Results 3,521-3,540 of 5,550 for speaker:Martin Ferris

Written Answers — Bullying in the Workplace: Bullying in the Workplace (15 Jun 2010)

Martin Ferris: Question 456: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if his attention has been drawn to allegations of serious bullying and sexual harassment of an employee of the Irish National Stud by the former chief executive officer of the Irish National Stud Board. [25095/10]

Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (10 Jun 2010)

Martin Ferris: Question 77: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if FÁS has ever funded privately owned companies to run community employment schemes. [25004/10]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (3 Jun 2010)

Martin Ferris: Question 26: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills when a school (details supplied) in County Kerry will receive funding for needed renovations. [23819/10]

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (1 Jun 2010)

Martin Ferris: Question 86: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation when redundancy will be awarded in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary. [23161/10]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (1 Jun 2010)

Martin Ferris: Question 360: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will receive their backdated rent supplement. [22967/10]

Written Answers — Alternative Energy Projects: Alternative Energy Projects (1 Jun 2010)

Martin Ferris: Question 444: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when the refit price for co-firing miscanthus in power stations will be implemented; and if the price will be paid to the producer. [23009/10]

Written Answers — Fishing Industry: Fishing Industry (1 Jun 2010)

Martin Ferris: Question 473: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if his attention has been drawn to the fact that imported lobsters from Canada and the US are reported to be less than the Irish minimum gauge of 87 mm; and the steps that he is taking to address this issue. [22950/10]

Written Answers — Oireachtas Committees' Reports: Oireachtas Committees' Reports (26 May 2010)

Martin Ferris: Question 66: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he has read the report of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Agriculture, Fisheries and Food on farming and fishing in the west; and if he plans to implement the proposals recommended by the Oireachtas committee when it considered the report. [21842/10]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (26 May 2010)

Martin Ferris: Question 101: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will make a statement regarding the payment of outstanding REPS 4 moneys. [21843/10]

Electoral Representation (Amendment) Bill 2010: Second Stage (25 May 2010)

Martin Ferris: I thank the Labour Party for giving me ten minutes speaking time. To a great extent this debate is the same debate we had last week on the Waterford by-election and the previous week on the Donegal South-West constituency by-election. It is an indication not only of the feeling on this side of the House among the Opposition parties that the Government has an obligation to allow the...

Electoral Representation (Amendment) Bill 2010: Second Stage (25 May 2010)

Martin Ferris: To return to the main object of attack, we could be here until the cows come home, going over the many reasons the electorate ought to be given an opportunity to cast its verdict on the current situation in the country that has left many people in an extremely bad way with regard to jobs, mortgages and making ends meet whether they are in employment or not. Indeed since we were here last...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (25 May 2010)

Martin Ferris: Question 74: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will take steps to amend section 7 of the Protection of Employees (Employer Insolvency) Act 1984 to ensure that in situations of insolvency involving pension deficits employees will receive at least 50% of their pension entitlements to rectify the current situations in which employees can be left with less than that. [21615/10]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (25 May 2010)

Martin Ferris: Question 83: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will make changes to the habitual residency requirement for receipt of many social welfare payments which is acting as a barrier to many returned Irish persons from accessing the protections they need. [21616/10]

Written Answers — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (25 May 2010)

Martin Ferris: Question 105: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation if he has held discussions in the last 18 months with management of a company (details supplied) regarding the future of its two factories in Abbeyfeale, County Limerick and Mallow, County Cork; if not if he has plans to do so in the near future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21770/10]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (25 May 2010)

Martin Ferris: Question 403: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when REP scheme will be awarded to a person (details supplied). [21951/10]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (25 May 2010)

Martin Ferris: Question 404: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when REP scheme payment will be awarded to a person (details supplied). [21952/10]

Written Answers — EU Enlargement: EU Enlargement (20 May 2010)

Martin Ferris: Question 37: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on Turkish membership of the EU; if he agrees that Turkish membership should not be considered until such time as Turkey withdraws from our fellow EU member State, Cyprus, and lifts all its restrictions on trade, airflight and shipping and so on in relation to Cyprus. [21023/10]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (20 May 2010)

Martin Ferris: Question 207: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a REP scheme payment will be awarded in respect of a person (details supplied). [21227/10]

Constitutional Amendment on Children: Motion (Resumed) (19 May 2010)

Martin Ferris: It is clear from the contributions of the Minister of State, Deputy Barry Andrews, and others on the Government side that the Fianna Fáil-Green Government has no intention of bringing forward legislation to hold a referendum this year that would enshrine stronger rights for children in the Constitution. The final report of the Joint Committee on the Constitutional Amendment on Children was...

Issue of Writ: Waterford By-election (19 May 2010)

Martin Ferris: The first point that needs to be made on the overall delay in calling the by-elections due in Donegal, Dublin and Waterford is that Seanad by-elections have been held quickly. One would assume that the same considerations apply to Dáil by-elections as to Seanad by-elections in terms of the logistics of organising them. We must assume that factors are at work other than the organising of a...