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Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Committee Stage (5 Mar 2015)

Anne Ferris: It is not easily read within the section that it can be reopened. Perhaps it can be reworded to make clear another application can be made at a future time.

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Committee Stage (5 Mar 2015)

Anne Ferris: To pick up on a point raised by Deputy Shatter regarding subsection (3)(a), will the Minister provide the reasons she is refusing to give the information to the applicant? If she believes that she does not have to give the reasons, could they be sought from the Department under freedom of information legislation?

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Committee Stage (5 Mar 2015)

Anne Ferris: So it is not intended to give the reason for the refusal.

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Committee Stage (5 Mar 2015)

Anne Ferris: As Deputy Shatter said, if a person goes to court to appeal a decision he or she will do so absolutely blind. The Minister will defend the case with junior or senior counsel, while a 25-year-old will have to go in on their own with no information as to how to argue their case. It seems unfair and ludicrous.

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Committee Stage (5 Mar 2015)

Anne Ferris: Will the court provide information to the person appealing it?

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Committee Stage (5 Mar 2015)

Anne Ferris: Nevertheless, the person in question will be going into the Circuit Court to appeal the Minister's refusal of his or her request. The Minister said the information would be made available to the court, but when does the person making the appeal get the information? Do they have to wait until they are in court? That would mean they are at a disadvantage straight away. God forbid, but if...

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Committee Stage (5 Mar 2015)

Anne Ferris: I will probably table amendments to this section on Report Stage.

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Committee Stage (5 Mar 2015)

Anne Ferris: I have certain sympathies with Deputy Mac Lochlainn's amendment. In a lot of cases, it may not be possible for the mother and father to be living together. There are teenage pregnancies where both parents could be living at home with their own parents, or the father of the child could be married to somebody else. There are difficulties. The woman could already be in receipt of the...

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Committee Stage (5 Mar 2015)

Anne Ferris: There is a legal requirement now that the father's name goes on the birth certificate. If the parents have not been cohabiting, for whatever reason as we outlined earlier, can the mother of the child object to the father's application for statutory guardianship? Is there any way to stop him? If he wants to sign a statutory guardianship declaration to say he wants to be a guardian of his...

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Committee Stage (5 Mar 2015)

Anne Ferris: What happens if the mother does not agree for whatever reason? There are many reasons.

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Committee Stage (5 Mar 2015)

Anne Ferris: I find it difficult to accept this. If a couple has cohabited for 12 months of which three months can be after the birth of the child, which means nine months beforehand, the father of the child gets automatic guardianship. I have serious doubts about that provision although I do not oppose it. I have serious doubts as to why 12 months' residency or cohabiting qualifies somebody to be the...

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Committee Stage (5 Mar 2015)

Anne Ferris: I agree that it is difficult.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Teoranta Lands (5 Mar 2015)

Anne Ferris: 134. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the legislative basis under which the opening hours for Coillte operated car parks throughout County Wicklow are operated; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that such car parks may be closed by Coillte at times as early as 4 p.m., including at weekends; if his attention has been further drawn to the adverse restrictions...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Magdalen Laundries (5 Mar 2015)

Anne Ferris: 162. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will commit to making a scheme available under her Department to assist Magdalen survivors in availing of complementary therapies. [9858/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Process (5 Mar 2015)

Anne Ferris: 163. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will confirm that the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013 will be enacted in 2015. [9862/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Magdalen Laundries (5 Mar 2015)

Anne Ferris: 164. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will commit to providing personal advocates to all Magdalen survivors who are deemed to lack capacity, whether they are living in institutional settings, in the care of the relevant religious orders or in the community. [9863/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Magdalen Laundries (5 Mar 2015)

Anne Ferris: 165. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when the dedicated unit will be established; the number of officers who will be provided to assist survivors in understanding their entitlements; if the dedicated unit will provide personal advocacy services to women who are living in institutional settings or in the care of the relevant religious congregations; when the consultation process...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Magdalen Laundries (5 Mar 2015)

Anne Ferris: 171. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm that the Magdalen survivors who have enhanced medical cards will have the same entitlements to dental, ophthalmic and aural treatment, and dental, ophthalmic and aural appliances, as Health (Amendment) Act card holders, save where those treatments and services relate specifically to hepatitis C and the Magdalen survivor does not suffer...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Magdalen Laundries (5 Mar 2015)

Anne Ferris: 172. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm that the Magdalen survivors who have enhanced medical cards will have the same entitlements to drugs, medicines and appliances as Health (Amendment) Act card holders, save where those drugs, medicines and appliances relate specifically to hepatitis C and the Magdalen survivor does not suffer from hepatitis C. [9856/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Magdalen Laundries (5 Mar 2015)

Anne Ferris: 173. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm that the immediate relatives of Magdalen survivors who have enhanced medical cards will have the same entitlement to counselling and psychotherapy as the immediate relatives of Health (Amendment) Act card holders, save the counselling for the immediate relatives of Magdalen survivors will relate to their connection to Magdalen laundries...