Results 5,281-5,300 of 5,550 for speaker:Martin Ferris

Written Answers — Nursing Home Inspections: Nursing Home Inspections (22 Jun 2005)

Martin Ferris: Question 135: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her views on whether, in view of the recent case in a nursing home (details supplied) in County Kerry, there is an adequate number of inspectors available in the north Kerry region for the monitoring of care within its nursing homes. [21496/05]

Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (21 Jun 2005)

Martin Ferris: Question 222: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when funding will be made available for the Community hospital, Tralee. [20782/05]

Written Answers — Site Acquisitions: Site Acquisitions (21 Jun 2005)

Martin Ferris: Question 545: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will make a statement on the procurement of a site to facilitate the amalgamation of schools (details supplied) in County Kerry and on the perceived hold-up regarding the transfer of land for this purpose from St. John's Church to her Department. [20996/05]

Morris Tribunal: Statements. (17 Jun 2005)

Martin Ferris: At the outset, I compliment the McBrearty family for their strength and determination, despite all the odds, to pursue their struggle for justice. Shamefully, the same cannot be said about the Minister or the Government in their attempts to prevent the McBreartys from achieving justice, so much so that they were even denied the basic right of the representation of their choice. What is the...

Morris Tribunal: Statements. (17 Jun 2005)

Martin Ferris: It has been said a small number of gardaí behaved in a bad way and this does not reflect the Garda Síochána as a whole. I fully accept that but this is not just confined to Donegal.

Morris Tribunal: Statements. (17 Jun 2005)

Martin Ferris: For several decades, there is a record of a culture of impunity for gardaí who have done wrong. In the 1970s there was the heavy gang. Osgur Breatnach, Nicky Kelly and three others were taken into Portlaoise Prison. I, along with 140 others, witnessed these men being helped up the stairs. Does the Minister know why? Because the heavy gang had done so much damage to their privates, they were...

Written Answers — Mineral Resources: Mineral Resources (15 Jun 2005)

Martin Ferris: Question 62: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if, in view of the claim made by the Government to the mineral rights of the Porcupine Abyssal Plain at the UN Commission on the Law of the Sea, he will make assurances that any development of these rights will be done in the most environmentally sensitive way possible and that the benefits of these minerals...

Written Answers — Genetically Modified Organisms: Genetically Modified Organisms (14 Jun 2005)

Martin Ferris: Question 171: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the procedures in place to test imported foodstuffs for genetically modified content. [19020/05]

Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (14 Jun 2005)

Martin Ferris: Question 335: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the amount a person (details supplied) was awarded for consultancy work conducted on behalf of his Department in relation to the Corrib project in 2002. [19246/05]

Written Answers — Fishing Vessel Licences: Fishing Vessel Licences (14 Jun 2005)

Martin Ferris: Question 341: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he will make a statement clarifying the situation regarding the presence on board fishing vessels of a logbook for vessels between ten and 17 metres in length who are out from port for less than one day (details supplied). [19337/05]

Written Answers — Rural Development: Rural Development (14 Jun 2005)

Martin Ferris: Question 511: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the measures his Department proposes to implement as part of the new EU rural development regulation. [19178/05]

Written Answers — Genetically Modified Organisms: Genetically Modified Organisms (14 Jun 2005)

Martin Ferris: Question 517: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the procedures which are in place to test animal feed for genetically modified content. [19020/05]

Northern Ireland Issues. (14 Jun 2005)

Martin Ferris: What was the purpose of the meeting between the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Deputy McDowell, and the British Secretary of State, Mr. Peter Hain, in Dublin yesterday? Does this signal an increased role for the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform in the peace process? Does the Taoiseach know that such a development would be unwelcomed by people within the republican...

Written Answers — Foreshore Licences: Foreshore Licences (2 Jun 2005)

Martin Ferris: Question 150: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the directors of a marina (details supplied) in County Donegal do not feel that his Department wishes to resolve outstanding matters expeditiously as alleged recently due to the fact that they perceive as political parochialism in County Donegal and the fact that...

Written Answers — Sports Funding: Sports Funding (2 Jun 2005)

Martin Ferris: Question 175: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if grants are available to assist a club (details supplied) in County Wicklow. [18785/05]

Suicide Prevention: Statements. (2 Jun 2005)

Martin Ferris: Ireland has the second highest incidence of suicide in Europe. In 2003, 577 people took their own lives, the majority being young men. We need to look at the reasons behind this. What is the reason behind the rising suicide rate? I think there has been a 25% rise in suicides over the last ten years, particularly in young males. We need to examine the social deprivation and inequalities in our...

Order of Business. (2 Jun 2005)

Martin Ferris: Like previous speakers, I welcome the second report of the Morris tribunal. The belief that what happened in Donegal was as a result of a small number of gardaí effectively being out of control is something that needs to be examined. If that were the case, one would assume there was never a heavy gang in the State. While a prisoner in Portlaoise Prison in the 1970s, I witnessed at first hand...

Order of Business. (2 Jun 2005)

Martin Ferris: With respect, I would be failing in my responsibility as a public representative if I did not bring to the notice of the House today the use of Garda informants in the Donegal matter, which was very evident in the report.

Order of Business. (2 Jun 2005)

Martin Ferris: I welcome the fact that this issue will be debated. The debate must take into account all the aspects I have raised, including issues that were hidden by this House and the State in the past. People were never held accountable for the wrongs and injustices they perpetrated against victims inside Garda barracks. Members of the special branch were given the freedom to do what they wished. I...

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31. (2 Jun 2005)

Martin Ferris: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to debate the following urgent matter: in the light of the latest report of the Morris tribunal exposing widespread Garda corruption in County Donegal, including the framing of citizens and gross negligence by Garda management up to the highest level, the need for the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform to establish a...