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Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (8 Jul 2008)

Arthur Morgan: Question 385: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the Health Service Executive plans to transfer nurses from Louth County hospital to Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital; the nature of these nursing posts; the services in Louth County Hospital that will be discontinued as a result; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27448/08]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (8 Jul 2008)

Arthur Morgan: Question 386: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the joint surgical department in Louth hospital is being altered and that commitments given to maintain a double on-call service are being abandoned and that this jeopardises the partnership process in Louth County Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27449/08]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (8 Jul 2008)

Arthur Morgan: Question 387: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason a patient (details supplied) in County Louth was admitted to Our Lady of Lourdes hospital and left to sleep on a trolley in an office on the night of 26 June 2008 when there were spare beds in Louth County hospital; the further reason there is no arrangement to fully utilise the beds capacity in the Louth hospitals; and if...

Written Answers — Departmental Appointments: Departmental Appointments (8 Jul 2008)

Arthur Morgan: Question 466: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the appointees to agencies of his Department made by the previous Minister from March 2007 to May 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27440/08]

Written Answers — Ministerial Appointments: Ministerial Appointments (8 Jul 2008)

Arthur Morgan: Question 550: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she will issue a list of the members of the board of the Combat Poverty Agency, detailing when each member was appointed, the Minister they were appointed by and when their membership expires; and the criteria she will use to fill vacancies in the future. [27438/08]

Written Answers — Ministerial Appointments: Ministerial Appointments (8 Jul 2008)

Arthur Morgan: Question 551: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she will issue a list of the members of the board of the Family Support Agency detailing when each member was appointed, the Minister they were appointed by and when their membership expires; and the criteria she will use to fill vacancies in the future. [27439/08]

Written Answers — Computerisation Programme: Computerisation Programme (8 Jul 2008)

Arthur Morgan: Question 757: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason for the recent decision to discontinue the National Centre for Technology in Education posts of information and communication technology advisors within the education centres here; the impact this decision will have on the work of education centres, the teacher education section in his Department, the school development...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (8 Jul 2008)

Arthur Morgan: Question 752: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if a proposal by a school (details supplied) in County Limerick to develop a new school in conjunction with his Department meets with criteria within his Department; if this proposal will be considered by his Department; his views on whether it would enable his Department to permit the project to commence immediately and, therefore,...

Written Answers — School Placement: School Placement (8 Jul 2008)

Arthur Morgan: Question 758: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the steps being taken by his Department to provide a gaelcholáiste in the south Louth-east Meath area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27435/08]

Written Answers — State Examinations: State Examinations (8 Jul 2008)

Arthur Morgan: Question 759: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the steps being taken to provide second level teachers and students of Gaeilge with guidelines on the way the leaving certificate Gaeilge oral exam will be examined from 2012 to accommodate the increase in marks to 40% as announced in 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27436/08]

Written Answers — Irish Language: Irish Language (8 Jul 2008)

Arthur Morgan: Question 760: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he plans to increase the numbers of staff on the second level support service Gaeilge team within the teacher education section of his Department to help improve spoken Gaeilge in schools here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27437/08]

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (8 Jul 2008)

Arthur Morgan: I wish to seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to raise a matter of national importance, namely, the necessity for the Minister for Health and Children, to ensure adequate staff is provided at Louth County Hospital, Dundalk; the need to replace two senior house office doctors who were let go last week, effectively halving the level of senior house officer on-call cover...

Written Answers — Third Level Grants: Third Level Grants (3 Jul 2008)

Arthur Morgan: Question 16: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the way he will address the fact that tens of thousands of young people are being priced out of higher education due to their parents' income being only slightly above the threshold to qualify for grants. [26341/08]

Written Answers — Third Level Education: Third Level Education (3 Jul 2008)

Arthur Morgan: Question 45: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will commit to ensuring the proper dispersion of the student services charge by higher education institutions; and if he will guarantee that all moneys collected through the student services charge will be invested in student services and not used to pay down institutional debt. [26340/08]

Written Answers — Defence Forces Ombudsman: Defence Forces Ombudsman (2 Jul 2008)

Arthur Morgan: Question 78: To ask the Minister for Defence if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Defence Forces Ombudsman caseload has increased 192% in 2007; the steps he will take to ensure that the office has the required resources to continue to be able to deal with the cases efficiently and retain the trust built by the Ombudsman for the Defence Force with members and former members;...

Written Answers — Defence Forces Ombudsman: Defence Forces Ombudsman (2 Jul 2008)

Arthur Morgan: Question 98: To ask the Minister for Defence if his attention has been drawn to the Ombudsman for the Defence Forces annual report 2007 and the challenge she raised regarding cases which arose out of career advancement that they often need quicker adjudication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25925/08]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (2 Jul 2008)

Arthur Morgan: Question 213: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when a phase 1.2 meeting will take place between the board of management of a school (details supplied) in County Louth and his officials, together with the design team appointed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26125/08]

Written Answers — School Services Staff: School Services Staff (2 Jul 2008)

Arthur Morgan: Question 226: To ask the Minister for Education and Science his views on the IMPACT and SIPTU trade union campaign to attain appropriate wages and conditions for school secretaries and caretakers. [23568/08]

Hazardous Waste: Statements (2 Jul 2008)

Arthur Morgan: The first point regarding the situation at Haulbowline is that the persistent claims by the Government that there is no health risk do not ring true. This morning I was informed that excavation work was being carried out in what was believed to be the most contaminated part of the site. Interestingly, a departmental official who was present to represent a Department which claims that there...

Hazardous Waste: Statements (2 Jul 2008)

Arthur Morgan: In fairness to the Minister, he has at least shown a degree of openness in his dealings with local residents. I understand that yesterday he made available to them a number of reports, including a previously confidential report from 2005 commissioned by Cork County Council which found the carcinogen, chromium 6, to be above acceptable levels. This certainly would explain the above average...