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Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (5 Jul 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Question 586: To ask the Minister for Health if he intends to hand over responsibility for adding babies to medical and general practitioner cards and other such changes to doctors' secretaries; and the way he intends to deliver this change in the medical and GP card process. [18522/11]

Written Answers — Commercial Rates: Commercial Rates (5 Jul 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Question 612: To ask the Minister for Health the rent and rates charged to coffee chains operating in St. James's, the Mater and St. Vincent's Hospitals in Dublin. [18816/11]

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (5 Jul 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Question 626: To ask the Minister for Health the number of Secretaries General that sit on State agency boards; the Departments that these Secretaries General represent; the corresponding agency boards they are appointed to by the Government; and the remuneration they receive for board membership. [19497/11]

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (5 Jul 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Question 658: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of Secretaries General who sit on State agency boards; the Departments that the Secretaries General are representing; the corresponding agency boards they are appointed to by the Government; and the remuneration they receive for board membership. [19501/11]

Hospital Services: Motion (5 Jul 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: It is known that countries with comprehensive primary care systems tend to have lower health care costs, lower mortality rates, longer life expectancy rates and greater satisfaction rates in their health care systems. As long ago as 2001, Deputy Martin of Fianna Fáil, then Minister for Health, announced with great fanfare his Government's primary care strategy, A New Direction. The...

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (5 Jul 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to raise a matter of national importance, namely, the Government's cuts to the number of special needs assistants in schools which will adversely affect the most vulnerable and disadvantaged children, their classmates and existing teachers' ability to deliver first world education standards.

Order of Business (5 Jul 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Can the Taoiseach shed light on this matter? It relates to a change to the Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform to include the Taoiseach and his Department. Given that we are asked to take this matter without debate, will the Taoiseach explain to the House the rationale for the inclusion of himself and his Department, whether this means that the Taoiseach will be an ex...

Written Answers — Departmental Reports: Departmental Reports (30 Jun 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Question 19: To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on his consultations with the Institute of Obstetrics and Gynaecology regarding symphysiotomy; if the independent academic researcher to which he referred in his reply of 24 March 2011 has been appointed; if the promised assistance to the women affected is being provided; if he will heed the call of the women for truth and...

Written Answers — Public Service Contracts: Public Service Contracts (29 Jun 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Question 77: To ask the Minister for Finance if he deems it appropriate for public servants to take up new positions within the public service on retirement from a previous position whilst in receipt of a pension; and his view that appropriately qualified unemployed persons should be given the opportunity to take up work within the public and civil sector as it arises. [17705/11]

Written Answers — Banking Sector Regulation: Banking Sector Regulation (29 Jun 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Question 78: To ask the Minister for Finance if he deems it appropriate for public servants to take up new positions within the public service on retirement from a previous position whilst in receipt of a pension; and his view that appropriately qualified unemployed persons should be given the opportunity to take up work within the public and civil sector as it arises.

Written Answers — Post Office Savings Bonds: Post Office Savings Bonds (29 Jun 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Question 79: To ask the Minister for Finance if he deems it appropriate for public servants to take up new positions within the public service on retirement from a previous position whilst in receipt of a pension; and his view that appropriately qualified unemployed persons should be given the opportunity to take up work within the public and civil sector as it arises.

Written Answers — Public Sector Staff: Public Sector Staff (29 Jun 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Question 80: To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No 83 of 21 June 2011 if he will provide in tabular format a comprehensive breakdown of each public service sector employment control framework up to an including 2014 [17709/11]

Written Answers — Public Sector Pay: Public Sector Pay (29 Jun 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Question 88: To ask the Minister for Finance the maximum basic salaries of new appointees to each of the commercial semi States following the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform's salary cap announcement on 22 June 2011, noting that the Minister's announcement only included the general starting salary for new appointees [17764/11]

Written Answers — Public Sector Pay: Public Sector Pay (29 Jun 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Question 89: To ask the Minister for Finance in view of the fact that the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform has publically announced the Government's intention to cap Commercial semi State pay at €250,000 with the exception of the ESB which will be capped at €318,083, the measures he will put in place to ensure that additional elements of chief executives' remuneration packages...

Written Answers — Departmental Reports: Departmental Reports (29 Jun 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Question 102: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will confirm that it is not his Department's intention to publish the Comprehensive Spending Review. [17991/11]

Written Answers — Magdalene Laundries: Magdalene Laundries (29 Jun 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Question 183: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the date the independent chair of the Magdalene Laundries inter-Departmental Committee will be appointed; will the terms of reference of the Committees' investigation include access to relevant Government Departments records including his Deparment who approved on a Statutory basis the use of St. Mary Magdalene's Asylum, Lower Sean...

Order of Business (29 Jun 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: The legislation establishing a Department for public expenditure and reform came through the House last week and is now in the Seanad. I note from the rota for parliamentary questions that the Minister without Portfolio, Deputy Brenda Howlin, will not make himself available to the Dáil before the summer recess. Recently, I read with interest that the Minister is presiding over key policy...

Order of Business (29 Jun 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: The legislation will come into effect on 5 July but yet the Minister will not answer questions in the House.

Order of Business (29 Jun 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: He will not even provide written replies to parliamentary questions in advance of the summer break. Will the Taoiseach please address and remedy this issue?

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (28 Jun 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Question 64: To ask the Taoiseach the number of personnel by which he has reduced his Department; the way in which he has transformed his Department to the equivalent of a Cabinet office that oversees the delivery of the Programme for Government. [17385/11]