Results 4,841-4,860 of 5,550 for speaker:Martin Ferris

Written Answers — Tax Yield: Tax Yield (22 Nov 2006)

Martin Ferris: Question 130: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the dependence of the Government on revenue generated from taxes related to construction and consumption. [39114/06]

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (22 Nov 2006)

Martin Ferris: Question 408: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason funding for part-time teachers at a special needs school (details supplied) in County Kerry under the heading teaching services for other institutions has been refused; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39618/06]

Estimates for Public Services 2007: Motion (Resumed) (22 Nov 2006)

Martin Ferris: I wish to share time with Deputies Finian McGrath and Gogarty.

Estimates for Public Services 2007: Motion (Resumed) (22 Nov 2006)

Martin Ferris: I welcome the indications that the Government is focusing on ways of increasing the use of renewable energy. Hopefully, this will lead to increases in tax incentives to use biofuels and to improving the take-up of grants for the growers of energy crops, and to improved energy efficiency in homes. Perhaps the Government would consider including all recipients of fuel allowances in grant...

Northern Ireland Issues. (22 Nov 2006)

Martin Ferris: Is the Taoiseach confident that the proposals and timeframe set out at St. Andrews will result in participation by the DUP in a new Executive? Does he accept that the issue of policing is one for all the parties, not only Sinn Féin, and that the DUP and the British Government have to endorse a system of policing which is accountable, under democratic control and leaves behind the...

Written Answers — Mobile Telephony: Mobile Telephony (21 Nov 2006)

Martin Ferris: Question 122: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to the fact that texts of an explicit nature are being randomly sent to mobile phone customers encouraging them to ring premium rate numbers; and the advice he has for people who wish not to receive such texts or for parents who are trying to protect their young children who may...

Fisheries Protection. (21 Nov 2006)

Martin Ferris: Question 71: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources his views on whether the compensation currently being offered to drift net fishermen is adequate. [38963/06]

Fisheries Protection. (21 Nov 2006)

Martin Ferris: The Minister will be aware of the presentations made by driftnet fishermen to the Joint Committee on Communications, Marine and Natural Resources, in which they categorically stated they were in favour of sustainability and conservation. Many other groups argued in their presentations to the committee for a voluntary buy-out scheme, with provision for set-aside as an alternative for those...

Fisheries Protection. (21 Nov 2006)

Martin Ferris: The Minister answered regarding taxation.

Written Answers — Defence Forces Recruitment: Defence Forces Recruitment (16 Nov 2006)

Martin Ferris: Question 44: To ask the Minister for Defence if his attention has been drawn to the recent initiatives by An Garda Síochána to attract members of ethnic minority communities to the force; and if he has taken similar initiative in relation to the Defence Forces. [38175/06]

Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (15 Nov 2006)

Martin Ferris: Question 89: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when the Office for Employment Rights Compliance will be established as outlined in the social partnership agreement Towards 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37763/06]

Written Answers — UN Conventions: UN Conventions (15 Nov 2006)

Martin Ferris: Question 154: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the European Union dimension that he believes will complicate any proposed ratification by Ireland of the UN Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37762/06]

Written Answers — Ambulance Service: Ambulance Service (15 Nov 2006)

Martin Ferris: Question 184: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if, when responsibility for the provision of transport for patients under the Health Act 1970 was transferred from community welfare officers to the hospitals themselves, the hospitals were provided with a separate budget for this purpose. [38089/06]

Energy (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2006: Report Stage (Resumed) (15 Nov 2006)

Martin Ferris: I wish to be associated with Deputy Cowley's remarks. He has put forward a reasonable response to much of the recent emanations regarding decent, ordinary local people who have protested peacefully in order that their concerns and safety are addressed. I stress there has been a deliberate attempt to create a perception that events in County Mayo are being orchestrated from outside, but...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (14 Nov 2006)

Martin Ferris: Question 96: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his views on making the family income supplement payment automatic to ensure that all entitled will receive it in view of the poor uptake of the payment by those eligible. [37656/06]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (14 Nov 2006)

Martin Ferris: Question 100: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he has proposals to reform the family income supplement. [37657/06]

Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (9 Nov 2006)

Martin Ferris: Question 51: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the position regarding an all-Ireland co-operation in the area of the national drugs strategy. [37026/06]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (9 Nov 2006)

Martin Ferris: Question 214: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her Department will fund a pilot scheme to test the effectiveness of the Son-Rise treatment for autistic children. [37142/06]

Ambulance Service. (8 Nov 2006)

Martin Ferris: I welcome the opportunity to raise the matter of a painful situation for a 63 year old man, Brendan, and his wife Karen. In January, Brendan was diagnosed with liver cancer and had two thirds of his liver removed. Prior to that, he and his wife worked stacking shelves in two supermarkets in Tralee. Their combined income put them above the qualifying amount for a medical card so they needed...

Ambulance Service. (8 Nov 2006)

Martin Ferris: I hope the Minister of State examines this matter as a human rights issue, namely, a person is discriminated against because he is not prepared to incur expenses on the State.