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Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (12 May 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 415: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will introduce legislation to outlaw fur farming here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18927/09]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (12 May 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 422: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will ensure that a school (details supplied) in County Limerick which previously had a construction budget allocated but was delayed in the planning process, will be at the front of the queue in the next round of funding for the schools construction programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18528/09]

Order of Business (13 May 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: On the same issue, I support what has been said about the need for a debate. I also support what my party leader, Deputy Gilmore, said that a mechanism should be found to publish the full report, perhaps through the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children. Will the Taoiseach indicate whether the Government will review again the failure to publish all of the recommendations of the...

Order of Business (13 May 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: What is proposed is inadequate - to deal with the issue under the Child Care Act.

Finance Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 May 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Banking System: Motion (Resumed) (13 May 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: Development aid should be dependent on bankers' generosity.

Banking System: Motion (Resumed) (13 May 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: It is not the Government.

Banking System: Motion (Resumed) (13 May 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: As Deputy Quinn and other speakers from the Labour Party said, the issue is not about ideology but methodology. However, it must be seen against a background of the failed ideology of the right, which suggested unrestrained market capitalism with light regulation was the answer to all our problems in the world and would provide money for everybody. That ideology has clearly failed in the...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (13 May 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 93: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the issues in relation to the imposition of means testing for child benefit or making it subject to taxation; if so, what are these issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18963/09]

Written Answers — Economic Forecasts: Economic Forecasts (13 May 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 97: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the fact that the EU Commission published economic forecasts, so soon after the 7 April 2009 budget, to the effect that the general Government balance would reach 15.6% of GDP in 2010; his further views on this analysis; if he has been in contact with the EU Commission in respect of these forecasts; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Infectious Diseases: Infectious Diseases (13 May 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 160: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if, with regard to the management of a possible flu pandemic, public health and community care doctors are deemed to be front line service providers; if these doctors will screen and treat patients out of normal nine to five office hours; if so, the location at which they will do so; if refusal to do so will be in breach of their...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (13 May 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 159: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the issues that have prevented the opening of a paediatric high-dependency unit at the Mid-Western Regional Hospital have been resolved; when the unit will open; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19139/09]

Order of Business (14 May 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: We are due to get the Adoption Bill 2008 from the Seanad soon, but the bilateral agreements with Vietnam and Russia are still outstanding and hundreds of families throughout the country cannot adopt because the agreements have broken down. It is important that is resolved before the Bill goes through. Will the Tánaiste treat this as a matter of urgency? Will a high-level ministerial...

Health Insurance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008: Second Stage (19 May 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to begin where Deputy Reilly finished. It is vital that we get the regulation of health insurance right, including the underpinning of community rating. It will be one of the main building blocks of a fair and equitable health system for the future. All the evidence, including opinion polls and what we are hearing on the doorsteps, suggests that the current Government will be out of...

Health Insurance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008: Second Stage (19 May 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: I am not necessarily talking about the Dutch model because there are elements of what Labour and Fine Gael are proposing which are not necessarily exactly in line with that. However, we both subscribe to the core universal, single-tier model based on all the population being insured, with the State subsidising those who cannot afford to pay, and those who can afford to pay paying most of...

Health Insurance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008: Second Stage (19 May 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: It still irks people to see the way we are doing it, with money being directly transferred from certain companies to others. There is also much distrust about not ring-fencing the levy and not making it clear that the levy goes back into the system.

Health Insurance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008: Second Stage (19 May 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: We all know about black holes in the health budget and about money that was assigned for implementing the vision for change plan, palliative care and Traveller's health that went elsewhere in the HSE. There is already distrust about saying that money will be used in a certain way but that in actual fact-----

Health Insurance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008: Second Stage (19 May 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: Perhaps the Minister can clarify it at the end. However, if she could give us a clear declaration, which has been called for by both of us who have spoken, that the levy will be used within the health insurance market, it would go some way towards providing assurances in that regard. I want to refer to the number of people who have private health insurance, which is 52% at present. We are...

Health Insurance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008: Second Stage (19 May 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: Exactly.

Health Insurance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008: Second Stage (19 May 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: Some people are-----