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Written Answers — Ministerial Travel: Ministerial Travel (11 Mar 2009)

Fergus O'Dowd: Question 167: To ask the Minister for Defence his policy for using military helicopters in respect of transport within Ireland; if he is required to approve such travel requests; the names of Ministers and dates of travel for each time a military helicopter has been used to transport Government Ministers since 1 January 2008; the cost of such travel; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Ministerial Travel: Ministerial Travel (11 Mar 2009)

Fergus O'Dowd: Question 168: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of operational Irish military helicopters based here; the number of operational Irish military helicopters based with Irish military operations overseas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10292/09]

Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (12 Mar 2009)

Fergus O'Dowd: Question 23: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he is satisfied that it is necessary to propose the outright ban in rivers as a measure to conserve eel stock; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10465/09]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (12 Mar 2009)

Fergus O'Dowd: Question 135: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of nursing home beds by location in counties Louth and Meath for long-term and respite care; her proposals to expand and provide further beds; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10769/09]

Written Answers — Ministerial Travel: Ministerial Travel (24 Mar 2009)

Fergus O'Dowd: Question 122: To ask the Taoiseach further to Parliamentary Question No. 98 of 11 March 2009, the reason given in each case for the reason he approved such use of helicopters for ministerial transport; the names of those who travelled with the Minister in each such case; if he has ever refused a request for helicopter use; if so, the name of the Minister concerned and the reasons for such...

Written Answers — Commissions of Investigation: Commissions of Investigation (24 Mar 2009)

Fergus O'Dowd: Question 238: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she has received the report on the Leas Cross inquiry; if not, when she expects to receive it; if she will provide a briefing and copy of the report to relatives of former patients before she publishes same; when she expects to publish this report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10958/09]

Written Answers — Departmental Investigations: Departmental Investigations (24 Mar 2009)

Fergus O'Dowd: Question 476: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will carry out an investigation into the changes in the Health Service Executive report which were made at the behest of the HSE official regarding the deaths of persons (details supplied); if she will publish earlier drafts of the report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12065/09]

Written Answers — Departmental Correspondence: Departmental Correspondence (24 Mar 2009)

Fergus O'Dowd: Question 477: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason Health Service Executive staff on duty in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, with regard to persons (details supplied) were requested by the State Claims Agency to forward to them drafts of their statements on their submissions to the County Louth coroner; the changes that were made to these drafts as a result of this...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (24 Mar 2009)

Fergus O'Dowd: Question 510: To ask the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 115 of 26 February 2009, the details of each Coast Guard location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11700/09]

Written Answers — Ministerial Travel: Ministerial Travel (24 Mar 2009)

Fergus O'Dowd: Question 825: To ask the Minister for Defence if private helicopters or private planes have been used for ministerial travel since 2005; the reason such transport was used; the cost of same; the destinations travelled to; if quotations were sought ; the reason other forms of transport were ruled out; the names of persons who travelled with him on each such journey; the protocols for such...

Leaders' Questions (25 Mar 2009)

Fergus O'Dowd: He did not mean it.

Industrial Development Bill 2008 [Seanad]: Second Stage (26 Mar 2009)

Fergus O'Dowd: Only Fianna Fáil ones.

Industrial Development Bill 2008 [Seanad]: Second Stage (26 Mar 2009)

Fergus O'Dowd: Lean ar aghaidh. I can speak in a separate slot.

Industrial Development Bill 2008 [Seanad]: Second Stage (26 Mar 2009)

Fergus O'Dowd: B'fhéidir nach mbeidh mé chomh fada sin. Déanfaidh mé mo dhícheall. I compliment Deputy Noonan on his practical, constructive and positive contribution and I want to build on a couple of the points he made, particularly in the context of County Louth. The first point I will deal with is the figures for unemployment. A year ago there were 7,941 unemployed in County Louth and today there...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (26 Mar 2009)

Fergus O'Dowd: Question 118: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a hospital place will be provided as a matter of urgency for a person (details supplied) in County Louth; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12706/09]

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (26 Mar 2009)

Fergus O'Dowd: Question 187: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if fees (details supplied) for the recently redundant will be covered under the grant schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12705/09]

Social Welfare: Motion (31 Mar 2009)

Fergus O'Dowd: I wish to make a few brief but important points. The community welfare officer is becoming more important in his interaction with the community than had previously been the case. I compliment the Department on the training of the community welfare officers so they can deal with people who are in desperate situations and I support them in their work. Increasingly I am hearing from people who...

Written Answers — General Practitioner Services: General Practitioner Services (31 Mar 2009)

Fergus O'Dowd: Question 83: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the action she will take to address the general practitioner manpower crisis to ensure that primary care can continue to deliver a same day service into the future; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13175/09]

Written Answers — Financial Services Regulation: Financial Services Regulation (31 Mar 2009)

Fergus O'Dowd: Question 156: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has received correspondence or a report from the Financial Regulator or Central Bank in relation to any matter since 2000 to date in 2009; if such correspondence related to overcharging at any bank; if they received correspondence or a report regarding overcharging customers at a bank (details supplied); if they received correspondence or...

Written Answers — Financial Institutions Support Scheme: Financial Institutions Support Scheme (31 Mar 2009)

Fergus O'Dowd: Question 162: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has been informed or if he has inquired if any of the financial institutions covered by the Government guarantee have paid bonuses to their staff here, or overseas, since the inauguration of the Government guarantee; if any of these institutions have done so , the steps these institutions are taking to recover these bonuses; the status of...