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Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (10 Mar 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 218: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she has signed off on the minor capital expenditure budget for the mid-west health services for 2009; the amount of this budget; the way it differs from 2008; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9908/09]

Written Answers — Travel Expenses: Travel Expenses (10 Mar 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 238: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will ensure that assistance is given towards the cost of travelling for necessary medical treatment to hospital in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Meath on invalidity pension as the person cannot afford to pay the full amount; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10117/09]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (10 Mar 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 329: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if there are different rules for Irish and other EU recipients of jobseekers allowance and jobseekers benefit with regard to the length of time they can spend outside the country while still claiming benefit; if Irish recipients can still claim while spending time abroad seeking work; if the time so allowed differs from the time...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (10 Mar 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 566: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if there have been changes in the way in which special education needs organisers assess children's need for support; if the funding available for support for children with special needs in mainstream primary schools has been curtailed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10074/09]

Departmental Expenditure. (11 Mar 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: Tuigim go mbaineann na figiúirí atá ag an Taoiseach lena Roinn féin, ach tá ceist ghinearálta agam. Much of the money that is coming back in professional fees will be collected by specific Departments, particularly the Department of Health and Children, which will collect money from pharmacists' and doctors' fees. Will these savings go back to each Department's budget? For example,...

Departmental Expenditure. (11 Mar 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: Could the Taoiseach clarify that? For example, in the health budget there is an overrun because of money paid to pharmacists under the Hickey judgment and other issues. However, there will be savings of 8% on money paid to pharmacists, so can these two things be balanced against each other?

Departmental Expenditure. (11 Mar 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: Can we keep it within the Department?

Order of Business (11 Mar 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: I thought for a minute it was the tagging of lads that Deputy Naughten was raising.

Order of Business (11 Mar 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: The legislative programme for this term is not going according to plan. Understandably, much parliamentary time has been taken up with economic matters. There will be pre-budget statements and the budget itself coming up but no sitting next week. Regarding legislation from the Department of Health and Children, the Adoption Bill is to come to this House from the Seanad and the Health...

Unemployment Levels: Motion (11 Mar 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: My colleagues welcomed the announcement of extra jobs at Hewlett-Packard. I welcome them too but, unfortunately, my constituency is about to lose 1,800 jobs in Dell and many more jobs in ancillary companies. As Deputy Upton pointed out, the number of jobs created in Hewlett-Packard is the same as the number of jobs being lost every 12 hours. We are in an extraordinarily serious situation....

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (11 Mar 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 130: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of letters sent out by the Health Service Executive to medical card holders in the over 70 years age group asking them to state whether their income was over the eligibility guidelines; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10480/09]

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (11 Mar 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 131: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the procedure for termination of medical cards in respect of persons who are above the new income guidelines; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10481/09]

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (11 Mar 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 132: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if, in relation to medical card holders who are aged over 70 years, there are legal penalties applicable to those persons who do not supply the information requested; if the Health Service Executive or her Department has a legal power to secure this information; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10482/09]

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (11 Mar 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 215: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will allow a school (details supplied) in County Limerick to retain its teaching numbers for 2009-2010 in view of the fact that it is only one pupil below the new retention figure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10286/09]

Written Answers — Regional Fisheries Boards: Regional Fisheries Boards (12 Mar 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 27: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when the legislation will be published to implement the proposed changes to the regional fisheries boards; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10532/09]

Written Answers — Television Licence Fee: Television Licence Fee (12 Mar 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 63: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on calls for an increase in the television licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10511/09]

Written Answers — Animal Health Standards: Animal Health Standards (24 Mar 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 96: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if his Department is working with the new body charged with improving non-regulatory diseases such as mastitis, IBR and BVD; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12002/09]

Written Answers — Bovine Diseases: Bovine Diseases (24 Mar 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 105: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the cost and expiry date of the 1 million doses of blue tongue vaccination recently purchased by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12001/09]

Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (24 Mar 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 286: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the amount of money that has been expended on the proposed reconfiguration of paediatric hospitals in the Dublin area; the amount that has been committed in relation to contracts agreed for this project; if the economic downturn is expected to cause delays in plans for this project; if so, if she would deem it prudent not to progress...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (24 Mar 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 256: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she is planning development in neurology services for 2009 to 2010; if the unit in Beaumont Hospital, Dublin will receive extra resources to deal with additional demand; if an increase in services will take place outside of Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11058/09]