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Order of Business (14 Oct 2009)

Joe McHugh: I wish to raise an issue under the Labour Services (Amendment) Bill, given the presence of the Minister of State with responsibility for labour, Deputy Calleary, and the Tánaiste. When we are discussing the effectiveness of the board, we must also discuss a radical overhaul of courses. I am encountering many constituents, sparkies and plumbers, who have done one, two or three years of...

Order of Business (14 Oct 2009)

Joe McHugh: While we are considering a radical overhaul of the board, we also need to consider a radical overhaul of the courses that we deliver. We have only to look at our neighbours in America where Cormac McCarthy wrote a book entitled, "No Country for Old Men". We are in the process of-----

Order of Business (14 Oct 2009)

Joe McHugh: -----creating a country for-----

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Joe McHugh: Ireland is becoming no country for young men. We need to address this serious situation. Some 104,000 people in the unemployed labour force are aged under 25 years. Young people are getting on boats and aeroplanes. We cannot record-----

Order of Business (14 Oct 2009)

Joe McHugh: It is the same as the 1980s, in that we cannot record the statistics-----

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Joe McHugh: We are throwing those under 25 years of age to the slaughter. We are letting them go and ignoring the serious issue of jobs in this country, where-----

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Joe McHugh: -----there is a greater enticement to be on the dole than in work.

Proposed Legislation. (14 Oct 2009)

Joe McHugh: Question 113: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when he expects to bring to Cabinet legislation that will create a directly elected mayor for Dublin that was promised to be in place in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35968/09]

Proposed Legislation. (14 Oct 2009)

Joe McHugh: The Minister's response is a wee bit flowery. I know he will respond by saying that the specifics will be in the legislation, but at this stage we need to put some meat on the bones because several questions need to be answered even before we reach the legislative stage. For example, what are the powers of this proposed mayor in respect of rezoning and the draft development plan, a power...

Written Answers — Farm Waste Management: Farm Waste Management (14 Oct 2009)

Joe McHugh: Question 306: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of slatted houses built here under the farm waste management scheme on a county basis in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36163/09]

Written Answers — National Lottery Funding: National Lottery Funding (15 Oct 2009)

Joe McHugh: Question 128: To ask the Minister for Finance the amounts of money that have been spent annually by the national lottery in the years 2000 to 2006; the percentages of these annual amounts that have been spent annually by the national lottery on local projects in the same years in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36366/09]

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (15 Oct 2009)

Joe McHugh: Question 177: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of offices and civil servants involved in the administration of the penalty points system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36365/09]

School Curriculum. (20 Oct 2009)

Joe McHugh: Question 109: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the percentage of primary schools which have access to a modern European language other than English and Irish; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37010/09]

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (20 Oct 2009)

Joe McHugh: Question 177: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of unfinished apprenticeships; her plans for these persons who find themselves redundant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36819/09]

Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (20 Oct 2009)

Joe McHugh: Question 258: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on whether new performance indicators along with supporting up to date data should be developed and published by the Health Service Executive to enable accurate monitoring of the national mental health budget; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36823/09]

Written Answers — Community Care: Community Care (20 Oct 2009)

Joe McHugh: Question 257: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on whether the dependency on acute, long stay, inpatient beds needs to be reduced in favour of increased provision of community based services in order to ensure the most effective use of scarce public funds and to improve value for money; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36822/09]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (20 Oct 2009)

Joe McHugh: Question 259: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of referrals to University College Hospital, Galway from Letterkenny, County Donegal for the purpose of breast care surgery for each month beginning in January 2009 to September 2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36824/09]

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (20 Oct 2009)

Joe McHugh: Question 277: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if he will appoint a second paediatric rheumatologist in view of the fact that waiting lists for such treatments show that a second paediatric rheumatologist is required; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36940/09]

Written Answers — Fair Deal Scheme: Fair Deal Scheme (20 Oct 2009)

Joe McHugh: Question 278: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the stage at which the asset is valued at under the fair deal scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36946/09]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (20 Oct 2009)

Joe McHugh: Question 310: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason elective lists were cancelled in Letterkenny General Hospital, County Donegal, twice in a week in October 2009 and her views on the fact that 13 patients were on trolleys while six beds were vacant in the hospital's gynaecology ward; her further views on whether best use of skills and resources are being made as a result of...