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Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (30 Sep 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 290: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when she will introduce a national diabetic retinopathy programme as recommended by the expert advisory group on diabetes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32229/08]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (30 Sep 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 291: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on the use of optometrists as well as ophthalmologists for routine eye examinations of children in order to reduce the waiting times for this service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32230/08]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (30 Sep 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 292: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of community ophthalmologists in the country; the waiting times for this service in each of the Health Service Executive regions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32231/08]

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (30 Sep 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 293: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when funding for development services for young people who are leaving schools for children with disabilities will be provided as allocated for 2008; if those centres that have received primary notification will be assured that the funding to pay staff will follow; if she will give an assurance that funding will be put in place for...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (30 Sep 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 304: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if it is planned to remove colposcopy services from Letterkenny General Hospital; if her attention has been drawn to the concern that this is causing in County Donegal in view of the distances people will have to travel if the service is removed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32369/08]

Written Answers — Air Services: Air Services (1 Oct 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 40: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will review the general strategic aviation outlook for Ireland in view of the ongoing difficulties in the airline sector; if he is constantly reviewing the level of air connectivity for airports here; if he will prepare a white paper on the Irish aviation sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32519/08]

Written Answers — State Airports: State Airports (1 Oct 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 52: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will report on the stage of the separation of Cork, Dublin and Shannon airports; if he has provided the required clarifications for Cork Airport Authority's business plan; if he plans to proceed with the separation of the three airports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32518/08]

Order of Business (2 Oct 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: On the same issue, we have been told that the fair deal legislation will probably be published within the next two weeks. Can the Tánaiste tell the House what it will be called? In the legislative programme for the summer 2008 session, it was referred to as the health (long-term residential care services) Bill. Its name had changed to the nursing homes support scheme Bill, however, by the...

Order of Business (2 Oct 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: The description of the legislation has been changed significantly. Does that change indicate that the supports to be made available will not amount to the sum of money we anticipated on foot of the announcements which were made earlier in the year?

Order of Business (2 Oct 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: It is not usual for the description of a Bill to be changed in such a manner.

Written Answers — Juvenile Offenders: Juvenile Offenders (2 Oct 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 13: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of gardaí currently operating as juvenile liaison officers; if he has plans to increase the number having regard to the success of schemes operated by JLOs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32851/08]

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (2 Oct 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 54: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when he expects to publish the promised property services regulatory authority Bill; if the Bill will include provisions to regulate the operation of management companies; his views on the recent report of the Law Reform Commission on multi-unit developments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32849/08]

Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (2 Oct 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 141: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will ensure that a home care package is provided for a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33101/08]

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (2 Oct 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 167: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a decision will be made regarding an application for family reunification by a person (details supplied) in County Limerick in view of a previous reply which indicated that such applications take up to 24 months and it is now 27 months since the application was made; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (7 Oct 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 138: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the meetings he has had with the Department of Health and Children regarding newspaper reports that state the drug substitute methadone was implicated or used in cases involving the death of drug users; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33518/08]

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (7 Oct 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 152: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the position of the decentralisation programme for his Department; the number of civil servants that have been relocated; the cost to his Department to date of the decentralisation programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33519/08]

Written Answers — Children in Care: Children in Care (7 Oct 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 207: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of people placed in foster care by the State who have taken legal action against the State in the previous five years, citing inadequate service provision for their needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33751/08]

Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (7 Oct 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 244: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if smear tests are being processed in laboratories here or if they are all being sent to the US; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33726/08]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (7 Oct 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 246: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a number of wards are closed in a hospital (details supplied) in Dublin 11; if that number is five; her views on the effect this is having on patients who are awaiting admission to the hospital; when it is expected that the hospital will re-open the wards concerned; and if she will make...

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (7 Oct 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 253: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if it is envisaged that new posts will be created in the Health Service Executive under the proposed appointment of area directors; if a decision has been made on the number of areas into which the country will be divided under the proposed regionalisation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33807/08]