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Written Answers — Courts Service: Courts Service (30 Nov 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 44: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the lengthy delay in arranging hearings in respect of criminal injury compensation as in a case of a person (details supplied); and the obstacles to more timely processing of claims. [40912/06]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (30 Nov 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 89: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason for the delay in a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5 gaining access to an occupational therapist; the length of time this person can expect to wait to see an occupational therapist; and the alternatives open to this person if they cannot get access to the therapist in the short term. [41003/06]

Written Answers — General Practitioner Services: General Practitioner Services (5 Dec 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 53: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason investment in general practice development was reduced in 2005; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41396/06]

Written Answers — General Practitioner Services: General Practitioner Services (5 Dec 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 156: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason general practitioners received an additional €4 million, after the deduction of back pay, bringing total payments in 2005 for general practitioners to €414 million and in the same year administrative costs increased from €15.5 million to €17 million with regard to the national shared services primary care...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (5 Dec 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 207: To ask the Minister for Finance if persons paying tax under PAYE receive relief in respect of the health levy, of standard pension contributions, and AVCs; and if similar concessions apply to the self employed. [41366/06]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (5 Dec 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 238: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if in respect of children who attend special schools in the Dublin area, she will confirm that where such children have an existing speech and language facility provided through various service providers, that that service is then lost to such children when they attend special schools, as her Department states that these schools have...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (5 Dec 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 263: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will request that the Health Service Executive reconsider the catchment area imposed for access to the physiotherapy service of Beaumont Hospital. [41216/06]

Written Answers — Nursing Home Charges: Nursing Home Charges (5 Dec 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 292: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason the schedules for repaying the illegal nursing home charges are not being met; and if she has received the same flow of complaints from people who are getting repeat requests for information already submitted which this Deputy is receiving. [41507/06]

Written Answers — Health Service Allowances: Health Service Allowances (5 Dec 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 293: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will review the conditions under which mobility allowance is granted in order that it would cover conditions such as agoraphobia where persons with this condition have a clear need and would benefit from opportunities for mobility. [41508/06]

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (5 Dec 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 408: To ask the Minister for Transport the cost of the projects listed in his reply to Parliamentary Question No. 136 of 16 November 2006; and the cost of the projects completed in 2002 and 2003 with their locations and the kilometres of road in each case. [41120/06]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (5 Dec 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 486: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if all special schools in the Dublin area have access to a full time or part time speech and language teacher; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41342/06]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (5 Dec 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 487: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of the special schools in the Dublin area that have been granted a part time or full time speech and language teacher by the Health Service Executive, that have been unable to fill such a post due to difficulties in recruitment; her views on allowing such schools to employ speech and language teachers directly through her...

Written Answers — Environmental Policy: Environmental Policy (5 Dec 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 536: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to develop the legal framework and the administrative structures to enhance the protection of animals outside of the commercial agricultural sphere; if he has conducted an audit of the adequacy of existing services to deal with problems in this area; and if he has identified the principal gaps in...

Budget Statement 2006 (6 Dec 2006)

Richard Bruton: I think it is three years since I heard such whooping from the benches opposite. Then it was about decentralisation.

Budget Statement 2006 (6 Dec 2006)

Richard Bruton: For each of the 53 towns there was a similar litany of whoops and what happened? Within a few months the cheers had turned to tears——

Budget Statement 2006 (6 Dec 2006)

Richard Bruton: ——and the people gave their verdict in the European elections of 2004. They will give their verdict on today's cheers in a few months time. In many ways these are the best of times, but they are the worst of times too. It is a tale of two Irelands. It is the worst of times for many people for whom the Government should have cared. So many people have been left behind in the onward...

Budget Statement 2006 (6 Dec 2006)

Richard Bruton: We were promised an end to waiting lists in our hospitals. Instead, there are hundreds on trolleys and thousands on waiting lists.

Budget Statement 2006 (6 Dec 2006)

Richard Bruton: The reality is that there are 20,000 on waiting lists for treatment and how many more thousands are waiting to see a consultant for the first time?

Budget Statement 2006 (6 Dec 2006)

Richard Bruton: We were promised zero tolerance but instead criminal gangs have got the upper hand in this society. They are a prey on our young people. They are confident in the knowledge that their chances of being caught are low and diminishing.

Budget Statement 2006 (6 Dec 2006)

Richard Bruton: We were promised that our children would be in classes of under 20 pupils. What is the reality? Instead, our weakest pupils are struggling to learn and are falling further behind as the Comptroller and Auditor General recently showed us.