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National Drugs Strategy. (15 May 2008)

Catherine Byrne: The sooner these products are taken off the market the better for everybody.

National Drugs Strategy. (15 May 2008)

Catherine Byrne: It is encouraging to hear of the 50% increase in beds. One of the main problems with residential care or rehabilitation is the fact that there are over 12,000 people on methadone. In order to go into residential care they must be clean. When will a programme be introduced so that people can access the service so that they can be brought down on the drugs? At present they are in no man's land.

National Drugs Strategy. (15 May 2008)

Catherine Byrne: It is all drugs.

Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (15 May 2008)

Catherine Byrne: Question 35: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the number of drug outreach workers employed in the country, and in Dublin, whose salaries are funded by his Department; the procedure for employing a drugs outreach worker; the professional and educational criteria they must meet and their typical job description; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Education Welfare Service: Education Welfare Service (15 May 2008)

Catherine Byrne: Question 167: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of education welfare officers employed to monitor school attendance in south Dublin City; the name of the schools in which they are employed; the number of EWOs in each of these schools and their typical job description; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18978/08]

Afforestation Programme. (20 May 2008)

Catherine Byrne: Question 91: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of privately owned hectares of forestry in each of the past 20 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19613/08]

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (20 May 2008)

Catherine Byrne: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to discuss a matter of urgent national and regional importance, namely, yesterday's announcement by Dublin City Council that five social housing projects, including the regeneration of St. Michael's Estate in Inchicore, are at serious risk due to the withdrawal of a developer from a public private partnership. This is a huge blow to...

Urban Regeneration. (20 May 2008)

Catherine Byrne: I thank the Minister of State for being here. I have lived and worked in St. Michael's in Inchicore all my life. For the past 18 years I have been hearing about the plan for the regeneration of St. Michael's estate. I have been a member of the board of St. Michael's for the past eight years. On numerous occasions plans have been brought to the table and rejected. The plan recently...

Written Answers — Afforestation Programme: Afforestation Programme (20 May 2008)

Catherine Byrne: Question 122: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of hectares newly planted by Coillte in each of the past 20 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19614/08]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (20 May 2008)

Catherine Byrne: Question 208: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of beds available for drug detox in community based residential detox units, in medical detox units including stabilisation services, in residential rehabilitation units, in step-down and half way houses and in general and psychiatric hospitals; the corresponding figures for 2000; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (20 May 2008)

Catherine Byrne: Question 209: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of medical and clerical staff employed by the Health Service Executive within its detoxification and rehabilitation residential services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19390/08]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (20 May 2008)

Catherine Byrne: Question 210: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of people on a waiting list for admission to residential detox services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19391/08]

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (20 May 2008)

Catherine Byrne: Question 252: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if community based homework clubs will be considered for funding under the national child care investment programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19818/08]

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (20 May 2008)

Catherine Byrne: Question 350: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the funding opportunities currently available to community-based homework clubs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19816/08]

Written Answers — Educational Disadvantage: Educational Disadvantage (20 May 2008)

Catherine Byrne: Question 432: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason a homework club (details supplied) in Dublin 8 was not granted funding under the school completion programme; if he will consider this homework club for funding in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19815/08]

Written Answers — Educational Disadvantage: Educational Disadvantage (20 May 2008)

Catherine Byrne: Question 433: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the funding opportunities currently available to community based homework clubs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19817/08]

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (22 May 2008)

Catherine Byrne: Question 287: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the effectiveness of public private partnership projects in view of a number of housing projects under threat in Dublin City in particular the regeneration of an estate (details supplied) in Dublin 8; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20513/08]

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (22 May 2008)

Catherine Byrne: Question 288: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the regeneration schemes underway in Dublin city; the action he will take to ensure that projects already in the pipeline and at an advanced stage will go ahead as planned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20514/08]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (27 May 2008)

Catherine Byrne: Question 229: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason the home help service in Dublin south city is currently invoicing elderly persons who are in receipt of home help for additional payments to cover annual leave for home helps, as well as payment for replacement home helps; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20731/08]

Written Answers — Health Services Expenditure: Health Services Expenditure (27 May 2008)

Catherine Byrne: Question 272: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the amount of money that was spent by the Health Service Executive on general building maintenance on its premises around the country in 2007; the amount that was spent on washing windows; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21202/08]