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Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (13 Nov 2007)

Martin Ferris: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to raise a matter of national importance, namely, to discuss the decision of the Environmental Protection Agency to grant a licence to the Corrib gas consortium to proceed with the building of a gas refinery at Bellanaboy and the need for a much broader inquiry into all the implications which the placing of the refinery there will...

Beef Imports. (8 Nov 2007)

Martin Ferris: Over the past several years, Deputies from all parties have expressed concerns about the importation of Brazilian beef into the EU. I have heard the issue being raised by Members from all sides of the House. The rules and regulations applicable to Brazilian beef are inadequate in comparison to EU-originated products. There is a complete absence of individual traceability and growth...

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32. (8 Nov 2007)

Martin Ferris: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to discuss the report of the EU food and veterinary office on Brazilian beef production, which proves that serious irregularities and shortcomings exist, confirms the allegations made by Irish farm groups regarding beef imported from Brazil and the threat it poses to the health of consumers and underlines the difficulties for EU...

Written Answers — Gangland Killings: Gangland Killings (7 Nov 2007)

Martin Ferris: Question 59: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will make a statement on the briefing on gangland crime from the Garda Commissioner received by him on 31 October 2007. [27448/07]

Written Answers — Joint Policing Committees: Joint Policing Committees (7 Nov 2007)

Martin Ferris: Question 106: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Joint Policing Committees have not held public meetings in their local areas; and if the scope of his planned evaluation of the JPCs operation at the end of November 2007 will be limited by the fact that the JPCs have not conducted this core function. [27399/07]

Written Answers — Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme: Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme (7 Nov 2007)

Martin Ferris: Question 220: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will increase the travel and meal allowance available to VTOS participants to a level that would adequately reflect the high cost of living here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27699/07]

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (7 Nov 2007)

Martin Ferris: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to debate the following urgent matter: the closing of applications for the farm improvement scheme and the need to make available the necessary funding so that those who have applied in good faith will be able to make the necessary improvements to their holdings in order to meet their obligations under various regulations and to...

Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (6 Nov 2007)

Martin Ferris: Question 262: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the guidelines governing applications by people aged 55 and over for community employment schemes. [27266/07]

Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (6 Nov 2007)

Martin Ferris: Question 263: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the overall guidelines for a person applying for a place on a community employment scheme. [27267/07]

Undocumented Irish in the United States: Motion (6 Nov 2007)

Martin Ferris: I thank the Labour Party for the time allocated to me tonight and I commend the motion tabled by Fine Gael. Emigration has been a feature of Irish life for generations. Very few Irish families have not been affected by emigration, with estimates indicating that more than 1.2 million people born in Ireland are living abroad. As the motion points out, there are thousands of Irish emigrants...

Written Answers — Social Insurance: Social Insurance (31 Oct 2007)

Martin Ferris: Question 89: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his views on the publication of the latest actuarial review of the Social Insurance Fund. [25887/07]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (31 Oct 2007)

Martin Ferris: Question 114: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his views on whether it is time to develop a new longer term benchmark against which the evolution of social welfare rates can be measured. [25888/07]

Written Answers — Air Services: Air Services (31 Oct 2007)

Martin Ferris: Question 288: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will confirm that the airport coordinator, as defined by Council Regulation 95/93 and amended by EC 793/2004, has a veto on transferring routes to second airports. [26587/07]

Written Answers — Air Services: Air Services (31 Oct 2007)

Martin Ferris: Question 289: To ask the Minister for Transport if the airport coordinator can reject a route change on the basis that the proposed change would be detrimental to the vital interests of the region from which the route would be transferred. [26588/07]

Written Answers — Air Services: Air Services (31 Oct 2007)

Martin Ferris: Question 290: To ask the Minister for Transport if the airport coordinator or Aer Lingus is required to carry out an impact study on the Shannon region to assess the affects of the proposed transfer. [26589/07]

Written Answers — Air Services: Air Services (31 Oct 2007)

Martin Ferris: Question 291: To ask the Minister for Transport if grandfather rights adhere to the airline or the route in view of the fact that Regulation 790/2004 states that the system provides for the reallocation of slots with established precedence to incumbent carriers. [26590/07]

Written Answers — Drug Seizures: Drug Seizures (31 Oct 2007)

Martin Ferris: Question 501: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of houses that were searched for drugs in each of the Kerry Garda divisional areas in the past year; the number of arrests made for possession of drugs; and the quantity and type of drug seized. [26293/07]

Written Answers — Housing Grants: Housing Grants (31 Oct 2007)

Martin Ferris: Question 553: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will provide an undertaking to reintroduce a grant scheme to provide funding for householders to allow them to install protective systems in their homes to prevent the harmful effects of radon gas. [26022/07]

Written Answers — Flood Relief: Flood Relief (25 Oct 2007)

Martin Ferris: Question 62: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if funding will be made available to refurbish the bank of the River Feale and its tributaries in 2008. [25797/07]

Written Answers — Flood Relief: Flood Relief (25 Oct 2007)

Martin Ferris: Question 63: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will release funds for the refurbishment of the banks of the River Brick between Lixnaw Bridge and Ballingar Bridge in order to prevent flooding that would threaten local housing. [25798/07]