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Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (27 Mar 2012)

Bernard Durkan: Question 656: To ask the Minister for Health if he expects the expert group now examining the issue of the location, scale, quality of the proposed children's hospital is likely to recommend a single or particular locations from which he can then choose; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16979/12]

Written Answers — Nursing Home Services: Nursing Home Services (27 Mar 2012)

Bernard Durkan: Question 652: To ask the Minister for Health the basis on which the cost of beds in public nursing homes are calculated; if he will indicate in tabular form the total all in cost of a place; the basis on which this is made up; the scale and quality of the service provided; if all in costs are calculated on the basis only of cost in the particular home or whether a cost in respect of higher...

Written Answers — Nursing Home Services: Nursing Home Services (27 Mar 2012)

Bernard Durkan: Question 653: To ask the Minister for Health the basis on which the cost of beds in private nursing homes is calculated; if a figure is included to cater for profit or higher level administrative cost is included; if any such nursing homes are subject to upward only rent reviews; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16976/12]

Written Answers — Nursing Home Services: Nursing Home Services (27 Mar 2012)

Bernard Durkan: Question 654: To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which he has compared the standard, quality and scale of service in private and public nursing homes and the dependability of the patients in each in the determination of a comparison on the cost of a bed in both sectors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16977/12]

Written Answers — Nursing Home Services: Nursing Home Services (27 Mar 2012)

Bernard Durkan: Question 661: To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which the psychological or medical assessment services are updated in line with demographic change in respect of the needs of older persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16984/12]

Written Answers — Nursing Home Services: Nursing Home Services (27 Mar 2012)

Bernard Durkan: Question 655: To ask the Minister for Health the total number of patients in both private and public nursing homes on average over the past five years; the degree to which such numbers have fluctuated in the period in question; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16978/12]

Written Answers — Research and Development: Research and Development (27 Mar 2012)

Bernard Durkan: Question 657: To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which State sponsored and private research cooperate or interacts in respect of research on major health issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16980/12]

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (27 Mar 2012)

Bernard Durkan: Question 658: To ask the Minister for Health if he has in mind any proposals to reduce the waiting period for medical cards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16981/12]

Written Answers — Autism Spectrum Disorders: Autism Spectrum Disorders (27 Mar 2012)

Bernard Durkan: Question 659: To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which research is coordinated on an EU basis into such issues as Autism and Aspergers or similar heath matters affecting children; the degree to which levels here compared with other EU Member States; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16982/12]

Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (27 Mar 2012)

Bernard Durkan: Question 660: To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which psychiatric services are coordinated on a Europe wide basis; if children's services are compared on any such basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16983/12]

Leaders' Questions (28 Mar 2012)

Bernard Durkan: What took place for the past 20 years was serious too.

Leaders' Questions (28 Mar 2012)

Bernard Durkan: What did Deputy Martin do about in when he was in government?

Leaders' Questions (28 Mar 2012)

Bernard Durkan: Deputy Martin held meetings with him for long enough.

Order of Business (28 Mar 2012)

Bernard Durkan: In view of the concerns expressed by the leader of the Opposition about delays in bringing forward legislation, I remind the House of the numerous occasions when the group on this side of the House was on the other side of the House-----

Order of Business (28 Mar 2012)

Bernard Durkan: The Ceann Comhairle will remember that time himself. Reams and reams of legislation were promised, for up to ten years-----

Order of Business (28 Mar 2012)

Bernard Durkan: -----but were never moved.

Order of Business (28 Mar 2012)

Bernard Durkan: There are two Bills of particular import at present.

Order of Business (28 Mar 2012)

Bernard Durkan: This week, a law-abiding citizen had to leave the country for his own protection. No. 88, the bail Bill, has been promised for some time and was, in fact, promised by the previous Administration which failed to deliver it. There is also the criminal justice (miscellaneous provisions) Bill. Both of these must be enacted as a matter of some urgency in order to ensure that legislators take...

Order of Business (28 Mar 2012)

Bernard Durkan: It is not only the public that finds it too complicated.

Written Answers — State Assets: State Assets (28 Mar 2012)

Bernard Durkan: Question 21: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his preferred options for the future shareholding in Aer Lingus in the event of disposal of Government shares or any reconfiguration of shareholding; if he has received any report arising from any recent development in this sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16901/12]