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Written Answers — Further Education: Further Education (29 Sep 2010)

Martin Ferris: Question 121: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will lift the cap on post leaving certificate places in order to allow post leaving certificate applicants this year to take up training; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33612/10]

Written Answers — Teaching Qualifications: Teaching Qualifications (29 Sep 2010)

Martin Ferris: Question 127: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the way she intends to address the situation whereby unqualified persons can take on substitution cover in schools. [33611/10]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (29 Sep 2010)

Martin Ferris: Question 670: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will establish a national foot screening service as part of measures to protect against diabetes of the foot. [32786/10]

Written Answers — Arts Funding: Arts Funding (29 Sep 2010)

Martin Ferris: Question 1395: To ask the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport if she will ensure that the forthcoming Budget will maintain existing levels of funding to all agencies for the arts including the Arts Council, the Irish Film Board and Culture Ireland; if she will protect local authority arts funding and make significant new funding available to the arts and cultural sector, in order to...

Written Answers — State Banking Sector: State Banking Sector (30 Sep 2010)

Martin Ferris: Question 24: To ask the Minister for Finance the effects on the domestic economy and the international borrowing markets of the open-ended exposure to the private liabilities of bondholders in Anglo Irish Bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34064/10]

Written Answers — State Banking Sector: State Banking Sector (30 Sep 2010)

Martin Ferris: Question 78: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of staff that will be in the asset recovery bank and in the funding bank, including the executive and board structures that will be established; the person who will be heading the asset recovery bank and the funding bank; how the public interest will be represented in the banks; the remuneration structures for staff at the banks,...

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (5 Oct 2010)

Martin Ferris: Question 57: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of Health Service Executive posts currently unfilled, by region, as a result of the recruitment embargo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34711/10]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (5 Oct 2010)

Martin Ferris: Question 69: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will reverse the cutbacks to the dental treatment services scheme and the dental treatment benefit scheme in view of the hardship caused to patients and the adverse consequences for dental health and for the dental profession, including the closure of practices; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34710/10]

Written Answers — Farm Retirement Scheme: Farm Retirement Scheme (5 Oct 2010)

Martin Ferris: Question 410: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when early retirement scheme payment will be made (details supplied). [35038/10]

Northern Ireland Issues (6 Oct 2010)

Martin Ferris: At the outset I would like to say that regarding the bombing in Derry, Martin McGuinness made Sinn Féin's position quite clear. Such activities do nothing to advance the cause that all of us hope to see, namely, a united Ireland. The motivation behind some of those people currently involved in trying to destabilise and undermine the peace process is questionable, and our position is clear...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (6 Oct 2010)

Martin Ferris: Question 287: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when will the hen harrier payment for 2010 will issue (details supplied). [35209/10]

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (7 Oct 2010)

Martin Ferris: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to discuss an issue of national importance and concern, namely, the fact that 80 fishing vessels are currently tied up as a result of the Government's refusal to issue fishing licences. This is mainly due to a shortage of marine survey officers, which meant that over one third of the Irish fishing fleet over 15 m in length was...

Prison Building Programme (7 Oct 2010)

Martin Ferris: Question 8: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the amount of tax payers money that has been spent on plans to build a prison in Thornton Hall; and a breakdown of same [35393/10]

Written Answers — Prison Building Programme: Prison Building Programme (7 Oct 2010)

Martin Ferris: Question 61: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the status of Government plans to build a new prison at Thornton Hall in north Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35392/10]

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (12 Oct 2010)

Martin Ferris: I seek adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to discuss the ongoing delays in granting a foreshore licence for the Shannon liquid natural gas terminal project, which will create up to 400 badly needed jobs for the north Kerry and west Limerick area, and the fact that this is continuing despite previous promises to expedite the matter; that such an important project is being held up...

Fuel Poverty: Motion (12 Oct 2010)

Martin Ferris: I thank the Labour Party for providing me with an opportunity to speak this evening. I fully support the motion. My party has been campaigning strongly throughout the State on the issue as it is clear that fuel poverty is one of the key problems facing households. Many in my party in the Munster area have been very active with regard to an attempt to cut off the electricity supply of an...

Written Answers — Middle East Peace Process: Middle East Peace Process (12 Oct 2010)

Martin Ferris: Question 132: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the action taken by the Government to support Palestinian and international demands that Israel re instate its freeze on settlement building to facilitate the development of the middle east peace process [36131/10]

Written Answers — Middle East Peace Process: Middle East Peace Process (12 Oct 2010)

Martin Ferris: Question 138: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if the Government have protested to the Israeli Government following the deportation of Irish Nobel laureate and peace campaigner (details supplied) from Israel while they were attempting to lead a delegation of women peace activists on a tour of the Israeli and Palestinian territories [36130/10]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (12 Oct 2010)

Martin Ferris: Question 264: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will ensure that the necessary funding is made available for three replacement facilities to replace St. Finan's Hospital, Killarney [35862/10]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (12 Oct 2010)

Martin Ferris: Question 513: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when disadvantaged area payment will be awarded to a person (details supplied) [36207/10]