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Written Answers — Site Investigations: Site Investigations (16 Oct 2007)

David Stanton: Question 579: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, further to Parliamentary Question No. 416 of 13 June 2006, if the conclusions of the site investigation were reported to Government and deliberations have been completed; the future plans for the Irish ISPAT site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23754/07]

Order of Business (17 Oct 2007)

David Stanton: In light of the crisis faced by the pig industry, when will a Bill be introduced to amend food labelling to include country of origin? Last week, the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food promised to introduce legislation on the issue.

Order of Business (17 Oct 2007)

David Stanton: On a point of order, is it in order to ask a question if the Minister promised legislation last week?

Order of Business (17 Oct 2007)

David Stanton: May I have a response at some stage on when the legislation will be introduced?

Order of Business (17 Oct 2007)

David Stanton: If it is not listed, is it out of order for a Deputy to ask about it?

Acquired Brain Injury. (17 Oct 2007)

David Stanton: Question 83: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her Department has received a report (details supplied); if so, when this report was received; the action she has taken as a result; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24070/07]

Acquired Brain Injury. (17 Oct 2007)

David Stanton: I thank the Minister for his response. Could the Minister confirm the number of people who sustain head injuries annually throughout Ireland? Is it true that it is between 10,000 and 11,000? How many consultants in rehabilitation medicine are there in Ireland at present? Does he agree that by UK standards we should have 17 consultants, while based on the numbers in the Netherlands we...

Acquired Brain Injury. (17 Oct 2007)

David Stanton: Would the Minister of State agree the facilities in this area in Ireland compared with those in continental Europe are utterly inadequate? Would he agree, for instance, with the standards the Peter Bradley Foundation cites in its recent report, namely, that we should have 74 consultants in this area but we have only three? Would he agree that the issue is getting people with acquired brain...

Written Answers — National Health Strategy: National Health Strategy (17 Oct 2007)

David Stanton: Question 157: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her Department's policy on stroke victims and persons who have suffered acquired brain injury; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24071/07]

Written Answers — Departmental Properties: Departmental Properties (17 Oct 2007)

David Stanton: Question 332: To ask the Minister for Defence the properties in County Cork in the ownership of his Department; the approaches that have been made to his Department in the past two years by companies or individuals interested in purchasing any of these properties; his plans to dispose of any of these properties in the next two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24462/07]

Written Answers — State Airports: State Airports (18 Oct 2007)

David Stanton: Question 60: To ask the Minister for Transport the plans he has for progressing the promised third terminal at Dublin Airport in view of the An Bord Pleanála decision to grant permission for a smaller terminal than that envisaged necessary in the medium term by the DAA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24349/07]

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (18 Oct 2007)

David Stanton: Question 85: To ask the Minister for Transport when the maximum vehicle height decision will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24372/07]

School Places. (23 Oct 2007)

David Stanton: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for allowing me to raise this issue this evening and I thank the Minister of State for coming in to respond. I wish to draw attention to an issue in east Cork, which is one of the highest growth areas in the country. The population in the town of Midleton and the area around it has increased by 22% from 25,000 to 30,000 in the past five years. This raises the...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (23 Oct 2007)

David Stanton: Question 420: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her Department is in receipt of an application from a school (details supplied) in County Cork for assistance in securing a new building for the school; if she will arrange for a team from her building and planning unit to visit the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24687/07]

Order of Business (24 Oct 2007)

David Stanton: On a point of order, am I in order to ask about the transposition of EU directives into Irish law? Is that implicit in promised legislation?

Order of Business (24 Oct 2007)

David Stanton: EU Directive 85/377 EEC deals with environmental impact assessments. The European Commission will refer Ireland to the European Court of Justice on this directive. Has it been transposed? It has to do with incinerators and so on.

Job Creation. (24 Oct 2007)

David Stanton: Question 108: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when he, his Department or any of the State agencies under the aegis of his Department first received an indication that a company (details supplied) was indefinitely postponing the project in east Cork; the contact or communications he, his Department or any of the State agencies under the aegis of his Department has had...

Job Creation. (24 Oct 2007)

David Stanton: Question 132: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he, his Department or any of the State agencies under the aegis of his Department has been given an indication from a company (details supplied) regarding the future of the site in east Cork; if he will provide a breakdown of the expenditure to date by local authorities, State agencies or any Department on works,...

Job Creation. (24 Oct 2007)

David Stanton: When did the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment first become aware of problems with Amgen? Were warning bells ringing in the Department or in State agencies when some of the drugs that Amgen had on the market were withdrawn from the US Medicare and Medicaid services in March? Did warning bells sound when the stock plummeted and it clearly ran into financial difficulties? The...

Job Creation. (24 Oct 2007)

David Stanton: Is the Minister saying the only early warning system his Department depends on comes from corporations themselves? In March, April, May and June when Amgen products were experiencing all kinds of problems, did no one in his Department alert him to the problems within the company or to the possibility that the project might not go ahead? Is he aware that these problems were spoken of...