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Departmental Funding (23 Mar 2011)

Gerald Nash: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for allowing me to raise this important issue for the people of the north east, an issue of which the Minister of State, Deputy O'Dowd, is well aware. It will be greatly appreciated by those who depend on the services and supports provided by the Drogheda-based Dignity 4 Patients that my colleague, the Minister of State, Deputy Shortall, is available this evening...

Written Answers — Arts Council: Arts Council (29 Mar 2011)

Gerald Nash: Question 137: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and Gaeltacht Affairs when he will appoint new members to the board of the Arts Council of Ireland; the criteria he will apply to the appointments process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5783/11]

Moriarty Tribunal Report: Statements (Resumed) (30 Mar 2011)

Gerald Nash: I will edit as I go along. I thank the Acting Chairman for the opportunity to speak on this particularly important report. The report of the tribunal exposes a political culture and a modus operandi which, over a decade and a half ago, led to the awarding of what was effectively a licence to print money in circumstances that, quite frankly, were ethically and morally dubious. The programme...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (30 Mar 2011)

Gerald Nash: Question 103: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the reasons for the delay in processing an application for a residence card and Irish passport in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; if it is his intention to grant residency to the person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6086/11]

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (31 Mar 2011)

Gerald Nash: Question 74: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the reasons for the delay in processing an application for a subsidiary protection order in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Meath; if he will grant such an order to the person concerned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6347/11]

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (5 Apr 2011)

Gerald Nash: Question 65: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will make funding available on a once-off basis to an organisation (details supplied) as applied for under the Reconciliation Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6828/11]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (5 Apr 2011)

Gerald Nash: Question 191: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reasons for the delay in processing an appeal for an application for illness benefit in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Louth; if she will approve the benefit payment to the person concerned; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6385/11]

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (5 Apr 2011)

Gerald Nash: Question 275: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when he will publish the findings of a high level inquiry into planning practices in certain local authorities (details supplied) which was established in June 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6824/11]

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (5 Apr 2011)

Gerald Nash: Question 424: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if he will make funding available to an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6820/11]

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (5 Apr 2011)

Gerald Nash: Question 422: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a medical card will be granted to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6816/11]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (12 Apr 2011)

Gerald Nash: Question 118: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the announcement in the recent UK budget that the British Government is considering applying a new 12.5% corporation tax rate to Northern Ireland; his further views that a new rate would affect the ability of the Border counties to attract higher levels of foreign direct investment; if he has plans to address this issue; and if he...

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (12 Apr 2011)

Gerald Nash: Question 261: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will undertake to ensure that any review or re-rating of the commercial rates system planned by him will prioritise local authorities in the Border counties based on the unique competitive challenges faced in these areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7246/11]

Suicide Prevention: Statements (Resumed) (14 Apr 2011)

Gerald Nash: I welcome the opportunity to make a contribution on this important debate. I wish my colleague, the Minister of State, Deputy Kathleen Lynch, well in the task ahead. I know she has a deep personal interest in this matter. I also pay tribute to the groundbreaking work done by Deputy Dan Neville over the years on highlighting this issue. I recall approximately 15 or 16 years ago when I was...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (14 Apr 2011)

Gerald Nash: Question 68: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reasons for the delay in processing an application for half rate carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8060/11]

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (19 Apr 2011)

Gerald Nash: Question 325: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if he will ensure automatic entitlement to medical cards for all children with Down's syndrome; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8439/11]

Written Answers — Joint Labour Committees: Joint Labour Committees (20 Apr 2011)

Gerald Nash: Question 100: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation when the review of joint labour committee agreements will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8683/11]

Written Answers — Substance Abuse: Substance Abuse (20 Apr 2011)

Gerald Nash: Question 153: To ask the Minister for Health and Children his views on the levels of alcohol abuse and misuse here; his further views that reported levels of alcohol consumption ought to be arrested from a public health, social and economic perspective; the measures he will take to address the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8674/11]

Written Answers — Substance Abuse: Substance Abuse (20 Apr 2011)

Gerald Nash: Question 157: To ask the Minister for Health and Children his views on whether widespread sponsorship of major sporting events by alcohol companies is having an impact on levels of alcohol consumption and alcohol abuse here; if he will review the situation regarding the sponsorship of sporting events; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8682/11]

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (21 Apr 2011)

Gerald Nash: Question 132: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a medical card will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8917/11]

Written Answers — School Patronage: School Patronage (3 May 2011)

Gerald Nash: Question 243: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the process he will deploy in order to decide on the patronage of a proposed new second-level school for the Drogheda area; the timeframe involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9499/11]