Results 221-240 of 865 for speaker:Anne Ferris

National Archives (Amendment) Bill 2012: First Stage (15 Feb 2012)

Anne Ferris: I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend the National Archives Act 1986 by providing for the transfer to the National Archives of Departmental records which are more than 15 years old; to make consequential amendments to other statutes; and to provide for related matters.

National Archives (Amendment) Bill 2012: First Stage (15 Feb 2012)

Anne Ferris: I move: "That the Bill be taken in Private Members' time."

Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Feb 2012)

Anne Ferris: I welcome the opportunity to speak on the Legal Services Regulation Bill. This Bill will significantly reform our legal system, and the overall effects of its measures should be examined. The Bill has received criticism for being rushed through with little time for consultation. This is understandable given the timetable of the EU-IMF programme which required the introduction of the Bill...

Written Answers — Higher Education Evaluation: Higher Education Evaluation (23 Feb 2012)

Anne Ferris: Question 95: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the plans he has to facilitate students to review the work of their lecturers and tutors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10514/12]

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (23 Feb 2012)

Anne Ferris: Question 204: To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Limerick will receive a medical card. [10360/12]

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (28 Feb 2012)

Anne Ferris: Question 553: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when he expects the general scheme of the Mediation Bill to be submitted to Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10695/12]

Written Answers — Court Sittings: Court Sittings (28 Feb 2012)

Anne Ferris: Question 556: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the delays faced by persons who are looking for a sitting of the Circuit Court in relation to family law proceedings in Bray, County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10736/12]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (13 Mar 2012)

Anne Ferris: Question 163: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the alarm created among older persons by media reports suggesting the IMF was seeking the abolition of or cuts to a range of services designed to assist elderly persons, including pensions, free travel and medical cards; if such a request or suggestion has been received from the IMF; if he will give details of...

Written Answers — School Patronage: School Patronage (13 Mar 2012)

Anne Ferris: Question 208: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a decision will be made on patronage for a school (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14123/12]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (13 Mar 2012)

Anne Ferris: Question 280: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the alarm created among older persons by media reports suggesting that the IMF was seeking the abolition of or cuts to a range of benefits provided by her Department services to assist elderly persons, including pensions, free travel and medical cards; her response to any such request; if she is...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (13 Mar 2012)

Anne Ferris: Question 607: To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the alarm created among older persons by media reports suggesting the IMF was seeking the abolition of or cuts to a range of benefits provided by his Department to services to assist elderly persons, including pensions, free travel and medical cards; his response to any such request; if he is planning to...

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (14 Mar 2012)

Anne Ferris: Question 123: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his proposals for the remediation of a dump (details supplied); the costs involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14447/12]

Symphysiotomy: Statements (15 Mar 2012)

Anne Ferris: For several decades, the practice of symphysiotomy has had a devastating effect on women. Barbaric acts were inflicted unnecessarily on women who were in their most vulnerable state. At a time when joy for a newborn was to be expected, women were subjected to a procedure that would alter the rest of their lives. The procedure was carried out on up to 1,500 women and resulted in a wide range...

Electoral (Amendment) (Political Funding) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (22 Mar 2012)

Anne Ferris: The Bill is a welcome measure and I am delighted to see it before the House. We know all too well that the link between politics and money is an unhealthy one and, therefore, the greater transparency that is brought to this matter the better. I also welcome the commitment to introduce gender quotas for political parties, because I believe that in a democracy, it is truly representative of...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (27 Mar 2012)

Anne Ferris: Question 320: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16687/12]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (27 Mar 2012)

Anne Ferris: Question 605: To ask the Minister for Health the psychotherapy services that are available nationally to children within the child protection area; the long-term service available; the number of children receiving these services; the ages of these children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16628/12]

Written Answers — Sectoral Incomes: Sectoral Incomes (29 Mar 2012)

Anne Ferris: Question 64: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide overall gross income figures for the restaurant industry sector here in 2008, 2009, 2010 in tabular form as well as figures for the number of persons employed in the restaurant industry sector in 2008, 2009, 2010 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17347/12]

Written Answers — Departmental Reports: Departmental Reports (29 Mar 2012)

Anne Ferris: Question 233: To ask the Minister for Health when the Health Behaviour in School Aged Children report 2010 which, for the first time, is to include data on young person's sexual health, will be launched; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17372/12]

Private Members' Business: Medical Treatment (Termination of Pregnancy in Case of Risk to Life of Pregnant Woman) Bill 2012: Second Stage (18 Apr 2012)

Anne Ferris: Today, 12 women will have travelled across the water to access abortion services, and tomorrow, another 12 women will make that journey. This will continue for the foreseeable future, as day in and day out, women are forced to leave their homes to access a service that should be provided to them when they are in need. The story of abortion in Ireland is long and has, as of yet, no...

Written Answers — Medical Aids and Appliances: Medical Aids and Appliances (18 Apr 2012)

Anne Ferris: Question 1373: To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 189 of 14 March 2012 and No. 633 of 27 March 2012 in relation to breast implants from a company (details supplied); if he will clarify the current rupture rates for these implants; the way a normal and expected rupture range is decided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19136/12]