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Written Answers — Health Service Systems: Health Service Systems (18 May 2010)

Joe McHugh: Question 56: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on reports that the €60 million Health Service Executive Integrated Patient Management System which manages confidential patient records has been plagued by security flaws and operational problems; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20287/10]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (18 May 2010)

Joe McHugh: Question 279: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will explain the alteration in legislation that has brought about the situation whereby PRSI does not cover dental treatment and medical cards; her views on whether PRSI should cover dental treatment and medical cards; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20544/10]

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (18 May 2010)

Joe McHugh: Question 433: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the quantity, in miles, of condemned piping that was bought in Britain and laid in County Donegal; if this piping contains an asbestos compound; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19902/10]

Order of Business. (19 May 2010)

Joe McHugh: Some parents have moved their adoption applications from Vietnam to Russia. Under the Adoption Bill 2009, is it possible for these parents to transfer their Garda vetting applications from Vietnam to Russia? I know the Taoiseach will not be privy to the exact information but perhaps he will note the importance of this issue and get back to me on it. Time is not on the side of these parents.

Order of Business. (19 May 2010)

Joe McHugh: Unfortunately, the alternative means the Ceann Comhairle has offered, and we appreciate his guidance, are simply not working. I am not accusing the Ceann Comhairle of being sexist when he intervenes but I hope he is not being ageist. We have a serious problem; there is an information deficit. This is a sensitive issue and time is against many parents. I appreciate the latitude displayed by...

Order of Business. (20 May 2010)

Joe McHugh: Approximately 70,000 applications are sitting unprocessed across the road in the Passport Office. The public is under the impression that this problem has gone away. It is only starting, as we approach the summer season.

Order of Business. (20 May 2010)

Joe McHugh: The Passport Act 2008 is on the Statute Book so there is no legislation but there is a problem across the road.

Order of Business. (20 May 2010)

Joe McHugh: There are not actually.

Order of Business. (20 May 2010)

Joe McHugh: A colleague of the Tánaiste acknowledged on the radio that her office is very busy with increased representation.

Order of Business. (20 May 2010)

Joe McHugh: There are two reasons for that - passports and the fact there is a Deputy missing in the area. There are two issues at stake.

Order of Business. (20 May 2010)

Joe McHugh: The Tánaiste should personally engage with this issue because there will be a major problem come the summer. The waiting time has gone from 15 days to 20 days at least. Obviously the Tánaiste is happy with all the representations coming into her office.

Inland Fisheries Bill 2009: From the Seanad (20 May 2010)

Joe McHugh: The Government has not learned that past performance is a good indicator of future performance. The Minister of State should check what has happened within the HSE, where the role of county councillors, while it was retained, was not kept at a local level. A county councillor from Culdaff would have to travel to Galway to make representations for his constituency and was caught up in the...

Inland Fisheries Bill 2009: From the Seanad (20 May 2010)

Joe McHugh: How does the Minister of State intend employing these county councillors in the structure?

Inland Fisheries Bill 2009: From the Seanad (20 May 2010)

Joe McHugh: I did not say that. In terms of the structure, did the Minister of State analyse what went wrong with the HSE, where county councillors in Donegal had to attend meetings in Galway? We should keep this at a local level. That has not been teased out.

Inland Fisheries Bill 2009: From the Seanad (20 May 2010)

Joe McHugh: I will not accept facetiousness from the Minister of State. I am making the point that the system for county councillors on boards of the HSE does not work. I am asking the Minister to State to ensure county councillors serve at local level and do not have to travel around the country, which could happen under this Bill.

Inland Fisheries Bill 2009: From the Seanad (20 May 2010)

Joe McHugh: That is a facetious remark.

Inland Fisheries Bill 2009: From the Seanad (20 May 2010)

Joe McHugh: Yes.

Inland Fisheries Bill 2009: From the Seanad (20 May 2010)

Joe McHugh: Yes.

Inland Fisheries Bill 2009: From the Seanad (20 May 2010)

Joe McHugh: I am not attacking the Minister of State.

Inland Fisheries Bill 2009: From the Seanad (20 May 2010)

Joe McHugh: I need to inform the Minister of State-----