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Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2009: Motion (9 Apr 2009)

Seán Barrett: Hear, hear.

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (9 Apr 2009)

Seán Barrett: Question 38: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if account will be taken of the special circumstances of widowed persons over 70 years old, whose automatic entitlement to a medical card has been removed due to their assessment as single persons, and whose housing overheads and living expenses are virtually undiminished; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14971/09]

Proposed Legislation. (22 Apr 2009)

Seán Barrett: Question 71: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on the composition of juries; if he plans to introduce legislative reform in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14331/09]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (22 Apr 2009)

Seán Barrett: Question 670: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he plans to approve the proposed refurbishment to the school building and construction of a new gymnasium in a school (details supplied) in County Dublin; if he will approve interim repairs to the gym, which is hazardous to students on health and safety grounds due to dampness of walls and floors; and if he will make a statement...

Order of Business (28 Apr 2009)

Seán Barrett: Will the Taoiseach tell me the status of the draft Bill on offshore renewable energy development, which was produced months ago by an all-party committee comprising Members of the Seanad and Dáil? It seems to have been lost although we sent it to the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Deputy Eamon Ryan. Having looked at the list, I note he is not over-burdened with...

Order of Business (28 Apr 2009)

Seán Barrett: It is a terrible shame that committees, which genuinely try to do positive things, are not encouraged by the Government. I thought the Green Party, which emphasised the fact that it had an input into the establishment of the committee in question, would see to it that when a committee did positive work, it would make it its business to encourage us even further.

Order of Business (28 Apr 2009)

Seán Barrett: We did that. We have not heard anything since.

Written Answers — Hospital Charges: Hospital Charges (29 Apr 2009)

Seán Barrett: Question 146: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason the €100 charge for admission to public hospital out-patient departments, casualty or accident and emergency departments applies to people receiving treatment for diabetes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16898/09]

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (30 Apr 2009)

Seán Barrett: Question 13: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs her views on increasing the number of facilitators in her Department in view of the growing numbers of unemployed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17019/09]

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (30 Apr 2009)

Seán Barrett: Question 124: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the effects the new EU Equal Treatment Directive, if passed by the Council of Ministers, will have on religious schools in terms of enrolment policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17151/09]

Order of Business (6 May 2009)

Seán Barrett: Hear, hear.

Written Answers — Overseas Missions: Overseas Missions (6 May 2009)

Seán Barrett: Question 78: To ask the Minister for Defence if he is satisfied with the fixed and rotary wing air transport support that is available to the Irish battalion in Chad; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17863/09]

Written Answers — Disability Statistics: Disability Statistics (6 May 2009)

Seán Barrett: Question 238: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if, in view of the fact that, as per the reply to Parliamentary Question No. 183 of 28 January 2009, it is planned to include a question on the number of persons with a disability in the 2011 census of population in the event of persons ticking the yes box, it would be appropriate to ask a question to establish the type of disability...

Written Answers — Security of the Elderly: Security of the Elderly (6 May 2009)

Seán Barrett: Question 396: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if, in view of the vulnerability of older persons and the importance of providing security services to isolated older persons, and the modest funding involved, he will restore the funding for the scheme of community support for older people; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17405/09]

Written Answers — Carbon Storage: Carbon Storage (6 May 2009)

Seán Barrett: Question 514: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if, in view of the fact that work has commenced on a project to assess the carbon storage potential in the vicinity of Moneypoint power station, County Clare, and the requirement to construct a 3D model of the subsurface there, new funding will be made available to complete the additional investigations...

Written Answers — Teachers' Remuneration: Teachers' Remuneration (6 May 2009)

Seán Barrett: Question 557: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason part-time teachers working in vocational education committee adult education courses who work on a non-guaranteed term contract and variable hourly paid basis with no pension scheme or rights and no holiday have had the pensions levy deducted from their salary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17644/09]

Written Answers — Smart Meters: Smart Meters (12 May 2009)

Seán Barrett: Question 90: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when the smart meters pilot project from the ESB will be completed; the timing of the evaluation following completion; when there will be a large scale roll out of this technology; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18729/09]

Written Answers — Language Support Teachers: Language Support Teachers (12 May 2009)

Seán Barrett: Question 449: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will remove the cap on the number of English as an additional language support teachers allocated to primary schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18906/09]

Written Answers — Teachers' Remuneration: Teachers' Remuneration (12 May 2009)

Seán Barrett: Question 448: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when section 30 of the Teaching Council Act 2001, in relation to the remuneration of non-registered or suspended teachers will take effect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18905/09]

Order of Business (13 May 2009)

Seán Barrett: The Taoiseach's predecessor, Deputy Bertie Ahern, gave a commitment to televising the proceedings of the House and its committees. Those of us who have been cavassing on the doorstep for the past couple of weeks realise that not alone is there an information deficit about the Lisbon treaty but also in respect of what happens here and at committee meetings. This stretches to people writing...