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Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31. (16 May 2006)

Marian Harkin: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to debate the following urgent matter: the need for an adequate cancer service in Donegal in order that people living there will not be treated as second class citizens because of their geographic location; and the necessity of providing a satellite radiation unit in the north west.

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (16 May 2006)

Marian Harkin: Question 239: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources when the roll-out of broadband to Drumsna, County Leitrim is likely; and if he will make a statement on the roll-out of broadband to rural areas of County Leitrim. [17856/06]

Written Answers — Comhairle Service: Comhairle Service (16 May 2006)

Marian Harkin: Question 293: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the projected cost for the rebranding of Comhairle; if there has been consultation with users of the service on the rebranding of Comhairle; if so, the details of same; and the number of requests for information from Comhairle for the two most recent years for which figures are available. [17925/06]

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (16 May 2006)

Marian Harkin: Question 307: To ask the Minister for Transport his proposals on introducing mandatory testing for alcohol or drugs at the scene of a road traffic accident; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17926/06]

Written Answers — Garda Stations: Garda Stations (16 May 2006)

Marian Harkin: Question 385: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of Garda stations without a fax machine, computer or resident squad car in Sligo, Leitrim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17857/06]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (16 May 2006)

Marian Harkin: Question 426: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the status of an application for accessible transport project funding for a group (details supplied) in County Sligo. [18267/06]

Written Answers — Cross-Border Funding: Cross-Border Funding (17 May 2006)

Marian Harkin: Question 181: To ask the Minister for Finance the projected and actual spend on INTERREG North South projects in the Border region for each year from 2000 to 2004. [18692/06]

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31. (23 May 2006)

Marian Harkin: I wish to seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to raise a matter of national importance, namely, the widening economic gap between the BMW region and the southern and eastern region as verified by the most recent figures from EUROSTAT, which indicate the BMW region has a GDP that is 92% of the EU 25, while the southern and eastern region is at 149%, and which underline...

Drug Abuse: Motion. (23 May 2006)

Marian Harkin: The scourge of drug-taking and trafficking is one of the major concerns of Irish people. It is also a real threat to the security and health of the nation. The use of drugs, particularly by young people, is at historically high levels. At one time those of us who live in rural Ireland might have considered the drugs problem to be an urban one. If that was ever true it is no longer so. Drugs...

Violence Against Women. (23 May 2006)

Marian Harkin: Why was no additional allocation provided for frontline organisations responding to violence against women in the 2006 budget and Finance Act? Frontline services are trying to operate with the same funding they were allocated in 2002. These services are essential for women and families. Between 1996 and 2002, 115 women were murdered in Ireland. They were ordinary women — mothers,...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (23 May 2006)

Marian Harkin: Question 160: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if there is a policy decision to introduce newborn hearing screening; if so, a time frame for the introduction; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20037/06]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (23 May 2006)

Marian Harkin: Question 161: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her Department has funding for newborn hearing screening included in the budget for the Health Service Executive. [20038/06]

Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (23 May 2006)

Marian Harkin: Question 179: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if appropriate tax clearance procedures in relation to the recruitment of all external contract staff for the PPARS computer system were followed by management; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19162/06]

Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (23 May 2006)

Marian Harkin: Question 180: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if official public procurement policies were followed by management involved in the PPARS computer system; and if not, the irregularities which occurred; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19163/06]

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (23 May 2006)

Marian Harkin: Question 324: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has investigated the allegation made by the TEEU that a number of Serbian contract workers who were employed on the ESB's network renewal programme were being exploited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19156/06]

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (23 May 2006)

Marian Harkin: Question 325: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the employment contracts between Serbian workers and the ESB or firms to whom the ESB has subcontracted this work comply with the posting of workers directive. [19157/06]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (23 May 2006)

Marian Harkin: Question 332: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of farmers who have availed of farm assist in County Leitrim in 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004; and the average amounts paid in each of these years. [19153/06]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (23 May 2006)

Marian Harkin: Question 333: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of farmers who have availed of farm assist in County Sligo in 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004; and the average amounts paid in each of these years. [19154/06]

Written Answers — Air Services: Air Services (23 May 2006)

Marian Harkin: Question 349: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will reconsider drawing up a full impact assessment outlining the economic impact of an open skies policy on the Shannon region and the west of Ireland, particularly in view of delays in agreeing such a policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19158/06]

Written Answers — Air Services: Air Services (23 May 2006)

Marian Harkin: Question 350: To ask the Minister for Transport the timetable for the conclusion of the open skies deal between the EU and the US; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19159/06]