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Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (7 Feb 2012)

Martin Ferris: Question 517: To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm the number of beds that have closed, or are due to close at the psychiatric ward of Kerry General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6642/12]

Naval Service Operations (8 Feb 2012)

Martin Ferris: Question 10: To ask the Minister for Defence the costs of any visits outside of Irish waters by any of the Naval Service vessels during each of the past five years; the locations to which they sailed; and the purposes of these sailings. [6836/12]

Sail Training Scheme (8 Feb 2012)

Martin Ferris: Question 20: To ask the Minister for Defence if he has approached the Department of Finance to secure funding to re-establish an Irish sail training vessel. [6837/12]

Sail Training Scheme (8 Feb 2012)

Martin Ferris: Does the Minister agree that it would be a good idea to utilise the Jeanie Johnston, a vessel built at considerable expense to taxpayers, as an ideal replacement for the Asgard II for the purposes of sail training schemes? The vessel was built in my area and involved a cross-community initiative whereby young lads from both Protestant and Catholic communities in the Six Counties worked...

Sail Training Scheme (8 Feb 2012)

Martin Ferris: I am disappointed at the brief the Minister has been given in regard to the Jeanie Johnston. The vessel has been tried and tested and only a minimal amount of tweaking would bring it into line with the criteria for sail training. It is a waste of money to have a vessel which cost €15 million to build sitting idle when it could be utilised as a national resource.

Pupil-Teacher Ratio (8 Feb 2012)

Martin Ferris: There obviously is septic confusion coming from the Acting Chairman following his exploits in Dundrum over the weekend.

Pupil-Teacher Ratio (8 Feb 2012)

Martin Ferris: I raised this topic for debate because it is causing considerable concern within the Gaeltacht part of County Kerry and in other Gaeltacht areas nationwide. While there have been adverse changes to the pupil-teacher ratio across the board that will have a similar detrimental impact, that on Gaeltacht schools is being aggravated by the abolition of the discretionary ratio that used to be in...

Pupil-Teacher Ratio (8 Feb 2012)

Martin Ferris: I take no comfort from the Minister of State's reply. The population in the Gaeltacht areas in my constituency is declining as a result of emigration. For primary schools with eight classes, the loss of one teacher can mean that those who remain on the staff are obliged to cover a range of classes. Stating that the pupil-teacher ratio in the schools to which I refer is less than 28:1 does...

Pupil-Teacher Ratio (8 Feb 2012)

Martin Ferris: The Minister of State is obviously not very well acquainted with the Six Counties. I can understand that because he has hardly ever visited the place. He probably does not even understand who is responsible for funding the Six Counties. In this State, taxpayers - including the Minister of State, me and everyone else in this House - are responsible for funding education.

Pupil-Teacher Ratio (8 Feb 2012)

Martin Ferris: The victims of the Government's policy will be school-going children.

Pupil-Teacher Ratio (8 Feb 2012)

Martin Ferris: Teachers who are removed from the type of schools to which I refer will be employed elsewhere.

Pupil-Teacher Ratio (8 Feb 2012)

Martin Ferris: However, the pupils attending those schools will be victimised as a result of the Government's policy and those opposite do not give a good goddamn about that.

Written Answers — ElectronElectronic Taggingic Tagging: ElectronElectronic Taggingic Tagging (9 Feb 2012)

Martin Ferris: Question 13: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to introduce a streamlined, simplified and inexpensive system for sheep tagging and movement tracking; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7066/12]

Departmental Reports (14 Feb 2012)

Martin Ferris: Question 64: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the date on which she will publish a new national children's strategy; the consultation process that will be used alongside it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8063/12]

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (14 Feb 2012)

Martin Ferris: Question 72: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the date on which she will introduce legislation to put Children First on a statutory footing; the date on which she will publish the policy framework to implement this on a statutory basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8062/12]

Written Answers — Public Sector Staff: Public Sector Staff (14 Feb 2012)

Martin Ferris: Question 275: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the numbers of public servants in County Cavan who retired as part of the Croke Park early retirement scheme; if he will provide a breakdown of these numbers for gardaí, doctors, nurses, teachers, firemen and local authority service that is water and so on and by electoral area. [8129/12]

Written Answers — Public Sector Staff: Public Sector Staff (14 Feb 2012)

Martin Ferris: Question 276: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the numbers of public servants in County Kerry who retired as part of the Croke Park early retirement scheme; if he will provide a breakdown of these numbers for gardaí, doctors, nurses, teachers, firemen and local authority service that is water and so on and by electoral area. [8130/12]

Written Answers — Ambulance Service: Ambulance Service (14 Feb 2012)

Martin Ferris: Question 700: To ask the Minister for Health if he will make inquiries regarding the fact that an emergency call for an ambulance in Rathkeale, County Limerick, resulted in a delay of two and a half hours for the ambulance to arrive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8027/12]

Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (15 Feb 2012)

Martin Ferris: Question 29: To ask the Minister for Health if he and or the Health Service Executive have measured the reduction of home help hours by 4.5% in the Health Service Executive national service plan 2012 against the projected additional need for home help in 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8326/12]

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (15 Feb 2012)

Martin Ferris: Question 108: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the person who owns the premises which were used by Monavalley FÁS centre, Tralee, County Kerry; and what is being done with the equipment formerly used by the centre which is being removed. [8740/12]