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Order of Business. (26 Apr 2005)

Seymour Crawford: The nitrates Bill will be the single most important issue for people in the Border area.

Written Answers — Ministerial Appointments: Ministerial Appointments (26 Apr 2005)

Seymour Crawford: Question 125: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she has received any communication from any current or former member of the HEA with regard to the recent appointment of the former Secretary General of the Department of Health and Children to the authority; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12963/05]

Written Answers — Nursing Home Charges: Nursing Home Charges (26 Apr 2005)

Seymour Crawford: Question 199: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if forms are available to patients or their relatives to claim back their rights, as decided by the Supreme Court for payments for nursing home charges; if they are not available, when she expects they will be; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13171/05]

Written Answers — Postal Services: Postal Services (26 Apr 2005)

Seymour Crawford: Question 249: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if post offices will be supported to expand their banking operations and other public services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12820/05]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (26 Apr 2005)

Seymour Crawford: Question 290: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the criteria which will be used for the respite grant as was raised in the budget for 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12788/05]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (26 Apr 2005)

Seymour Crawford: Question 291: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the criteria which will be used for the respite grant, as announced in the budget for 2005, in the Social Welfare Bill; if a person who is giving full-time care but has been refused the carer's allowance owing to the means test will be eligible for the respite grant; if the application forms are available; the way in which...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (26 Apr 2005)

Seymour Crawford: Question 293: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of savings he will make for his Department by forcing all social welfare recipients to accept their payments through a bank rather than the post office network; the damage that will be done, especially to rural communities, if post offices are forced to close; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12820/05]

Written Answers — Veterinary Inspection Service: Veterinary Inspection Service (26 Apr 2005)

Seymour Crawford: Question 329: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if her attention has been drawn to the delay in her Department passing out the annual round of testing dates for tuberculosis for veterinary surgeons; if the test will be advised at an earlier date in order that it can be carried out on a more even basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12914/05]

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (26 Apr 2005)

Seymour Crawford: Question 454: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when a school (details supplied) in County Cavan will receive the services of a part-time teacher for the remainder of the year 2004-05 as indicated verbally by the inspector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13254/05]

Written Answers — Public Sector Employment: Public Sector Employment (27 Apr 2005)

Seymour Crawford: Question 78: To ask the Minister for Finance his policy on public service employment. [13268/05]

Written Answers — Foreign Conflicts: Foreign Conflicts (28 Apr 2005)

Seymour Crawford: Question 23: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on the security situation in Afghanistan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13500/05]

Written Answers — Overseas Development Aid: Overseas Development Aid (28 Apr 2005)

Seymour Crawford: Question 33: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the level of assistance from Ireland to Uganda; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13486/05]

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (28 Apr 2005)

Seymour Crawford: Question 106: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the criteria which have to be met by an English citizen who has worked in the UK for 31 years, is married to an Irish citizen who worked in the UK for 11 years, is now living here but has been refused a medical card due to the fact that they are not receiving an EU pension; if such a person is covered under agreements...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (28 Apr 2005)

Seymour Crawford: Question 157: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he will reconsider the situation of a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan; the reason a special needs supervisor on a school bus is treated differently from a home help; if this situation will be rectified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13741/05]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (28 Apr 2005)

Seymour Crawford: Question 178: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food when she intends to make the single payment in order that farm families can plan their financial budget not only from a banking point of view but also from a taxation point of view; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that payments made after 1 January 2005, for instance, for the 2004 livestock year, will be added to the...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (28 Apr 2005)

Seymour Crawford: Question 185: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the payments which will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan; when they will issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13759/05]

Farm Waste Management. (4 May 2005)

Seymour Crawford: Question 45: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food when she will announce increased grant aid for the provision of increased slurry capacity based on the number of weeks farmers will have to provide for under the new nitrates directive; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that time is of the essence, if farmers are to have slurry accommodation available for October 2005 and...

Farm Waste Management. (4 May 2005)

Seymour Crawford: Will the Minister advise when the nitrates directive will be agreed? This situation is causing major distress for farmers who do not know what they must do. The Government has proposed to Brussels that counties Donegal, Leitrim, Cavan and Monaghan have a 22-week storage period. Will farmers in those counties get the extra grant that is required? This is justified given that in counties such...

Farm Waste Management. (4 May 2005)

Seymour Crawford: I welcome the Minister's commitment on the under 20 units issue and I will be glad to support her in dealing with it. However, I seek clearer information on extra grant aid for the four counties concerned because they must provide a higher level of storage. Farmers must have some indication. A total of 75 dairy farmers in County Monaghan have left the business this year before the...

Farm Waste Management. (4 May 2005)

Seymour Crawford: I only want 90%.