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Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (16 Jun 2009)

Michael Ring: Question 122: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a medical card will be issued to a person (details supplied) in County Mayo. [23700/09]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (16 Jun 2009)

Michael Ring: Question 197: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be approved and awarded the one parent family payment in view of the fact that all requested information has been submitted. [23530/09]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (16 Jun 2009)

Michael Ring: Question 202: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she will investigate the way income was calculated for a person (details supplied) in County Mayo, and where the means figure came from. [23740/09]

Written Answers — Departmental Regulations: Departmental Regulations (16 Jun 2009)

Michael Ring: Question 228: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide this Deputy with a copy of regulations (details supplied). [23807/09]

Written Answers — Rural Environment Protection Scheme: Rural Environment Protection Scheme (16 Jun 2009)

Michael Ring: Question 236: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be approved and awarded REP scheme four in view of the hardship being caused. [23742/09]

Written Answers — Agriculture Appeals: Agriculture Appeals (16 Jun 2009)

Michael Ring: Question 240: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a meeting will be held for a person (details supplied) in County Mayo. [23770/09]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (16 Jun 2009)

Michael Ring: Question 270: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position on a special needs assistant for a person (details supplied) in County Waterford; and if this special needs assistant will not be withdrawn. [23741/09]

Ministerial Travel. (17 Jun 2009)

Michael Ring: Does the Taoiseach consider it appropriate that officeholders are using Air Corps helicopters to go to provincial football finals? At the Connacht final last year I saw a Government helicopter arriving. The State car went around the back and brought the person in to attend a football match. I heard the hissing and booing and people giving out that this was their money. The Taoiseach...

Ministerial Travel. (17 Jun 2009)

Michael Ring: The Connacht final was not official business. Or was it?

Ministerial Travel. (17 Jun 2009)

Michael Ring: Going to a football match in Castlebar on the third Sunday in July is not official business and the Taoiseach should condemn it.

Decentralisation Programme. (17 Jun 2009)

Michael Ring: Question 24: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he will provide a progress report on the decentralisation plans for his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23141/09]

Decentralisation Programme. (17 Jun 2009)

Michael Ring: A site for the departmental headquarters was identified in Charlestown, County Mayo, but the planning application for it was refused by An Bord Pleanála. A second site was identified in Charlestown but no contract with the owner would be entered into until planning was approved. Last July, Cairn International Trade Centre, a company owned by IRD Kiltimagh Limited which administered the...

Decentralisation Programme. (17 Jun 2009)

Michael Ring: I thank the Minister for making this and much more information on this matter available to me. He claims the Kiltimagh group did not make an approach concerning the building until July last year. How was it able to draw down a loan of €1 million from the Western Development Commission?

Decentralisation Programme. (17 Jun 2009)

Michael Ring: It raises many questions about the use of €1 million of Government moneys.

Official Languages Act. (17 Jun 2009)

Michael Ring: The Minister could make a ministerial order to prevent such waste.

Official Languages Act. (17 Jun 2009)

Michael Ring: I will.

National Drugs Strategy. (17 Jun 2009)

Michael Ring: I wish to ask the Leas-Cheann Comhairle a question. I tabled a number of questions on rural transport services, for which the Minister, Deputy Éamon Ó Cúiv, has responsibility, and I contacted the questions office about them. I heard a senior citizen complain this morning about this matter, but that is not the issue I wish to raise. The issue is that I tabled questions on a matter, for...

National Drugs Strategy. (17 Jun 2009)

Michael Ring: I have already done that.

National Drugs Strategy. (17 Jun 2009)

Michael Ring: It is unsatisfactory.

National Drugs Strategy. (17 Jun 2009)

Michael Ring: I ask the Leas-Cheann Comhairle to bring this matter to the attention of the Ceann Comhairle and I will also write to him.