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Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (6 Jul 2006)

Brendan Howlin: Question 388: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the average waiting period for an oral hearing in the context of social welfare appeals; if he is satisfied that such waiting period affords an acceptable level of service to appellants; if he will take steps to ensure that appeals requiring oral hearing will be dealt with more expeditiously; and if he will make a statement on...

Order of Business (27 Sep 2006)

Brendan Howlin: Deputy Rabbitte is entitled to speak.

Order of Business (27 Sep 2006)

Brendan Howlin: We have not been here for 12 weeks.

Order of Business (27 Sep 2006)

Brendan Howlin: The Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform has promulgated what is purported to be a new immigration and residence Bill, although the Bill itself is on the C list and is not supposed to be published until next year. Have the contents of this Bill been approved by the Government, when will it be published and is it intended to enact it before the end of this Dáil?

Order of Business (27 Sep 2006)

Brendan Howlin: Will it be enacted?

Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (27 Sep 2006)

Brendan Howlin: Question 202: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the major hospital building projects that are in the planning pipeline; the stage that each has reached; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29526/06]

Written Answers — Vaccination Programme: Vaccination Programme (27 Sep 2006)

Brendan Howlin: Question 206: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that pneumococcal meningitis has a fatality rate of about 20 per cent and that it is associated with a higher risk of permanent neurological damage such as deafness and epilepsy; that many countries around the world provide for the routine immunisation of babies against this disease, yet...

Written Answers — Security of the Elderly: Security of the Elderly (27 Sep 2006)

Brendan Howlin: Question 1137: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the way the scheme under which personal alarms are provided for elderly persons is administered; if funding is allocated on an ongoing basis or only at specific times during the year; the average waiting period between receipt of applications and provision of funding; if the scheme could be improved in order to...

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (27 Sep 2006)

Brendan Howlin: Question 1233: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if, in relation to a person (details supplied) in County Wexford, account will be taken of the fact that the person is a single parent who, prior to reaching age 23, had established a separate household from their parents and had lived independently for a number of years; if, in these circumstances, mature student status will be...

Written Answers — Education Schemes: Education Schemes (27 Sep 2006)

Brendan Howlin: Question 1309: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on whether second level students requiring home tuition for medical reasons are entitled to free education; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the ASTI rate for provision of home tuition is €43.19 per hour; if her Department's hourly rate of payment for home tuition has been set at €27.12 per hour; the...

Order of Business (28 Sep 2006)

Brendan Howlin: What Standing Order is that?

Order of Business (28 Sep 2006)

Brendan Howlin: Why not?

Order of Business (28 Sep 2006)

Brendan Howlin: We will write him a letter then.

Order of Business (28 Sep 2006)

Brendan Howlin: The Ceann Comhairle's answer to Deputy Joe Higgins's question puts the matter in context. On national radio this morning a spokesperson for the Government, the deputy leader of the junior partner in Government, gave us to understand that there were significant unanswered questions and that the survival of the Government was conditional on satisfactory answers being provided in this House.

Order of Business (28 Sep 2006)

Brendan Howlin: That was the commitment given. It is reasonable for the Opposition Parties to ask of the Tánaiste in measured terms, what arrangements are being put in place to fulfil that commitment.

Order of Business (28 Sep 2006)

Brendan Howlin: It is clear from the Ceann Comhairle's answers that there are no positions available to answer that.

Order of Business (28 Sep 2006)

Brendan Howlin: It is not normal for the Chair to interrupt people.

Order of Business (28 Sep 2006)

Brendan Howlin: Either the Ceann Comhairle or the Tánaiste is incorrect. The deadline has passed and the Ceann Comhairle has said he will not extend it.

Order of Business (28 Sep 2006)

Brendan Howlin: The Ceann Comhairle should throw us all out.

Order of Business (28 Sep 2006)

Brendan Howlin: The Ceann Comhairle should throw us all out.