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Written Answers — Cancer Incidence: Cancer Incidence (10 Oct 2006)

Jerry Cowley: Question 311: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of deaths by cancer in County Mayo; the breakdown by areas and towns; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31707/06]

Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (10 Oct 2006)

Jerry Cowley: Question 312: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a person originally from the Health Service Executive western area and now resident at a private nursing home in County Kildare is entitled to enhanced subvention in the eastern area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31708/06]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (10 Oct 2006)

Jerry Cowley: Question 328: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the review of all outpatient urology waiting lists at Mayo General Hospital has taken place as stated on 17 July 2006; if so, the amount of male patients awaiting urology services at Mayo General Hospital for each of the years 2001 to 2005 and for the first six months of 2006; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31889/06]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (10 Oct 2006)

Jerry Cowley: Question 343: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason people applying for home care packages in County Mayo are being informed that there is not money available to provide this service; her views on whether this is scandalous in view of the comments made by her when introducing this scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31980/06]

Written Answers — Driving Licences: Driving Licences (10 Oct 2006)

Jerry Cowley: Question 449: To ask the Minister for Transport his views on introducing a limited licence for persons in rural areas who are years driving on provisional licences, accident free, and who only drive within a small radius of their place of residence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31676/06]

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (10 Oct 2006)

Jerry Cowley: Question 574: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the details of the revised scheme and proposals for the Achill Sound sewerage scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31879/06]

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31 (11 Oct 2006)

Jerry Cowley: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to raise a matter of national and local importance, namely, why more than 300 more women from the west and south will have to die before BreastCheck is extended nationwide; to ask the Government if it cares that one in every two women in the west opts for a mastectomy for breast cancer compared to one in five in the east; whether the...

Order of Business (11 Oct 2006)

Jerry Cowley: On the eligibility for public services Bill, what about people from the west who have been waiting since 2000 for an extension of BreastCheck? Can legislation be introduced to ensure those people have a chance to live? Some 300 people will die as it will be 2010 before that service is delivered.

Order of Business (11 Oct 2006)

Jerry Cowley: I am talking about the eligibility for public services Bill. I am asking when legislation that ensures these people get treatment will be debated. There is no good reason that service should not have been extended in 2000. There is a 25% to 30% cut in mortality, yet hundreds of people will die.

International Agreements: Motion (11 Oct 2006)

Jerry Cowley: Deputy Ó Snodaigh wishes to share time with Deputies Connolly and Eamon Ryan. Is that agreed? Agreed.

International Agreements: Motion (11 Oct 2006)

Jerry Cowley: Is that agreed? Agreed.

International Agreements: Motion (11 Oct 2006)

Jerry Cowley: The Minister of State must conclude.

Industrial Development. (11 Oct 2006)

Jerry Cowley: Question 10: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when the IDA industrial park on the Sligo Road, Ballina, will begin operations as an industrial park, bringing much needed employment to the Ballina town and region; his views on whether infrastructure investment is urgently needed to attract industry to this employment blackspot; and if he will make a statement on the...

Industrial Development. (11 Oct 2006)

Jerry Cowley: I thank the Minister for his reply. Unfortunately, it is the same reply I got from the Minister in March. He told me then that the county council was talking to the IDA about this site. It is a sham and a travesty. I do not know what the Minister has been doing, but he has done nothing since I questioned him on this issue in March. We get the same old answers all the time. I will tell...

Industrial Development. (11 Oct 2006)

Jerry Cowley: I want straight answers.

Industrial Development. (11 Oct 2006)

Jerry Cowley: The Minister is talking about an abysmal increase in employment. The actual job loss stands at 1,394, meaning that almost 1,000 jobs net have been lost. No matter what kind of spin the Minister puts on this, he cannot deny this net loss of 1,000 jobs to Ballina over the past nine years. That is unsustainable. Whether he wants to believe it or not, the Minister is responsible and must do...

Industrial Development. (11 Oct 2006)

Jerry Cowley: I have always been in favour of the gas field. I would like to see it brought ashore in a way that will benefit someone other than Shell.

Industrial Development. (11 Oct 2006)

Jerry Cowley: If the Minister looks at the website he will see——

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (11 Oct 2006)

Jerry Cowley: Question 82: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps he intends to take to restore employment in north Mayo and in Ballina, County Mayo in view of the fact that the employment rate in the town in 11% which is twice the national average; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32070/06]

Written Answers — Garda Operations: Garda Operations (11 Oct 2006)

Jerry Cowley: Question 107: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the cost to his Department of the increased Garda presence at Ballinaboy Shell refinery; the cost to date; the projected costs and if Shell are paying for this Garda presence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32230/06]