Parliamentary questions

Magdalen Laundries

Anne Ferris

15. Deputy Anne Ferris asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of applications for the Magdalen redress scheme that have been processed; the payments made and the contribution to date of the four implicated religious orders to that scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5250/14]

Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage

Anne Ferris

738. Deputy Anne Ferris asked 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]

Organ Donation

Anne Ferris

23. Deputy Anne Ferris asked 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]

Flood Prevention Measures

Anne Ferris

113. Deputy Anne Ferris asked 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]

Flood Prevention Measures

Anne Ferris

114. Deputy Anne Ferris asked 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; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54636/13]

Planning Issues

Anne Ferris

158. Deputy Anne Ferris asked the Minister for the 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; 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 landscape planning as an intrinsic element of town planning; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54634/13]

Adoption Legislation

Anne Ferris

211. Deputy Anne Ferris asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she has considered the possibility of holding a referendum to make a constitutional amendment to allow the citizens of Ireland to 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]

Adoption Records Provision

Anne Ferris

212. Deputy Anne Ferris asked 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 will make a statement on the matter. [54638/13]

Medical Card Applications

Anne Ferris

157. Deputy Anne Ferris asked 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]

Student Grant Scheme Appeals

Anne Ferris

239. Deputy Anne Ferris asked 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]

Flood Relief Schemes Expenditure

Anne Ferris

77. Deputy Anne Ferris asked 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; and if the said conciliation process is expected to conclude prior to the end of 2013, bearing in mind the increased flood risk during this winter season and the fact that a portion of the work which remains outstanding is not subject to seasonal constraints. [48604/13]

National Landscape Strategy

Anne Ferris

104. Deputy Anne Ferris asked 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 between individual county development plans in terms of landscape designation and protection. [48605/13]

Living City Initiative

Anne Ferris

201. Deputy Anne Ferris asked 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]

School Transport Provision

Anne Ferris

254. Deputy Anne Ferris asked 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 and 17 waiting unsupervised for up to an hour for the bus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45745/13]

Office of Public Works Properties

Anne Ferris

371. Deputy Anne Ferris asked 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]

Flood Prevention Measures

Anne Ferris

372. Deputy Anne Ferris asked 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]

Medical Card Eligibility

Anne Ferris

1156. Deputy Anne Ferris asked the Minister for Health if his Department will prepare a handbook outlining, in a transparent manner, the eligibility requirements for 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]

Medicinal Products Expenditure

Anne Ferris

1157. Deputy Anne Ferris asked 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]

Magdalen Laundries Issues

Anne Ferris

896. Deputy Anne Ferris asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the inclusion of the Sisters of Mercy laundry, also called House of Mercy, on Baggot Street to the redress scheme for the Magdalens 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 on Baggot Street was not; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34747/13]

Hospital Appointment Delays

Anne Ferris

547. Deputy Anne Ferris asked 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]