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Universal Service Charge: Motion (Resumed) (30 Mar 2011)

Anne Ferris: I would like to take this opportunity to thank the people of County Wicklow and east Carlow for electing me to the 31st Dáil and I promise to serve them to the best of my ability in the coming years. It is a great privilege for me to stand here in the Dáil Chamber representing the garden county and it is not one I take lightly. These are difficult times for the people of Ireland and as a...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (30 Mar 2011)

Anne Ferris: Question 81: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider increasing the payment to a private bus operator (details supplied) for persons using free travel passes in view of the rising costs in fuel and the withdrawal of the subsidy on the fuel duty by the Government in 2010 and in view of the fact that Dublin Bus does not operate on the Southern Cross Road in Bray, County...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (12 Apr 2011)

Anne Ferris: Question 181: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a progress report on the application from a school (details supplied) in County Wicklow; if he will ensure that there are no undue delays in the tender process in view of the fact that this school has been seeking funding from the Department for the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Water Fluoridation: Water Fluoridation (12 Apr 2011)

Anne Ferris: Question 406: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if he is considering rescinding the fluoridation of the public water supply as recommended by the Oireachtas Draft Report on Water Fluoridation in Ireland 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7644/11]

Suicide Prevention: Statements (Resumed) (14 Apr 2011)

Anne Ferris: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this important issue, which has long been subject to stigma in society in general. I congratulate my colleague, the Minister of State, Deputy Kathleen Lynch, on her appointment. I am delighted she has responsibility for this area. To say the number of people who commit suicide every year in Ireland is a national emergency is an understatement. Indeed,...

Written Answers — Animal Welfare: Animal Welfare (20 Apr 2011)

Anne Ferris: Question 146: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if his attention has been drawn to reports that the Irish Greyhound Board is in talks to send Irish greyhounds to China in order to establish a greyhound industry; his views that this would be contrary to the recently drafted Welfare of Greyhounds Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8743/11]

Written Answers — Long-Term Illness Scheme: Long-Term Illness Scheme (20 Apr 2011)

Anne Ferris: Question 158: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if he will consider adding Crohn's disease to the long-term illness scheme in view of the fact that persons living with Crohn's disease have to attend their general practitioners on a regular basis and have to have various hospital procedures carried out regularly; if he will further consider introducing a prescription only medical...

Written Answers — Voluntary Sector Funding: Voluntary Sector Funding (20 Apr 2011)

Anne Ferris: Question 159: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if he will provide funding to an organisation (details supplied) in County Wicklow to help fund the volunteer to drive scheme which it has recently set up to bring patients from its area to St. Luke's Hospital, Dublin for treatment in view of the fact that this organisation receives no official funding; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (20 Apr 2011)

Anne Ferris: Question 164: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if he will consider providing funding for the establishment of a teen parents support programme to serve County Wicklow in order to encourage students who become parents to remain in the education system; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the TPSP is already established in 11 other counties; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Passport Applications: Passport Applications (21 Apr 2011)

Anne Ferris: Question 36: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if the 2011 budget measure introducing fees for passports for older persons will be reversed or ameliorated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8929/11]

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (3 May 2011)

Anne Ferris: Question 271: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation if his attention has been drawn to the ongoing problems associated with the current employment permits system, in which workers do not have the right freely to change their employers; if his further attention has been drawn to the recently published Migrant Integration Policy Index which ranked Ireland 28th out of 31...

Written Answers — Fire Service: Fire Service (3 May 2011)

Anne Ferris: Question 405: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to establish a National Fire Authority as recommended by the Farrell Grant Sparks Report, 2002, following an in-depth analysis of the fire services and as promised by a previous Minister for the Environment in 2004; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9424/11]

Written Answers — Assisted Human Reproduction: Assisted Human Reproduction (5 May 2011)

Anne Ferris: Question 88: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if he will publish a Bill legislating for the area of surrogacy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10104/11]

Written Answers — Forestry Sector: Forestry Sector (10 May 2011)

Anne Ferris: Question 266: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the issues affecting the forestry sector, specifically inconsistent implementation of the Planning and Development Act regarding road access to forests, which is preventing the thinning and felling of forests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10181/11]

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (10 May 2011)

Anne Ferris: Question 293: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when he intends to publish a Bill regarding sex trafficking and the penalisation of the purchase of sex; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10604/11]

Written Answers — Forestry Sector: Forestry Sector (10 May 2011)

Anne Ferris: Question 309: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Irish sawmills are importing timber from Latvia, Scotland and elsewhere due to an overly bureaucratic system of permissions for forest roads and access, which means Irish forest owners cannot access and sell their timber; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10182/11]

Jobs Initiative 2011: Statements (Resumed) (12 May 2011)

Anne Ferris: I welcome the jobs initiative launched on Tuesday last. As some commentators have noted, it puts pre-election words into post-election deeds and this is exactly what this Administration is about, namely, actions over words. The programme for Government contained the commitment to launch a jobs initiative within the first 100 days of office and I therefore am delighted to see this measure...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (12 May 2011)

Anne Ferris: Question 136: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if he will consider reorganising current diabetes paediatric services in the Health Service Executive Dublin mid-Leinster area in order that intensive therapies can be accessed locally; if he will appoint additional staff to this service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11018/11]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (17 May 2011)

Anne Ferris: Question 184: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an application for a school extension submitted in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Wicklow in view of the fact that this application was made more than seven years ago; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11446/11]

Written Answers — Garda Vetting of Personnel: Garda Vetting of Personnel (17 May 2011)

Anne Ferris: Question 396: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the fact that organisations are experiencing long delays in having prospective employees and volunteers cleared by the Garda vetting unit; if he will examine the system whereby an individual will be able to apply for personal Garda vetting which could be brought from place to place and could be...