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Written Answers — Official Engagements: Official Engagements (28 Feb 2012)

Martin Ferris: Question 130: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the sale of Coillte assets was one of the issues discussed between Irish and Chinese Ministers and officials during the recent State visit. [11272/12]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (28 Feb 2012)

Martin Ferris: Question 396: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an appeal will be decided in respect of a person (details supplied). [11296/12]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (28 Feb 2012)

Martin Ferris: Question 397: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an appeal will be decided in respect of a person (details supplied). [11297/12]

Written Answers — Appointments to State Boards: Appointments to State Boards (28 Feb 2012)

Martin Ferris: Question 445: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if the positions for non-ministerial appointment membership of the board of Inland Fisheries Ireland were advertised; if so, where; and the number of persons that applied. [11279/12]

Written Answers — Sale of State Assets: Sale of State Assets (28 Feb 2012)

Martin Ferris: Question 606: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if carbon credits will accrue to private leasees of Coillte forestry. [11277/12]

Written Answers — Sale of State Assets: Sale of State Assets (28 Feb 2012)

Martin Ferris: Question 607: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the public will have access to Coillte forestry land leased to private companies. [11278/12]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (28 Feb 2012)

Martin Ferris: Question 608: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a decision on an agri-environment option scheme will issue to a person (details supplied). [11298/12]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (28 Feb 2012)

Martin Ferris: Question 731: To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will receive orthopaedic shoes. [11294/12]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (28 Feb 2012)

Martin Ferris: Question 741: To ask the Minister for Health the running costs of Listowel Community Hospital, County Kerry, in 2011, and on a per patient basis, as compared to other community hospitals in the south west. [11390/12]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (28 Feb 2012)

Martin Ferris: Question 743: To ask the Minister for Health the rationale for closing so many beds at Listowel Community Hospital, County Kerry; and the way the excess demand will be met. [11394/12]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (28 Feb 2012)

Martin Ferris: Question 744: To ask the Minister for Health the running costs of Listowel Community Hospital for 2011 as a whole and per patient at average occupancy for that year in comparison with other community hospital beds in the south region. [11397/12]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (28 Feb 2012)

Martin Ferris: Question 745: To ask the Minister for Health in view of the geographic location of Listowel town at the centre of a network of rural towns and villages with a population of over 25,000 people, the rationale for closing so many beds in Listowel Community Hospital, County Kerry; and where his Department proposes that the obvious patient over demand will be offered an alternative bed. [11398/12]

State Assets: Motion (28 Feb 2012)

Martin Ferris: I move: "That Dáil Éireann: — accepts that the Review Group on State Assets and Liabilities, chaired by Mr. Colm McCarthy, did not provide adequate analysis or evidence to support its recommendations to privatise State owned assets and enterprises; — recognises that the sale of strategic successful self-financing commercial semi-State assets is not in the public interest; — further...

Schools Amalgamation (23 Feb 2012)

Martin Ferris: The school I attended was amalgamated in rural Ireland when there were 24 pupils in the school. There are many more houses in that area now, but there are no children. If we amalgamate a school with another school in a more populous area, the young people will be taken from that original area and they will not go back. Sections of rural Ireland are being gradually depopulated by going down...

School Curriculum (23 Feb 2012)

Martin Ferris: Good man, Deputy Broughan.

Further Education and Training Sector (23 Feb 2012)

Martin Ferris: Question 13: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the timeframe for the 800 FÁS staff who are transferring to the vocational educational committee sector; the composition of the board of SOLAS; and if there will be union representation for employees. [10033/12]

Further Education and Training Sector (23 Feb 2012)

Martin Ferris: The key role of SOLAS concerns policy, strategy and funding adult and further education and training. For these reasons, it is vital the entity have the skills and expertise necessary to execute these functions. The skills and expertise must be drawn from the VEC and FÁS sectors if it is to be effective. Therefore, it would be wise for the board of SOLAS to provide for equal...

Further Education and Training Sector (23 Feb 2012)

Martin Ferris: The so-called negativity and paranoia, as described by the Minister of State, are down to uncertainty and the absence of a timeframe. The Minister of State needs to put in place a timeframe and set out the parameters for when he hopes to have the process completed. I fully understand he must seek the views of all stakeholders and that this is the proper way to do it. However, he needs to...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (23 Feb 2012)

Martin Ferris: Question 38: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans for SOLAS to fund FET with the stated aim of separating second level from FET, what will happen in centres where both have been operating. [10032/12]

Written Answers — European Citizens' Initiative: European Citizens' Initiative (23 Feb 2012)

Martin Ferris: Question 162: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will confirm, with regard to the proposed European citizens' initiative, that Irish citizens living in the North of Ireland will be treated equally and will be counted as part of the 9,000 minimum figure for Ireland and that no extra verification will be required from these citizens. [10369/12]