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Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (25 Feb 2009)

Martin Ferris: The Government's credibility is in tatters and Deputy Brian Lenihan's personal credibility as Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform will be in tatters if this is not lived up to.

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (25 Feb 2009)

Martin Ferris: Farmers all over the country borrowed an awful lot of money to try to upgrade their farms when they were encouraged to do so by the Government. They were even told to have it done by 31 December. In the meetings other Deputies and I had with the Minister in the past we went around and encouraged farmers to finish their building programmes so they would qualify for the grant. Many of those...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (25 Feb 2009)

Martin Ferris: Question 85: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the way Ireland is not in breach of the European race equality directive in view of the fact that Article 13 of that directive specifically outlines that equality authorities must be able provide independent assistance to victims of discrimination, conduct independent surveys concerning discrimination and publish...

Written Answers — Data Protection: Data Protection (25 Feb 2009)

Martin Ferris: Question 99: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will make a statement on the implications of the European Court of Justice's recent ruling against Ireland, in which it held that the internal market decision mechanism employed in the making of the data retention directive which involves no Irish veto was the correct one as opposed to the justice and home affairs...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (26 Feb 2009)

Martin Ferris: Question 53: To ask the Minister for Education and Science his views on whether the needs of children with special educational needs will be properly catered for in the mainstream classroom; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7859/09]

Written Answers — Third Level Fees: Third Level Fees (26 Feb 2009)

Martin Ferris: Question 61: To ask the Minister for Education and Science his proposals in relation to the proposed reintroduction of third level fees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7860/09]

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (26 Feb 2009)

Martin Ferris: Question 180: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will make a statement on the application by a council (details supplied) in County Kerry to improve its housing stock. [8201/09]

Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (3 Mar 2009)

Martin Ferris: Question 162: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will make a statement on the reassignment of staff from previous roles to the acute unit in Kerry General Hospital. [8294/09]

Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (3 Mar 2009)

Martin Ferris: Question 163: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she is satisfied that management at Kerry General Hospital acute ward is in compliance with Labour Court 19152 and RIC 081 regarding consultation with staff, that it provide unions with adequate opportunity to present proposals and to consider those proposals with a view to reaching agreement; and if she will instruct management...

Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (3 Mar 2009)

Martin Ferris: Question 164: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will ensure that a health and safety audit is conducted prior to reductions at the acute ward at Kerry General Hospital. [8296/09]

Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (3 Mar 2009)

Martin Ferris: Question 165: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that management recently moved to reduce staffing at the acute ward at Kerry General Hospital. [8297/09]

Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (3 Mar 2009)

Martin Ferris: Question 166: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of admissions and readmissions to the acute unit at Kerry General Hospital for 2006, 2007 and 2008. [8298/09]

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (3 Mar 2009)

Martin Ferris: Question 369: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when he envisages that Valentia Island, County Kerry, will have broadband coverage. [8350/09]

Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (3 Mar 2009)

Martin Ferris: Question 445: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will remove the cap on enrolment in the post leaving certificate sector in view of the encouragement given to people who are unemployed to return to education,. [8490/09]

Written Answers — Drugs Use: Drugs Use (4 Mar 2009)

Martin Ferris: Question 76: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the steps he has taken to monitor and highlight the increase in use of crystal meths, crack cocaine and the re-emergence of a more potent heroin, Chinese Snow; and the steps he has taken to inform support services and medical practitioners as to the symptoms and complications associated with abuse of said drugs on...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (4 Mar 2009)

Martin Ferris: Question 117: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on the Health Service Executive's plans to centralise to Dublin, health schemes such as the medical card, drugs payment, ophthalmic and immunisation scheme despite the difficulties this will create for service users in the regions who will have to contact Dublin for assistance as well as the possible loss of jobs to those...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (5 Mar 2009)

Martin Ferris: Question 65: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the measures she proposes to take in the next 12 months to increase the take-up of family income supplement. [9247/09]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (5 Mar 2009)

Martin Ferris: Question 60: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason she has refused to make the fuel allowance payable in two block sums, as lobbied for by many poverty and other agencies. [9248/09]

Challenges facing the Health Service: Statements (10 Mar 2009)

Martin Ferris: The Health Service Executive faces a shortfall of over €1 billion in 2009. Our already inequitable health system is now faced with even more savage cuts that will drastically affect the care of patients if the Government is allowed to continue to hide behind the HSE which will wield the knife on behalf of Fianna Fáil, the Green Party and the Progressive Democrats. Real savings need to be...

Challenges facing the Health Service: Statements (10 Mar 2009)

Martin Ferris: Are the health and community projects in disadvantaged areas, including 120 projects announced by Government last December, in jeopardy given that the Department of Finance is set to block their funding? Can the Minister give a commitment that these will be maintained, particularly given they are in the RAPID and CLÁR areas? On the issue of Mallow and Monaghan hospitals, will Thursday's...