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Order of Business (28 Jan 2016)

Anne Ferris: That is terrible.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (14 Jan 2016)

Anne Ferris: 233. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government , given section 5.2 of the planning guidelines for local authorities, which he issued in June 2013, obligating planning authorities to seek to promote active and healthier lifestyles by ensuring that the exposure of children to the promotion of foods that are high in fat, salt or sugar is reduced through careful...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Legislative Process (13 Jan 2016)

Anne Ferris: 529. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the safeguards that exist within his Department to ensure that no bias, either subjective or objective, is allowed to taint decisions around legislative drafting and prioritisation, including for example, procedures to ensure that no person who is profoundly adverse to the idea of providing identifying information to adopted persons is...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Issues (17 Dec 2015)

Anne Ferris: 519. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will raise with the Israeli Ambassador to Ireland the issue of safety for Irish volunteers working in the West Bank, given the increasing reports of settler intimidation and threats towards international volunteers and human rights observers, for example, volunteers working with the World Council of Churches Ecumenical Accompaniment...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Customs and Excise Controls (16 Dec 2015)

Anne Ferris: 65. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of Customs officials conducting spot-checks on the contents of aeroplanes landing at Irish airports for refuelling purposes to ensure they are not carrying goods or munitions that make the landing contrary to Irish law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45482/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Foreign Military Aircraft Landings (16 Dec 2015)

Anne Ferris: 105. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of An Garda Síochána conducting spot-checks on the contents of planes landing at Irish airports for refuelling purposes to ensure that they are not carrying goods or munitions that make the landing contrary to Irish law; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45480/15]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Issues (16 Dec 2015)

Anne Ferris: 136. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will recommend to the Government to invite the European External Action Services to oversee the detention of an Irish citizen (details supplied) and any Egyptian trial that may happen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45541/15]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Issues (16 Dec 2015)

Anne Ferris: 137. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will request the Egyptian authorities to allow Irish family members of a person (details supplied) to accompany Irish Embassy officials on their visits to the Egyptian prison where this Irish citizen is detained as a similar arrangement was facilitated for the family members of an Australian journalist detained under similar...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Issues (16 Dec 2015)

Anne Ferris: 138. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will confirm that no trial process for an Irish citizen (details supplied) has actually commenced in Egypt and in that respect any action taken by the Irish Government now may not be viewed as an interference in a foreign judicial process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45543/15]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Issues (16 Dec 2015)

Anne Ferris: 139. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has examined all options for seeking the extradition of a person (details supplied) to stand trial here, given the extraordinary long period of pre-trial detention already sanctioned by the Egyptian authorities, if he has already formally made a request under rule 140 of the Egyptian presidential code for the deportation of this...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Military Aircraft Landings (16 Dec 2015)

Anne Ferris: 175. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of airport security services conducting spot-checks on the contents of planes landing at Irish airports for refuelling purposes to ensure that they are not carrying goods or munitions that make the landing contrary to Irish law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45481/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Adoption Legislation (15 Dec 2015)

Anne Ferris: 357. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 341 of 8 December 2015, if he will ensure that the Adoption Information and Tracing Bill is brought before Dáil Éireann before the end of this Government, as he did not reply to that aspect of the parliamentary question; his views on the unacceptable nature of the delay that this...

Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Joint Sub-Committee on Human Rights relative to Justice and Equality Matters: UN Convention on the Rights of Older People: Discussion (9 Dec 2015)

Anne Ferris: I welcome the delegates and commend Age Action Ireland on its work. I know it only too well from our hearings on the abolition of the mandatory retirement age. The important question for us today as a sub-committee is how we can help with the open-ended working group to get the whole issue further on the agenda and what the Government can do. In that context the Department of Foreign...

Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Joint Sub-Committee on Human Rights relative to Justice and Equality Matters: UN Convention on the Rights of Older People: Discussion (9 Dec 2015)

Anne Ferris: The sub-committee should make a recommendation to contact the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade on the issue. We often hear that legislation and actions need to be equality approved and in this context we often think of gender and disability rather than older people. The culture of respect for older people has changed. When I was growing up, we called our neighbours Mrs. Coffey, Mrs....

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Legislative Programme (8 Dec 2015)

Anne Ferris: 341. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reason for the delay in progressing the adoption (information and tracing) Bill, if he is aware of the effect this delay is having on tens of thousands of persons awaiting personal information and connection with natural family members, if he will ensure that this Bill is enacted during the term of this Government; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Marine Plan (3 Dec 2015)

Anne Ferris: 264. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the status of the marine spatial plan; if it will include areas deemed favourable for the location of offshore wind farms; if designations will be preceded by visual impact studies from the shore; if in making such designations the Marine Institute will take on board the tourism value of views off areas such as Bray Head...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Issues (1 Dec 2015)

Anne Ferris: 484. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will intervene in the case of a person (details supplied) who is imprisoned in Egypt in a manner contrary to the Irish Constitution; if he considers the ongoing and prolonged detention without trial of an Irish person to be acceptable to him as Minister and to the Government and the people of Ireland; the action he will take in...

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Supplementary) (25 Nov 2015)

Anne Ferris: I thank the Minister for coming today and for his opening statement. I acknowledge the work that the members of our Defence Forces do on behalf of the citizens of this country, particularly overseas. The Minister has answered the question I was going to ask. He said that a significant number of people have left or are leaving the Defence Forces. Is there a mandatory retirement age? How...

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Supplementary) (25 Nov 2015)

Anne Ferris: I know the Minister will send a briefing note, but he said that the mandatory retirement age depends on-----

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Supplementary) (25 Nov 2015)

Anne Ferris: I understand and I appreciate it fully. Does the Minister have any idea of the average age? He listed a number of people who have retired in the last year. I know the people who retired held different ranks - they were officers and other members - but what was their average age?