Results 501-520 of 5,550 for speaker:Martin Ferris

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (4 May 2006)

Martin Ferris: Question 28: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the targets, in respect of social housing which he is proposing should be included in the new National Development Plan 2007-2013 which is being prepared. [16556/06]

Written Answers — Nuclear Safety: Nuclear Safety (4 May 2006)

Martin Ferris: Question 97: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the efforts which have been made by him and the Government to dissuade the British Government from privatising the Sellafield nuclear power plant. [16557/06]

Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (4 May 2006)

Martin Ferris: Question 115: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when the necessary staff will be provided to operate a dialysis machine at Kerry General Hospital. [16674/06]

Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (4 May 2006)

Martin Ferris: Question 144: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of visits which were made by his Department's inspectors in County Kerry between 1 January 2005 and to the most recent date available. [16673/06]

Written Answers — Overseas Missions: Overseas Missions (9 May 2006)

Martin Ferris: Question 92: To ask the Minister for Defence if the International Security Assistance Force operating in Afghanistan has dealings with the operators of a detention site at Bagram holding some 500 so-called terror suspects in primitive conditions, indefinitely and without charges. [17162/06]

Written Answers — Foreshore Licences: Foreshore Licences (9 May 2006)

Martin Ferris: Question 228: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the portfolio of foreshore licences and leases, in whole or as part of a consortia or partnership held by a company (details supplied). [17171/06]

Written Answers — Foreshore Licences: Foreshore Licences (9 May 2006)

Martin Ferris: Question 229: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the portfolio of foreshore licences and leases, in whole or as a part of a consortia or partnership held by a company (details supplied). [17172/06]

Written Answers — Foreshore Licences: Foreshore Licences (9 May 2006)

Martin Ferris: Question 230: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if his Department had discussions with companies other than those who were the eventual licence awardees of the Codling and Arklow bank foreshore licences. [17173/06]

Written Answers — Foreshore Licences: Foreshore Licences (9 May 2006)

Martin Ferris: Question 231: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the reason both foreshore leases were given for generating electricity by wind in the Codling and Arklow banks for 99 years, in view of the fact that the Department's guidelines of May 2001 for intending developers state the maximum period of a lease will ordinarily be 60 years. [17174/06]

Written Answers — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (9 May 2006)

Martin Ferris: Question 241: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to the plans to develop the Tarbert-Ballylongford landbank, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16852/06]

Written Answers — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (9 May 2006)

Martin Ferris: Question 242: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to plans by a company (details supplied) to develop a deepwater container transhipment terminal at Ballylongford, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16853/06]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (9 May 2006)

Martin Ferris: Question 441: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of schools in both north and south Kerry that have applied for new school buildings, extensions or refurbishment under the school building project for 2006; the number which have been approved to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17251/06]

Written Answers — Architectural Heritage: Architectural Heritage (9 May 2006)

Martin Ferris: Question 480: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when phase two of the restoration of Carrigafoyle Castle in Ballylongford, County Kerry, will begin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16851/06]

Energy Sector: Motion (Resumed). (10 May 2006)

Martin Ferris: I support the general thrust of this motion. Sinn Féin has advocated an even more radical approach focused on production as well as the fiscal incentives proposed in the motion. The production of the energy crops necessary to produce biofuels is a vital component. It is welcome, therefore, that the Government has altered its approach to the grant scheme covering such crops and removed the...

Written Answers — Child Support: Child Support (11 May 2006)

Martin Ferris: Question 71: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he intends to increase the back to school clothing and footwear allowance in view of increasing related expenses faced by parents on low income. [17562/06]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (11 May 2006)

Martin Ferris: Question 76: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the average amount of time a one parent family payment takes to process after all relevant documentation has been produced. [17563/06]

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31. (16 May 2006)

Martin Ferris: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to debate the following urgent matter: the request by the families of the fishermen lost on the Maggie B to have the vessel lifted from the seabed to ascertain what caused it to sink and to help to bring some closure to the families' grief.

Health Services. (16 May 2006)

Martin Ferris: For the past decade there has been a campaign by senior citizens in the Tralee area, supported politically by all parties, councillors and the community in general, to try to achieve the construction of a community hospital for the Tralee catchment area. Many of those involved in that campaign have unfortunately passed away but the campaign continues. To give the example of a case I dealt...

Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (16 May 2006)

Martin Ferris: Question 122: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he has satisfied himself regarding the amount of time it takes to produce an evaluation report in relation to pilot cocaine projects. [18049/06]

Written Answers — Harbours and Piers: Harbours and Piers (16 May 2006)

Martin Ferris: Question 244: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources when work on the entry slip at the quay in Bundoran, for which €114,000 has been allocated, will commence. [18059/06]