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Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (3 Mar 2009)

Martin Ferris: Question 166: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of admissions and readmissions to the acute unit at Kerry General Hospital for 2006, 2007 and 2008. [8298/09]

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (3 Mar 2009)

Martin Ferris: Question 369: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when he envisages that Valentia Island, County Kerry, will have broadband coverage. [8350/09]

Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (3 Mar 2009)

Martin Ferris: Question 445: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will remove the cap on enrolment in the post leaving certificate sector in view of the encouragement given to people who are unemployed to return to education,. [8490/09]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (26 Feb 2009)

Martin Ferris: Question 53: To ask the Minister for Education and Science his views on whether the needs of children with special educational needs will be properly catered for in the mainstream classroom; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7859/09]

Written Answers — Third Level Fees: Third Level Fees (26 Feb 2009)

Martin Ferris: Question 61: To ask the Minister for Education and Science his proposals in relation to the proposed reintroduction of third level fees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7860/09]

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (26 Feb 2009)

Martin Ferris: Question 180: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will make a statement on the application by a council (details supplied) in County Kerry to improve its housing stock. [8201/09]

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (25 Feb 2009)

Martin Ferris: Question 85: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the way Ireland is not in breach of the European race equality directive in view of the fact that Article 13 of that directive specifically outlines that equality authorities must be able provide independent assistance to victims of discrimination, conduct independent surveys concerning discrimination and publish...

Written Answers — Data Protection: Data Protection (25 Feb 2009)

Martin Ferris: Question 99: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will make a statement on the implications of the European Court of Justice's recent ruling against Ireland, in which it held that the internal market decision mechanism employed in the making of the data retention directive which involves no Irish veto was the correct one as opposed to the justice and home affairs...

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (25 Feb 2009)

Martin Ferris: The Government's credibility is in tatters and Deputy Brian Lenihan's personal credibility as Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform will be in tatters if this is not lived up to.

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (25 Feb 2009)

Martin Ferris: Farmers all over the country borrowed an awful lot of money to try to upgrade their farms when they were encouraged to do so by the Government. They were even told to have it done by 31 December. In the meetings other Deputies and I had with the Minister in the past we went around and encouraged farmers to finish their building programmes so they would qualify for the grant. Many of those...

Written Answers — County Enterprise Boards: County Enterprise Boards (24 Feb 2009)

Martin Ferris: Question 96: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if funding to county enterprise boards will be reviewed in the next 12 months; and if the criteria under which county enterprise boards are funded will be amended during that time. [7325/09]

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (24 Feb 2009)

Martin Ferris: Question 115: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of apprentices in FÁS related schemes who were made redundant in each of the years 2006, 2007 and 2008. [7326/09]

Written Answers — Register of Electors: Register of Electors (24 Feb 2009)

Martin Ferris: Question 351: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will make a statement on the fact that many people, particularly in apartment complexes, appear to be missing from the new electoral register. [6979/09]

Written Answers — Poultry Sector: Poultry Sector (24 Feb 2009)

Martin Ferris: Question 425: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason there is no funding available for poultry farmers here; and if he will provide a commitment that he will move to allocate the necessary funding to poultry farmers. [7411/09]

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (24 Feb 2009)

Martin Ferris: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to address a matter of national importance, namely, the recent staff reductions in the acute psychiatric ward at Kerry General Hospital, the failure of management to consult with the staff and unions in the hospital as required by the Labour Court ruling, and the need to conduct a full health and safety audit prior to the...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (19 Feb 2009)

Martin Ferris: Question 31: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will act on the calls of general practitioners in the mid-west Health Service Executive region not to proceed with the downgrading of Ennis and Nenagh hospitals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6602/09]

Written Answers — Banking Sector Regulation: Banking Sector Regulation (19 Feb 2009)

Martin Ferris: Question 87: To ask the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied that the Financial Regulator has carried out its duties in respect of the regulation of Irish banks. [6714/09]

Written Answers — Banking Sector Regulation: Banking Sector Regulation (19 Feb 2009)

Martin Ferris: Question 88: To ask the Minister for Finance if Anglo Irish Bank provided loans to State or semi-State bodies. [6715/09]

Written Answers — Qualifications Recognition: Qualifications Recognition (19 Feb 2009)

Martin Ferris: Question 250: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he is satisfied with the progress made by the National Qualifications Authority of Ireland; the reason so little progress has been made in 10 years by the NQAI to promote recognition outside the State of awards made by bodies in the State and recognition in the State of awards made by bodies outside the State; and the amount that...

Job Losses. (19 Feb 2009)

Martin Ferris: I welcome a number of developments in my county. I welcome the approval granted today by An Bord Pleanála to the massive development at the John Mitchel's-Austin Stack Park site in Tralee. This will bring a substantial injection of money into the local economy and will provide 500 jobs during the construction stage and up to 1,000 jobs in the longer term. I also welcome the approval of...