (25 May 2010)

Martin Ferris: I thank the Labour Party for giving me ten minutes speaking time. To a great extent this debate is the same debate we had last week on the Waterford by-election and the previous week on the Donegal South-West constituency by-election. It is an indication not only of the feeling on this side of the House among the Opposition parties that the Government has an obligation to allow the...

Electoral Representation (Amendment) Bill 2010: Second Stage (25 May 2010)

Martin Ferris: To return to the main object of attack, we could be here until the cows come home, going over the many reasons the electorate ought to be given an opportunity to cast its verdict on the current situation in the country that has left many people in an extremely bad way with regard to jobs, mortgages and making ends meet whether they are in employment or not. Indeed since we were here last...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (25 May 2010)

Martin Ferris: Question 74: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will take steps to amend section 7 of the Protection of Employees (Employer Insolvency) Act 1984 to ensure that in situations of insolvency involving pension deficits employees will receive at least 50% of their pension entitlements to rectify the current situations in which employees can be left with less than that. [21615/10]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (25 May 2010)

Martin Ferris: Question 83: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will make changes to the habitual residency requirement for receipt of many social welfare payments which is acting as a barrier to many returned Irish persons from accessing the protections they need. [21616/10]

Written Answers — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (25 May 2010)

Martin Ferris: Question 105: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation if he has held discussions in the last 18 months with management of a company (details supplied) regarding the future of its two factories in Abbeyfeale, County Limerick and Mallow, County Cork; if not if he has plans to do so in the near future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21770/10]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (25 May 2010)

Martin Ferris: Question 403: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when REP scheme will be awarded to a person (details supplied). [21951/10]