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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Black Market: Discussion with National Federation of Retail Newsagents (13 Mar 2013)

Anne Ferris: I am always trying to give them up. At the same time, however, I work closely with the Irish Heart Foundation and the Irish Cancer Society because I am of an age to know what damage they are doing and how many people they are killing. All members are acquainted with people who have died as a result of smoking. The point about customs trying to go after the people who are smuggling is well...

Topical Issue Debate: Health Screening (13 Mar 2013)

Anne Ferris: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for selecting this topical issue as it is one that must be dealt with the greatest urgency. The Irish Heart Foundation has been running a campaign to safeguard Guthrie cards over ten years old which are scheduled to be destroyed by 31 March. These cards, which number nearly one million, are very important as they contain priceless genetic information, including...

Topical Issue Debate: Health Screening (13 Mar 2013)

Anne Ferris: I thank the Minister of State for her response. She is correct that the Red C poll shows that only 12% of the population are aware that the cards are to be destroyed. This is a telling statistic which is a reason for the deadline to be extended. The importance of these cards cannot be overestimated. Information supplied by the Irish Heart Foundation today states that the Dutch Parliament...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (26 Feb 2013)

Anne Ferris: To ask the Minister for Health the total budget for mental health services for County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9573/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Internships (26 Feb 2013)

Anne Ferris: To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical internships made available by the Health Service Executive National Recruitment Service for uptake in 2012; if all eligible Irish medical graduates received medical internship places within the public health system in 2012; if all Irish medical graduates did not receive internships, if he will identify the number of places that were awarded...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Internships (26 Feb 2013)

Anne Ferris: To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical internship places to be made available within the Health Service Executive in 2013 for newly graduated medical doctors; if he will identify the number of stage 1 applications received for intern training posts for 2013/2014 from Irish, EEA and non-EEA applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9607/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Internships (26 Feb 2013)

Anne Ferris: To ask the Minister for Health if priority is or will be given to eligible Irish graduate applicants should there be insufficient places to facilitate all eligible applicants in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9608/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Readmission Agreements: Motions (20 Feb 2013)

Anne Ferris: So there will be no change in this regard. The same service will be provided.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Readmission Agreements: Motions (20 Feb 2013)

Anne Ferris: I was also going to seek the clarification sought by Deputy Pádraig MacLochlainn, as I understand his point. Having received clarification, the agreement strengthens the process in terms of being sent from the country. As the Minister of State said, every avenue will be looked at before someone is sent from the country, whereas now an individual can be sent from it anyway. Therefore,...

Water Services Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2013)

Anne Ferris: The Bill that is before the House is being put in place to address a number of complex issues including the need for greater investment in water and waste water services and to meet obligations arising from our current economic situation. Overall, it is intended to ensure our future by securing our water supply. Specific issues include climate change, population growth, investment in...

Promissory Notes: Motion (Resumed) (14 Feb 2013)

Anne Ferris: I am pleased to speak on this deal, the effects of which will go some way towards alleviating the damage wrought by the previous Government. The promissory notes were a millstone around the neck of the State. They weighed us down. The deal achieved by the Taoiseach, Tánaiste and Ministers for Finance and Public Expenditure and Reform is hugely significant. I commend their work and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme (14 Feb 2013)

Anne Ferris: To ask the Minister for Health when he expects legislation on the long term illness scheme to be finalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7852/13]

Magdalen Laundries: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (13 Feb 2013)

Anne Ferris: They say the past is a foreign country and that they do things differently there. When it comes to the Magdalen laundries, I wish the church and State had done things differently. Wishing, however, does not make it so. We must live in the present where a meaningful apology is owed by the congregations and the State to so many women who spent part or most of their lives caught in the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Positive Ageing Strategy (12 Feb 2013)

Anne Ferris: To ask the Minister for Health the timeline for the publication of the National Positive Ageing Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7157/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tobacco Control Measures (5 Feb 2013)

Anne Ferris: To ask the Minister for Finance if the recent figures released by the Revenue Commissioners and reported in the media, which indicate that seizures of illicit tobacco have fallen by 56% in the past four years, is related to the reduction in the number of Gardaí working on this area of investigation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5921/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tobacco Control Measures (5 Feb 2013)

Anne Ferris: To ask the Minister for Finance if the recent figures released by the Revenue Commissioners and reported in the media, which indicate that seizures of illicit tobacco have fallen by 56% in the past four years, is related to the reduction in the number of staff working in the Customs Section of the Revenue Commissioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5917/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tobacco Control Measures (5 Feb 2013)

Anne Ferris: To ask the Minister for Finance the overall staffing levels in the Customs Section of the Revenue Commissioners for each of the past five years; the number of staff in the Revenue Commissioners working to combat the illicit tobacco trade in each of the past five years; the impact of any reductions in staff numbers during this time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5918/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tobacco Control Measures (5 Feb 2013)

Anne Ferris: To ask the Minister for Finance in view of the reduction in the seizures of illegal cigarettes made by the Revenue Commissioners in recent years, the additional measures that will be undertaken to combat the illicit tobacco trade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5919/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Assisted Human Reproduction (5 Feb 2013)

Anne Ferris: To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamnetary Question No. 223 of 24 November 2011, if his policy proposals have been submitted to Government; when he expects legislation to be published on the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5336/13]

An Garda Síochána: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (30 Jan 2013)

Anne Ferris: I commend the great work that the Garda carries out every day to ensure the safety of the public. I am familiar with the commitment of the gardaí in my constituency of Wicklow in tackling crime and protecting communities. This House knows full well that this level of commitment is not without its own costs. The aim of this Private Members' debate is to allow us to address concerns...