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Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (29 Apr 2008)

Kathleen Lynch: Question 86: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the terms and conditions of arrangements between the Health Service Executive, on the one hand, and Mercy University Hospital Cork in particular and the other voluntary hospitals here in general, on the other hand; if each of these arrangements has been reduced to writing; the nature and effect of directions issued by her under Section...

Student Support Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (30 Apr 2008)

Kathleen Lynch: That is agreed.

Student Support Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (30 Apr 2008)

Kathleen Lynch: I do not intend to speak for the allotted 20 minutes, although perhaps when I start, I will speak for that long or even longer. I welcome this Bill. We have been continuously asking for its introduction in the past few years because there was such a clear need for it. All Deputies would like to see more provisions in the Bill but, nevertheless, the fact that it is regularising how grants...

Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (30 Apr 2008)

Kathleen Lynch: Question 13: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to concerns expressed by SIPTU that the treatment of some foreign workers employed as domestic workers amounts to forced slavery and that the union is taking three cases per month on behalf of foreign domestic workers to the Labour Court; his views on this development; if he is satisfied...

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (30 Apr 2008)

Kathleen Lynch: Question 53: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the position in regard to the proposed EU Directive on Agency Workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16557/08]

Order of Business (1 May 2008)

Kathleen Lynch: A constituent of mine who requested a file from a hospital some years ago was told they could not have it because it was the property of the health board. I tabled a question in 2006 on a specific incident involving a file being lost to which I received a detailed reply from the HSE advising that all files would be destroyed in a proper manner. Given that the file I inquired about a number...

Order of Business (1 May 2008)

Kathleen Lynch: Patients and their families are worried and upset at the notion that members of the public have access to files to which they were denied access.

Order of Business (1 May 2008)

Kathleen Lynch: Has the Data Protection Commissioner being informed of this matter? Will we hear about what happened in this instance or how it happened?

Health Service Records. (1 May 2008)

Kathleen Lynch: I am not raising this issue to be provocative or to seek somebody's head. Rather, I put down this Adjournment matter with a sense of desperation. I have a personal interest in this issue. Some years ago, having sought a particular file on behalf of a constituent, I was told that such files were the property of the then Southern Health Board and could not be viewed by the individual...

Written Answers — Air Services: Air Services (8 May 2008)

Kathleen Lynch: Question 54: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will initiate an investigation in conjunction with the National Consumer Agency, the Competition Authority and the Commission on Aviation Regulation into the new extra charges on airline passengers; if he will consider legislation specifically to protect air travellers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17324/08]

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (8 May 2008)

Kathleen Lynch: Question 63: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will introduce new measures to facilitate the drug and drink testing of public and private sector transport workers in safety critical roles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17325/08]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (8 May 2008)

Kathleen Lynch: Question 454: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when he will be making available a capital allocation for the building of a new school (details supplied) in County Cork; when the school authorities, including the board of management and principal, will be informed; the length of time he expects the construction period to last; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17855/08]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (8 May 2008)

Kathleen Lynch: Question 455: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when he will be making a capital allocation for the building programme at a school (details supplied) in County Cork; when the school authorities, including the board of management and principal, will be informed; the length of time he expects the construction period to last; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17856/08]

Nomination of Comptroller and Auditor General: Motion. (13 May 2008)

Kathleen Lynch: It is agreed.

Nomination of Comptroller and Auditor General: Motion. (13 May 2008)

Kathleen Lynch: I congratulate the Minister of State on his appointment. As there are no other speakers, I call on him to reply.

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (13 May 2008)

Kathleen Lynch: Question 141: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress made in regard to the commitment given in the Programme for Government to allow people with disabilities to work without losing key essential medical card cover after three years. [18663/08]

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (13 May 2008)

Kathleen Lynch: Question 230: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress made in regard to the commitment given in the Programme for Government to commence by June 2007, the provision for an independent assessment of need for all children with disabilities under five years of age as a legal right. [18527/08]

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (13 May 2008)

Kathleen Lynch: Question 231: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress made in regard to the commitment given in the Programme for Government to build on this by providing a legal right to independent assessment for all persons with disabilities. [18528/08]

Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (13 May 2008)

Kathleen Lynch: Question 232: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress made in regard to the commitment given in the Programme for Government to increase the existing rehabilitation bed capacity in addition to redeveloping the National Rehabilitation Hospital in Dun Laoghaire. [18529/08]

Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (13 May 2008)

Kathleen Lynch: Question 280: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the progress made on the commitment given in the programme for Government to put in place a comprehensive employment strategy for people with disabilities which will help people into work in all sectors. [18661/08]