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Written Answers — Housing Grants: Housing Grants (30 Nov 2005)

Liz McManus: Question 281: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if measures will be put in place to ensure that the necessary staffing is allocated to the disabled persons' grant and that the essential repairs grant is increased; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37032/05]

Written Answers — Departmental Estimates: Departmental Estimates (1 Dec 2005)

Liz McManus: Question 71: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his priorities for social welfare in the context of budget 2006 and the Social Welfare Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37213/05]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (1 Dec 2005)

Liz McManus: Question 76: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he has received the review of pensions strategy that he has asked the Pensions Board to complete; when it is intended to publish the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37212/05]

Written Answers — Industrial Disputes: Industrial Disputes (6 Dec 2005)

Liz McManus: Question 122: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his assessment of the implications for labour relations here of the decision of Irish Ferries to reject a recent Labour Court decision in regard to the dispute regarding the proposed replacement of Irish workers with lower paid workers from other countries; his views on the approach being adopted by Irish Ferries to the...

Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (6 Dec 2005)

Liz McManus: Question 192: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of long-term community beds at present for elderly persons; the number provided since 1997; the breakdown of the figures per county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37757/05]

Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (6 Dec 2005)

Liz McManus: Question 193: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the guidelines for proposals for private hospitals on public lands; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37758/05]

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (6 Dec 2005)

Liz McManus: Question 210: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the cost of extending general practitioners-only card to the rest of the population who are not covered by any medical card. [38041/05]

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (6 Dec 2005)

Liz McManus: Question 212: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the cost of providing general practitioner only cards for persons under five years of age; the cost of providing general practitioner only cards for children under ten; and the cost of providing general practitioner only cards to all school going children. [38044/05]

Written Answers — Criminal Prosecutions: Criminal Prosecutions (6 Dec 2005)

Liz McManus: Question 364: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to a file sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions regarding further sexual abuse complaints against a number of Brothers of Charity at Lota, Glanmire, County Cork; if in view of this and previous investigations involving Brothers of Charity in Lota which resulted in a number of...

Written Answers — Overseas Missions: Overseas Missions (7 Dec 2005)

Liz McManus: Question 87: To ask the Minister for Defence if he will expand on his comments at the recent RACO conference in Cavan that the long-term sustainability of the current level of commitment in terms of the number of Irish officers serving in defence missions overseas is open to question; if he is planning a review of the level of commitment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38166/05]

Written Answers — Physical Education Facilities: Physical Education Facilities (7 Dec 2005)

Liz McManus: Question 238: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she received a letter from a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow requesting a detailed response to a query in relation to a sports hall at a school (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and the reply she will give to this request. [38477/05]

Written Answers — Genetically Modified Organisms: Genetically Modified Organisms (8 Dec 2005)

Liz McManus: Question 38: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the initiatives she has introduced to inform farmers here of the implications of genetically modified organisms; when she plans to publish the findings of the co-existence committee; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38375/05]

Written Answers — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (8 Dec 2005)

Liz McManus: Question 196: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if a person (details supplied) will have their application to remain here reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38525/05]

Written Answers — Public Service Staff: Public Service Staff (13 Dec 2005)

Liz McManus: Question 89: To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department's approval was sought by the Health Service Executive for the terms and conditions of employment, including pension rights, of the recently resigned deputy chief executive of the Health Service Executive; if his approval was withheld; the reason for such withholding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38987/05]

Written Answers — Public Service Staff: Public Service Staff (13 Dec 2005)

Liz McManus: Question 97: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the recent concern expressed by the chief executive of the Equality Authority (details supplied) at what he described as the disturbing level of discrimination within the public service; the steps which are being taken to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38988/05]

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (13 Dec 2005)

Liz McManus: Question 170: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of vacancies of public health doctors who are involved in child development testing; and the locations of these vacancies. [38915/05]

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (13 Dec 2005)

Liz McManus: Question 171: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of vacancies for public health nurses; and the locations of these vacancies. [38916/05]

Written Answers — General Medical Services Scheme: General Medical Services Scheme (13 Dec 2005)

Liz McManus: Question 194: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if GMS doctors are obliged to carry out home visits; if, under the GMS scheme, a person cannot change his or her general practitioner only after six months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39092/05]

Written Answers — General Medical Services Scheme: General Medical Services Scheme (13 Dec 2005)

Liz McManus: Question 197: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a medical product B12 is no longer available on the market and that when it becomes available again, it will no longer be available on the GMS scheme; the reason for this change; and what she intends to do for patients directly affected. [39105/05]

Written Answers — Long-Term Illness Scheme: Long-Term Illness Scheme (13 Dec 2005)

Liz McManus: Question 199: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that children born with chronic asthma are not entitled to a medical card, are not covered under long-term illness and cannot avail of private cover due to the fact that they were born with this condition which can be very costly, between general practitioner visits and...