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Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Mar 2015)

Anne Ferris: There is a very well-known and very old saying, attributed to the Greek philosopher Aristotle, that one swallow will never make a summer. That proverb has relevance to this climate change debate, in more ways than one. The behaviour of migratory birds is studied a lot by climate change experts. When birds travel thousands of miles, weather patterns influence their behaviour. Birdwatch...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Annual Policing Plan 2015: Garda Commissioner (25 Mar 2015)

Anne Ferris: I had two questions but Senator Conway gave me an idea in regard to his question on whether there were any plans to close down more rural stations. Does the Commissioner have any plans to reopen stations that have been closed down in recent years?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Annual Policing Plan 2015: Garda Commissioner (25 Mar 2015)

Anne Ferris: The Commissioner referred to gardaí being out on their beat. It is very important to people in towns, villages and in rural areas to see high visibility policing on the street. I am a great fan of the joint policing committees, JPCs. I have been a member and still am a member of the committees in Wicklow. The Commissioner is intending to enhance the roles of the joint policing...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Annual Policing Plan 2015: Garda Commissioner (25 Mar 2015)

Anne Ferris: That would be great because certainly in Bray we get text alerts if there is going to be flooding, so it would be a great idea for that kind of thing to be run by the JPC. The committee published its report on domestic and sexual violence last year and I was the rapporteur of that committee. We made a number of suggestions because many victims were very concerned at the way statements and...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Pension Provisions (24 Mar 2015)

Anne Ferris: 231. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the outcome of her discussions with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform on a pension plan for community employment supervisors; when officials involved will report back on this matter as the indicative date was January 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11898/15]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes (24 Mar 2015)

Anne Ferris: 307. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding road restoration works at a location (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11982/15]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes (24 Mar 2015)

Anne Ferris: 308. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the planned measures by the Office of Public Works to ensure that unsafe access to the River Dargle Flood Relief construction site by children is prevented; the measures in place by the Office to inspect safety hazards at the site; the current line of responsibility for the statutory safety file for this project; if the safety...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes (24 Mar 2015)

Anne Ferris: 309. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to restore the People's Park in Bray, County Wicklow; when these works are due for completion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11984/15]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes (24 Mar 2015)

Anne Ferris: 310. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the Office of Public Works plans to conduct an audit of traffic movements, construction signage and general traffic and pedestrian safety in the vicinity of the River Dargle Flood Prevention Construction Site before work recommences in full; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11985/15]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes (24 Mar 2015)

Anne Ferris: 311. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans for the planting and seeding of disturbed river banks at La Vallee, Bray, County Wicklow; and if the planting scheme will be open to public consultation as construction work in this area was not included in the environmental impact statement or planning application for the Dargle Flood Relief Scheme; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Northern Ireland Issues (24 Mar 2015)

Anne Ferris: 467. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on the known extent to which IRA kangaroo courts operated in this jurisdiction, both before and after the Good Friday Agreement; in view of the recent comments by the director of Foyle Women's Aid that such IRA kangaroo courts are still in operation in Northern Ireland, if An Garda Síochána is alert to the possibility of...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Foreshore Licence Applications (24 Mar 2015)

Anne Ferris: 885. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the names and technical qualifications of individual technical experts who sat on the marine licence vetting committee that conducted the environmental impact assessment of the Codling Bank 1 foreshore licence, which was granted in 2005; if he is unwilling to name these persons, the reason given the existence of this...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Foreshore Licence Applications (24 Mar 2015)

Anne Ferris: 886. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if the marine licence vetting committee had the appropriate jurisdiction to approve the offshore grid elements of the Codling 1 foreshore licence application and to grant approval for same; the legislative source of any assumed powers in this regard; if he will confirm that the offshore elements of the Codling 1 project...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Foreshore Licence Conditions (24 Mar 2015)

Anne Ferris: 893. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the internal departmental authorisation process that resulted in applicants for an offshore wind licence for an organisation (details supplied) being granted a lease in 2004, without having first submitted an authorisation to construct, a licence to generate and a licence to supply electricity (details supplied), all...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Climate Change Policy (24 Mar 2015)

Anne Ferris: 895. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on the Government's proposal for the formation of an expert advisory council on climate change, particularly on the rationale behind the current proposal not to confine the membership to persons with independence from stakeholder interests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11774/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Climate Change Policy (24 Mar 2015)

Anne Ferris: 896. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the reason the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015, as recommended by Government, contains no numerical target for emission reduction and fails to incorporate a definition of low carbon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11775/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Climate Change Policy (24 Mar 2015)

Anne Ferris: 897. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the reason the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015, as proposed by the Government, fails to include any reference to climate justice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11776/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Climate Change Policy (24 Mar 2015)

Anne Ferris: 898. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the reason the Government has extended to two years the deadline to provide a national mitigation plan under the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11777/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Nuclear Plants (24 Mar 2015)

Anne Ferris: 909. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if any agency of his Department has prepared a submission or is otherwise involved in consultation regarding the ongoing approval process by the Office for Nuclear Regulation for the Westinghouse nuclear reactor in Cumbria, England; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11935/15]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Wind Energy Generation (24 Mar 2015)

Anne Ferris: 944. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on the fact that no public body or Government Department is maintaining an accurate or usable record of full planning permission granted to wind farms, including his Department, the Department of Environment, Community and Local Government, or the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland; his further views on...