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Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (12 May 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 67: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation when he plans to publish anti-victimisation legislation designed to protect those workers who choose to join a trade union and which was promised by March 2009 under the Review of Towards 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19190/10]

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (12 May 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 74: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the number of claims for redundancy payments waiting to be processed within his Department at the latest date for which figures are available; the average time taken to process a claim; the steps he will take to speed up this process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19189/10]

Written Answers — Alcohol Marketing: Alcohol Marketing (12 May 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 141: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when the 2009 report of the Alcohol Marketing Communications Monitoring Body will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19490/10]

Written Answers — Alcohol Marketing: Alcohol Marketing (12 May 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 142: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of times the Consultative Panel on the Codes of Alcohol Marketing, Communications and Sponsorship has met in both 2009 and 2010; the issues discussed at these meetings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19491/10]

Written Answers — Alcohol Marketing: Alcohol Marketing (12 May 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 143: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she has received the final report of the working group on sports sponsorship by the alcohol industry; if so, when she plans to publish the report and act on its recommendations on the phasing out of alcohol sponsorship of sporting events; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19492/10]

Written Answers — Youth Cafés: Youth Cafés (12 May 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 144: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the €1.5 million announced for the new and existing youth cafes on 12 April 2010 is once off funding from the Dormant Accounts Fund; if so, if she will ensure that there is ongoing and long term funding for youth cafes in 2011 and beyond; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19493/10]

Written Answers — Youth Cafés: Youth Cafés (12 May 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 145: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason the funding for youth cafes announced on 12 April 2010 is only available to city and county development boards; if city and council development boards will be required to engage in consultation with young people and youth organisations in their areas concerning applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Youth Cafés: Youth Cafés (12 May 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 146: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the location of all the youth cafes in receipt of funding; the amount of funding provided to each youth cafe in 2007, 2008 and 2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19495/10]

Order of Business (Resumed) (13 May 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: Before the Dáil today are two orders and one regulation pertaining to the Misuse of Drugs Act relating dealing with the changes in the law on products sold in head shops. As Deputy McGrath pointed out, the owners of these outlets are already finding ways of selling products by use of mobile telephones. When will the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform introduce the relevant...

Nurses and Midwives Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 May 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Labour Party broadly welcomes the introduction of this legislation. It has been a long time coming, recommended by the Commission on Nursing in 1998. The Bill has also been welcomed by nurses, midwives and their representative bodies. The Labour Party, accordingly, does not intend to oppose the Bill on Second Stage. However, it will raise some concerns and table amendments on...

Nurses and Midwives Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 May 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: -----while others are extremely overworked. Rather than putting the onus of extra costs on the nurses and midwives who are paying the fees, the Minister might review whether there are surplus staff within her Department. The Minister has successfully negotiated with the representatives of health service staff a level of flexibility that may not have existed previously. As such, there may...

Nurses and Midwives Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 May 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: And Bernard.

Nurses and Midwives Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 May 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: Very subtle.

Nurses and Midwives Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 May 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Deputy is very welcome.

Nurses and Midwives Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 May 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: He was a Labour Party Minister.

Written Answers — Garda Equipment: Garda Equipment (13 May 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 41: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when arrangements will be made to instruct members of An Garda Síochána that it is not necessary to take a longhand note of interviews with persons in custody when such interviews are being electronically recorded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19613/10]

Written Answers — Drug Seizures: Drug Seizures (13 May 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 58: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the quantities and values of seizures of heroin, cocaine, cannabis and other drugs within the State during 2007, 2008, 2009 and to date in 2010; the proportion of the overall flow of drugs into the country that is represented by these seizures; the new initiatives that he is planning to control the flow of illegal drugs...

Written Answers — Teaching Qualifications: Teaching Qualifications (13 May 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 230: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the reason the standard of primary degree needed for the post-graduate medical course at University of Limerick applies only to the first degree achieved by the student concerned; if she will consider, in conjunction with the Irish Association of Universities and the university concerned, allowing the standard achieved...

Hospital Services (18 May 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 41: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the advice she will give to hospitals such as Beaumont whose financial allocation is not adequate to address the needs of patients in their catchment area; the way in which patients are to be protected when wards and theatres are closed and accident and emergency departments are overcrowded and understaffed and when there are growing...

Hospital Services (18 May 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: I put it to the Minister that on 29 March 2006 she issued a statement declaring accident and emergency departments to be a national emergency. In 2007 she stated that the HSE said no patient should be waiting more than 24 hours in any accident and emergency unit for admission to a ward and by next year the target is to be a maximum of six hours. The HSE also stated its aim is that no...