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Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (9 May 2006)

John Gormley: Question 426: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the building grants applied for to her Department by a school (details supplied) in Dublin 6w; the response of her Department to these applications; the assistance and money received to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16982/06]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (9 May 2006)

John Gormley: Question 427: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the building grants applied for to her Department by a school (details supplied) in Dublin 4; the response of her Department to these applications; the assistance and money received to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16983/06]

Written Answers — Health and Safety Regulations: Health and Safety Regulations (9 May 2006)

John Gormley: Question 434: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the person who has been given responsibility for addressing the recommendations of the 1995 report on Occupational Health and Safety in Education by the Health Service Authority advisory committee; the progress which has been made to date in implementing these recommendations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17078/06]

Written Answers — Health and Safety Regulations: Health and Safety Regulations (9 May 2006)

John Gormley: Question 435: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress which has been made in developing the mainstreaming of occupational health and safety in education and training, as called on by the 2003 Rome Declaration to all EU Member States; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17079/06]

Written Answers — Overseas Missions: Overseas Missions (9 May 2006)

John Gormley: Question 460: To ask the Minister for Defence when legislation will be forthcoming to facilitate Ireland's participation in the EU battlegroups; what that legislation will entail; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17427/06]

European Communities (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (10 May 2006)

John Gormley: I am sharing time with Deputy Ó Snodaigh. I welcome the legislation and I hope that at some stage Bulgaria and Romania will join the European Union. In 1979 I went to Germany for the first time to earn money. I went there because, in the words of one Deputy, I believe Deputy Costello, Ireland was a basket case at that stage and it was possible to earn up to four times as much money in...

European Communities (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (10 May 2006)

John Gormley: Many states and their citizens want to see the development of the European social model. They want the European Union to be a bulwark against globalisation and not a vehicle for it. This is the crucial debate into which we are now facing. While we talk about the Lisbon Agenda, all the analysis shows that we are moving in a direction away from Berlin and towards Boston, which is not something...

Order of Business. (11 May 2006)

John Gormley: In regard to the housing (miscellaneous provisions) Bill, did the Minister say this would be published before the election?

Order of Business. (11 May 2006)

John Gormley: The Taoiseach has said there will be an election in 2007. Will the Bill be published early in 2007?

Order of Business. (11 May 2006)

John Gormley: The register will have to be fixed first.

Health (Nursing Homes) (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (11 May 2006)

John Gormley: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this Bill. We are taking it on the advice of the Attorney General and previously we relied on, as the Minister of State mentioned, the 1993 Nursing Home (Subvention) Regulations under section 7 of the Health (Nursing Homes) Act 1990. It is time we revisited this area not only because of the revelation of conditions in Leas Cross, which opened our eyes and...

Health (Nursing Homes) (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (11 May 2006)

John Gormley: I certainly hope so. If we followed Green policies, we would have a much healthier society in general. Perhaps the Minister of State would agree. The consequence of that is people would live longer. Seán Barrett attended a meeting of the Joint Committee on Health and Children and spoke about this aspect in the context of Ireland. It is an interesting subject in that as many people emigrated...

Written Answers — Departmental Websites. : Departmental Websites. (11 May 2006)

John Gormley: Question 29: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason there is no link to the Office for Social Inclusion on the homepage of his Department's website. [17544/06]

Written Answers — Poverty Impact Assessments. : Poverty Impact Assessments. (11 May 2006)

John Gormley: Question 39: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when he expects the new guidelines on poverty impact assessment to be finalised; and the policy application which they are designed to have. [17545/06]

Local Authority Housing. (16 May 2006)

John Gormley: I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle for allowing me to speak on this important issue which has been raised continually by my constituents. I thank also the Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Deputy Noel Ahern, for being present to take this matter. The Minister of State will agree that our constituents have heard much about the tenant purchase...

Local Authority Housing. (16 May 2006)

John Gormley: Yes, the idea.

Written Answers — Energy Resources: Energy Resources (16 May 2006)

John Gormley: Question 75: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the advice he had received from the Western Development Commission, that development of gas processing at Rossport, County Mayo would mean many towns in the west, particularly in Mayo, would be connected to the gas network. [18170/06]

Written Answers — Energy Regulation: Energy Regulation (16 May 2006)

John Gormley: Question 126: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Irish Rural Link has called for the establishment of an Energy Commission that will examine the use of farm land as a means of meeting Ireland's renewable energy commitments; and if he intends to raise this issue with the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural...

Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (16 May 2006)

John Gormley: Question 156: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the reason there are not sufficient vascular neurosurgeons here; the further reason no extra neurosurgeons have been provided in nearly thirty years, despite the increase in population here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17966/06]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (16 May 2006)

John Gormley: Question 157: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the reason citizens of this State, if they cannot receive appropriate medical treatment here, cannot be funded for this treatment to be carried out in another EU Member State if they have private health insurance, although this facility is available to public patients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17967/06]