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Order of Business (15 Oct 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: I am talking about parliamentary business. I asked whether bonuses had been paid to staff under the aegis of her Department. In her reply, the Minister said her Department wrote to the board of the HSE on 15 May 2009, stating that bonus payments should be suspended pending the issue of further guidelines from central Government. My understanding is that the bonus-----

Order of Business (15 Oct 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: This is a very important public matter because there is absolute outrage in regard to it. Some €1.2 billion is being taken out of the health services budget this year. My understanding is that the decision was made after that letter was written on 15 May 2009. I ask the Tánaiste, on behalf of the Government-----

Order of Business (15 Oct 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: Will the Government issue an order to the HSE board stating that the bonus should not be paid? It is against a decision of Government and a letter written by the Department of Health and Children.

Order of Business (15 Oct 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: It is a matter for Government because a letter was written. Will that letter be published and will the Government give an order to the board of the HSE?

Order of Business (15 Oct 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: I tabled a parliamentary question. This information was in an answer to a parliamentary question-----

Order of Business (15 Oct 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: This matter will cause enormous public unrest when cuts are proposed.

Written Answers — Afforestation Programme: Afforestation Programme (15 Oct 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 24: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his plans to review the afforestation programme. [36219/09]

Written Answers — Equine Diseases: Equine Diseases (15 Oct 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 62: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the situation regarding the status of equine piroplasmosis here in view of the outbreak of the disease in September 2009. [36218/09]

Written Answers — University Rankings: University Rankings (20 Oct 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 134: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if his attention has been drawn to the Times Education-QS World University Rankings Report publication in which University College Dublin and Trinity College, Dublin have moved into the top 100 of the 500 universities surveyed and that other universities here have improved their ranking; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (20 Oct 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 139: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding his negotiations with the US Ireland Alliance regarding the funding and administration of the George Mitchell scholarship scheme; when the legislation to provide a statutory basis will be introduced; when the US Ireland Alliance will receive the promised funds to operate this programme; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (20 Oct 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 293: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when additional paediatric rheumatologists will be appointed in accordance with the Health Service Executive recommendations in 2005 and 2008; if she will ensure that this issue is prioritised in view of the length of time children have to wait in pain for diagnosis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37247/09]

Written Answers — Drugs Payment Scheme: Drugs Payment Scheme (20 Oct 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 292: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason payments to patients under the drugs repayment scheme are on hold; if she will ensure that these payments are made to persons to whom they are entitled without further delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37237/09]

Sports Funding. (21 Oct 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 110: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the date of publication of the horse and greyhound review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37389/09]

Mortgage Arrears: Motion (3 Nov 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: I, too, commend Deputy Lynch on bringing this motion before the House this evening. I concur with Deputy Penrose who expressed disappointment that the Minister is not present tonight. The wording of the Government amendment to the motion indicates the priorities of Government as opposed to the priorities of the Labour Party. We are focused on the basic right of a person to have a home, to...

Mortgage Arrears: Motion (3 Nov 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: -----none of which is the fault of the people who took out the mortgages. It is, as again outlined by Deputy Lynch, the fault of the triumvirate, the banks, the developers and the Government, who, in cahoots, totally inflated the price of houses for ordinary people. These ordinary people are now in trouble, but it is obvious from the wording of the amendment that the Government does not...

Air Travel Tax. (3 Nov 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: We raise this matter in the context of fears about the future of Shannon Airport, with particular reference to Ryanair threatening to pull out from April next year. In effect, this would mean that 1.4 million passengers would be lost to the airport - 75% of Ryanair traffic - as the airline is planning on leaving only one aircraft there. In 2007 Ryanair accounted for 46% of overall passenger...

Air Travel Tax. (3 Nov 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: I am sure they do.

Written Answers — Economic Forecasts: Economic Forecasts (3 Nov 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 119: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the latest Central Bank quarterly economic bulletin which forecast a contraction of 10.6% of gross national product here in 2009, down from a 9.4% contraction forecast in July 2009; his further views on the return of a marked divergence in GNP performance [i]vis-À-vis[/i] gross domestic product; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Economic Forecasts: Economic Forecasts (3 Nov 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 138: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will comment on the most recent Central Statistics Office Quarterly National Accounts which showed a decline of 7.4% of Gross Domestic Product, and a decline of 11.6% of GNP, in the first six months of 2009 compared to the same period in 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37684/09]

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (3 Nov 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 423: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the cost to the Exchequer of external public relations consultants hired by her Department in 2009; the number that were hired; the contract terms; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38004/09]