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Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (20 Nov 2007)

Joan Burton: Question 479: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of civil servants based in Dublin who have applied for decentralisation, who have been transferred to their decentralising post and are in position in the decentralised location outside of Dublin; and the locations and the number of civil servants transferred from a Dublin post who are at such locations. [30242/07]

Written Answers — Housing Management Companies: Housing Management Companies (20 Nov 2007)

Joan Burton: Question 484: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on, as an interim measure pending the report of the high level inter-departmental committee on multi-unit developments, imposing a requirement on management companies and management agents to provide clear and immediate information on their operations to the occupants, both collectively and individually, of...

Written Answers — Housing Management Companies: Housing Management Companies (20 Nov 2007)

Joan Burton: Question 485: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of times the inter-departmental committee on multi-unit developments, which is chaired by his Department, has met to date; and when the committee will issue it's final report. [29303/07]

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (20 Nov 2007)

Joan Burton: Question 520: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of civil servants based in Dublin who have applied for decentralisation, who have been transferred to their decentralising post and are in position in the decentralised location outside Dublin; and the locations and the number of civil servants transferred from a Dublin post who are at such locations. ...

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (20 Nov 2007)

Joan Burton: Question 566: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of civil servants based in Dublin who have applied for decentralisation, who have been transferred to their decentralising post and are in position in the decentralised location outside of Dublin; and the locations and the number of civil servants transferred from a Dublin post who are at such...

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (20 Nov 2007)

Joan Burton: Question 572: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of civil servants based in Dublin who have applied for decentralisation, who have been transferred to their decentralising post and are in position in the decentralised location outside of Dublin; and the locations and the number of civil servants transferred from a Dublin post who are at such...

Economic Regulation. (21 Nov 2007)

Joan Burton: Question 5: To ask the Taoiseach if, in regard to the commitment contained in the Agreed Programme for Government, he will outline his plan for a review of the entire economic regulatory environment; the person who will undertake the review; when it is expected to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23678/07]

Economic Regulation. (21 Nov 2007)

Joan Burton: Is the Taoiseach happy with how the various regulatory bodies are operating? Serious concerns arise in respect of a number of them. We touched on the fact that, since we established an energy regulator, most of the companies selling energy raised their prices last year to an extraordinarily high level. This year, having imposed huge increases mistakenly, many of which were unnecessary and...

Economic Regulation. (21 Nov 2007)

Joan Burton: The Taoiseach does not get that commentary; I do and it is very informative. I do not know what the regulator does because the cleanliness of some taxis leaves a lot to be desired. Is the Taoiseach happy with the regulatory system he has established?

Economic Regulation. (21 Nov 2007)

Joan Burton: I take it as given that the staff of the Commission for Energy Regulation work from morning until night, but they got the pricing of energy products seriously wrong, with a consequent economic impact. We discussed the ESB previously. The effect of regulating the ESB and allowing competition under the guidance of a regulator was such that electricity prices were pushed to the top of the EU...

Economic Regulation. (21 Nov 2007)

Joan Burton: It is not.

Order of Business (21 Nov 2007)

Joan Burton: There is no legislation on today's Order Paper. Private hospitals are not regulated under appropriate legislation. Cancer treatment is supplied by a variety of hospitals throughout the country. Does the Government intend to review the legislation in order to extend the remit of regulation of hospitals to include private hospitals in the legislation? What is the situation regarding the...

Order of Business (21 Nov 2007)

Joan Burton: The Minister will not answer questions on the matter.

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (21 Nov 2007)

Joan Burton: Question 100: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if, as promised in May 2007, costings have been prepared for the implementation of the National Cancer Control Programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29957/07]

Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (21 Nov 2007)

Joan Burton: Question 77: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on the findings of the recent study by the Health Research Board which showed that one in three patients admitted to psychiatric hospitals in 2001 were readmitted at least once during the following five years; if community mental health services will be improved to address same; and if she will make a statement on the...

Order of Business (22 Nov 2007)

Joan Burton: Will the Tánaiste tell us what the problem is in respect of the production of Government legislation? For many in the House during all the years they have been here, there has never been such a dearth of Government legislation as we have seen in recent weeks. Of the 21 hours of Dáil business this week, only two have been devoted to dealing with Government legislation. Only two of the 17...

Order of Business (22 Nov 2007)

Joan Burton: I have asked the Tánaiste several questions on a particular issue. In the programme for Government the Government promised to introduce a carbon budget or, as the Tánaiste described it, a carbon report, to be followed by the production by the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government of a detailed carbon budget.

Order of Business (22 Nov 2007)

Joan Burton: Can we receive the details of this? Will one of the Government members give us the details of the carbon report today?

Order of Business (22 Nov 2007)

Joan Burton: Will they tell us how it will be laid out? I have a question about the legislation which relates to the crash in the stock market. The Government promised to introduce the financial services regulation Bill to simplify financial regulation. In many cases, persons approaching retirement who hold pensions and have AVCs, in which the Government encouraged people to invest, are seeing their...

Grant Payments. (22 Nov 2007)

Joan Burton: Question 11: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the investment aid paid to mushroom growers under the scheme of investment aid for the development of commercial horticulture since the scheme started, with a breakdown by county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30078/07]