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Written Answers — Personal Debt: Personal Debt (12 Jan 2011)

Martin Ferris: Question 622: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to complaints by Irish citizens regarding moneys which have been taken from them by a development company (details supplied) for apartments in Bulgaria, and if he has been in contact with the Bulgarian authorities in connection with same [48094/10]

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (12 Jan 2011)

Martin Ferris: Question 709: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the amount of money set aside or the amount he intends to spend in the current year on the rent allowance scheme and the total spent on the scheme in 2009 [1254/11]

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (12 Jan 2011)

Martin Ferris: Question 754: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount of money set aside or the amount he intends to spend in the current year on rental assistance scheme and long term leasing scheme and the totals spent on those schemes in 2009 [1254/11]

Written Answers — Forestry Sector: Forestry Sector (12 Jan 2011)

Martin Ferris: Question 849: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food further to Parliamentary Question No. 222 of 15 December 2010, the way he reconciles his claim that Coillte is a private company with the EU judgment that Coillte Teoranta is and always has been a public undertaking wholly owned by the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48547/10]

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (12 Jan 2011)

Martin Ferris: Question 850: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if the report of the special group on public service numbers on expenditure, in recommending that the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food review the operations of Coillte with a view to realising optimal return through rationalisation, asset disposal and, possibly, privatisation, was contravening Coillte's status...

Requests to Move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (13 Jan 2011)

Martin Ferris: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to discuss the statement by the Minister for Finance that the privatisation of State assets has been discussed with the IMF and the European Commission as part of the measures required to be implemented for the State to comply with the conditions attached to the programme of financial assistance; and to consider the serious...

Water Utilities: Motion (13 Jan 2011)

Martin Ferris: I wish to share time with Deputies Finian McGrath and Maureen O'Sullivan.

Water Utilities: Motion (13 Jan 2011)

Martin Ferris: I welcome the opportunity to debate this issue. The motion contains several good proposals that deserve cross-party support. In some ways, the recent water shortages on both sides of the Border were beyond the control of the relevant authorities, but there is no doubt that the crisis initially brought about by the weather was exacerbated by the manner in which the water supply was managed....

Communications Regulation (Postal Services) Bill 2010 [Seanad]: Second Stage (13 Jan 2011)

Martin Ferris: I wish to share my time with Deputies Aengus Ó Snodaigh, Maureen O'Sullivan and Finian McGrath.

Communications Regulation (Postal Services) Bill 2010 [Seanad]: Second Stage (13 Jan 2011)

Martin Ferris: Sinn Féin probably stands alone in this Chamber in support of the postal workers and the rights and entitlements of people who live in rural communities. It is totally opposed to this Bill. The object of the Bill is to liberalise the postal services. That means it claims to protect the universal service obligation. That claim is not worth the paper it is written on, nor is the claim that...

State Asset Privatisation (13 Jan 2011)

Martin Ferris: The reason I asked for a debate on this matter is because of the real threat that exists at present to State companies. We are still awaiting the report of the McCarthy group on State assets. However, judging from the tenor of an bord snip nua's report, it is highly likely that the McCarthy group will recommend the selling of State companies across a range of areas. I am very concerned...

Written Answers — Vaccination Programme: Vaccination Programme (13 Jan 2011)

Martin Ferris: Question 14: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if all the recommendations of the Pandemic Influenza Expert Group which reported in 2007 have been implemented; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1780/11]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (13 Jan 2011)

Martin Ferris: Question 35: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will, without further delay and on a statutory basis, put in place regulations for the home care sector, to empower and resource the Health Information and Quality Authority to monitor compliance with these regulations, to establish proper qualifications, pay and conditions for home care workers and to change her policy from...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (13 Jan 2011)

Martin Ferris: Question 78: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the reason an exception cannot be made to the catchment area rule when a child's special educational needs cannot be met at their current catchment school. [1814/11]

Requests to move Adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 (18 Jan 2011)

Martin Ferris: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to discuss the following matter, namely, the fact that 1,900 farmers have yet to receive any direct payments due to them and that a further 17,000 have only received part payment of the single farm payment; that the outstanding sum of €100 million needs to be paid as a matter of urgency in order to assist struggling farm households.

Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (18 Jan 2011)

Martin Ferris: Question 241: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment with a dietician. [2471/11]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (18 Jan 2011)

Martin Ferris: Question 242: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will receive dental treatment prior to the orthodontic treatment for which they have been waiting seven years. [2473/11]

Requests to move Adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 (19 Jan 2011)

Martin Ferris: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to raise a matter of national importance, namely, the need to discuss the fact a member of the British police force was operating in this State over a prolonged period during which he infiltrated groups which were involved in peaceful and legitimate protests, including the ongoing protest at Rossport in County Mayo, and that he...

Written Answers — National Wage Agreements: National Wage Agreements (19 Jan 2011)

Martin Ferris: Question 71: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the status of the review of the framework of registered employment agreements and employment regulation orders as outlined in the national recovery plan; the person who is conducting this review; if there is a consultation process as part of this review; if any impact analysis is being carried out to complement this...

Written Answers — National Minimum Wage: National Minimum Wage (19 Jan 2011)

Martin Ferris: Question 115: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the way he intends to enlarge the scope of the inability to pay clause; the limits he intends to set on the number of times this clause can be invoked; the way this will affect the responsibility of employers to pay minimum rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2644/11]