Results 521-540 of 4,404 for speaker:Liz McManus

Safe Sex Promotion. (11 May 2005)

Liz McManus: Nobody would argue that the Crisis Pregnancy Agency is not doing a very good job and therefore I will not comment further on this. However, I am concerned about the rather complacent approach the Minister of State has adopted to safe sex. One does not just get pregnant from sex, one can also get herpes, gonorrhoea, syphilis and hepatitis B, for example. More people are contracting STDs or...

Safe Sex Promotion. (11 May 2005)

Liz McManus: Is the Minister of State not aware that in every year during which the Department has run its campaign the level of sexually transmitted infections has risen? He has not answered the question why, if this issue is so important and deserving of campaigns, the budget was significantly reduced between 2003 and 2004. Why does the budget not increase to meet the needs created by this growing...

Safe Sex Promotion. (11 May 2005)

Liz McManus: I am referring to the budget directed at young people.

Registration of Medical Practitioners. (11 May 2005)

Liz McManus: No, the Tánaiste did not send them.

Medical Cards. (11 May 2005)

Liz McManus: Does the Minister for Health and Children not accept that this is a shameful record? As this country has become richer, the number of people able to avail of the medical card has declined consistently. This is not because more people are richer but because the ceiling has been kept so low by a Government that is not willing to address the great difficulty people on low incomes have in...

Medical Cards. (11 May 2005)

Liz McManus: Will the Minister be honest with the people in regard to the position with medical cards and explain how she can say she is giving 30,000 additional medical cards and stand over figures that show the number of medical cards have dropped during her time in office?

Medical Cards. (11 May 2005)

Liz McManus: I wish to ask one supplementary.

Medical Cards. (11 May 2005)

Liz McManus: It is a simple matter. The income levels will have to increase to a realistic rate. That is what can and should be done.

Medical Cards. (11 May 2005)

Liz McManus: Will the Minister state that the Government of which she is a member that promised 200,000 new medical cards has broken its promise, that it is abandoning the commitment it made to the people and will not deliver the badly needed medical cards to 200,000 people?

Medical Cards. (11 May 2005)

Liz McManus: The Minister is taking them away.

Written Answers — Nursing Home Charges: Nursing Home Charges (11 May 2005)

Liz McManus: Question 103: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of calls received to date by the national repayments scheme helpline; the latest information available to her Department regarding the extent of the potential cost to the Exchequer of the illegal charges; the progress made to date by the Government committee considering the question of repayments; if the...

Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (11 May 2005)

Liz McManus: Question 126: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if a feasibility study has been carried out as to whether or not St. Bricin's Military Hospital will be used to help relieve pressure on the Mater Hospital; the outcome of such study; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15308/05]

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (12 May 2005)

Liz McManus: Question 21: To ask the Minister for Transport his views on the recent EuroRAP report on the state of Ireland's roads; his further views on whether poor road conditions are a contributory factor to the deaths of many persons in car accidents; the efforts he will make to improve the particular stretches of road that have been highlighted in this report; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Semi-State Bodies: Semi-State Bodies (12 May 2005)

Liz McManus: Question 34: To ask the Minister for Transport if the proceeds of an eventual sale of a portion of the State's shareholding in Aer Lingus will not be reinvested into the company. [15670/05]

Written Answers — Community Care: Community Care (12 May 2005)

Liz McManus: Question 83: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of hours provided by the home help service, by county, for each of the years 2002, 2003 and 2004; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15724/05]

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (12 May 2005)

Liz McManus: Question 84: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when the funding for disabilities promised by the Government in budget 2005 will be awarded to a provider of services (details supplied) in County Wicklow in order that it can advise parents, whose children are on waiting lists for placements in 2005, in regard to either the number of new places which will be provided or...

Order of Business. (17 May 2005)

Liz McManus: I am sure the Minister for Finance is aware that an EU directive now sets standards for the donation, testing, processing, storage and distribution of human tissue, including reproductive tissue. When will we have a debate in this House on the commission's report on human reproduction? As we must comply with that directive by next April, when will the human tissues Bill be introduced in the House?

Order of Business. (17 May 2005)

Liz McManus: Does that mean the Bill will not be in place to meet the requirements of the EU directive?

Written Answers — Immigrant Services: Immigrant Services (17 May 2005)

Liz McManus: Question 23: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his proposals for the establishment of a new one-stop shop for dealing with all immigration matters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16127/05]

Written Answers — Refugee Appeals Tribunal: Refugee Appeals Tribunal (17 May 2005)

Liz McManus: Question 64: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the call made by a person (details supplied) for the publication of a breakdown of the decisions made by members of the Refugee Appeals Tribunal; if he will publish such details; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16126/05]