Results 521-540 of 865 for speaker:Anne Ferris

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Homelessness Strategy (6 Feb 2014)

Anne Ferris: 134. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date by the Irish Prison Service in targeting the problem of homelessness among women; if he will provide a list of the agencies with which the Irish Prison Service has co-operated to this end; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6031/14]

Reports of Unlawful Surveillance of the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission: Statements (11 Feb 2014)

Anne Ferris: As with most other people, I was shocked to wake up on Sunday morning to the news that one of the most important offices of accountability in the State, the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, had been bugged. The first question that came into my head was, "Who did this?" The second was, "How many innocent people will feel compromised by this security breach?" The third...

Recent Flooding: Statements (12 Feb 2014)

Anne Ferris: Every part of the country has been mentioned today during the flooding debate. I wish to speak on behalf of the people of Bray. As the Minister of State is aware, the long-awaited flood protection scheme in Bray was halted last year when the contractor, SIAC, went into examinership. There had already been significant delays to the project before then and although the scheme was supposed to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Weight of Schoolbags (12 Feb 2014)

Anne Ferris: 63. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the concerns of parents that children's schoolbags are too heavy because of the weight of books; the action his Department will take in consultation with the Department of Children and Youth Affairs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7151/14]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Abuse Reports (12 Feb 2014)

Anne Ferris: 185. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her response to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child report on the Vatican's child protection procedures; her views on the level of co-operation between church authorities here and the relevant civil agencies under the new child protection reforms; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7152/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Service Obligation Services (13 Feb 2014)

Anne Ferris: 289. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will confirm that the Dublin Bus routes that will be publicly tendered under the PSO contract will be obliged to offer full ticketing integration with both Dublin Bus and the Leap card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7221/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Service Obligation Services (13 Feb 2014)

Anne Ferris: 290. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will confirm that the Dublin Bus routes that will be publicly tendered under the PSO contract will be obliged to offer full wheelchair accessibility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7222/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Service Obligation Services (13 Feb 2014)

Anne Ferris: 291. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will confirm that the Dublin Bus routes that will be publicly tendered under the PSO contract will be obliged to accept bus passes as per the present arrangements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7223/14]

Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (19 Feb 2014)

Anne Ferris: Day and night, in all weathers, there are one or two gardaí on duty at the Kildare Street entrance to Leinster House. Officially they are there to guard the Houses of the Oireachtas, but unofficially they spend a lot of time assisting members of the public. Friendliness is an aspect of the demeanour of a street garda in Ireland that is not as common in other jurisdictions. We are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Domestic and Sexual Violence: Discussion (19 Feb 2014)

Anne Ferris: I cannot promise to be as precise as Deputy Corcoran Kennedy.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Domestic and Sexual Violence: Discussion (19 Feb 2014)

Anne Ferris: As co-rapporteur of this body of work, along with the Deputy, I thank the witnesses for appearing before us. We will have the second round of this next week. I am also grateful for all the submissions we received. In the case of some of them, we could not ask these people in because they gave us personal accounts of what had happened to them. They were absolutely harrowing. However,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Domestic and Sexual Violence: Discussion (19 Feb 2014)

Anne Ferris: It is quite different from what Don Hennessy was saying, in the interests of being fair. In the book he speaks about the man who starts off by going out to find somebody and groom them to be a victim. That is a very serious and awful concept. It is not somebody who is a victim of abuse. Perhaps Mr. Hennessy would comment.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Domestic and Sexual Violence: Discussion (19 Feb 2014)

Anne Ferris: It is from two different aspects and both of them are relevant.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Domestic and Sexual Violence: Discussion (19 Feb 2014)

Anne Ferris: My final question is about advertising. There is a daily advertisement on the television that particularly annoys me, but I will not mention the brand. It is where the mother and child are doing stuff and the husband or partner comes over with an iPad and tells them to use it, rather than the post-its and paper. She gets her revenge at the end of the advertisement, if the witnesses are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Domestic and Sexual Violence: Discussion (19 Feb 2014)

Anne Ferris: I do not want to be here in ten years' time with somebody quoting this debate to us and putting us on the list. We need to take action now. I was in Istanbul and think that it is time we signed the convention. It is also time that we changed legislation such as that dealing with housing. We must do whatever needs to be done and all of us here are committed to doing so.

Roads Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 Feb 2014)

Anne Ferris: That is correct. In so far as this legislation will consolidate the intellectual resources of the Railway Procurement Agency, RPA, with the National Roads Authority, NRA, I welcome it. There is a natural synergy between the agencies; they are employers of engineering professionals and other people of experience in the area of infrastructural development. There is a case for having a single...

Allegations in relation to An Garda Síochána: Statements (Resumed) (26 Feb 2014)

Anne Ferris: Much has been said in recent weeks about the public interest. GSOC commenced what it termed a public interest investigation into suspicions of surveillance of its offices. Last week a retired High Court judge was appointed by the Government to consider among other matters the decision of GSOC to withhold information about its investigation from the members of the public in whose name it had...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Strategies (26 Feb 2014)

Anne Ferris: 134. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the position regarding the national landscape plan; the way the plan will deal with offshore views and prospects; the way the plan will manage conflicts that can currently exist in the level of protection afforded to similar landscape types in different county development plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9775/14]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Electricity Transmission Network (26 Feb 2014)

Anne Ferris: 139. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he has received the terms of reference from the chair of the pylon review group; if he will provide details of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9774/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Charities Regulation (26 Feb 2014)

Anne Ferris: 185. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on concerns that an interim Charity Regulator lacks sufficient authority to bring about change in the sector; if he plans on tasking the new Charity Regulator with a broad remit to instil a rights based culture and set standards for management; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9907/14]