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Written Answers — Nursing Homes Support Scheme: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (18 May 2010)

Kieran O'Donnell: Question 48: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of applications received under the fair deal scheme to date; the number of applications that have been processed to date; the average time it takes to process an application; the number of applicants refused support through the fair deal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20294/10]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (18 May 2010)

Kieran O'Donnell: Question 228: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she has received the Health Service Executive's new draft guidelines on Home Care and Home Help; if she approves of the proposal to reduce the hours of caring that new applicants can avail of; if she has analysed the cost benefit of the proposals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20018/10]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (18 May 2010)

Kieran O'Donnell: Question 111: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the cost of rolling out retinopathy screening nationally in view of the recommendations of the Health Service Executive Expert Advisory Group on Diabetes; if the retinopathy screening programme planned for the west is operational; the position regarding the expansion of diabetic retinopathy screening to other areas; and if she will...

Written Answers — Flood Relief: Flood Relief (18 May 2010)

Kieran O'Donnell: Question 388: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the amount of money allocated to persons in Limerick city and county from the humanitarian assistance scheme for flood victims as announced last winter; the number of applications made for the fund; the number of successful applications; the amount of money allocated to a county basis; the number of applicants on a county basis; the...

Euro Area Loan Facility Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (19 May 2010)

Kieran O'Donnell: To have stabilised unemployment is a strange claim to make.

Euro Area Loan Facility Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (19 May 2010)

Kieran O'Donnell: What about the quarter of a million people who have joined the live register?

Euro Area Loan Facility Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (19 May 2010)

Kieran O'Donnell: Does the Minister wish to reply to Deputy Morgan?

Euro Area Loan Facility Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (19 May 2010)

Kieran O'Donnell: I can wait.

Euro Area Loan Facility Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (19 May 2010)

Kieran O'Donnell: Given the Minister's lengthy responses, I anticipate that we will not get to most of the amendments. Therefore I propose to draw his attention to some specific issues. Section 4 of the Bill provides for an annual report on the loan facility to be given by the Minister to Dáil Éireann. However, Article 10.3 of the inter-creditor agreement, as set out in Schedule 1, provides that: "The...

Euro Area Loan Facility Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (19 May 2010)

Kieran O'Donnell: The key feature of the amendment is to require quarterly information.

Euro Area Loan Facility Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (19 May 2010)

Kieran O'Donnell: With due respect, given that the administrative provisions of the agreement state that the European Commission will report to the Government on a quarterly basis, why should the Government not report to the Dáil at the same interval? It is a simple matter.

Euro Area Loan Facility Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (19 May 2010)

Kieran O'Donnell: It is in the agreement in black and white.

Euro Area Loan Facility Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (19 May 2010)

Kieran O'Donnell: Is Ireland not a sovereign country? Can we not make our own decisions on these matters?

Euro Area Loan Facility Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (19 May 2010)

Kieran O'Donnell: Will the Minister consider reporting on a quarterly basis?

Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (26 May 2010)

Kieran O'Donnell: Question 74: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the position regarding the reopening of the bass fishery to commercial fishermen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22073/10]

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (1 Jun 2010)

Kieran O'Donnell: Question 110: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation his plans to resource the recommendations of the mid-west jobs taskforce; the amount of funding he will make available to implement the recommendations; when he expects the funding to be applied; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23241/10]

Health Services (3 Jun 2010)

Kieran O'Donnell: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for allowing me to raise this matter, specifically the reduction of €1.08 million in the budget of the Brothers of Charity in Bawnmore in Limerick. This 4% cut has resulted in the decision by the Brothers of Charity at the Bawnmore centre to close in ten days' time the only respite facility it has for intellectually disabled adults in Limerick city. The closure...

Health Services (3 Jun 2010)

Kieran O'Donnell: On a point of order, I raised the matter in that form because it was the only way I was allowed to do so. Previously, when this matter was raised in respect of the Bawnmore centre, respite was not an issue. As my case and that of my colleague, Deputy Feighan, show, Deputies are being forced to raise general statements when the Government is well aware that we are seeking specific answers....

Health Services (3 Jun 2010)

Kieran O'Donnell: With due respect to the Minister of State, the Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Mary Harney, or the Minister of State, Deputy John Moloney, should be present.

Health Services (3 Jun 2010)

Kieran O'Donnell: If that is the case, why is the Minister of State here?