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Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (30 Nov 2006)

Jack Wall: Question 153: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when the Saplings schools concept or project status will be accepted and this concept of teaching autistic children be given permanent status; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40944/06]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (30 Nov 2006)

Jack Wall: Question 154: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her Department funded programmes for parents with autistic children where the PECS programme was to be applied; the amount of funding dedicated to such programmes; the number of parents that attended; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40945/06]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (30 Nov 2006)

Jack Wall: Question 155: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if funding has been withdrawn from support groups who were seeking training for parents of autistic children prior to the children entering or having school placements; if she will reassess such applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40946/06]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (30 Nov 2006)

Jack Wall: Question 156: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she is considering capital allocation funding for schools (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40947/06]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (30 Nov 2006)

Jack Wall: Question 166: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her Department provides grants or funding for the provision of occupational therapy equipment for children in a school (details supplied) in County Kildare suffering from autism; the mechanism available to applicants to make applications if such grants are available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41067/06]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (30 Nov 2006)

Jack Wall: Question 157: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when teachers at a school (details supplied) in County Kildare will be trained in the PECS concept of teaching; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40948/06]

Health (Nursing Homes) (Amendment) Bill 2006: Report Stage (Resumed) (5 Dec 2006)

Jack Wall: The Minister of State has not given much leeway on any of the proposed amendments to this Bill, but there is no reason he should not consider accepting this particular proposal. A person who applies for a nursing home subvention must fill in forms and endure various tribulations so that his or her level of dependency may be assessed. Under the provisions of this Bill, any such persons may...

Health (Nursing Homes) (Amendment) Bill 2006: Report Stage (Resumed) (5 Dec 2006)

Jack Wall: The amendment would allow for exceptional circumstances.

Health (Nursing Homes) (Amendment) Bill 2006: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (5 Dec 2006)

Jack Wall: The integrity of any appeal process rests on its independence. The legislation allows for an employee of the HSE to be appointed to the appeals board and that is unacceptable.

Health (Nursing Homes) (Amendment) Bill 2006: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (5 Dec 2006)

Jack Wall: At least we will not fight over it.

Health (Nursing Homes) (Amendment) Bill 2006: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (5 Dec 2006)

Jack Wall: In deciding on appeals there must be independence. In an appeals process in the Department of Social and Family Affairs, the appellant is informed that it is an independent process. That puts the appellant at ease as he or she knows there will be fair play. The tribunals of inquiry are fully independent of what they are investigating. The independence of an appeals board ensures both sides...

Written Answers — Departmental Inquiries: Departmental Inquiries (5 Dec 2006)

Jack Wall: Question 71: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on whether it is acceptable that almost eight years since an inquiry was established into alleged abuse (details supplied) people are still waiting for results; if she will guarantee the publication of this report; the timeframe for publication; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41469/06]

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (5 Dec 2006)

Jack Wall: Question 135: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if Ireland voted in favour of the proposed directive on processed cereal based foods and baby foods for infants and young children at the meeting of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health Nutrition Section meeting on 26 and 27 October 2006; and if she will explain Ireland's position on this issue. [41474/06]

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (5 Dec 2006)

Jack Wall: Question 182: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will be entitled under his Department's guidelines and records of the person to make an application for a long-term residency visa; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41488/06]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (5 Dec 2006)

Jack Wall: Question 313: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the guidelines set down for the position of the school based occupational therapist by the Health Service Executive in County Kildare; the way the backlog of requests for appointments will be dealt with; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that there are 60 children on a waiting list since 2001 for this service; if her...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (5 Dec 2006)

Jack Wall: Question 314: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that due to its stated position of lack of funding the Health Service Executive cannot provide a proper occupational therapy service to facilitate treatment for children needing such a service in the primary schools of County Kildare; her plans to ensure such funding is made available; and...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (5 Dec 2006)

Jack Wall: Question 316: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that due to its stated position of lack of funding the Health Service Executive is not in a position to overcome the backlog of treatment for children seeking an occupational therapist service in the primary schools of County Kildare by funding the children's treatment in the private sector;...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (5 Dec 2006)

Jack Wall: Question 317: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the means that the Health Service Executive can use to overcome its stated position that due to lack of funding it cannot provide the much needed occupational therapy service to children in primary schools in County Kildare to overcome the backlog of over 60 children seeking the service and that due to the said position it cannot...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (5 Dec 2006)

Jack Wall: Question 315: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reasons a person (details supplied) in County Kildare has had their operating procedure cancelled on three occasions; when will they receive an appointment for this procedure; if this procedure can be placed on a waiting list to ensure the earliest appointment for the applicant in view of their three disappointments already; and...

Written Answers — Charitable Organisations: Charitable Organisations (5 Dec 2006)

Jack Wall: Question 391: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reasons a company (details supplied) has to supply audited accounts to the Companies Office in view of the fact that the company has charitable status and is a community based group whose constitution states that it is a non-profit making organisation and the workings of the group are solely to do with improvements of...