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Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (3 May 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 619: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of orthopaedic surgeries undertaken in public hospitals each year for each of the past five years. [9551/11]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (3 May 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 620: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of orthopaedic surgeries undertaken under the National Treatment Purchase Fund each year for the past five years. [9552/11]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (3 May 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 621: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of persons currently on waiting lists for orthopaedic surgery. [9553/11]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (3 May 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 622: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if he has investigated or if his attention has been drawn to the fact that private hospitals are predominantly taking on less complicated orthopaedic surgeries compared with the public hospitals. [9554/11]

Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (3 May 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 626: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the budget for mental health of €708 million contained in the Health Service Executive's service plan for 2011 has been or will be cut; and if so, the amount of same and if he sanctioned the cut. [9613/11]

Written Answers — Water Fluoridation: Water Fluoridation (3 May 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 642: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if his attention has been drawn to the fact that most European countries have rejected the practice of fluoridation of water supplies; if his further attention has been drawn to studies linking fluoridation with various health problems; the steps he will take to end the practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9890/11]

Leaders' Questions (4 May 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: In Ireland.

Leaders' Questions (4 May 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: There will be repetition unless the Taoiseach gives his answer.

Order of Business (4 May 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: On promised legislation, what progress has been made on legislation to change the practice of upward only rent reviews? Another company, Xtra-vision, has gone into receivership or administration due to upward only rents. A number of companies around the country are facing severe difficulties but, while legislation was promised, I cannot find it in the legislative programme.

Dáil Reform (4 May 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I welcome the initial discussions on Dáil reform. Will they include consideration of earlier Dáil sitting times and longer and more sitting days? Will they also include consideration of the Taoiseach being present on more occasions and being more accountable to the Dáil? These demands were made by all Opposition Members at the last two Dáil reform committees. I understand from our own...

Dáil Reform (4 May 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: First, will consideration be given to re-examining the pilot project run in the last Dáil in terms of giving assistance to Deputies in producing legislation? Will the question of the Library and Research Service be taken on board during our discussions on Dáil reform? Second, in all our discussions on Dáil reform we need to be mindful of the staff of the Houses of the Oireachtas. Will...

Oireachtas Committee System (4 May 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Will the new committees to be announced soon be larger committees given that the Government has given a commitment to having fewer committees of the House, and will they be fully resourced? The key point that came up during our discussions on the committees recently was the need to ensure some type of compellability mechanisms. Is there legislation on that or advice from the Attorney...

Special Educational Needs (4 May 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 12: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the date on which he will publish a plan for the full implementation of the EPSEN Act 2004. [9852/11]

Pupil-Teacher Ratio (4 May 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I hope the Minister will not have any difficulty in responding to this matter, which is with regard to a quite specific change which occurred under the Fianna Fáil and Green Party Government which changed the pupil-teacher ratio for gaelscoileanna and applied it retrospectively. Changing the pupil-teacher ratio would be a problem in itself, but by applying it retrospectively Gaelscoil Inse...

Pupil-Teacher Ratio (4 May 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Tá sin ceart go leor.

Written Answers — Psychological Service: Psychological Service (4 May 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 27: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to reverse the cut to the number of psychologists in the National Education Psychological Service in budget 2011. [9853/11]

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (4 May 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 132: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress made to date towards making a direct payments system available to those persons with disabilities who would prefer to be the direct employer of their personal assistant rather than contracting this role to a service provider; if he will report on the experience of the trials undertaken to date; if he will make the...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (4 May 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 133: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if it is possible for a person with a personal assistant funded by the Health Service Executive to switch service provider; and the way they would do same. [9911/11]

EU-IMF Programme: Statements (Resumed) (5 May 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Measaim go bhfuil sé tábhachtach go bhfuilimid ag labhairt ar an gceist ríthábhachtach seo agus go bhfuil deis againn páirt a ghlacadh sa díospóireacht seo. Gan aird ar an méid atá daoine ag iarraidh a chur trasna, níl mé míréasúnta. I am reasonable in my approach. Sinn Féin has put forward reasonable and costed alternatives in the past. This Government and the previous...

EU-IMF Programme: Statements (Resumed) (5 May 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: They were costed. A stimulus package was put forward, which used the Department of Finance's model at the time. I and my party accept that things have moved on since then. However, at the time it was put forward based on figures presented by the previous Government. This Government has continued the policy of Fianna Fáil and has committed to the black hole of the banks some of the money...