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Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Fines (Payment and Recovery) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (22 Jan 2014)

Anne Ferris: Amendments Nos. 4 to 7, inclusive, are related and may be discussed together.

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Fines (Payment and Recovery) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (22 Jan 2014)

Anne Ferris: We have a quorum. This meeting has been convened to consider the Fines (Payment and Recovery) Bill 2013. Apologies have been received from the Chairman, Deputy Stanton. I welcome the Minister and his officials to the meeting. I make the usual request that all mobile phones be switched off completely because they interfere with the sound system. As this is Committee Stage, I ask members...

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Fines (Payment and Recovery) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (22 Jan 2014)

Anne Ferris: We cannot discuss penalty points at this meeting.

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Fines (Payment and Recovery) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (22 Jan 2014)

Anne Ferris: I am sure we all pay our fines but that is not an appropriate matter for this Bill. It is being discussed by another committee.

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Fines (Payment and Recovery) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (22 Jan 2014)

Anne Ferris: Amendment No. 2 and amendments Nos. 9 to 14, inclusive, are related and may be discussed together. Amendments Nos. 2, 9 and 10 are consequential on amendment No. 11.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage (15 Jan 2014)

Anne Ferris: 738. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider including Crohn's Disease in the long term illness scheme in view of the financial hardship it is causing persons who do not qualify for medical cards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55225/13]

Water Services (No.2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (19 Dec 2013)

Anne Ferris: Whatever the extent of our water problems in Ireland, it is important to remember that they are of a different scale from the daily struggle facing the part of the world which has no access to clean water. We are lucky in Ireland that access to clean drinking water is, in general and in most situations, taken for granted. According to the World Health Organization, more than 1 billion...

Water Services (No.2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (19 Dec 2013)

Anne Ferris: It is up to the Minister of State and the regulator to ensure Irish Water does not turn it into gravy. The new semi-state body should be tightly controlled to ensure it does not become a gravy train in the manner of other publicly financed entities recently discussed in the media. It is very important a tight rein is kept on the remuneration of the board and executives of Irish Water. In...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Organ Donation (18 Dec 2013)

Anne Ferris: 23. To ask the Minister for Health the number of submissions received on an opt-out system of consent for organ donation; if he will provide an overview of such submissions; the time-line for proposals on an opt-out system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53980/13]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Prevention Measures (18 Dec 2013)

Anne Ferris: 113. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the target dates for inviting tenders, appointing a new contractor and recommencing the Bray flood defence works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54635/13]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Prevention Measures (18 Dec 2013)

Anne Ferris: 114. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the interim measures planned to provide the maximum possible flood defences in Bray this winter; if this is to include the clearing of the great quantity of gravel and other debris that has accumulated in the part of the river known as the Slang and the removal of the obstacle caused by the temporary bridge structure at Rehill's Land;...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (18 Dec 2013)

Anne Ferris: 158. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the input his Department has had to date into the preparation of the national landscape plan by the Department of Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht; and if in view of the strong link between landscape protection and wind farm/grid development he will consider the possibility of his Department taking over responsibility for...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Adoption Legislation (18 Dec 2013)

Anne Ferris: 211. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she has considered the possibility of holding a constitutional amendment to allow the citizens of Ireland decide whether adopted persons will be allowed full access to information on files about their adoption held by the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54637/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Adoption Records Provision (18 Dec 2013)

Anne Ferris: 212. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of adoptees and the number of natural parents currently registered on the national adoption contact preference register; the number of matches made and communicated in the past 12 months; the average duration each person has been on the register and the average time spent on the register prior to a match being made; and if she...

Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2013)

Anne Ferris: This is a difficult subject to legislate for. It is a complex area, affecting a wide range of people with different needs. No matter how it is written, it will never be able to provide an acceptable answer in all situations. It is an area of our legislation that will require on-going monitoring and improvement as its consequences and effects become apparent. In this regard I welcome the...

Electricity Infrastructure: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (4 Dec 2013)

Anne Ferris: I have deep concerns about the Grid Link line of pylons from County Cork to County Kildare. A new assessment of this aspect of the Grid25 project would be beneficial. However, a more fundamental assessment is needed than the “health and visual concerns” report that Fianna Fáil is seeking. I will return to the issue of the type of report needed. Today Fianna Fáil is...

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Supplementary) (4 Dec 2013)

Anne Ferris: The Minister does not have the answer to a simple question.

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Supplementary) (4 Dec 2013)

Anne Ferris: I am sure it is probably online.

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Supplementary) (4 Dec 2013)

Anne Ferris: It is great there has been such a positive response from people looking to join An Garda Síochána. I am sure it will be the same with the Defence Forces.

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Supplementary) (4 Dec 2013)

Anne Ferris: I thank the Minister.