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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Business of Joint Committee (28 Feb 2013)

Martin Ferris: Perhaps the Minister and his officials will return to discuss it.

Other Questions: After School Support Services (5 Mar 2013)

Martin Ferris: To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 135 of 29 January 2013, when and where the pilot scheme be rolled out and when is it expected that the 6000 after school childcare places announced in Budget 2013 will become available. [11382/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: National Internship Scheme Placements (5 Mar 2013)

Martin Ferris: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of jobbridge interns that have gone on to employment directly related to the internships in which they had been involved. [11387/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (5 Mar 2013)

Martin Ferris: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will reconsider a decision to remove a resource teaching post for 2013/2014 from a primary school (details supplied) in County Kerry in view of the extenuating circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11115/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Staff (5 Mar 2013)

Martin Ferris: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if the current vacancy of information officer in Tralee Social Welfare Office, County Kerry, has been filled. [11413/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Dormant Accounts Fund Grants (5 Mar 2013)

Martin Ferris: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will make funding available from dormant accounts for the purchase of a premises for the Tralee branch of the Irish Red Cross, County Kerry. [11414/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Air Pollution (5 Mar 2013)

Martin Ferris: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding the banning of smoky coal and its likely impact on fuel poverty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11700/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic Violence Policy (6 Mar 2013)

Martin Ferris: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to ensure that there are targeted campaigns to raise awareness of violence against women amongst a wide audience, including the general public, service providers and all agencies within the criminal justice system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11558/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic Violence Policy (6 Mar 2013)

Martin Ferris: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to provide funding for the development, operation and ongoing monitoring of effective intervention programmes for perpetrators of domestic violence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11559/13]

Leaders' Questions (7 Mar 2013)

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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Services Provision (7 Mar 2013)

Martin Ferris: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether it has been clearly demonstrated in a number of studies (details supplied) that have been supplied to his Department that the exclusive use of ABA for some children has proved to be more effective than other eclectic type approaches [11749/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Reform (7 Mar 2013)

Martin Ferris: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on proposals to include productive assets, such as farmland, as part of the assessment for third level grant eligibility; and if he will respond to the views expressed by the Irish Farmers’ Association who have described the methodology for inputting additional household income based on asset values of...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: EU Directives (12 Mar 2013)

Martin Ferris: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he is working with the Department of Arts, Heritage and Gaeltacht on the implementation of the March 2012 of a resolution of Dáil Éireann which called on the Government to engage actively with the European Commission to seek a resolution within the terms of the Habitats Directive and to prepare and submit a...

Job Creation and Economic Growth: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (13 Mar 2013)

Martin Ferris: The rural economy needs to be central to any jobs stimulus programme. Agriculture remains the most important indigenous sector of our economy. It has the potential to play a central role in future growth. It contributes over €20 billion to our national income. It accounts for 10% of exports. Crucially, the sector is far less dependent on imported inputs although it depends to a...

Job Creation and Economic Growth: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (13 Mar 2013)

Martin Ferris: The rural economy needs to be central to any jobs stimulus programme. Agriculture remains the most important indigenous sector of our economy. It has the potential to play a central role in future growth. It contributes over €20 billion to our national income. It accounts for 10% of exports. Crucially, the sector is far less dependent on imported inputs although it depends to a...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Maoiniú d'Eagrias Gaeilge (13 Mar 2013)

Martin Ferris: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht an bhfuil aon dul chun cinn déanta chun teacht ar shocrú maidir le maoiniú na mbuneagras Gaeilge. [13098/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme (13 Mar 2013)

Martin Ferris: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total amount of livestock recorded by his Department or his agents on all farms in receipt of a single farm payment of less than €50 per Ha; the total amount of livestock recorded by his Department or agents on all farms in receipt of a single farm payment of more than €1,000 per Ha. [13279/13]

Food Safety Authority of Ireland (Amendment) Bill 2013: First Stage (14 Mar 2013)

Martin Ferris: I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend the Food Safety Authority of Ireland Act 1998 and expand the functions of the Authority in order to achieve the highest standard of food health and safety for consumers through enhancing the traceability and monitoring of food produce origins; enforce stricter labelling criteria for products labelled as produce of...

Food Safety Authority of Ireland (Amendment) Bill 2013: First Stage (14 Mar 2013)

Martin Ferris: I move: "That the Bill be taken in Private Members' time."

Common Agricultural Policy Reform: Statements (14 Mar 2013)

Martin Ferris: I would like to share time with Deputy Michael Colreavy.