Results 181-200 of 536 for in 'Written Answers' speaker:Anne Ferris

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage (15 Jan 2014)

Anne Ferris: 738. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider including Crohn's Disease in the long term illness scheme in view of the financial hardship it is causing persons who do not qualify for medical cards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55225/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Organ Donation (18 Dec 2013)

Anne Ferris: 23. To ask the Minister for Health the number of submissions received on an opt-out system of consent for organ donation; if he will provide an overview of such submissions; the time-line for proposals on an opt-out system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53980/13]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Prevention Measures (18 Dec 2013)

Anne Ferris: 113. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the target dates for inviting tenders, appointing a new contractor and recommencing the Bray flood defence works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54635/13]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Prevention Measures (18 Dec 2013)

Anne Ferris: 114. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the interim measures planned to provide the maximum possible flood defences in Bray this winter; if this is to include the clearing of the great quantity of gravel and other debris that has accumulated in the part of the river known as the Slang and the removal of the obstacle caused by the temporary bridge structure at Rehill's Land;...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (18 Dec 2013)

Anne Ferris: 158. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the input his Department has had to date into the preparation of the national landscape plan by the Department of Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht; and if in view of the strong link between landscape protection and wind farm/grid development he will consider the possibility of his Department taking over responsibility for...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Adoption Legislation (18 Dec 2013)

Anne Ferris: 211. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she has considered the possibility of holding a constitutional amendment to allow the citizens of Ireland decide whether adopted persons will be allowed full access to information on files about their adoption held by the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54637/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Adoption Records Provision (18 Dec 2013)

Anne Ferris: 212. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of adoptees and the number of natural parents currently registered on the national adoption contact preference register; the number of matches made and communicated in the past 12 months; the average duration each person has been on the register and the average time spent on the register prior to a match being made; and if she...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (28 Nov 2013)

Anne Ferris: 157. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow; if he will expedite a decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51159/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Appeals (26 Nov 2013)

Anne Ferris: 239. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will ensure a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow is granted the full rate of the Student Universal Support Ireland grant payment in view of their great need and the fact that all documentation requested has been forwarded to SUSI; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50597/13]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes Expenditure (14 Nov 2013)

Anne Ferris: 77. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the date on which the contractor on the Bray flood relief scheme (details supplied) referred the dispute, which has resulted in substantial delays in the project, to formal third party conciliation; the dates on which the parties to the dispute formally agreed to extend the ambit of the conciliation process; if the said conciliation...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Landscape Strategy (14 Nov 2013)

Anne Ferris: 104. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he intends to commence the making of a national landscape plan which would identify, in the interest of environmental protection, constraints to be considered in the context of major development proposals, such as those relating to grid pylons and wind farms, in a uniform manner in view of the inconsistencies that can occur...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Availability (5 Nov 2013)

Anne Ferris: 201. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider extending the living cities initiative to the historically important pre-1915 houses of the Victorian seaside resort of Bray, County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46473/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (5 Nov 2013)

Anne Ferris: 254. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there was a change in the timetable of the bus collecting children from a school (details supplied) in County Wicklow without consultation with parents; that the changes have resulted in the students aged between 14-17 waiting unsupervised for up to an hour for the bus; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works Properties (5 Nov 2013)

Anne Ferris: 371. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the plans that have been put in place for the conservation and future replacement of historic trees in the grounds of Leinster House; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46475/13]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Prevention Measures (5 Nov 2013)

Anne Ferris: 372. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reasons behind the substantial two year mid-contract delay to the construction of the Bray flood protection works, a delay which is increasing the flood risk in Bray, County Wickow. [46476/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (5 Nov 2013)

Anne Ferris: 1156. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department will prepare a handbook outlining in a transparent manner the eligibility requirements of a medical card and appeal arrangements for those transferred to a general practitioner card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46478/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Expenditure (5 Nov 2013)

Anne Ferris: 1157. To ask the Minister for Health the total amount spent by his Department on the purchase of prescription drugs distributed under medical cards and distributed under general practitioner cards; the corresponding amount contributed by recipients in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46479/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Magdalen Laundries Issues (16 Jul 2013)

Anne Ferris: 896. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the inclusion of the Sisters of Mercy Laundry, also called House of Mercy, in Baggot Street to the redress scheme for the Magdalenes in view of the fact that the House of Mercy in Wexford was recently added; if he will detail and explain the reason one House of Mercy was added while the other in Baggot Street was not; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Delays (9 Jul 2013)

Anne Ferris: 547. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting times for non-emergency routine MRI scans; if he will provide a breakdown by hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33412/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Sunbed Usage (3 Jul 2013)

Anne Ferris: 221. To ask the Minister for Health when he expects legislation on the regulation of sunbeds to be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32416/13]