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Written Answers — Vaccination Programme: Vaccination Programme (10 Oct 2006)

Róisín Shortall: Question 330: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the definition of at-risk groups in respect of qualification for free influenza vaccinations; the changes to the qualifying criteria for free vaccinations in respect of medical card holders since 2005 and in each case the basis for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31950/06]

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

Róisín Shortall: Question 344: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the plans in place to furnish Temple Street Hospital with the computed tomography machine it needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31981/06]

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (10 Oct 2006)

Róisín Shortall: Question 345: To ask the Minister for Health and Children, further to Exchequer returns showing end of year returns will be approximately €2.5 billion more than expected, the percentage of this surplus she expects to be spent on capital spending in the health services. [31982/06]

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

Róisín Shortall: Question 355: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the funding which has been provided in each of the past five years for home-help services; the basis on which this is allocated to each local health office area; the actual amount of funding provided to each LHO area in 2006; and if she will make a statement on the adequacy of the current provision. [32019/06]

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

Róisín Shortall: Question 356: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the difficulties experienced by patients on their discharge from hospital if they have a prescription for medication which may or may not be immediately available; if she will review this policy in respect of medical card holders with a view to arranging for patients to be supplied with two to three...

Written Answers — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (10 Oct 2006)

Róisín Shortall: Question 399: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to the role played by the IDA in lobbying for a particular route for the proposed metro north; and his views on the appropriateness or otherwise in such action. [31997/06]

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (10 Oct 2006)

Róisín Shortall: Question 450: To ask the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that some taxi drivers are refusing to carry customers with children on the basis that they do not have an appropriate child seat-belt or restraint; the circumstances in which taxi drivers must have such seat-belts or restraints; if this varies with the age of the child; the efforts which have been...

International Agreements: Motion (11 Oct 2006)

Róisín Shortall: The Labour Party will not oppose this motion but I want to make a number of comments about it and the manner with which it is being dealt. At European Union level, it is difficult to understand how negotiations on this issue went to the wire and we now find ourselves in a position where there is a certain degree of urgency in passing this motion. Why has it been handled so badly in terms of...

International Agreements: Motion (11 Oct 2006)

Róisín Shortall: With respect, a number of questions were raised and the Minister of State has not addressed them.

International Agreements: Motion (11 Oct 2006)

Róisín Shortall: Who will monitor the agreement?

International Agreements: Motion (11 Oct 2006)

Róisín Shortall: Who will monitor the agreement?

International Agreements: Motion (11 Oct 2006)

Róisín Shortall: Who will arbitrate on that matter?

Employment Rights. (11 Oct 2006)

Róisín Shortall: Question 12: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the situation regarding Gama Construction Ireland Limited and the moneys owed to its workers; if he is satisfied that all due moneys have been correctly and fairly paid to the workers; if action is to be taken against Gama Construction Ireland Limited to prosecute it for illegally withholding the salaries of these workers;...

Sea Pollution (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2003 [Seanad]: Report Stage (11 Oct 2006)

Róisín Shortall: I take a slightly different view of the matter. I am not sure of the justification for exempting port companies from liability. It is not as if they are separate companies, based somewhere in the city centre, which just give out licences. The port companies are responsible for the operation and safe maintenance of the ports within their remit. I am not sure why they should be exempted....

Sea Pollution (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2003 [Seanad]: Report Stage (11 Oct 2006)

Róisín Shortall: I do not think it is precisely the same. The Fire Service is a particular emergency service. It would not make sense to leave members of the Fire Service open to being sued in the event of a fire not being extinguished properly. In this case we are discussing commercial entities with responsibility, in addition to a licensing role, for operation of the ports. They should have a...

Sea Pollution (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2003 [Seanad]: Report Stage (11 Oct 2006)

Róisín Shortall: The companies are providing the facilities as operators of the port. They are on the companies' property.

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (11 Oct 2006)

Róisín Shortall: Question 70: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on the work in 2006 to date of the internal market unit in his Department; the main plans for this unit for the remainder of 2006; the level of staffing and budget assigned to this unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32068/06]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (11 Oct 2006)

Róisín Shortall: Question 128: To ask the Minister for Finance if there is an impediment under EU rules of zero rating VAT on domestic utility bills; and the implications for revenue if such an action were to be taken. [32301/06]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (11 Oct 2006)

Róisín Shortall: Question 185: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the cost to the Exchequer in each case of raising the qualifying threshold for fuel allowance by €20 per week, €50 per week and €100 per week. [32302/06]

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (12 Oct 2006)

Róisín Shortall: Question 81: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will report on the enforcement rate in respect of the new mandatory alcohol testing for each of the months August and September 2006 under headings (details supplied). [32524/06]