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Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2005: Report Stage. (1 Mar 2005)

Seán Ryan: The Deputy does not even need a calculator.

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2005: Report Stage. (1 Mar 2005)

Seán Ryan: I welcome the opportunity to contribute on this important issue. Controversy recently arose in the context of the article by Kevin Myers and the contribution of Dr. Ed Walsh. At the time, I stated that Kevin Myers's article was a despicable attack on lone parents and on children, and was based on many inaccuracies. However, I also acknowledged, given my work experience, that an issue requires...

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2005: Report Stage. (1 Mar 2005)

Seán Ryan: A little further.

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2005: Report Stage. (1 Mar 2005)

Seán Ryan: I welcome the Minister's contribution. In my contribution I referred to access to education and training for parents in one-parent families. The Minister did not respond to it but I know it is not a deliberate omission on his part. Some of the facts are stark in regard to that. The NESF report of 2000 indicated that 23% of sole mothers have no formal qualifications compared to 9% of married...

Written Answers — Military Police Investigations: Military Police Investigations (1 Mar 2005)

Seán Ryan: Question 103: To ask the Minister for Defence if, further to his reply of 26 January 2005, the second of two military police investigations into suggestions of near mutinous behaviour on a Naval Service vessel has been concluded; the action which has been taken in view of this investigation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6706/05]

Written Answers — Sugar Beet Industry: Sugar Beet Industry (2 Mar 2005)

Seán Ryan: Question 107: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the discussions she has had with the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment arising from the proposed closure of the Carlow sugar factory; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6972/05]

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (2 Mar 2005)

Seán Ryan: Question 114: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the discussions she has had with other Departments and State agencies with a view to meeting the EU Biofuels Directive requiring Ireland to replace 2% of petrol and diesel with renewable fuels by the end of 2005. [6973/05]

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (2 Mar 2005)

Seán Ryan: Question 213: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the fact that families moving into Balbriggan, County Dublin are unable to secure places for their children who may already be in school from their previous address or who are due to commence school in September 2005; and if, in this regard, she will report on the position of a person (details...

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (2 Mar 2005)

Seán Ryan: Question 214: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the fact that families moving into Balbriggan, County Dublin are unable to secure places for their children who may already be in school from their previous address or who are due to commence school in September 2005; and if, in this regard, she will report on the position of a person (details...

Health (Amendment) Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). (3 Mar 2005)

Seán Ryan: I propose to share time with Deputy Upton. This Bill is typical of the careless and possibly even negligent approach the Department of Health and Children takes in respect of people's rights and entitlements to health care. It deals with two issues, namely, entitlement to a "mini" or "yellow pack" medical card and the way in which long-stay charges will operate in future. As we know from the...

Health (Amendment) Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). (3 Mar 2005)

Seán Ryan: I am not pulling the figures out of the air. This is according to figures given through parliamentary questions.

Health (Amendment) Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). (3 Mar 2005)

Seán Ryan: The Minister will say, of course, that people are becoming wealthier and that their incomes are increasing, putting them above the qualification threshold. This is utter balderdash.

Health (Amendment) Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). (3 Mar 2005)

Seán Ryan: Average industrial earnings are up 50% since 1997, while the income threshold for medical cards is up by 27%.

Health (Amendment) Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). (3 Mar 2005)

Seán Ryan: The medical card qualifying threshold is not even keeping pace with earnings, which is part of the problem. These so-called "yellow packs" or doctor-only cards are a cop-out. They will only entitle people on low incomes to have free access to a general practitioner. They have little to offer the person who will be left with the cost of prescription drugs, a public hospital bed, out-patient...

Health (Amendment) Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). (3 Mar 2005)

Seán Ryan: ——Cavan, Louth, Meath——

Health (Amendment) Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). (3 Mar 2005)

Seán Ryan: Indeed, the constituents of Meath will be made very well aware of the neglect and broken promises by this Government as regards medical cards. Monaghan, Donegal, Leitrim, Sligo, Carlow, Kilkenny, Waterford, Wexford, Cork, Kerry, Galway, Mayo and Roscommon all have seen a massive reduction in the number of medical card recipients in the period between 1997 and 2005. This is a cop-out and the...

Written Answers — Public Capital Programmes: Public Capital Programmes (3 Mar 2005)

Seán Ryan: Question 64: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will make a statement on the recently published guidelines for the appraisal and management of public capital programmes and projects. [7202/05]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (3 Mar 2005)

Seán Ryan: Question 68: To ask the Minister for Finance if an assessment has been done of the likely implications of the recent decision of the European Court of Justice which found against the Revenue Commissioners' interpretation of VAT rules on canteen food sales; the anticipated loss to the Exchequer as a result of the ruling; the amount that it is likely that will have to be repaid; and if he will...

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (3 Mar 2005)

Seán Ryan: Question 183: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if, in view of the unacceptable increase in anti-social behaviour in Donabate, County Dublin, a Garda station will be provided and additional Garda resources arranged in the interim to be specifically dedicated to the Donabate peninsula. [7469/05]

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (8 Mar 2005)

Seán Ryan: Question 136: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on such undertakings as the United Nations has made recently in relation to bonded labour in general, and child slavery in particular; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7736/05]