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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Project Contracts (2 Oct 2012)

Anne Ferris: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress that has been made with the N11 Arklow-Rathnew project, County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41482/12]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: West-Link Toll Bridge (2 Oct 2012)

Anne Ferris: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the cost to date on the purchase of the West-Link Toll Bridge from the National Toll Roads; the estimated costs into the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41510/12]

An Bille um an Aonú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Leanaí) 2012: An Dara Céim (Atógáil) - Thirty-First Amendment of the Constitution (Children) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 Sep 2012)

Anne Ferris: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to the debate on the Bill. The matter of a referendum on children's rights has been on the cards for many years and I am delighted that the Government and the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs in particular have seized the opportunity to proceed with it. I am pleased by the fact that the referendum will be held on a Saturday and I hope this will...

Topical Issue Debate: School Patronage (26 Sep 2012)

Anne Ferris: As I understand it, the new Church of Ireland school in Greystones will cater only for children in the Greystones area. Educate Together will continue its campaign for a new secondary school to service the larger area to which I referred. As I said, there are five primary schools under the patronage of that body in the Wicklow-Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown area. In most cases, the parents of...

Topical Issue Debate: School Patronage (26 Sep 2012)

Anne Ferris: I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle and I thank Deputy Martin Ferris and apologise for the confusion. I am pleased that this matter has been chosen for debate as I have been contacted by many parents across Wicklow who want an Educate Together secondary school for their children. I welcomed the statement by the Minister, Deputy Ruairí Quinn, of his intention to look at the issue of...

Topical Issue Debate: School Patronage (26 Sep 2012)

Anne Ferris: I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle and I thank Deputy Martin Ferris and apologise for the confusion. I am pleased that this matter has been chosen for debate as I have been contacted by many parents across Wicklow who want an Educate Together secondary school for their children. I welcomed the statement by the Minister, Deputy Ruairí Quinn, of his intention to look at the issue of...

Topical Issue Debate: School Patronage (26 Sep 2012)

Anne Ferris: As I understand it, the new Church of Ireland school in Greystones will cater only for children in the Greystones area. Educate Together will continue its campaign for a new secondary school to service the larger area to which I referred. As I said, there are five primary schools under the patronage of that body in the Wicklow-Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown area. In most cases, the parents of...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Parliamentary Questions Numbers (25 Sep 2012)

Anne Ferris: To ask the Taoiseach the progress that has been made in extending the parliamentary question system to any body established by statute or majority funding or ownership by the State as provided for in the Programme for Government; the progress that has been made on furnishing replies to written parliamentary questions during the Dáil recess; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (25 Sep 2012)

Anne Ferris: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide in tabular form the breakdown per private school of the State subsidy for the past 10 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40614/12]

Topical Issue Debate (Resumed): National Monuments (20 Sep 2012)

Anne Ferris: It was.

Topical Issue Debate (Resumed): National Monuments (20 Sep 2012)

Anne Ferris: I only want one minute.

Topical Issue Debate (Resumed): National Monuments (20 Sep 2012)

Anne Ferris: It concerns my own constituency.

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Lottery Funding (20 Sep 2012)

Anne Ferris: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a National Lottery grant in respect of an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39919/12]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Agreements (19 Sep 2012)

Anne Ferris: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when he expects the Optional Protocol to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography to be ratified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39554/12]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: United Nations Conventions (19 Sep 2012)

Anne Ferris: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when he expects the Optional Protocol to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography to be ratified; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39555/12]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Agreements (19 Sep 2012)

Anne Ferris: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when he expects the Optional Protocol to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography to be ratified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39554/12]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: United Nations Conventions (19 Sep 2012)

Anne Ferris: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when he expects the Optional Protocol to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography to be ratified; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39555/12]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Appointments to State Boards (18 Sep 2012)

Anne Ferris: To ask the Taoiseach the steps he is taking to ensure that State boards have at least 40% of each gender, as provided for in the Programme for Government; the percentage at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39160/12]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Appointments to State Boards (18 Sep 2012)

Anne Ferris: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps he is taking to ensure that State boards have at least 40% of each gender, as provided for in the Programme for Government; the percentage at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39154/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Appointments to State Boards (18 Sep 2012)

Anne Ferris: To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to ensure that State boards have at least 40% of each gender, as provided for in the Programme for Government; the percentage at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39153/12]