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Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Vaccination Programme
Anne Ferris
853. Deputy Anne Ferris asked the Minister for Health the consent procedures afforded to parents of schoolgirls who are offered the human papilloma virus vaccine; the extent to which the consent procedures currently and previously included access to information on known side effects of the drugs in question; his views on the matter of consent procedures connected to the human papilloma virus vaccine; and the extent to which the Health Service Executive may be considered to be seeking fully informed parental and guardian consent. [38361/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Vaccination Programme
Anne Ferris
854. Deputy Anne Ferris asked the Minister for Health the extent and content of any interaction between his Department and the European Medicines Agency, regarding the review of human papilloma virus vaccines announced in July 2015; the interaction between the agency and any other State body on this review; the likely duration and scope of the review; his plans to publicise the review by the agency more widely, in order to invite comments from parents and vaccinated girls and women; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38362/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Broadband Service Provision
Anne Ferris
1140. Deputy Anne Ferris asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he is aware of any local authority which, further to the publication of the national broadband strategy, has completed and submitted a county broadband strategy to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38135/15]
Tue, 29 Sep 2015
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School Curriculum
Anne Ferris
493. Deputy Anne Ferris asked the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to preserve Hiberno-English through its use in schoolbooks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32737/15]
Tue, 29 Sep 2015
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Internet Safety
Anne Ferris
601. Deputy Anne Ferris asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position in relation to future and likely policy developments on Internet privacy and data protection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32736/15]
Thu, 16 Jul 2015
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Architectural Heritage
Anne Ferris
248. Deputy Anne Ferris asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the Office of Public Works' plans to conserve, protect, and restore the rare and historic Killmacurragh House in County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29927/15]
Wed, 15 Jul 2015
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Garda Deployment
Anne Ferris
159. Deputy Anne Ferris asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide the figures by Garda Síochána district for Garda numbers and Garda car numbers in the districts covering Counties Wicklow, Carlow, Kildare, Wexford and Dublin, for 2010 to 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29320/15]
Wed, 15 Jul 2015
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Social and Affordable Housing Maintenance
Anne Ferris
306. Deputy Anne Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his Department has reviewed the case of the Parknasillogue social housing development in Enniskerry in County Wicklow, including the departure from building standards during construction necessitating the retrofitting of wall insulation, the refitting of guttering, and other significant repairs, including internal remediation; if any financial bond was in place to compensate the local authority, taxpayer, and tenants for the costs associated with the lapses in building standards; if he will outline the remaining work to be completed; the timeframe for completion, including any proposals for damp proofing the dwellings; if a report has been compiled of the full financial implications of the failures associated with this development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29276/15]
Wed, 15 Jul 2015
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Planning Issues
Anne Ferris
312. Deputy Anne Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if any guidelines to local authorities are in place regarding the taking in charge of roads and public utility infrastructure on private housing estates; if there is a consistent position nationally on the provision of grass cutting and other landscaping services by local authorities, in connection with the road verges and other green areas associated with roads taken in charge within housing developments; if, in the case of local authorities that implement policies of refusing to assume grass-cutting duties, there is consideration given to such long-term policies at planning approval stage, where ambitious high-maintenance landscaping plans are often approved by planning authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29431/15]
Wed, 15 Jul 2015
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Road Improvement Schemes
Anne Ferris
324. Deputy Anne Ferris asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his Department's plans to re-surface the stretch of the Vevay Road in Bray in County Wicklow, beginning at Kate's Corner and ending at Saint Cronan's national school; the likely timeframe for such re-surfacing, given the deteriorating condition of the road; the risk of further deterioration over the autumn and winter months; the risk this poses to road users; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29432/15]
Wed, 15 Jul 2015
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Public Transport
Anne Ferris
326. Deputy Anne Ferris asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if Dublin Bus has any official or unofficial policy of asking apparently older customers to avoid taking seats on the upper decks of buses; if any policy of segregating customers on buses exists for health and safety or other reasons; if bus drivers are briefed on the need to avoid targeted age discrimination in the implementation of any segregation policy on buses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29322/15]
Wed, 8 Jul 2015
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Child Care Services Provision
Anne Ferris
60. Deputy Anne Ferris asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will provide clarity on the financial and community child care supports available on the transitionary path to employment from the one-parent family payment, for parents of children over seven, and, in particular, how it is proposed for transition to employment to be determined by free choice, rather than by economic necessity; the way the changes are to be implemented within the framework of the archaic though legally binding provisions of Article 41.2.2 of the Constitution; the financial safeguards and public communications processes that are in place to ensure that women could not in any circumstance face a situation of feeling compelled to have additional pregnancies to maintain welfare, supports out of a perception of financial necessity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27941/15]
Wed, 8 Jul 2015
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Flood Prevention Measures
Anne Ferris
77. Deputy Anne Ferris asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will outline the full programme of works for the River Dargle flood prevention works in Bray in County Wicklow, up to and including the date of substantial completion of works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27853/15]
Wed, 8 Jul 2015
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University Visitor System
Anne Ferris
198. Deputy Anne Ferris asked the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the use of the university visitor system as described under section 20 of the Universities Act 1997, including the number of occasions on which this provision has been used since the 1997 Act commenced and the names of the universities to which any such visitations applied; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27850/15]
Wed, 8 Jul 2015
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Alternative Energy Projects
Anne Ferris
237. Deputy Anne Ferris asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if the Comptroller and Auditor General has, in recent years, made reports to his Department regarding the long-term cost effectiveness and viability of the investment of public funds in renewable wind energy projects promoted by State bodies, including Coillte, Bord na Móna and the Electricity Supply Board; the financial effectiveness of such bodies as renewable energy promoters; the general level of State and governmental oversight and transparency in respect of such capital expenditure, including from the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27851/15]
Tue, 7 Jul 2015
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Planning Issues
Anne Ferris
547. Deputy Anne Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will revisit previous parliamentary replies (details supplied) in relation to directing or instructing local authorities on granting planning permission to fast food outlets in close proximity to schools, by regulation, in view of the recent decision by An Bord Pleanála on this issue regarding a second appeal in Navan on a planning application; if he is aware that the persons in Greystones are appealing a decision by Wicklow County Council to An Bord Pleanála regarding a fast food outlet approximately 50 m from three schools, for the second time in 18 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27531/15]
Tue, 7 Jul 2015
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Bus Éireann Services
Anne Ferris
572. Deputy Anne Ferris asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will confirm that the tendering process for bus services to be privatised will include a requirement for successful bidders to accept the free travel pass; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27156/15]
Thu, 2 Jul 2015
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Third Level Institutions
Anne Ferris
205. Deputy Anne Ferris asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the Comptroller and Auditor General has reported on the auditing of the accounts of University College Dublin in recent years; the outcome and recommendations of any such audit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26784/15]
Wed, 1 Jul 2015
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Light Rail Projects
Anne Ferris
286. Deputy Anne Ferris asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on proposals for the extension of the Luas line to Bray in County Wicklow; the preferred route for the extension; the time frame of the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26501/15]
Tue, 30 Jun 2015
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Mortgage Interest Rates
Anne Ferris
246. Deputy Anne Ferris asked the Minister for Finance in view of the ongoing financial pressure on variable rate mortgage holders, if he will outline the consequences for Bank of Ireland if it refuses to reduce its interest rate for variable rate mortgage holders after 1 July 2015 deadline; the progress made with other banks in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26034/15]