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Written Answers — Closed Circuit Television Systems: Closed Circuit Television Systems (7 Dec 2006)

Martin Ferris: Question 43: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his intentions with regard to the regulation of closed circuit television reported in a newspaper (details supplied) include an intention to conduct an evaluation of all existing CCTV schemes in receipt of public funding against their stated objectives in view of the overwhelming international evidence...

Written Answers — Victims of Crime: Victims of Crime (7 Dec 2006)

Martin Ferris: Question 45: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on whether a single Department and Minister should take ultimate responsibility for ensuring that adequate funding is made available to tackle violence against women and to respond to the needs of victims in order to address the currently unacceptable situation whereby responsibility is avoided by...

Written Answers — Infectious Diseases: Infectious Diseases (7 Dec 2006)

Martin Ferris: Question 114: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of members of staff at Kerry General Hospital who have been tested for MRSA. [42087/06]

Written Answers — Infectious Diseases: Infectious Diseases (7 Dec 2006)

Martin Ferris: Question 117: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of staff in Kerry General Hospital who have been given the results of their tests for MRSA. [42120/06]

Written Answers — Infectious Diseases: Infectious Diseases (7 Dec 2006)

Martin Ferris: Question 118: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of staff in Kerry General Hospital who have tested positive for MRSA. [42121/06]

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (7 Dec 2006)

Martin Ferris: Question 127: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if Regtel the independent regulator of the telecommunications sector here was established by legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42108/06]

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (7 Dec 2006)

Martin Ferris: Question 128: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the action that can be taken by persons or the State against mobile phone operators who are in breach of EU directive on privacy and electronics communications 2003 in relation to unsolicited text messages from commercial companies. [42129/06]

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (7 Dec 2006)

Martin Ferris: Question 148: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the number of people participating in the social and rural scheme nationally; and the number participating in each county. [42106/06]

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (7 Dec 2006)

Martin Ferris: Question 149: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the way he will address the anomaly by which persons in receipt of invalidity, lone parent and old age benefits can only receive a maximum of €24.40 for 19.5 hours work per week. [42125/06]

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (12 Dec 2006)

Martin Ferris: Question 113: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when the social housing design guidelines which are currently being reviewed by his Department will be published as was previously outlined by him in reply to Parliamentary Question No. 525 of 20 June 2006. [42460/06]

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (12 Dec 2006)

Martin Ferris: Question 118: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the fact that local authorities are often unable to provide funding to manage, maintain and improve their rented housing stock; his further views on the fact that these works are not covered by the remedial works scheme as they are not major refurbishment works; and the measures he will...

Written Answers — Communications Masts: Communications Masts (12 Dec 2006)

Martin Ferris: Question 327: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the status of his Department's recommendations of June 2005 regarding non idonian radiation; and if any of the recommendations have been implemented, particularly in regard to citizens suffering from reaction to this radiation due to the proximity of their homes to mobile phone masts. [42485/06]

Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (12 Dec 2006)

Martin Ferris: Question 328: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the research on which the EU report recommending further cuts in Irish quota for hake and monkfish was based. [42486/06]

Written Answers — Mobile Telephony: Mobile Telephony (12 Dec 2006)

Martin Ferris: Question 329: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if the State has jurisdiction over the operation of mobile phone operators based in the State and operating premium rate text services. [42487/06]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (12 Dec 2006)

Martin Ferris: Question 445: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will change the terms governing educational grants to introduce some flexibility in cases where a person has qualified for the grant but is only marginally over the income limit to qualify for a top-up. [42354/06]

National Drugs Strategy. (13 Dec 2006)

Martin Ferris: Question 44: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs his views on Citywide's Cocaine in Local Communities follow-up survey. [42866/06]

Written Answers — Community Welfare Service: Community Welfare Service (14 Dec 2006)

Martin Ferris: Question 26: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the position regarding the proposed move of the Community Welfare Service to his Department, and when this will take place. [43255/06]

Written Answers — Mobile Telephony: Mobile Telephony (14 Dec 2006)

Martin Ferris: Question 256: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason a company (details supplied) which was fined in the UK in 2005 for facilitating the sending of unwanted reverse charged premium rate text messages is allowed to do so here. [43336/06]

Written Answers — Mobile Telephony: Mobile Telephony (14 Dec 2006)

Martin Ferris: Question 257: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a company (details supplied) is operating a premium rate mobile phone line that targets customers of another company offering alleged cash and credit prizes and which customers' credit is taken from them simply by receiving the unsolicited text messages. [43337/06]

Written Answers — Mobile Telephony: Mobile Telephony (14 Dec 2006)

Martin Ferris: Question 258: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a company (details supplied) is operating reversed charged premium rate text competitions here for which it was fined by the UK regulator; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43339/06]