Results 141-160 of 865 for speaker:Anne Ferris

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Environmental Impact Statements (15 Apr 2015)

Anne Ferris: 750. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government in view of the statutory and European Union requirement for the environmental impact statement for the Codling Park offshore wind farm to assess the visual impact of the development from the adjoining coastline, and in view of the fact that the adjoining planning authorities (details supplied) had no statutory role in...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadcasting Sector (15 Apr 2015)

Anne Ferris: 834. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the measures in place, and planned measures, to encourage the development of home-grown Irish and Irish-language broadcast content, for both online and television media; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14101/15]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Landscape Strategy (15 Apr 2015)

Anne Ferris: 920. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status and planned implementation schedule for the National Landscape Strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14734/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Undocumented Migrants: Immigration Control Platform (1 Apr 2015)

Anne Ferris: I would like to ask Iníon Ní Chonaill and Mr. Neville through the Chair if they are Irish citizens.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Undocumented Migrants: Immigration Control Platform (1 Apr 2015)

Anne Ferris: My second question is, do you consider yourselves Christians?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Undocumented Migrants: Immigration Control Platform (1 Apr 2015)

Anne Ferris: It is just something I want to say, Chairman. This day two weeks ago I was in Poland and visited Auschwitz. I certainly feel that there is a common thread between reading this statement and what I heard and learned in Auschwitz.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Undocumented Migrants: Immigration Control Platform (1 Apr 2015)

Anne Ferris: I find, and another member has said she finds, that your statement is - through the Chair - outrageous.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Undocumented Migrants: Immigration Control Platform (1 Apr 2015)

Anne Ferris: I will withdraw it, Chairman, but what I will say is that there are people in this country we have met, I have certainly met a lot of them here, that are called "illegals" by this organisation among other things, reading between the lines. I regretfully withdraw the statement because you asked me to do so but that is the way I feel.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Undocumented Migrants: Immigration Control Platform (1 Apr 2015)

Anne Ferris: That is rubbish.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Undocumented Migrants: Immigration Control Platform (1 Apr 2015)

Anne Ferris: That is an allegation I would like Mr. Neville to withdraw.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Undocumented Migrants: Immigration Control Platform (1 Apr 2015)

Anne Ferris: Where is the proof of that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Undocumented Migrants: Immigration Control Platform (1 Apr 2015)

Anne Ferris: Where is the proof that I or any member here has signed the pledge?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Undocumented Migrants: Immigration Control Platform (1 Apr 2015)

Anne Ferris: That is absolutely ridiculous.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Undocumented Migrants: Immigration Control Platform (1 Apr 2015)

Anne Ferris: Those are only the people who ring Deputy McGrath.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Undocumented Migrants: Immigration Control Platform (1 Apr 2015)

Anne Ferris: The opening statement refers to the obligation of the State to defend its borders. Ms Ní Chonaill said in her opening statement that dealing with illegal immigration was part of the defence of borders. I would like to ask the witnesses what sort of defences they would like the State to put in place.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Undocumented Migrants: Immigration Control Platform (1 Apr 2015)

Anne Ferris: Sorry, it was not quite clear because from my reading, I did not know whether Ms Ní Chonaill wanted the Army patrolling the borders or stopping illegals from coming in. In other words, Ms Ní Chonaill is just talking about putting stuff up on a website, as was said earlier, and perhaps asking neighbours to complain about their next door neighbours if they know they are not here...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Undocumented Migrants: Immigration Control Platform (1 Apr 2015)

Anne Ferris: How does one stop them?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Undocumented Migrants: Immigration Control Platform (1 Apr 2015)

Anne Ferris: The thing is that the witness says the immigration officers at the airports and ports are stopping people from coming in every day. Clearly, they are not stopping everybody, because we have a lot of illegals. I am glad to hear the witness does not want the Army or some kind of a national police force out there patrolling the borders. Reading from her opening statement, it is not quite...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HIQA Investigations (31 Mar 2015)

Anne Ferris: 436. To ask the Minister for Health in the interest of child protection, if his Department has sought to ensure the publication of the Health Information and Quality Authority report into the death of infants at Portlaoise hospital in County Laois; his views, from a child protection perspective, on the recent reports that the Health Service Executive is attempting to block such publication;...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HIQA Investigations (31 Mar 2015)

Anne Ferris: 443. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the independent status of the Health Information and Quality Authority; his further views on the importance of maintaining the independence of the authority in terms of maintaining public credibility in its effectiveness in reporting and in terms of the legal necessity to allow it sufficient autonomy to carry out its important oversight,...