Results 3,401-3,420 of 5,550 for speaker:Martin Ferris

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Peace Process (16 Jan 2013)

Martin Ferris: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he supports the right of Gaza's fishermen to fish twenty nautical miles out at sea, as provided for in the Oslo accords; and if he will raise the restriction to six nautical miles currently being imposed on them by the Israeli navy with the Israeli authorities. [1679/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (16 Jan 2013)

Martin Ferris: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount that has been collected to date under the 0.6% pension levy; if the money is being ring-fenced for the purposes outlined on its introduction; and the number of jobs that have been created as a consequence. [57921/12]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Freedom of Information Requests (16 Jan 2013)

Martin Ferris: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will ensure that Coillte becomes subject to freedom of information requests in line with his commitment to introducing greater transparency. [57985/12]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (16 Jan 2013)

Martin Ferris: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when a decision will be made on a stamp 4 application in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Kerry. [58145/12]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fisheries Protection (16 Jan 2013)

Martin Ferris: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of retired naval personnel currently employed by the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58071/12]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fisheries Protection (16 Jan 2013)

Martin Ferris: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons employed by the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority that are currently in receipt of a pension from the Department of Defence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58072/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Bank Debt Restructuring (17 Jan 2013)

Martin Ferris: To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the €3.1 billion bond to be redeemed with the Bank of Ireland in April 2013, specifically, when the bond will be redeemed and the way it will be treated for accounting purposes on the State's balance sheets [1794/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Taxation (17 Jan 2013)

Martin Ferris: To ask the Minister for Finance if additional staff are being allocated to the Revenue Commissioners to implement the proposed local property tax; and if not, his views on whether Revenue Commissionsers have sufficient personnel to deal with the new tax or if current staff are being redirected from other activities, such as auditing, to the property tax section. [1795/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Recruitment (22 Jan 2013)

Martin Ferris: 164. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when his Department will conclude an investigation into schools which are in breach of his Department's rules by hiring retired primary teachers as substitutes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2681/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Labelling (22 Jan 2013)

Martin Ferris: 550. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide the names of the two companies which he stated on 16 January 2013 were the sources of the contaminated product which found its way into burgers here, and whether either or both of those companies is owned in whole or in part by any of the Irish companies which imported the ingredients and processed the burgers...

Other Questions: Public Procurement Contracts (23 Jan 2013)

Martin Ferris: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the percentage of construction related public procurement projects of €100,000 and over that were awarded to Irish companies, including those in the six counties, in 2011 and 2012 respectively. [3074/13]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Freedom of Information Legislation (23 Jan 2013)

Martin Ferris: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform in the event of a public body being found not to be covered by the Freedom of Information legislation to be introduced by him later this year, but not included in the list of exclusions, the person who makes this decision, and if the decision can be appealed to the Information Commissioner or the Courts. [3075/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (23 Jan 2013)

Martin Ferris: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has received a submission from a school (details supplied) in County Kerry for financial support to enable them to provide transport between the two schools in order to ferry students to and from each school in order to avail of the widest possible subject choice in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3436/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Investigations (23 Jan 2013)

Martin Ferris: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if a decision has been made to conduct tests on unidentified remains found off the south east to determine whether they are part of the remains of men lost at sea. [3470/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Labelling (23 Jan 2013)

Martin Ferris: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the checks that are carried out on imported pig meat; and if such imported meat can qualify to be labelled as of Irish origin. [3271/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Imports (23 Jan 2013)

Martin Ferris: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will supply a list of Spanish and Dutch companies which export food ingredients into Ireland. [3355/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Safety Standards (23 Jan 2013)

Martin Ferris: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on a statement by British Food Minister David Heath, MP, on 17 January, to the effect that the import of the horse meat which contaminated burgers was an example of criminality and that it may lead to prosecutions in this jurisdiction or in Britain. [3416/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Food Safety Authority Inspections (23 Jan 2013)

Martin Ferris: To ask the Minister for Health the reason the Food Safety Authority of Ireland were conducting tests on the burgers which were later found to be contaminated. [3157/13]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Production (24 Jan 2013)

Martin Ferris: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the way he accounts for the fall in manufacturing in the third quarter last year in areas outside of the pharmaceutical sector; its impact on employment and the plans he has to reverse this situation. [3246/13]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Pharmaceutical Sector (24 Jan 2013)

Martin Ferris: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the effect of the Patent Cliff experienced between September and November 2012 on employment levels in the relevant sectors and the actions to ameliorate the situation; and if he foresees a similar situation developing in the next five years. [3245/13]