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Order of Business (3 Oct 2012)

Martin Ferris: I have submitted as a topical issue but it has not been accepted.

Order of Business (3 Oct 2012)

Martin Ferris: I have had one issue accepted in the past six weeks.

Order of Business (3 Oct 2012)

Martin Ferris: That is the one.

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Scéimeanna Teanga (3 Oct 2012)

Martin Ferris: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht cé mhéid scéimeanna teanga atá fós le daingniú aige; cé mhéid scéimeanna atá imithe in éag; agus cé chomh fada a bhfuil siad imithe in éag. [41968/12]

Agriculture: Motion [Private Members] (9 Oct 2012)

Martin Ferris: I welcome the motion and I wish to place on record the fact that Sinn Féin will be supporting it. I also wish to place on record the fact that Sinn Féin and I will be fully behind the Minister in his endeavours in respect of the CAP negotiations. We might have differences on particular issues but when it comes to obtaining the best possible deal for Ireland, the Minister will have...

Agriculture: Motion [Private Members] (9 Oct 2012)

Martin Ferris: The motion refers to the massive importance of the agricultural sector to the economy, the large numbers who are either directly or indirectly employed in it, and the many billions its contributes to the national income. In that context, I welcome today's announcement by Kerry Group that it is planning to build a technological innovation centre at Naas. This will lead to the creation of 900...

Agriculture: Motion [Private Members] (9 Oct 2012)

Martin Ferris: That is a position which my party is happy to support. Indeed, it is one we pioneered. Since I was elected to the House in 2002, Sinn Féin has consistently stated that the single farm payment should be capped. We have also called for the payment to be changed in order that the maximum limit would be set at €100,000. I would like to hear the opinions of the members of all other...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations Issues (9 Oct 2012)

Martin Ferris: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider providing modern digital recording devices for use during State oral language exams to replace the cassette tape recorder that is currently in use. [43102/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (9 Oct 2012)

Martin Ferris: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will instruct his Department to survey primary and post-primary schools to identify the vacancies they had trouble filling in recent months; and his views on the opinion that in a number of subject teaching areas insufficient applicants existed to have a robust selection process. [43101/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector Staff Issues (9 Oct 2012)

Martin Ferris: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will explain the role of the public interest directors in the AIB and in other financial institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43169/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector Staff Issues (9 Oct 2012)

Martin Ferris: To ask the Minister for Finance if the public interest directors in the banks provide him with regular reports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43170/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (9 Oct 2012)

Martin Ferris: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if tenderers for school bus runs can have access to documents, evaluations, and other information used by evaluators in the assessment of tenders. [43172/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (9 Oct 2012)

Martin Ferris: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if tenderers for school bus runs have a right to know the basis on which tenders are accessed. [43173/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (9 Oct 2012)

Martin Ferris: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if tenderers for school bus runs can have access to evaluation reports on tenders. [43175/12]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Exploration Licences (9 Oct 2012)

Martin Ferris: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the persons who will have rights to any gas extracted from beneath Coillte owned lands in the Lough Allen Basin. [43213/12]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Nitrates Action Programme Review (9 Oct 2012)

Martin Ferris: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider a further extension beyond the end of October for the spreading of slurry. [43174/12]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (9 Oct 2012)

Martin Ferris: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when area aid will be paid to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry. [43284/12]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (9 Oct 2012)

Martin Ferris: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a breakdown of the total funds paid to Irish recipients under the SFP in 2011, broken down for those receiving more than €99,999.99; those receiving between €50,000 and €99,999.99; those receiving between €5,000 and €49,999.99 and those receiving sums less than that. [43466/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drugs Payment Scheme Administration (9 Oct 2012)

Martin Ferris: To ask the Minister for Health if Omacol tablets for heart problems were previously issued under the medical card scheme; and the reason it is no longer so [43013/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Provision (9 Oct 2012)

Martin Ferris: To ask the Minister for Health if a directive has been issued to ambulance personnel in the Health Service Executive Southern Region not to engage the fire service, outside of Cork City, to assist them; and if so, the reason such a directive has been given. [43023/12]