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Confidence in the Government: Motion [Private Members] (11 Dec 2012)

Martin Ferris: That child is only barely surviving. Her father, a lone parent, is trying to ensure she does survive. She gets no support services from the State and the family was offered a measly €1,000 for treatment in the UK which cost €15,000. She has had five open heart surgeries along with 32 other surgical interventions. That is why I, this party and the people out there have no...

Confidence in the Government: Motion [Private Members] (11 Dec 2012)

Martin Ferris: We did not.

Confidence in the Government: Motion [Private Members] (11 Dec 2012)

Martin Ferris: Does the Minister know where that is?

Confidence in the Government: Motion [Private Members] (11 Dec 2012)

Martin Ferris: That is because people are emigrating.

Confidence in the Government: Motion [Private Members] (11 Dec 2012)

Martin Ferris: No, it is not a national Government.

Confidence in the Government: Motion [Private Members] (11 Dec 2012)

Martin Ferris: What about the 150,000 people who have left the country?

Confidence in the Government: Motion [Private Members] (11 Dec 2012)

Martin Ferris: The Minister should read the list of what people get for it.

Confidence in the Government: Motion [Private Members] (11 Dec 2012)

Martin Ferris: I will give the Minister the facts later if he wishes.

Confidence in the Government: Motion [Private Members] (11 Dec 2012)

Martin Ferris: That is not true. The Minister is making a false accusation.

Confidence in the Government: Motion [Private Members] (11 Dec 2012)

Martin Ferris: Name the person.

Confidence in the Government: Motion [Private Members] (11 Dec 2012)

Martin Ferris: The Minister should clarify the matter.

Confidence in the Government: Motion [Private Members] (11 Dec 2012)

Martin Ferris: Who fixes that pension?

Confidence in the Government: Motion [Private Members] (11 Dec 2012)

Martin Ferris: One would expect the Minister to tell the truth.

Confidence in the Government: Motion [Private Members] (11 Dec 2012)

Martin Ferris: That is set by the British Government.

Confidence in the Government: Motion [Private Members] (11 Dec 2012)

Martin Ferris: That is not true.

Confidence in the Government: Motion [Private Members] (11 Dec 2012)

Martin Ferris: That is not true.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Probation and Welfare Service (11 Dec 2012)

Martin Ferris: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to adequately resource the Probation Service into the future to effectively administer the community return scheme and the increased volume of Community Service Orders following the enactment of the Criminal Justice (Community Service)(Amendment) Act 2011. [54469/12]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Accommodation (11 Dec 2012)

Martin Ferris: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the fact that countries such as France have made use of collective pardons to tackle overcrowding in prisons, rather than having recourse to the time-consuming early release mechanism; if he has considered the making use of the right of pardon and the power to commute or remit punishment to bring the prison...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (11 Dec 2012)

Martin Ferris: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 283 of 6 November 2012, if a person who is in receipt of separate remote area grants for two children attending two different schools who has had one payment stopped is in fact entitled to claim both payments [55065/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Farm Assist Scheme Applications (11 Dec 2012)

Martin Ferris: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an application for farm assist in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry. [55066/12]