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Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (29 Apr 2010)

Denis Naughten: Question 141: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the discussions that she or her officials have had with the Department of Justice, Equality and Law reform on visa issues relating to non-consultant hospital doctors; the progress made to date on this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17510/10]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (29 Apr 2010)

Denis Naughten: Question 142: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress made to date on the development of palliative care services in County Roscommon; when all existing facilities will be fully operational; the future plans for capital developments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17511/10]

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (29 Apr 2010)

Denis Naughten: Question 204: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the number of new projects approved under the rural social scheme on a county basis since the start of 2010; the projection to year end; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17475/10]

Written Answers — Vaccination Programme: Vaccination Programme (5 May 2010)

Denis Naughten: Question 156: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when she plans to make a decision on the report of the vaccine damage steering group; when this report was circulated to persons who made submissions to the group; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17688/10]

Ministerial Pensions: Motion (Resumed) (6 May 2010)

Denis Naughten: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this motion. I refer Members to the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act 2009, the pension levy Act, as passed by this House, despite our arguments in regard to some of its content. The preamble to that Act states that it is necessary to cut current Exchequer spending substantially to demonstrate to the international financial markets...

Written Answers — Disadvantaged Status: Disadvantaged Status (6 May 2010)

Denis Naughten: Question 12: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the steps she is taking to support disadvantaged children in the classroom; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18069/10]

Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (6 May 2010)

Denis Naughten: Question 18: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills her views on the report of the expert group on future skills needs regarding the level of achievement in mathematics amongst students here; if she will implement the recommendations of the report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18070/10]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (6 May 2010)

Denis Naughten: Question 138: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon will receive their payment; the reason for the delay in same. [18470/10]

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32. (11 May 2010)

Denis Naughten: I am seeking the adjournment of Dáil Éireann under Standing Order 32 to discuss a matter of urgent importance, namely, the need for the Minister for Health and Children to postpone HSE plans to close Loughloe House long-stay facility in Athlone within the next two months, and to publish any and all available reports associated with the decision, in light of the fact that inadequate...

Written Answers — Garda Stations: Garda Stations (11 May 2010)

Denis Naughten: Question 122: To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 237 of 23 March 2010, the position regarding this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19160/10]

Written Answers — Turbary Rights: Turbary Rights (11 May 2010)

Denis Naughten: Question 309: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has presented the interdepartmental working group report on turf cutting to Cabinet; when he plans to publish the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18896/10]

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (11 May 2010)

Denis Naughten: Question 318: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reason the new Environment Protection Agency code of practice on wastewater treatment and disposal systems serving single house guidelines cannot consider alternative engineering solutions to the water treatment issues when T value is more than 90; if he will review this situation; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Forestry Industry: Forestry Industry (11 May 2010)

Denis Naughten: Question 348: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the financial assistance in place to assist forestry owners who have lost trees as a result of bog fires; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19161/10]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (11 May 2010)

Denis Naughten: Question 404: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an application to the primary school building unit by a school (details supplied) in County Roscommon; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19343/10]

Departmental Bodies (12 May 2010)

Denis Naughten: Another talking shop.

Work Permits (12 May 2010)

Denis Naughten: Question 44: To ask the Minister for Enterprise; Trade and Innovation his plans to review work permit and green card schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19642/10]

Work Permits (12 May 2010)

Denis Naughten: I put it to the Minister of State that the lazy approach that has been taken on the reform of work authorisations, whether permits or green cards, is costing the Irish economy and costing potential Irish jobs. Is it not the case that three years ago there was a shortage of labour to fill job vacancies and now there is a shortage of jobs, and we need to attract people into this country who...

Work Permits (12 May 2010)

Denis Naughten: Why are green cards not issued for non-consultant hospital doctor posts? Why are green cards not issued for highly qualified PhD graduates, as recommended by the innovation task force? I have two supplementary questions about work permits. In a parliamentary question on 9 February I asked the then Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to supply the statistics on new work permits...

Work Permits (12 May 2010)

Denis Naughten: I did not ask that.

Work Permits (12 May 2010)

Denis Naughten: Why is the Minister of State unable to furnish basic statistics that should be used on a daily basis by the Department to see what is happening? They are not available three months later.