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Garda Síochána Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (14 Apr 2005)

Martin Ferris: I bring to the Minister's attention the case of the late John O'Shea who died tragically when a Garda report influenced an inquest carried out by Professor Harbison who said that his judgment was formulated on what he was told by the gardaí, namely, that the man died from hypothermia. Yet under cross-examination from Michael Finucane he admitted that under oath, and he also changed his...

Garda Síochána Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (14 Apr 2005)

Martin Ferris: I challenge the Minister to meet me and my colleagues concerning the two issues I raised.

Garda Síochána Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (14 Apr 2005)

Martin Ferris: I regret that I have to bring these issues to the floor of this House to get a response from the Minister. He has denied me and my colleagues a response.

Garda Síochána Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (14 Apr 2005)

Martin Ferris: The Minister has denied and refused us a response. He has abused his office in denying us a response. I ask him to facilitate us by having a meeting. I ask him as Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform and as a public representative of the people of this country to facilitate the people of this country who have been abused. I challenge him to do that. I hope the Minister will accept...

Garda Síochána Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (14 Apr 2005)

Martin Ferris: I ask the Minister to consider the proposals we have put forward. He should listen for a change. He is not infallible. He does not know everything.

Garda Síochána Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (14 Apr 2005)

Martin Ferris: The Minister should listen to the people who are talking to him. He should listen to the relatives of the late John O'Shea. As of yet we have not had an account from the gardaí of what happened that man on that night. The Minister should read James Sheehan's submission and his letter to him which stated what happened to him. As of yet, the Minister has not given him justice.

Garda Síochána Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (14 Apr 2005)

Martin Ferris: I challenge the Minister to give justice equally to all the people.

Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (19 Apr 2005)

Martin Ferris: Question 188: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if a definite commitment will be given to extend the breast screening programme, BreastCheck, to County Kerry before the end of 2007. [11718/05]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (19 Apr 2005)

Martin Ferris: Question 204: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she will make a statement on progressing the development and construction of the urgently needed new maternity unit at Kerry General Hospital. [11783/05]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (19 Apr 2005)

Martin Ferris: Question 205: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she will address the ongoing shortage of medical staff in the maternity unit at Kerry General Hospital; if she will rectify the situation. [11784/05]

Written Answers — Garda Stations: Garda Stations (19 Apr 2005)

Martin Ferris: Question 252: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the ongoing delay with providing a suitable site for a new Garda station in Castleisland, County Kerry.

Written Answers — EU Funding: EU Funding (19 Apr 2005)

Martin Ferris: Question 361: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the reason his Department has withdrawn from measure 1.4 of INTERREG 3a. [11714/05]

Written Answers — Garda Equipment: Garda Equipment (19 Apr 2005)

Martin Ferris: Question 393: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the plans he has to address the problems which gardaí in Kerry are having with the lack of basic communications technology such as access to email, the Internet and functioning radio equipment. [11717/05]

Written Answers — Enterprise Strategy Group: Enterprise Strategy Group (20 Apr 2005)

Martin Ferris: Question 86: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the progress on the implementation of the recommendations contained in the report of the Enterprise Strategy Group, Ahead of the Curve; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12175/05]

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (20 Apr 2005)

Martin Ferris: Question 103: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he intends to carry out a review of the performance of all enterprise development agencies in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12171/05]

Written Answers — Marine Safety: Marine Safety (20 Apr 2005)

Martin Ferris: Question 190: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources when Kerry County Council will receive payment from his Department to cover the costs of carrying out safety measures at the bathing slip in Fenit, County Kerry. [12286/05]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (26 Apr 2005)

Martin Ferris: Question 62: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the appeal mechanism for parents who wish to transfer their dyslexic child to a special school in a case in which family psychologists rate the pupil at eight and school psychologists rate the same pupil at a scale of 22, closing the child's access to the school, in view of the widespread confusion surrounding new structures. [13122/05]

Written Answers — Quantified Risk Assessments: Quantified Risk Assessments (26 Apr 2005)

Martin Ferris: Question 255: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the number of pages in the original QRA and the number of appendices supplied to his Department in November 2001 in the matter of the proposed Corrib project. [13055/05]

Written Answers — Natural Gas Grid: Natural Gas Grid (26 Apr 2005)

Martin Ferris: Question 256: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if his Department's attention has been drawn to the consequences arising from the pipeline failure of the proposed pipeline at Rossport; and if he will make a statement regarding the safety of residents within a 500 m separation distance of this proposed pipeline, quoting the sources which underpin this...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (27 Apr 2005)

Martin Ferris: Question 75: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the problems faced by communities in rural parts of the State, particularly in the vicinity of seaside resorts, where the purchasing of holiday homes is driving up the cost of housing for local people; if the implementation of the recommendation contained in the NESC report on housing to introduce a separate tax...