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Nursing Homes Support Scheme Bill 2008: Second Stage (13 Nov 2008)

Michael Noonan: I presume this proposal is intended to substitute for the subvention scheme and will not run in parallel with it, because this has not been made clear. Is this the case?

Nursing Homes Support Scheme Bill 2008: Second Stage (13 Nov 2008)

Michael Noonan: Is that a yes?

Nursing Homes Support Scheme Bill 2008: Second Stage (13 Nov 2008)

Michael Noonan: Deputy James Reilly laid out the Fine Gael position on this. There are many good things in this Bill; the principle is good and the scheme proposed is better than the existing one. However, I also believe there are major flaws in the scheme and many of them have already been pointed out by Deputies James Reilly and Jan O'Sullivan. I have personal experience of matters related to the Bill; a...

Brutal Killing in Limerick: Statements. (13 Nov 2008)

Michael Noonan: Mr. Shane Geoghegan was a decent, law-abiding young man with a love of sport and he was an inspiration to his younger club members. He was both popular and respected. I wish to again sympathise with his mother Mary, his father Tom, his brother Anthony, his fianceé Jenna and his extended family. Everyone in Limerick can name the principal gang members involved. Everyone knows that they...

Finance (No. 2) Bill 2008: Second Stage (25 Nov 2008)

Michael Noonan: I have a few minutes now and again at 8.30 p.m. While I have the attention of the Minister, who may not be back at 8.30 p.m., I wish to raise the matter of tax relief for medical expenses. When I was debating with the Minister for Defence on budget day, I understood that it was the intention of the Minister for Finance to exempt nursing home fees from the standard rate and to continue them...

Finance (No. 2) Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed). (25 Nov 2008)

Michael Noonan: When I spoke just before 7 p.m. I was drawing to the attention of the Minister for Finance an issue which first arose on budget day. I knew the Minister would not be back in the Chamber at 8.30 p.m. but in the four minutes that I had before 7 p.m. it was difficult to make the point I was trying to make. That point relates to the decision that medical expenses in future may only be claimed...

Finance (No. 2) Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed). (25 Nov 2008)

Michael Noonan: She married one of the superwealthy.

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (25 Nov 2008)

Michael Noonan: Question 88: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on recent media reporting of the findings of the COPD report, which state that medical care for people with chronic respiratory disease is haphazard, with inconsistent access to essential services in both the community and in hospitals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42542/08]

Health Services. (26 Nov 2008)

Michael Noonan: There was some very bad news in Limerick earlier today when the management of Bawnmore, which is a facility for persons with mental handicap, called the staff together and told them they would have to let 30 go before Christmas, that another 30 jobs were on the line between January and March and that services would have to be discontinued for 100 persons who were getting services. Bawnmore...

Written Answers — Educational Disadvantage: Educational Disadvantage (2 Dec 2008)

Michael Noonan: Question 443: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the impact on staffing levels the budget 2009 announcements on education will have on a DEIS school (details supplied) in County Limerick; the steps he will take to ensure that the work of this school on behalf of disadvantaged students continues in a satisfactory manner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43554/08]

Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008: Report Stage (Resumed) (3 Dec 2008)

Michael Noonan: I support the Deputies who have spoken already, particularly Deputy Olwyn Enright. It is very difficult to formulate policy at present. I sympathise with the Government in respect of the difficulty it will face in targeting limited resources at areas of greatest need. The issue of house repossession will rise up the agenda very rapidly. In this regard, it is difficult to balance the...

Written Answers — Pig Sector: Pig Sector (3 Dec 2008)

Michael Noonan: Question 72: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the initiatives he proposes to introduce to restore profitability to the pig sector here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44042/08]

Health Bill 2008: Second Stage (10 Dec 2008)

Michael Noonan: Does the Minister intend to table an amendment to deal will the issue of widows?

Health Bill 2008: Second Stage (10 Dec 2008)

Michael Noonan: What is the purpose of that amendment? It is something on which we are being significantly lobbied.

Health Bill 2008: Second Stage (10 Dec 2008)

Michael Noonan: The withdrawal of the medical card from the elderly has been a disaster for the elderly, who will lose their cards, as well as for the Minister, the Government and Deputy Behan. It has been a fiscal disaster in the sense that it was originally intended to save €100 million but we have just heard that it will save €16 million.

Health Bill 2008: Second Stage (10 Dec 2008)

Michael Noonan: I estimate the saving at €20 million, although Deputy Reilly has said it will be €16 million. In her introductory remarks, the Minister did not state how much she estimates this measure will save. When the Minister, Deputy Martin, introduced this political brainwave in the first instance, a couple of days before that year's budget, it was a bit of a disaster. The Comptroller and...

Health Bill 2008: Second Stage (10 Dec 2008)

Michael Noonan: Will this be based on actual income?

Health Bill 2008: Second Stage (10 Dec 2008)

Michael Noonan: One category of people come to me quite regularly now lobbying against the change, which I ask the Minister to take into account. They are mostly women on State pensions who are widowed. They also have a social welfare pension — a widow's pension or survivor's pension. The combination of a teacher's, nurse's or garda's pension and a social welfare pension is driving them over the limit....

Written Answers — Health Service Funding: Health Service Funding (16 Dec 2008)

Michael Noonan: Question 216: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the Health Service Executive approved palliative care centre at a hospice (details supplied) in County Limerick has been completed, but that no funds have been provided to commission the unit; if, in view of the fact that the unit emanated from a 2004 Mid-Western Health Board...

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (17 Dec 2008)

Michael Noonan: Question 336: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a decision will be made on an application for a re-entry visa by a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47111/08]