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Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (24 Sep 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 1663: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will allocate funding in respect of an extra classroom for a school (details supplied) in County Limerick in view of the increasing demands on the school concerned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29670/08]

Order of Business (25 Sep 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Government has signalled its intention to close down or amalgamate a variety of agencies in order to save money, but so far it has only targeted human rights organisations and Combat Poverty Agency.

Order of Business (25 Sep 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: It is. There is a Bill on the list entitled the National Council on ageing and Older People (abolition) Bill. It is clear that having targeted the marginalised and the poor, the Government is now targeting the elderly.

Order of Business (25 Sep 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Bill is listed and I want to ask about it. I want to ask about the detail of it. It not only gets rid of the National Council on Ageing and Older People, but——

Order of Business (25 Sep 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: I want to ask because the Government is also going to subsume the National Cancer Screening Board into the HSE. Subsuming anything into the HSE gives rise to serious concerns for the future of the organisation subsumed. I had calls today about somebody who died 20 years ago who has been called for BreastCheck and have come across a number of similar situations. I have a serious concerns...

Order of Business (25 Sep 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: Will the Tánaiste give us an undertaking that families will not be distressed in this manner in the future?

Order of Business (25 Sep 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: I also want to know whether this legislation is a precursor for others. Is other legislation like this planned?

Order of Business (25 Sep 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: My I clarify the matter further with the Tánaiste?

Written Answers — Fiscal Policy: Fiscal Policy (25 Sep 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 41: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the introduction of a debt ceiling which would limit the national debt to a certain proportion of national income; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31331/08]

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (25 Sep 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 43: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will introduce a public sector recruitment freeze; if he will give a commitment that this will not result in any deterioration of front-line services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31330/08]

Health Service Executive Expenditure. (30 Sep 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 114: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the information she has been given on plans by the Health Service Executive to reach its budget targets for 2008; if her attention has been drawn to the proposals to cut back on services; if her attention has further been drawn to plans by the HSE to introduce or increase charges to the public; if she has an arrangement in place...

Health Service Executive Expenditure. (30 Sep 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: On a day when the Government can find an estimated €400 billion to €500 billion to guarantee the banks their money will be safe, I must question whether the Minister for Health and Children can guarantee in any way that vulnerable patients will be protected from health cuts, service cuts and increased charges. I find it extraordinary that the Minister is standing by — she said she has...

Health Service Executive Expenditure. (30 Sep 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Minister could use the money for families who need it.

Hospital Acquired Infections. (30 Sep 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: The reduction in prescribing antibiotics is likely to be the major factor regarding MRSA, as the Minister said. However, the situation regarding C. difficile seems to be a lot more to do with conditions in hospitals, such as isolation and cleanliness. The Minister rightly ordered that C. difficile be a notifiable disease since last May. Is she not shocked by the figures? They show that...

Written Answers — Departmental Reports: Departmental Reports (30 Sep 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 265: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the report on the Dublin maternity hospitals has been published; if not, when it will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31946/08]

Written Answers — Primary Care Strategy: Primary Care Strategy (30 Sep 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 150: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress made on the establishment of primary care teams; the range of services that will be supplied in each centre; the number of teams that are operational; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32147/08]

Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (30 Sep 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 287: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the waiting times for dermatology services throughout the country, including a wait for at least five years at a hospital (details supplied) in Dublin 24; if her attention has further been drawn to the fact that the waiting lists are closed to all new patients in some parts of the country; her plans...

Written Answers — Health Service Reform: Health Service Reform (30 Sep 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 286: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the Teamwork report on the reorganisation of health services in the mid-west has been brought to the board of the Health Service Executive; when it will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32225/08]

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (30 Sep 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 288: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress on Ireland's request for derogations for particular supplements under the EU Food Supplements Directive 2002/46/EC; the derogations sought; if she is satisfied that they address the concerns expressed by consumers here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32227/08]

Written Answers — Medical Aids and Appliances: Medical Aids and Appliances (30 Sep 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 289: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if there is a national policy not to take back and re-use aids and appliances such as crutches and wheelchairs, even if they are unused or in perfect condition; the reason such a money-saving practice was discontinued; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32228/08]