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Written Answers — Departmental Schemes: Departmental Schemes (30 Apr 2009)

Martin Ferris: Question 221: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if a company which produces fireplace inserts that burn cut and seasoned wood but provide an energy efficient heating system qualifies for existing grants. [17169/09]

Written Answers — Harbours and Piers: Harbours and Piers (30 Apr 2009)

Martin Ferris: Question 226: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his views on the funding difficulties Greencastle Breakwater and Pier is currently facing; and if he will reinstate the funding in order to complete the pier. [17111/09]

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (6 May 2009)

Martin Ferris: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to raise a matter of national importance, namely, the decision to instruct Kerry County Council not to proceed with tender for the reconstruction of Ballinagar Bridge, Lixnaw, which was previously promised and which is urgently required in order to address the huge inconvenience that is being caused to people in the area who are...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (6 May 2009)

Martin Ferris: Question 485: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when it is expected that the Gweedore sewerage scheme in County Donegal will progress to tender stage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17660/09]

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (6 May 2009)

Martin Ferris: Question 522: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if a company (details supplied) has obtained and retained a statutory licence and inherited all associated rights, normally restricted to the State, to enter citizens' private property. [17800/09]

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (6 May 2009)

Martin Ferris: Question 523: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if a company (details supplied) has the same statutory rights as it did when it was a public company; the way the State proposes to compensate individual property owners if the company exercises those rights contrary to the constitutional protections of property. [17826/09]

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (6 May 2009)

Martin Ferris: Question 524: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if the State will compensate private individuals when a company (details supplied) have accessed land without permission of their owners. [17827/09]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (6 May 2009)

Martin Ferris: Question 534: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when forestry premium payments will be awarded. [17670/09]

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (7 May 2009)

Martin Ferris: Question 25: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his proposals to amend the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008 in order to strengthen the powers of local authorities to deal with criminal and anti-social behaviour. [18035/09]

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (7 May 2009)

Martin Ferris: Question 42: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the measures he proposes to take to address the increasing problems being faced by residents of local authority housing schemes in relation to crime and anti-social behaviour as evidenced in an attack (details supplied). [18034/09]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (7 May 2009)

Martin Ferris: Question 68: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a centre (details supplied) in County Kerry which provides counselling to teenagers will be guaranteed funding in order to remain in operation, particularly in view of the fact that the loss of jobs will itself place a burden on social welfare. [18303/09]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (12 May 2009)

Martin Ferris: Question 144: To ask the Minister for Finance if a person who has remortgaged their house within the past seven years has lost their mortgage interest relief. [18532/09]

Written Answers — Banking Sector: Banking Sector (13 May 2009)

Martin Ferris: Question 127: To ask the Minister for Finance the cost to the Exchequer for nationalising Anglo Irish Bank; the expected funding from the State until the end of 2009; the estimated toxic debts of Anglo Irish Bank; if the taxpayer is liable for these debts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19105/09]

Written Answers — Adult Education: Adult Education (13 May 2009)

Martin Ferris: Question 244: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will provide assurances that the number of post-leaving certificate places in County Kerry will be increased to ensure that there is adequate capacity to cope for some of the many newly unemployed people in the county who wish to avail of the opportunity to engage in further education and retraining. [19150/09]

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (14 May 2009)

Martin Ferris: Under Standing Order 32, I seek the adjournment of this House to debate the ongoing situation at Glengad, County Mayo, where local people with genuine objections to the proposed gas pipeline are being treated in a very heavy-handed manner by private security people. The freedom of people, including local fishermen, to move about and engage in their work is being impeded. I call on the...

Harbours (Amendment) Bill 2008 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (14 May 2009)

Martin Ferris: When the Minister for Transport, Deputy Dempsey, introduced the Bill last Thursday, he referred to the extensive consultation that had taken place as the 2005 report, on which the legislation is based, was being prepared. However, many of those who will be affected by the Bill and whose livelihoods depend on the facilities that are the subject of the Bill have claimed that there was not...

Third Level Funding. (14 May 2009)

Martin Ferris: Question 32: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason for the delay in announcing his plans for the reintroduction of third level fees. [19222/09]

Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (14 May 2009)

Martin Ferris: Question 30: To ask the Minister for Education and Science his plans to deal with the backlog in applications for the summer works scheme as a result of its cancellation in 2008. [19223/09]

Written Answers — Harbours and Piers: Harbours and Piers (14 May 2009)

Martin Ferris: Question 136: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when he will release funds for the new deep water harbour at Rossaveal Harbour, County Galway. [19581/09]

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (19 May 2009)

Martin Ferris: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to debate the following urgent matter, namely, the claim that illegal undersized mesh for gill nets, which were seized and put into storage over the past three years under a third party by the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority have recently been sold back to Spanish trawlers, some of whom may have had them seized from them in the...