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Written Answers — Child Protection: Child Protection (12 Apr 2011)

Martin Ferris: Question 51: To ask the Minister for Health and Children his plans to amend disciplinary procedures for social workers who fail in their duty to protect children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7555/11]

Written Answers — Child Protection: Child Protection (12 Apr 2011)

Martin Ferris: Question 77: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of social workers who will be employed by his proposed Child Welfare and Protection Agency; and the total number of staff that will be employed by this body. [7554/11]

Written Answers — School Textbooks: School Textbooks (12 Apr 2011)

Martin Ferris: Question 190: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the prices charged for school books and his further views that prices could be reduced in light of the apparent disparity between the prices of these books - in view of the massive prints run relating to them - and similar quality publications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7772/11]

Written Answers — Afforestation Programme: Afforestation Programme (12 Apr 2011)

Martin Ferris: Question 249: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if the envisaged annual afforestation programme to be overseen by the new energy company formed through the merger of Coillte and Bord na Móna and projected to deliver an annual planting of 14,700 hectares will utilise existing Coillte lands. [7506/11]

Written Answers — State Property: State Property (12 Apr 2011)

Martin Ferris: Question 309: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the use to which land under Coillte control would be put if the forestry is sold, in view of the fact that the company, as a State body, cannot access EU grants to replant. [7405/11]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (12 Apr 2011)

Martin Ferris: Question 333: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when REP scheme payment will issue in respect of a person (details supplied). [7605/11]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (12 Apr 2011)

Martin Ferris: Question 348: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if there is a statutory obligation on a person (details supplied) in County Limerick to retire as a home help. [7253/11]

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (12 Apr 2011)

Martin Ferris: Question 363: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a child is entitled to full orthodontic treatment under a medical card. [7286/11]

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (12 Apr 2011)

Martin Ferris: Under Standing Order 32, I seek the adjourn the House to discuss the planned laying off of 2,000 AIB workers, the impact that will have on the workers concerned and the fact that bank staff are being made to suffer while many of those who were directly responsible for the banking crisis have subsequently benefited in the form of large bonuses and have not been held to account for their actions.

Order of Business (12 Apr 2011)

Martin Ferris: I asked a question last week of the Minister in regard to the situation of Coillte. I was told it would amalgamate with Bord na Móna and remain in State ownership. However, a senior Minister said on radio this morning that the Government intended to sell off the mature forestry. Will it be sold off to speculators-----

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Martin Ferris: -----or will it remain in State ownership?

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Martin Ferris: We deserve an answer to that question. There are two conflicting reports from the Minister.

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Martin Ferris: We deserve an answer. I have asked the Taoiseach a question.

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Martin Ferris: What does he intend-----

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Martin Ferris: Is legislation being brought forward to do that?

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Martin Ferris: The Minister, Deputy Coveney, said this morning that the Government was selling off the majority-----

Written Answers — International Agreements: International Agreements (6 Apr 2011)

Martin Ferris: Question 31: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding his work on the Oslo-Paris Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-east Atlantic, OSPAR, to achieve progressive and substantial reductions of radioactive discharges into the Irish Sea. [6916/11]

Written Answers — National Minimum Wage: National Minimum Wage (6 Apr 2011)

Martin Ferris: Question 53: To ask the Minister for Finance in the view of the statement by the Taoiseach last Wednesday that reversing the cut to the national minimum wage is contingent on approval by the IMF-EU because it is in the memorandum of understanding, if that also means that the current Government will have to increase the qualifying age to 66 years in line with the Memorandum; and if he will...

Written Answers — National Minimum Wage: National Minimum Wage (6 Apr 2011)

Martin Ferris: Question 55: To ask the Minister for Finance in view of the statement by the Taoiseach last Wednesday that reversing the cut to the national minimum wage will require approval by the International Monetary Fund and the EU, if that means that all commitments in the programme for Government can be over ridden by the terms of the memorandum of understanding; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — National Minimum Wage: National Minimum Wage (6 Apr 2011)

Martin Ferris: Question 58: To ask the Minister for Finance in line with the clause on page 13 of the memorandum of understanding with the EU-IMF which states, under the period of this financial assistance programme, any additional unplanned revenues must be allocated to debt reduction, that the proceeds from the planned sale of €2 billion of State assets would mean that the proceeds from that would have...