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- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (7 Apr 2009)
David Stanton: Question 392: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of staff with fewer than two years service on 1 March 2009 who gave notice to terminate their employment before 1 April 2009 under section 5 of the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14581/09]
- Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (22 Apr 2009)
David Stanton: Question 116: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, further to Parliamentary Question No. 932 of 2 April 2008, his views on changing the summer time arrangements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14317/09]
- Written Answers — Juvenile Offenders: Juvenile Offenders (22 Apr 2009)
David Stanton: Question 139: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, further to Parliamentary Question No. 79 of 25 February 2009, if the report on the analysis of Garda youth diversion projects has been completed; if he has published same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14318/09]
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (22 Apr 2009)
David Stanton: Question 325: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the way she will ensure that front-line services provided by nurses are protected in view of the moratorium on recruitment and promotion imposed on the HSE; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15733/09]
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (22 Apr 2009)
David Stanton: Question 353: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the amount of money currently being spent on autism services here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15934/09]
- Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (22 Apr 2009)
David Stanton: Question 354: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of children and young people who have availed of psychiatric, psychological and other such support services outside the State in 2008; the number of such children and young people who are currently receiving such a service; the locations at which such services are being provided; the cost in 2008 of such services being...
- Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (22 Apr 2009)
David Stanton: Question 355: To ask the Minister for Health and Children, further to Parliamentary Question No. 190 of 2 December 2008, the progress which has been made by the Health Service Executive in the national review of autism services; if the timed work plan was completed by February 2009; if the report has been completed and will be available by summer 2009 as promised; and if she will make a...
- Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (22 Apr 2009)
David Stanton: Question 472: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when he expects to publish the Mental Capacity Bill which is essential to progress Ireland's ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; the feedback his Department has received on the Bill since the publication of the scheme in September 2008; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (22 Apr 2009)
David Stanton: Question 473: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of meetings the senior officials group and the National Disability Strategy Stakeholder Monitoring Group have had in 2009 to overview the progress in the implementation of the National Disability Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15698/09]
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (22 Apr 2009)
David Stanton: Question 548: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the procedures in place in her Department to ensure that staff who interact with the public are supported fully to enable them to provide a proper service to customers of her Department; the procedures in place to ensure that all customers of her Department are treated in a courteous manner; and if she will make a statement on...
- Written Answers — Defence Forces Ombudsman: Defence Forces Ombudsman (22 Apr 2009)
David Stanton: Question 556: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of final reports from the Ombudsman currently awaiting action and determination from him; the number of these final reports which were presented to him for over four months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15359/09]
- Written Answers — House Prices: House Prices (22 Apr 2009)
David Stanton: Question 597: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the policy that he has adopted to reflect the falling values of house prices with reference to affordable housing schemes across the country and prices charged by local authorities for such houses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15735/09]
- Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (22 Apr 2009)
David Stanton: Question 637: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if research has been carried out into restrictions on inshore fishing of seabass; if he has plans to amend such restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15734/09]
- Social Welfare Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Apr 2009)
David Stanton: I wish to share my time with Deputies Crawford and O'Donnell.
- Social Welfare Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Apr 2009)
David Stanton: A number of figures jump out at us from the Minister's speech. One in particular that is a cause of concern is that the revised live register figures showed an initial estimate last October of 290,000, a figure that has now been recalculated to 440,000. We now face extra costs of â¬1.97 billion for social welfare payments this year. This is horrendous. One thing that seems to be missing...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (23 Apr 2009)
David Stanton: Question 116: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the way means testing is to be carried out on the means of persons over 70 years with reference to the entitlement to have a medical card; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16054/09]
- Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (23 Apr 2009)
David Stanton: Question 213: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he has received an application for emergency funding in order to carry out essential repairs on a school (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16072/09]
- Tourism Industry. (28 Apr 2009)
David Stanton: Question 82: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism his recent policy and initiatives to stimulate tourism nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16514/09]
- Tourism Industry. (28 Apr 2009)
David Stanton: Is it true that the Tourism Ireland revised forecasts, to which the Minister referred in his reply, are quite bleak in that they indicate a worst-case scenario of a fall of 15% in revenue and 9% in visitor numbers? Will the Minister agree that this is a time for an imaginative and innovative response to this issue? Will he further agree that we need something urgently, that waiting for the...
- Leaders' Questions (28 Apr 2009)
David Stanton: God help us all.