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Leaders' Questions (20 Feb 2008)

Seán Sherlock: A hacker would sort that out in a few minutes.

Hospital Staffing. (20 Feb 2008)

Seán Sherlock: The people of Mallow, north Cork, south Tipperary and east Limerick fear for the future of Mallow General Hospital, MGH. The 100 general practitioners who wrote to the Minister in September stated they are in despair and that "a blinkered vision of health delivery is slavishly following foreign models without taking into account the existing nature and makeup of the Irish Health Service"....

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (20 Feb 2008)

Seán Sherlock: Question 116: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when the board of management of a school (details supplied) in County Cork will be informed of when to proceed with the procurement of a new building to replace the present obsolete structures including prefabs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6042/08]

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (20 Feb 2008)

Seán Sherlock: Question 165: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will review the pick-up and drop-off point distance for school transport from 2.4km to a lesser distance to facilitate large numbers of students who do not reside along a main road and as a result must wait for their bus at a specified location that in many cases is not safe from traffic hazards; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (20 Feb 2008)

Seán Sherlock: Question 248: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will sign off on funding for the provision of a new national school (details supplied) in County Cork which was recently forced to close due to vermin infestation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6930/08]

Order of Business (21 Feb 2008)

Seán Sherlock: Let us consider the impending review of acute hospitals. Given that hospitals such as Mallow General Hospital, which are currently being downgraded by stealth, are anxiously awaiting this review, will it give rise to a legislative procedure?

Grant Payments. (21 Feb 2008)

Seán Sherlock: Question 2: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the steps she is taking to release the current deadlock relating to payments under the rural environment protection, REP, scheme; the number of farmers involved; the state of negotiations with the Commission; and if the Government supports the Commission proposals relating to the restructuring of the REP scheme which has...

Grant Payments. (21 Feb 2008)

Seán Sherlock: In some respects the issue has moved on since the question was tabled. However, I thank the Minister for her response. As soon as this issue came to light, both the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and her Department took a highly proactive approach in respect of REPS 2 and REPS 3. Is there a definite timeframe in which a decision will be made on the outcome regarding payments...

Grant Payments. (21 Feb 2008)

Seán Sherlock: I thank the Minister for her response. As a general point, this is a vital scheme and the income derived from it by farmers is essential to them. If the Minister has any scope to have the Irish model adopted throughout the European Union, it will be very positive for agriculture in Ireland and the Union. She might take this on board.

Grant Payments. (21 Feb 2008)

Seán Sherlock: He will have to get a financial statement.

Animal Diseases. (21 Feb 2008)

Seán Sherlock: If I understand the Minister correctly, there was retrospective testing since November 2007, but subsequently the Commission regulation allowed for importation from previously susceptible areas. To my mind, notwithstanding the level of co-operation with the Northern Ireland Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development, that implies the risk still exists — and if testing is occurring...

Installation Aid Scheme. (21 Feb 2008)

Seán Sherlock: The relevant Deputy will be very impressed.

Potato Sector. (21 Feb 2008)

Seán Sherlock: What we are seeing is a consolidation of the growers. Many small growers are being squeezed and the Government needs to take action to advocate on behalf of the local producers.

Written Answers — Fur Farming: Fur Farming (21 Feb 2008)

Seán Sherlock: Question 18: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if she will provide a list of the registered fur farms nationally and the geographic location of these farms; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7102/08]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (26 Feb 2008)

Seán Sherlock: Question 24: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his views on reducing the rate of VAT charged on non-oral contraceptives to the minimum 5% rate in line with the EU VAT directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7733/08]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (26 Feb 2008)

Seán Sherlock: Question 64: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will introduce an exemption on excise duty to make it viable for Irish producers of energy crops for biofuel to sell their product to the Irish market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7096/08]

Written Answers — Flood Relief: Flood Relief (26 Feb 2008)

Seán Sherlock: Question 96: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance when work is scheduled to begin on the first phase of the Fermoy plan and the second phase of the Mallow flood relief plan in view of the recent flooding in both towns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7554/08]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (26 Feb 2008)

Seán Sherlock: Question 98: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his views on the introduction of tax incentives for start-up food companies in regions where traditional food industries have gone into decline with a view to developing a critical mass of such companies in an area with major natural advantages and a strong scientific infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (26 Feb 2008)

Seán Sherlock: Question 143: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the way casemix is compiled in Mallow General Hospital in comparison with procedure in Cork University Hospital and if she is satisfied that reported casemix in Mallow General Hospital is 100%,75%, 50%, 25% and 10% accurate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7581/08]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (26 Feb 2008)

Seán Sherlock: Question 144: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No 119 of 31 January 2008, if her attention was drawn to the fact that an executive management board in Mallow General Hospital previously existed in Mallow; if there are plans to have the EMB re-introduced; if so the time frame of same; what has replaced it in the interim; and if she will make a...