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Middle East Peace Process. (10 May 2006)

Bernard Allen: It is widely known that the Palestinian Authority is in financial crisis, unable to pay for basic needs such as food and medicine, and I therefore unreservedly welcome the decision to channel aid payments to alleviate the suffering of Palestinians taken yesterday evening at the UN in New York. However, I also repeat my call for the European Union to reverse the decision it took last month to...

Middle East Peace Process. (10 May 2006)

Bernard Allen: I have only five minutes, and I am not yet finished. We have dealt with this at some length today, and several participants in today's statements asked about Ireland's position regarding this decision. The Minister did not have the information but committed himself to coming back to the House. He had two hours to find out, and I wonder what his response will be. Perhaps he will outline the...

Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (10 May 2006)

Bernard Allen: Question 41: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism when a decision will be made on the application made by an association (details supplied) in County Cork for a capital grant. [17608/06]

Written Answers — Refugee Legal Services: Refugee Legal Services (10 May 2006)

Bernard Allen: Question 74: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason the Irish Immigrant Support Centre has not received European refugee funding for their centre; the way in which the process of decision-making was undertaken; the person who sat on the independent committee allocating the funding; the criteria which was used to make the decision which was made regarding the Irish...

Written Answers — Registration of Title: Registration of Title (10 May 2006)

Bernard Allen: Question 75: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when land registration procedures will be completed on a dealing (details supplied) in County Cork. [17602/06]

Written Answers — Refugee Resettlement: Refugee Resettlement (10 May 2006)

Bernard Allen: Question 79: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the rationale behind the accepting of 200 of the 300 Kurdish refugees from a Jordanian refugee camp; and if this implies that the Government are prepared to select the most able bodied people and leave the old and infirm in Jordan which will cause much upset and dissension to the families involved. [17610/06]

Social Welfare Benefits. (11 May 2006)

Bernard Allen: Question 8: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his views on the NESC opinion that although unemployment has been massively reduced in recent years, dependence on means-tested social welfare by people of working-age has increased (details supplied); the figures for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17669/06]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (11 May 2006)

Bernard Allen: Question 20: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his views on the assertion by the NESC (details supplied) that significant minorities in the population here are currently experiencing one or multiple forms of social disadvantage, and present strategies and policies are not proving adequate in helping them; the different forms of social disadvantage that these people face; the...

Written Answers — Registration of Title: Registration of Title (16 May 2006)

Bernard Allen: Question 405: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of acres of land involved in an application for registration (details supplied); and when registration will be completed. [18098/06]

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (16 May 2006)

Bernard Allen: Question 416: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has received approaches to change, amend or otherwise alter the Geneva Conventions Act 1967, the Criminal Justice (United Nations Convention on Torture) Act 2000, the International Criminal Court Bill, 2003 or laws pertaining to war crimes or universal jurisdiction; the nature of such approaches; the location they...

Departmental Bodies. (17 May 2006)

Bernard Allen: There is hope for Dublin hurling yet.

Departmental Bodies. (17 May 2006)

Bernard Allen: Dublin won the all-Ireland schools this year.

Written Answers — Economic Competitiveness: Economic Competitiveness (17 May 2006)

Bernard Allen: Question 85: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of the National Competitiveness Council's various recommendations which have been implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17889/06]

Order of Business. (18 May 2006)

Bernard Allen: As a Cork Deputy, I wish Munster well on Saturday. I hope they do to Biarritz what they did to Leinster some weeks ago. The Tánaiste stated that she is responsible for policy, not for the operational matters of the health services. Is it her policy to allow hospitals to charge individuals and their insurance companies for their stay on trolleys?

Order of Business. (18 May 2006)

Bernard Allen: Having suffered the indignity of staying on trolleys for days——

Order of Business. (18 May 2006)

Bernard Allen: ——they are then given a bill for that stay.

Order of Business. (18 May 2006)

Bernard Allen: They have been doing it and they are still doing it. It is a disgraceful practice.

Order of Business. (18 May 2006)

Bernard Allen: It is driving the premia of VHI and other insurance companies through the roof. The taxpayer is being screwed again, as well as suffering indignities. The Tánaiste should not stand over that type of policy.

Order of Business. (18 May 2006)

Bernard Allen: The Tánaiste is washing her hands.

Order of Business. (18 May 2006)

Bernard Allen: They have no power.