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Order of Business (13 May 2008)

Enda Kenny: This January saw the second anniversary of the document, A Vision for Change, which was to be the charter for mental health services. No money was allocated for this programme in 2008. When will the mental health (amendment) Bill, which is No. 56 on the legislative programme, be brought before the House? Its publication is expected in 2009. If the implementation of the document A Vision...

Order of Business (13 May 2008)

Enda Kenny: I am at one with the Taoiseach on this matter. I have been expressing this point of view clearly and cogently for the past number of months. However, the Government should now intercede with the farming organisations which clearly by advertisement link the Lisbon treaty to the WTO. I have made my view clear that they are separate matters but they are being linked and many of those involved...

Order of Business (13 May 2008)

Enda Kenny: I met M. Barnier at 8 a.m. before he met the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.

Order of Business (13 May 2008)

Enda Kenny: People are asking the reason the Tánaiste was not able to hold on to Pat the Cope.

Written Answers — Assisted Human Reproduction: Assisted Human Reproduction (13 May 2008)

Enda Kenny: Question 158: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if, in respect of the regulation for fertility treatment, she will indicate the regulations that apply here; if fertility units are inspected by the Irish Medicines Board to ensure compliance to the EU directive on quality and safety of cells and tissues; her views, in respect of ethical issues, on the inclusion in these inspections...

Written Answers — Health Service Reports: Health Service Reports (13 May 2008)

Enda Kenny: Question 159: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will publish the report, commissioned by the Irish Health Services Accreditation Board, into the number of individual organisations regulating the quality and safety of acute care hospitals; the number of these individual organisations that are State funded; the results being achieved to date; and if she will make a statement...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (13 May 2008)

Enda Kenny: Question 160: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will arrange a new form of assessment for miners from the Sliabh-Arda coalfields and the Arigna coalfields in respect of their claims of the work related disease pneumonoconiosis; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that miners in these locations have suffered other diseases, including bronchitis, asthma, white finger...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (13 May 2008)

Enda Kenny: Question 240: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason a programme (details supplied) in County Dublin has been refused funding and staff are on protective notice; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18576/08]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (13 May 2008)

Enda Kenny: Question 241: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason children who are receiving speech therapy in a facility (details supplied) in Dublin 20 have to rejoin a general waiting list for speech therapy when they begin attending mainstream school; if this policy will be changed in view of the detrimental effect that this often lengthy interruption of service has on young children...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (13 May 2008)

Enda Kenny: Question 242: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the action she will take to deal with the waiting lists for speech therapy in areas (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18578/08]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (13 May 2008)

Enda Kenny: Question 475: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the status of an application for funding for a school (details supplied) in County Dublin; the time-frame for delivery of this development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18574/08]

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (13 May 2008)

Enda Kenny: Question 540: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his policy on the development of incineration facilities by private developers; the meetings or contact he has had with the promoters of such a site regarding such projects in an area (details supplied) in County Dublin; his views on the necessity for such projects; if they are compatible with national waste...

Written Answers — Environmental Policy: Environmental Policy (13 May 2008)

Enda Kenny: Question 543: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if, in relation to a special amenity order designation, there is a standard set of planning restrictions which apply in each case or if each SAO can be established on the basis of particular factors that might apply in that area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18687/08]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (13 May 2008)

Enda Kenny: Question 547: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will arrange a new form of assessment for miners from the Sliabh-Arda coalfields and the Arigna coalfields in respect of their claims of the work related disease pneumoconiosis; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that miners in these locations have suffered other diseases, including bronchitis,...

Leaders' Questions (14 May 2008)

Enda Kenny: Yesterday, I raised with the Taoiseach the issue of children at risk and the numbers on waiting lists who have had no intervention whatsoever. There were no answers forthcoming from the Government. Today, I wish to raise the matter of another category of children who need specialist attention and services, namely, those who are awaiting assessment for speech and language therapy for various...

Leaders' Questions (14 May 2008)

Enda Kenny: With respect, that is not good enough. The number of children on waiting lists has doubled in Dublin in the past three years. Newly qualified graduates, who are obviously very bright people, having obtained 450 and 600 points in their leaving certificate, cannot get jobs because they do not have any experience. There is no cohesion or co-ordination of service delivery. We are currently...

Leaders' Questions (14 May 2008)

Enda Kenny: These services are not available, however, in the way they should be. In his capacity as Taoiseach and knowing that this problem exists, why can he not issue a direction that cross-departmental influence should be brought to bear and that there should be one umbrella organisation under the auspices of the Department of Education and Science to deal with this? All these professionals are...

Corporate Procurement Plans. (14 May 2008)

Enda Kenny: Question 1: To ask the Taoiseach if there is a corporate procurement plan in place in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3563/08]

Corporate Procurement Plans. (14 May 2008)

Enda Kenny: Am I wrong in assuming that most Departments and State agencies seem to have been entirely independent operations in the way they purchase goods and materials to service the Departments? The Taoiseach has been in the Department of Finance for a number of years and he knows the bills that crossed his table. Would it be a good idea to have a single public buying office, under the Department...

Corporate Procurement Plans. (14 May 2008)

Enda Kenny: I thank the Taoiseach for that reply. I know from his previous experience that he sees the proposal has merit. It can be complex enough to put it into operation. Collaborative purchase agreements, known as electronic reverse auctions, are available through a central database and a network of procurement officers having specialist training for procurement officers. For example, many...