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Written Answers — Port Charges: Port Charges (1 Jun 2011)

Liam Twomey: Question 216: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that charges for handling freight in Rosslare Europort, County Wexford are substantially higher than other ports and that a company (details supplied) is threatening to move due to the costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13839/11]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (15 Jun 2011)

Liam Twomey: Question 143: To ask the Minister for Finance the way persons who inherit land but are unable to pay their stamp duty may have the deeds stamped; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15433/11]

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (15 Jun 2011)

Liam Twomey: Question 227: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of mature students receiving third level grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15434/11]

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (15 Jun 2011)

Liam Twomey: Question 228: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if cuts to higher level grants for mature students in the middle of their course will jeopardise their ability to finish their courses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15435/11]

Water Charges (16 Jun 2011)

Liam Twomey: Question 51: To ask the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government the way he intends measuring leakage prior to water reaching the consumer; the steps he will take to penalise wastage by the new water management company if it fails to deal with water wastage on its infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15404/11]

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (16 Jun 2011)

Liam Twomey: Question 35: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to make grants available for upgrading to householders whose septic tanks fail to pass inspections by local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15405/11]

Telecommunications Services (21 Jun 2011)

Liam Twomey: Question 32: To ask the Minister for Communications; Energy and Natural Resources regarding rural areas which do not have access to DSL or fibre cable, the proportion of the population that have no access to fixed wireless, mobile wireless or satellite broadband; if he will provide figures for the proportion of persons accessing these three services; if he will give details of the average...

Telecommunications Services (21 Jun 2011)

Liam Twomey: It is not just those on the last mile who are having major problems at the moment. The fixed wireless-mobile wireless is excellent in some areas, but is non-existent or of uneven quality in many other areas. Even copper wire or DSL Internet access can be of uneven quality in many rural areas. When another €18 million is being spent on getting broadband to customers on that last mile, the...

Written Answers — Alternative Energy Projects: Alternative Energy Projects (21 Jun 2011)

Liam Twomey: Question 46: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to streamline the process for renewable energy projects, that is, solar, wind and sea to connect to the grid, in order to reach our target of 10% for renewable electricity sources by 2020 as in the programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15713/11]

Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (21 Jun 2011)

Liam Twomey: Question 169: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason persons who have been trying to get full-time employment but can only get occasional work, are excluded from the Tús scheme in preference to persons who have not worked in any capacity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16233/11]

Written Answers — Arts Funding: Arts Funding (22 Jun 2011)

Liam Twomey: Question 29: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his plans to fund projects that look at inter-county cultural events, with countries with which Ireland does not have an established cultural connection (details supplied). [16449/11]

Written Answers — Architectural Heritage: Architectural Heritage (22 Jun 2011)

Liam Twomey: Question 55: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his plans for the conservation of historic buildings that are in a perilous state of repair at present and if funding is available to carry out major conservation work cooperating with other State agencies on a building (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16448/11]

Written Answers — Medical Waste Disposal: Medical Waste Disposal (5 Jul 2011)

Liam Twomey: Question 593: To ask the Minister for Health the cost of the disposal of medical waste; where this cost is incurred; the amount of this bill that is spent outside the jurisdiction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18619/11]

Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (5 Jul 2011)

Liam Twomey: Question 597: To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Wexford who has been on an ear, nose and throat waiting list for the past three years will be seen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18642/11]

Written Answers — Rail Services: Rail Services (6 Jul 2011)

Liam Twomey: Question 175: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will ascertain from CIE whether the journey time for the train between Rosslare, County Wexford and Dublin can be reduced if the standing time at railway stations was reduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18711/11]

Written Answers — Rail Services: Rail Services (6 Jul 2011)

Liam Twomey: Question 176: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has had discussions with CIE on the savings that have been achieved by having no ticket checkers on trains; the steps that have been taken to reduce fare evasion because of this policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18712/11]

Medical Practitioners (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (7 Jul 2011)

Liam Twomey: Deputy Ó Caoláin and I were in this House prior to the 2007 election, when the Medical Practitioners Bill went through, and I am surprised to be back so soon with amending legislation as a result of a crisis involving the junior doctors in our hospital service. At the same time it is to be expected because of the way we run the health service. There is a crisis in the daily running of our...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (12 Jul 2011)

Liam Twomey: Question 440: To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Wexford will be seen by a psychologist to review a learning disability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19842/11]

Census of Population (13 Jul 2011)

Liam Twomey: Question 6: To ask the Taoiseach when he expects to publish the first results of the recent census; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15403/11]

Hospital Services (13 Jul 2011)

Liam Twomey: The cardiac catheterisation laboratory, cath lab, at Waterford Regional Hospital offers patients in the south east vital cardiology services such as coronary angiography, the provision of pacemakers and stents and implanting defibrillators in patients who suffer from a range cardiac conditions. The service has only been operational for three years. Prior to this, patients in the south east...