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Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (24 May 2006)

Bernard Durkan: Question 227: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the extent to which the international community is satisfied in regard to the restoration of peace and observation of human rights in Nigeria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20022/06]

Written Answers — Overseas Development Aid: Overseas Development Aid (24 May 2006)

Bernard Durkan: Question 229: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the degree to which international aid and support is achieving its objectives in Chad; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20024/06]

Written Answers — Foreign Conflicts: Foreign Conflicts (24 May 2006)

Bernard Durkan: Question 230: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the degree to which stability is being restored in Liberia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20025/06]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (24 May 2006)

Bernard Durkan: Question 282: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when field trip grant will be awarded to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20015/06]

Order of Business. (25 May 2006)

Bernard Durkan: I was very fortunate to receive a letter yesterday from the parliamentary affairs division of the Health Service Executive——

Order of Business. (25 May 2006)

Bernard Durkan: The Ceann Comhairle will be delighted to know that it does and that it falls well within his remit. It refers to the way that parliamentary questions are dealt with in this House.

Order of Business. (25 May 2006)

Bernard Durkan: The Ceann Comhairle might let me finish. The problem about this parliamentary question is that it was tabled——

Order of Business. (25 May 2006)

Bernard Durkan: ——almost a year ago. I got an apology for the delay.

Order of Business. (25 May 2006)

Bernard Durkan: If that is the way the Ceann Comhairle believes parliamentary questions should be dealt with in this House, it is about time the Tánaiste recognised that the system operating in the Department of Health and Children is totally unsatisfactory.

Order of Business. (25 May 2006)

Bernard Durkan: I want to ask about promised legislation and the pharmacy (No. 2) Bill.

Order of Business. (25 May 2006)

Bernard Durkan: We will hear about the pharmacy (No. 2) Bill, which is within her remit, when the Tánaiste is ready.

Order of Business. (25 May 2006)

Bernard Durkan: I had only one question, but now I have two——

Order of Business. (25 May 2006)

Bernard Durkan: ——as regards the pharmacy (No. 1) Bill and pharmacy (No. 2) Bill, which is much sought after by the industry. Perhaps the Tánaiste might deal with those.

Pupil-Teacher Ratio. (25 May 2006)

Bernard Durkan: Question 8: To ask the Minister for Education and Science about the effort being made to improve pupil-teacher ratios with particular reference to the specific needs in areas having higher than average ratios; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20029/06]

Pupil-Teacher Ratio. (25 May 2006)

Bernard Durkan: Is the Minister aware that the average pupil-teacher ratio gives a misleading picture of a particular situation in some schools? Some schools have a pupil-teacher ratio well ahead of the average and if they were excluded from the creation of the average, then the examination and assessment would be skewed. Can she indicate the schools, not only in County Kildare but throughout the country,...

Pupil-Teacher Ratio. (25 May 2006)

Bernard Durkan: Is the Minister aware of the schools in County Kildare which currently have an above average pupil-teacher ratio? This problem has existed for the past several years and will probably remain for a number of years to come unless urgent action is taken.

Pupil-Teacher Ratio. (25 May 2006)

Bernard Durkan: That is a basic entitlement.

School Transport. (25 May 2006)

Bernard Durkan: Might it not have been a good idea to accelerate the programme for reviewing the quality and safety of all buses associated with the school transport system immediately following the tragic accidents that took place?

Written Answers — Psychological Service: Psychological Service (25 May 2006)

Bernard Durkan: Question 47: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her plans to improve the availability of educational psychologists, speech and language therapists, occupational therapists or other support services to all schools throughout the country; if her attention has been drawn to the long waiting lists for such services at present; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20030/06]

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (25 May 2006)

Bernard Durkan: Question 123: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if the medical card will be retrospectively used to cover treatment at a hospital (details supplied) in Dublin 24 in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare in view of the fact that their entitlement to the card pre-dated their treatment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20247/06]