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Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (30 Nov 2005)

Enda Kenny: Question 135: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of renal dialysis units currently in operation here; the number treated each year for the past five years and the estimated cost of each treatment where persons attend at renal dialysis units in hospitals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37323/05]

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (30 Nov 2005)

Enda Kenny: Question 136: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the reason for the creation of local health officer positions; if those posts replaced those of general manager in the health board system; the number of local health officers appointed to each region; the reason positions were changed from being contract positions to permanent posts; and if she will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Foster Care: Foster Care (30 Nov 2005)

Enda Kenny: Question 137: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the context in which the foster care allowance, the property of foster parents, was merged with the orphan's allowance payable to and the property of the child; if this merger took place contrary to legal advice that both payments had different functions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37325/05]

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (30 Nov 2005)

Enda Kenny: Question 138: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the cost to the State of a unit (details supplied) in County Limerick under all headings since a manager and assistant manager were appointed in 2002; if a clinical psychologist was appointed and when such appointment took place; when children were first accepted into this unit; the reason the unit was closed in 2004 and...

Written Answers — State Examinations: State Examinations (30 Nov 2005)

Enda Kenny: Question 270: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the proportion of marks allocated for spoken Irish in the leaving certificate for Irish at lower level; if she intends to restructure this system with a clean bias towards spoken competency; when she intends to do same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37318/05]

Written Answers — State Examinations: State Examinations (30 Nov 2005)

Enda Kenny: Question 272: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the structure and category allocation of points marking for Irish in the leaving certificate for both lower and higher grade; the educational purpose of Irish in the lower grade; if she has satisfied herself that this purpose is being achieved with specific reference to spoken Irish; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Teacher Training: Teacher Training (30 Nov 2005)

Enda Kenny: Question 271: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the cost accrued by the State in training a primary teacher in each official teacher training college; the cost of training a primary teacher by a recognised on-line facility for graduates; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37319/05]

Order of Business. (1 Dec 2005)

Enda Kenny: I wish to raise a number of matters with the Tánaiste. According to section A of the pink list of Bills expected to be published, 11 have not been published to date. We are now in the last few weeks of this session. How many of the remaining 11 Bills will be published by the end of the session or before the start of the next session? Last month the Government announced a review of major...

Order of Business. (1 Dec 2005)

Enda Kenny: This is arising out of the Order of Business because the Minister of State wrote in his letter, "My Department is making real progress", and the other letter deals with another resignation. What is going on over there?

Order of Business. (1 Dec 2005)

Enda Kenny: In view of the information given to the Fine Gael spokesperson on finance, Deputy Bruton, that only one in nine civil servants plan to move, is there to be another announcement on budget day——

Order of Business. (1 Dec 2005)

Enda Kenny: ——about this matter which was announced two years ago——

Order of Business. (1 Dec 2005)

Enda Kenny: It is a very serious matter for those concerned.

Order of Business. (1 Dec 2005)

Enda Kenny: I would like to make this point if I may and I will sit down then.

Order of Business. (1 Dec 2005)

Enda Kenny: The implementation committee dealing with decentralisation is not answerable to the Dáil and no Deputy — neither Independents nor party Members — can ask questions about it.

Order of Business. (1 Dec 2005)

Enda Kenny: There is a list of numbers willing to travel with their jobs.

Order of Business. (1 Dec 2005)

Enda Kenny: Will all 11 outstanding Bills be published?

Sea-Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). (1 Dec 2005)

Enda Kenny: That is Deputy Ó Gallachóir.

Sea-Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). (1 Dec 2005)

Enda Kenny: It is called tunnel vision.

Written Answers — Anti-Poverty Strategy: Anti-Poverty Strategy (1 Dec 2005)

Enda Kenny: Question 16: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the position regarding the national anti-poverty strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37247/05]

Written Answers — Tax and Social Welfare Codes: Tax and Social Welfare Codes (1 Dec 2005)

Enda Kenny: Question 66: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the action he has taken to address the relatively new phenomenon of the working poor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37246/05]