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Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (12 Nov 2009)

Martin Ferris: Question 67: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of company start ups there been since 1 January 2009; the way this compares to the figures from past years; her plans to encourage company start ups and thus job creation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40766/09]

Written Answers — Technical Employment Support Grant: Technical Employment Support Grant (12 Nov 2009)

Martin Ferris: Question 98: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of persons who were assisted under the technical employment support grant since its inception; the number of persons assisted under the technical employment support grant since 1 January 2009; if she will increase the budget for the technical employment support grant in view of the fact that...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (12 Nov 2009)

Martin Ferris: Question 200: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if priority will be given to the Listowel main drainage scheme, County Kerry, in the upcoming water services assessment of needs in view of the scale of problems the town has been suffering due to the age of the existing system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41112/09]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (11 Nov 2009)

Martin Ferris: Question 99: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs her plans to withdraw the free television licence from old age pensioners. [40668/09]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (11 Nov 2009)

Martin Ferris: Question 118: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the fact that most pensioners use the Christmas bonus to heat their homes over the extended Christmas period. [40669/09]

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (11 Nov 2009)

Martin Ferris: Question 136: To ask the Minister for Finance the funding given from the Exchequer to non-governmental organisations over the past five years; and if the same level of funding will continue. [40743/09]

Written Answers — Fishing Industry Development: Fishing Industry Development (11 Nov 2009)

Martin Ferris: Question 244: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will ensure the opening of the operational programme for fisheries in order to ensure funding for the aquaculture sector. [40815/09]

Written Answers — Fishing Industry Development: Fishing Industry Development (11 Nov 2009)

Martin Ferris: Question 248: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will honour the commitments made in the Crawley Report; if funding for the operational programme will be made available in 2010. [40830/09]

Social Welfare Benefits. (11 Nov 2009)

Martin Ferris: Any cut to the income of the most vulnerable in our society and communities is bad but this is made worse at Christmas, as we are talking about people on the lowest income who are barely surviving. They are not living, they are just surviving. As Deputy Naughten said, families who want some kind of Christmas will be driven to moneylenders as a consequence. It also has a knock-on effect of...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (10 Nov 2009)

Martin Ferris: Question 104: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will review the Equal Status Act 2004 following the Supreme Court decision in a case (details supplied). [40265/09]

Written Answers — Crime Levels: Crime Levels (10 Nov 2009)

Martin Ferris: Question 121: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the extra steps being taken to address the recent rise in household break-ins. [40264/09]

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (10 Nov 2009)

Martin Ferris: Question 146: To ask the Minister for Finance when construction will begin on the new Department of Agriculture offices in Portlaoise, County Laois and what is the timescale for completion of the project. [40254/09]

Written Answers — Sports Inclusion: Sports Inclusion (10 Nov 2009)

Martin Ferris: Question 314: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he will provide guarantees that funding for the sports inclusion development officers programme will be made available after 2010. [40047/09]

Written Answers — Sports Inclusion: Sports Inclusion (10 Nov 2009)

Martin Ferris: Question 318: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism his plans to continue the choose to move programme under the sports inclusion development programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40121/09]

Written Answers — Special Areas of Conservation: Special Areas of Conservation (10 Nov 2009)

Martin Ferris: Question 380: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to purchase a bog (details supplied). [40467/09]

Written Answers — Rural Environment Protection Scheme: Rural Environment Protection Scheme (10 Nov 2009)

Martin Ferris: Question 429: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if all outstanding REP scheme payments will be made available before the end of 2009. [40466/09]

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (5 Nov 2009)

Martin Ferris: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to debate the need for the Minister for Social and Family Affairs to respond to the case made by the Family Resource Centre National Forum on the need to ensure that the proposed cuts to the programme are withdrawn in order to allow the many family resource centres around the country to continue to provide a much-needed and valuable...

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (5 Nov 2009)

Martin Ferris: Question 199: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if a person whose sole residence is here but who stays with family in the north of Ireland during the week while working is liable to the non principal private residence charge. [39756/09]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (4 Nov 2009)

Martin Ferris: Question 105: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will report on the progress made on the promised provision of primary care centres across the State; the number of such centres that have been provided, as distinct from primary care teams made up of healthcare professionals located in different places; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39275/09]

Written Answers — General Practitioner Services: General Practitioner Services (4 Nov 2009)

Martin Ferris: Question 131: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the additional measures she is undertaking to address the shortage of general practitioners in our healthcare system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39276/09]