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Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (4 Mar 2008)

Denis Naughten: Question 490: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of applications granted and the number refused leave to remain in each month over the past 30 months; the average waiting time for a decision on an application for leave to remain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8956/08]

Written Answers — Asylum Support Services: Asylum Support Services (4 Mar 2008)

Denis Naughten: Question 491: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the average cost of board and accommodation for each asylum seeker; the average cost of medical services for each applicant; the average cost of the provision of other services; the rate of payment made to each adult and each child in direct provision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8957/08]

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (4 Mar 2008)

Denis Naughten: Question 492: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of applications granted and the number refused asylum in each month over the past 30 months; the average waiting time for a decision on an application for asylum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8958/08]

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (4 Mar 2008)

Denis Naughten: Question 493: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the provisions in the Immigration, Residence and Protection Bill 2008 that will apply to existing asylum and leave to remain applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8959/08]

Written Answers — Asylum Support Services: Asylum Support Services (4 Mar 2008)

Denis Naughten: Question 494: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will reply to a request from a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8960/08]

Written Answers — Closed Circuit Television Systems: Closed Circuit Television Systems (4 Mar 2008)

Denis Naughten: Question 519: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will provide an update to Parliamentary Question No. 483 of 18 December, 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9230/08]

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (4 Mar 2008)

Denis Naughten: Question 562: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will approve the design, build and operate contract for a project(details supplied) in County Roscommon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9013/08]

Finance Bill 2008: Report Stage (Resumed) (5 Mar 2008)

Denis Naughten: I thank Deputy Bruton for moving this amendment, which is very important. The amendment is about trying to give young families a choice in respect of whether they want to stay in the workforce or take a year or two out of it. That choice is not available to them at the moment. As Deputy Bruton said, there is a penalty of approximately €6,000 for coming out of the workforce. It is a very...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (5 Mar 2008)

Denis Naughten: Question 115: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the plans to transfer services from Roscommon County Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8952/08]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (5 Mar 2008)

Denis Naughten: Question 129: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when the report on the review of services at Roscommon County Hospital will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8953/08]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (5 Mar 2008)

Denis Naughten: Question 268: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the steps he will take to address the situation where employers are not obliged to make payments to employees on maternity leave but make full payments to them when they are on sick leave; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9538/08]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (5 Mar 2008)

Denis Naughten: Question 274: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason a REP scheme farmer must be compulsory purchase ordered in order to provide land to a local authority to improve road safety; her plans to review this policy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9495/08]

Written Answers — Meat Processing Plants: Meat Processing Plants (5 Mar 2008)

Denis Naughten: Question 277: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the steps she is taking to ensure that a fair price is offered to sheep farmers at meat processing plants in view of the fact that the new electronic grading system is not in place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9537/08]

Written Answers — Maternity Leave: Maternity Leave (5 Mar 2008)

Denis Naughten: Question 297: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the steps he will take to address the situation where employers are not obliged to make payment to employees on maternity leave but do make a full payment when on sick leave; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9539/08]

Finance Bill 2008: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stages (6 Mar 2008)

Denis Naughten: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this amendment. Deputies Bruton and O'Donnell highlighted a weakness in the amendment in respect of the 20-bed threshold. Deputy O'Donnell made the valid point that there is no such limit in regard to nursing homes. There is an inherent protection in the amendment in that it requires the approval of the Health Service Executive for a project to go...

Finance Bill 2008: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stages (6 Mar 2008)

Denis Naughten: Yes, there are serious ethical issues in that regard over and above the monitoring required of the standard level of care. Every Member regularly receives complaints about the operation of the health service, particularly in respect of acute hospitals and nursing homes. In most cases, nothing is done to address these complaints. I hope the establishment of the HIQA will bring a change in...

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (6 Mar 2008)

Denis Naughten: Question 31: To ask the Minister for Transport his plans to extend penalty points to foreign nationals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8955/08]

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (6 Mar 2008)

Denis Naughten: Question 55: To ask the Minister for Transport the steps he is taking to improve the road safety standards of foreign national drivers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8954/08]

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (11 Mar 2008)

Denis Naughten: Question 164: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the status of property acquisition and the cost involved for the decentralisation of the Land Registry to County Roscommon; if the Office of Public Works has completed its examination of tenders for the construction of a new building; when the property will be ready for occupation; the numbers it will cater for; and if he will make...

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (11 Mar 2008)

Denis Naughten: Question 219: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will approve funding to mainstream a vital child care project (details supplied) in County Roscommon; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10261/08]