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Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (10 Feb 2009)

Tom Hayes: Question 622: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if a decision has been made on the provision of a summer works scheme for schools for 2009. [4512/09]

Hospital Services: Motion (Resumed) (11 Feb 2009)

Tom Hayes: What is at issue tonight affects not only the people of Nenagh and Ennis but all people living in rural Ireland, no matter from what part of the country they come. In recent years we have been obsessed with the notion that making things bigger automatically means better services. I will draw a comparison which might sound funny. Those of us from rural constituencies will remember the...

Written Answers — Sports Funding: Sports Funding (11 Feb 2009)

Tom Hayes: Question 227: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism when the sports capital grants will be released for 2009; the amount expected to be allocated for south Tipperary in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5114/09]

Written Answers — Overseas Development Aid: Overseas Development Aid (12 Feb 2009)

Tom Hayes: Question 44: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the amount of the reduction of €95 million in the overseas aid budget which will be taken from funds channelled through Irish and other development non-governmental organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5230/09]

Written Answers — Global Financial Crisis: Global Financial Crisis (12 Feb 2009)

Tom Hayes: Question 49: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the situation in Iceland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5332/09]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (12 Feb 2009)

Tom Hayes: Question 108: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she received a request for funding in respect of a new cystic fibrosis unit at Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin, Dublin; the consideration this request was given; her views on the necessity for such a unit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5424/09]

Written Answers — Overseas Development Aid: Overseas Development Aid (12 Feb 2009)

Tom Hayes: Question 148: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on a policy (details supplied) in view of expenditure on staffing for foreign aid. [5423/09]

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (17 Feb 2009)

Tom Hayes: Question 320: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs when a decision will be made on a school outdoors playing facilities enhancement scheme on behalf of a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary. [5613/09]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (17 Feb 2009)

Tom Hayes: Question 531: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the south Tipperary schools that will be impacted by the decision to cut special teacher support for children with mild general learning disabilities; the number of staff across south Tipperary which will be lost as a result of this decision; and the number of children this will impact on in south Tipperary. [6339/09]

County Enterprise Boards. (18 Feb 2009)

Tom Hayes: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for giving me the opportunity to raise this very important issue. When the county enterprise boards were first set up, I happened to be a member of the local authority in south Tipperary and was nominated to the county enterprise board. I saw at first hand, in very difficult times, the role the board could play within the community. I know people who started...

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (18 Feb 2009)

Tom Hayes: Question 221: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the speeds that mobile broadband can provide to customers in comparison to standard broadband; if speeds have been agreed with a company (details supplied) as part of their service level agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6440/09]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (18 Feb 2009)

Tom Hayes: Question 235: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when payment will be made on an application under the farm waste management scheme to a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6441/09]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (18 Feb 2009)

Tom Hayes: Question 242: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a REP scheme payment will be made in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6520/09]

Written Answers — Fishing Industry Development: Fishing Industry Development (24 Feb 2009)

Tom Hayes: Question 245: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will clarify the role of the marine survey office with regard to regulation and monitoring of gross tonnage and registered kilowatts in the fishing industry; the surveys that have been carried out on this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7516/09]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (24 Feb 2009)

Tom Hayes: Question 415: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a payment will be issued to a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary under the farm waste management scheme. [7162/09]

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (25 Feb 2009)

Tom Hayes: I understand that the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food has been in negotiation with farming organisations. I will give him my speaking time to give us an update on the situation. Is that possible? I would prefer this to the repetition of the situation by every speaker.

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (25 Feb 2009)

Tom Hayes: I just want to allow him speak instead of me.

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (25 Feb 2009)

Tom Hayes: What does that mean?

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (25 Feb 2009)

Tom Hayes: When I gave the Minister a chance, I expected him to have something positive to say about this because this is a matter of trust, and trust is very important in the times in which we are living. These people entered into agreements with their banks and I cannot understand how we miscalculated this, but we did. People are not getting back the money to pay their banks. They cannot get...

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (25 Feb 2009)

Tom Hayes: Because of the criteria the Department had in place with which to record a market incentive.