Results 101-120 of 536 for speaker:Anne Ferris in 'Written Answers'

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...

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

Anne Ferris: 952. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if an application has been made to the Commission for Energy Regulation regarding the Codling Bank offshore wind park and the status of any such application; if this aspect of the project will now fall under a new administrative process for Projects of Common Interest; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

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

Anne Ferris: 953. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if an application has been made to EirGrid with respect to the grid connection for the Codling Bank offshore wind park; if this aspect of the project will fall under a new administrative process for projects of common interest; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11988/15]

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

Anne Ferris: 954. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will outline the review process for Ireland's list of projects of common interest and the likely timing of the next review to include the appropriateness of listing wind energy projects which rely on the existence of an export agreement with the United Kingdom which as we know has been declined by the United...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Strategy Statements (24 Mar 2015)

Anne Ferris: 1003. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans for a national landscape strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11397/15]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Natural Heritage Areas Designation (24 Mar 2015)

Anne Ferris: 1004. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to convert the 630 proposed natural heritage areas across the country to full natural heritage areas; the timeframe involved to designate the sites as full national heritage areas; the extent of environmental destruction that may have occurred in the 20 years since these sites were first proposed for full protection; and...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Bodies (11 Mar 2015)

Anne Ferris: 139. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide the names, technical qualifications and method of appointment of the individual members of the marine licence vetting committee that assessed the environmental impact assessment for the Codling #1 offshore wind park project for which a foreshore lease was granted in 2005; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Environmental Impact Statements (11 Mar 2015)

Anne Ferris: 140. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on the extent to which the proposed grid connection to the Codling #1 offshore wind park was subjected to an environmental impact assessment as part of the granting of a foreshore lease in 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10663/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Teoranta Lands (5 Mar 2015)

Anne Ferris: 134. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the legislative basis under which the opening hours for Coillte operated car parks throughout County Wicklow are operated; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that such car parks may be closed by Coillte at times as early as 4 p.m., including at weekends; if his attention has been further drawn to the adverse restrictions...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Magdalen Laundries (5 Mar 2015)

Anne Ferris: 162. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will commit to making a scheme available under her Department to assist Magdalen survivors in availing of complementary therapies. [9858/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Process (5 Mar 2015)

Anne Ferris: 163. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will confirm that the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013 will be enacted in 2015. [9862/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Magdalen Laundries (5 Mar 2015)

Anne Ferris: 164. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will commit to providing personal advocates to all Magdalen survivors who are deemed to lack capacity, whether they are living in institutional settings, in the care of the relevant religious orders or in the community. [9863/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Magdalen Laundries (5 Mar 2015)

Anne Ferris: 165. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when the dedicated unit will be established; the number of officers who will be provided to assist survivors in understanding their entitlements; if the dedicated unit will provide personal advocacy services to women who are living in institutional settings or in the care of the relevant religious congregations; when the consultation process...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Magdalen Laundries (5 Mar 2015)

Anne Ferris: 171. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm that the Magdalen survivors who have enhanced medical cards will have the same entitlements to dental, ophthalmic and aural treatment, and dental, ophthalmic and aural appliances, as Health (Amendment) Act card holders, save where those treatments and services relate specifically to hepatitis C and the Magdalen survivor does not suffer...