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Appointments to Public Bodies Bill 2007: Second Stage (27 Mar 2007)

Paul McGrath: To continue, without interruption, my comments must have stung. I have certainly generated a bit of comment, which is good.

Appointments to Public Bodies Bill 2007: Second Stage (27 Mar 2007)

Paul McGrath: Fine Gael is in favour of giving this Bill a second hearing and will support it. We think it has much merit. For example, openly advertising positions for State boards is a good idea with much merit. Recent experience with other bodies has shown surprising people with fantastic skills coming forward to offer their services to the State free of charge. That is worthwhile and such events...

Appointments to Public Bodies Bill 2007: Second Stage (27 Mar 2007)

Paul McGrath: I am sure the Minister of State is glad he came to hear my wisdom. I am able to relate matters pertaining to his constituency.

Appointments to Public Bodies Bill 2007: Second Stage (27 Mar 2007)

Paul McGrath: It is true. It is within part of this new hospital, which has just been built. I am sure there will be a tape-cutting ceremony of some description before the election. The Minister of State will want it as he needs to bolster votes because he is in trouble. If the Minister of State tries hard, he will get something to put a tape on.

Appointments to Public Bodies Bill 2007: Second Stage (27 Mar 2007)

Paul McGrath: The Minister of State will see when he goes to the new hospital in Tullamore that parts of it have been knocked down. It is a brand new building that has never been occupied. Taxpayers' money has been used putting it there and for digging it out again and knocking it, and taxpayers' money will be used to rebuild the new parts. What kind of planning is that? If we ask the Minister about it...

Appointments to Public Bodies Bill 2007: Second Stage (27 Mar 2007)

Paul McGrath: It is another case demonstrating how we as politicians have handed over responsibility to other bodies to do the work for us and be responsible. We do the same in all sorts of other areas. For example, the Road Safety Authority deals with a crucial issue. We have again given over responsibility to somebody else. The authority does excellent work in issuing reports and the chairperson goes...

Appointments to Public Bodies Bill 2007: Second Stage (27 Mar 2007)

Paul McGrath: The local communities want control of their boards of management to remain local. They know who they want on the boards and there are strict controls in place. We need to clear up the confusion in respect of some appointments and what is proposed in the Bill goes a long way towards clearing out some of the problems. It is akin to the system governing the appointment of judges, which was...

Written Answers — Alternative Energy Projects: Alternative Energy Projects (27 Mar 2007)

Paul McGrath: Question 95: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the full extent of his intended investment in research and development in the energy sector with a view to replacing carbon trading costs with procedures that will result in a serious reduction in carbon emissions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11450/07]

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (27 Mar 2007)

Paul McGrath: Question 169: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources his plans or proposals to encourage the separation of the retail and wholesale structures in the telecoms sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11449/07]

Written Answers — Medical Aids and Appliances: Medical Aids and Appliances (27 Mar 2007)

Paul McGrath: Question 333: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans to provide young children suffering from hearing deficiencies with digital hearing aids rather than analog hearing aids as is the current practice in view of the fact that the digital variety are far superior and that since her Department last examined the issue, three years ago, the price of digital hearing aids has...

Leaders' Questions (28 Mar 2007)

Paul McGrath: A little sympathy does not go very far.

Appointments to Public Bodies Bill 2007: Second Stage (Resumed) (28 Mar 2007)

Paul McGrath: Council colleagues are appointed to prison visiting committees.

Written Answers — Water Pollution: Water Pollution (28 Mar 2007)

Paul McGrath: Question 156: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of deaths that have occurred over the past ten years from the presence of cryptosporidium in public water supplies; and the groups vulnerable to serious injury or death from this organism. [11955/07]

Written Answers — Water Pollution: Water Pollution (28 Mar 2007)

Paul McGrath: Question 270: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government further to an outbreak of cryptosporidium in the water supply from Lough Owel at Mullingar, County Westmeath a few years ago, the grant aid allocated by his Department to Westmeath County Council to sustain an appropriate filtration and treatment facility for the water supply at this location; the time frame...

Written Answers — Election Management System: Election Management System (28 Mar 2007)

Paul McGrath: Question 271: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the cost in relation to the unused electronic voting machines, of storing those machines on an annual basis, for county and constituency since 2002; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11957/07]

Written Answers — Water Pollution: Water Pollution (28 Mar 2007)

Paul McGrath: Question 272: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government further to the recent outbreak of cryptosporidium in the water supply in Galway, the number and location of similar outbreaks each year for the past 10 years and if he will make a statement regarding the testing procedure on water supplies to identify the presence of abnormal levels of this organism. [11958/07]

Written Answers — MRSA Incidence: MRSA Incidence (29 Mar 2007)

Paul McGrath: Question 78: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason she will not implement similar measures proposed by Fine Gael to immediately tackle and reduce the level of hospital acquired infections; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12034/07]

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (29 Mar 2007)

Paul McGrath: Question 76: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she is satisfied that there are enough public health nurses in the Health Service Executive primary and community care sector to maintain levels of care in the community now and to deal with the anticipated workload for public health nurses in the future; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12056/07]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (29 Mar 2007)

Paul McGrath: Question 212: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath has had their single payment reduced by half; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12120/07]

Written Answers — Landing Rights: Landing Rights (3 Apr 2007)

Paul McGrath: Question 93: To ask the Minister for Transport the Government's position on the landing slots at Heathrow Airport held by Aer Lingus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12744/07]