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Order of Business (12 Apr 2011)

Martin Ferris: Is legislation being brought forward to do that?

Order of Business (12 Apr 2011)

Martin Ferris: The Minister, Deputy Coveney, said this morning that the Government was selling off the majority-----

Written Answers — Child Protection: Child Protection (12 Apr 2011)

Martin Ferris: Question 51: To ask the Minister for Health and Children his plans to amend disciplinary procedures for social workers who fail in their duty to protect children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7555/11]

Written Answers — Child Protection: Child Protection (12 Apr 2011)

Martin Ferris: Question 77: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of social workers who will be employed by his proposed Child Welfare and Protection Agency; and the total number of staff that will be employed by this body. [7554/11]

Written Answers — School Textbooks: School Textbooks (12 Apr 2011)

Martin Ferris: Question 190: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the prices charged for school books and his further views that prices could be reduced in light of the apparent disparity between the prices of these books - in view of the massive prints run relating to them - and similar quality publications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7772/11]

Written Answers — Afforestation Programme: Afforestation Programme (12 Apr 2011)

Martin Ferris: Question 249: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if the envisaged annual afforestation programme to be overseen by the new energy company formed through the merger of Coillte and Bord na Móna and projected to deliver an annual planting of 14,700 hectares will utilise existing Coillte lands. [7506/11]

Written Answers — State Property: State Property (12 Apr 2011)

Martin Ferris: Question 309: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the use to which land under Coillte control would be put if the forestry is sold, in view of the fact that the company, as a State body, cannot access EU grants to replant. [7405/11]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (12 Apr 2011)

Martin Ferris: Question 333: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when REP scheme payment will issue in respect of a person (details supplied). [7605/11]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (12 Apr 2011)

Martin Ferris: Question 348: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if there is a statutory obligation on a person (details supplied) in County Limerick to retire as a home help. [7253/11]

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (12 Apr 2011)

Martin Ferris: Question 363: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a child is entitled to full orthodontic treatment under a medical card. [7286/11]

Order of Business (13 Apr 2011)

Martin Ferris: Current legislation provides that self employed people who on retirement owe tax or PRSI to the Revenue Commissioners cannot be paid the old age pension. Will the Government introduce legislation to amend this provision so that people who are destitute, old age pensioners, are allowed to draw their old age pension.

Order of Business (13 Apr 2011)

Martin Ferris: With respect, what are old age pensioners to do while waiting for that to happen?

Order of Business (13 Apr 2011)

Martin Ferris: What about people who currently cannot put food on the table because they cannot access their old age pensions?

Order of Business (13 Apr 2011)

Martin Ferris: This is causing difficulty. It is a life or death issue.

Order of Business (13 Apr 2011)

Martin Ferris: I am talking about people who cannot afford to be bread on the table.

Mortgage Arrears (13 Apr 2011)

Martin Ferris: Mortgage arrears and house repossessions present an increasing problem for tens of thousands of families. According to the most recent statistics, 5.7% of residential mortgages, or 44,508 mortgage accounts, are in arrears for longer than 90 days, an increase of 25,000 since 2009. Given the recent European Central Bank interest rate increases, with current levels of unemployment and wage...

Order of Business (14 Apr 2011)

Martin Ferris: Yesterday, negotiations with over 100 workers at Aetna Limited in Castleisland broke down, despite tremendous efforts by the workers representatives to facilitate the company.

Order of Business (14 Apr 2011)

Martin Ferris: I am coming to the point. Is there any legislation promised to protect the rights of workers or does the Government have any intention of trying to compel the company to meet the demands and entitlements of the workers at this premises who will almost certainly lose their jobs in the next two weeks?

Written Answers — Community and Voluntary Sector: Community and Voluntary Sector (14 Apr 2011)

Martin Ferris: Question 18: To ask the Minister for Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs if she plans to modify the funding mechanism for the community and voluntary sector in order to rectify the unacceptable situation in which voluntary organisations must survive on bank overdrafts despite having funding approved. [7973/11]

Written Answers — Community and Voluntary Sector: Community and Voluntary Sector (14 Apr 2011)

Martin Ferris: Question 25: To ask the Minister for Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs if she will reverse the cuts in funding to the community and voluntary sector and move towards a multi-annual minimum funding. [7972/11]