Results 1,961-1,980 of 5,550 for speaker:Martin Ferris
- Written Answers — Europe 2020 Strategy: Europe 2020 Strategy (30 Mar 2010)
Martin Ferris: Question 130: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will make a statement detailing his approach to negotiations around the draft EU 2020 strategy including whether he is pushing for a set of objectives; the details of those objectives; and if same include the inclusion of a poverty reduction commitment on the part of each member state in the strategy. [13299/10]
- Written Answers — Rural Environment Protection Scheme: Rural Environment Protection Scheme (30 Mar 2010)
Martin Ferris: Question 392: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when the promised â¬50 million for the new farm environment scheme will be made available. [13835/10]
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (30 Mar 2010)
Martin Ferris: Question 393: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the percentage of REP scheme four applicants that have been paid on a county basis. [13836/10]
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (31 Mar 2010)
Martin Ferris: Question 128: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will re-examine the decision not to fund bus transport by a group (details supplied) in view of the fact that payments by the Health Service Executive to taxis in respect of hospital visits are more costly. [14232/10]
- Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (1 Apr 2010)
Martin Ferris: Question 28: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs his views on whether the prevention pillar of the national drugs strategy cannot be properly implemented as a result of policy choices by the Department of Education and Science in view of his Department's responsibility for the national drugs strategy. [14065/10]
- Energy Security: Motion. (20 Apr 2010)
Martin Ferris: I thank Deputy McManus and the Labour Party for allowing me ten minutes to speak. I support the general thrust of the motion, but have tabled an amendment regarding a crucial area that must be addressed if this country is to benefit to the maximum extent from any oil and gas that comes on stream in the future. Irrespective of what side of the House we are on, we are all conscious of how...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (20 Apr 2010)
Martin Ferris: Question 73: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his views on whether lowering the age of the child criteria for the making of lone parent payments will result in more children living in relative poverty in view of the level of unemployment and also in view of the ESRI prediction that unemployment will not reduce until economic growth in the region of 4% to 5% is reached....
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (20 Apr 2010)
Martin Ferris: Question 113: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if, in view of the reduction of the amount spent by his Department on mortgage interest supplements, he will use his position to influence the banking sector to require more banks to allow persons in financial difficulty to make borrowed sum only repayments rather than interest only repayments for the duration of those...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (20 Apr 2010)
Martin Ferris: Question 685: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of unemployed persons with addresses in Ballyduff, County Kerry. [14936/10]
- Written Answers — Domestic Water Metering: Domestic Water Metering (20 Apr 2010)
Martin Ferris: Question 764: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the capital costs for introducing domestic water meters. [14652/10]
- Written Answers — Homeless Persons: Homeless Persons (22 Apr 2010)
Martin Ferris: Question 38: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of additional homeless households that were housed in 2009 and in the first quarter of 2010 above the allocation pattern from 2005 to 2008 in line with the commitments outlined in The Way Home Homeless Strategy, to end long term homelessness by the end of 2010. [15935/10]
- Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (22 Apr 2010)
Martin Ferris: Question 65: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to bring forward legislation to allow existing local authority mortgage holders to remortgage without triggering the clawback; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15934/10]
- Written Answers — Waste Disposal: Waste Disposal (27 Apr 2010)
Martin Ferris: Question 328: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will confirm and name the 20 sites that have been identified in the north of Ireland that contain around 250,000 tonnes of waste illegally transported from the south of Ireland. [16819/10]
- Written Answers — Waste Disposal: Waste Disposal (27 Apr 2010)
Martin Ferris: Question 329: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will provide a copy of the framework agreement which paves the way for work to begin on putting in place contractual arrangements to remove the waste illegally dumped in the 20 sites. [16820/10]
- Written Answers — Waste Disposal: Waste Disposal (27 Apr 2010)
Martin Ferris: Question 330: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will provide a timescale for the removal of waste at Patrick's Road, Ballymartin, County Down. [16821/10]
- Fiscal Policy. (28 Apr 2010)
Martin Ferris: Question 48: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the Mazars review of lending to small and medium-sized enterprise in the final quarter of 2009 which showed that SME lending was down by 3.6% in the year; when Bank of Ireland is required to submit its SME lending plan to his Department, as required under the terms of recapitalisation of the institution; if this lending plan will be...
- Written Answers — Small Business Finance: Small Business Finance (28 Apr 2010)
Martin Ferris: Question 48: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the Mazars review of lending to small and medium enterprise in the final quarter of 2009 which showed that SME lending was down by 3.6% in the year; when Bank of Ireland is required to submit its SME lending plan to his Department, as required under the terms of recapitalisation of the institution; if this lending plan will be...
- Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (28 Apr 2010)
Martin Ferris: Question 121: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the numbers of persons who have been placed in jobs through the work placement programme over the past three years. [17238/10]
- Rural Environment Protection Scheme. (29 Apr 2010)
Martin Ferris: The Minister will agree that the farmers in Kerry would not be too disappointed if they received a penalty of 1% given that they have been waiting since 15 December to receive their REPS payments. Over â¬8 million is owed to REPS farmers in Kerry. Is it possible that payment could be speeded up? Some farmers are heavily in debt to the banks and the banks are putting pressure on them to...
- Rural Environment Protection Scheme. (29 Apr 2010)
Martin Ferris: I welcome the fact that the issue has been resolved because there has been no change to the figure of 60% that I received about six weeks ago.