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Finance Bill 2008: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stages (6 Mar 2008)

Arthur Morgan: They might not have robbed banks, but they robbed the people and gave the bank owners the people's money. That is what the Government and its predecessors have done over ten years now. What else have they done? They have presided over thousands of people dying on hospital trolleys and old people dying in their homes because of a lack of home support and a lack of proper help being given to...

Finance Bill 2008: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stages (6 Mar 2008)

Arthur Morgan: After 2003 and all that has happened it takes some brass neck to come back here with an amendment like this. It is nothing short of scandalous. The Dóchas centre in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda is a one-stop shop for cancer patients, mostly women. Last year 102 new patients presented in the centre. It is regarded by people in the region who have used that service and by many...

Finance Bill 2008: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stages (6 Mar 2008)

Arthur Morgan: That is the weakest argument I have heard in a long time.

Finance Bill 2008: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stages (6 Mar 2008)

Arthur Morgan: More is the pity.

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (11 Mar 2008)

Arthur Morgan: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to raise a matter of national importance, namely, the announcement by SIPTU that it is to serve strike notice on the HSE on behalf of its 1,200 emergency ambulance workers, following the unilateral decision of the HSE to sign contracts with three private ambulance operators last December, which, of course, is a continuation of the...

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (12 Mar 2008)

Arthur Morgan: Question 219: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if funding for an agency (detail supplied) in County Louth is to be withdrawn; if so, when and the reason for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10997/08]

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (13 Mar 2008)

Arthur Morgan: Question 182: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position of an appeal by a person (detail supplied) in County Louth; and when a decision might be expected in this case. [11057/08]

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (2 Apr 2008)

Arthur Morgan: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil to discuss the following matter of urgent national importance, namely, the serious cases of misdiagnosis of cancer in the north east and the lack of clarity surrounding the nature of the misdiagnosis together with the HSE's handling of the issue, which has alarmed many patients and their families throughout the region; the vague statement issued by the HSE...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Budget: Social Welfare Budget (2 Apr 2008)

Arthur Morgan: Question 105: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he has received a projection of the amount that may be needed to cope with rising unemployment. [12087/08]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Budget: Social Welfare Budget (2 Apr 2008)

Arthur Morgan: Question 142: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his views on a recent report which revealed Government officials believe that significant extra funds will be needed to meet the rising cost of unemployment benefit in the coming months. [12086/08]

Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (2 Apr 2008)

Arthur Morgan: Question 308: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of patients who presented at the Dóchas Centre, Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda in each of the past three years or for the most recent date for which figures are available; the number who were found to have breast cancer or another form of cancer; the number of patients from the north east region, in so far as the...

Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (2 Apr 2008)

Arthur Morgan: Question 515: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to the anomaly whereby trade unions with members who work on a self-employed basis, face the prospect of being subject to competition law and consequently liable to prosecution for price fixing if they try to negotiate for minimum rates and conditions; and if he will intervene in the...

Written Answers — State Examinations: State Examinations (2 Apr 2008)

Arthur Morgan: Question 763: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of applications received for reader assistance at State examinations in each of the past five years, including the current academic year to date; the number of those applications that have been approved in each of those years, including the current year to date; the number refused in each of those years, including the...

Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (3 Apr 2008)

Arthur Morgan: Question 24: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the steps he is taking, on top of and in addition to awareness campaigns, to address the cocaine problem here specifically. [12265/08]

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (8 Apr 2008)

Arthur Morgan: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to debate the following urgent matter, namely the increase by 12,000 in this month's live register figures; the sustained loss of jobs in vulnerable sectors such as the construction industry; the Government's failure to identify in advance of, and prepare for, the slowdown in the economy when all economic indicators pointed to its...

Order of Business (8 Apr 2008)

Arthur Morgan: Can I ask the Taoiseach to clear up some of the confusion that prevails between two senior Ministers and the chair of the Health Service Executive, Professor Drumm, in regard to health——

Order of Business (8 Apr 2008)

Arthur Morgan: ——services in the north east? There is nowhere to raise this matter. If I cannot raise it here where do I raise it?

Order of Business (8 Apr 2008)

Arthur Morgan: Hang on a second, a Cheann Comhairle.

Order of Business (8 Apr 2008)

Arthur Morgan: This is the most important issue facing people in four counties, namely, Cavan, Monaghan, Louth and Meath.

Order of Business (8 Apr 2008)

Arthur Morgan: There is total confusion on the Government benches in regard to the matter.