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Health Services: Motion (Resumed) (22 Feb 2012)

Dominic Hannigan: I support the Government amendment. The Government is determined to reform the health service. While this poses a challenge to Government, we will meet it. However, reform will take some time. The Opposition motion states that our plan for reform will fail despite that we have not yet had an opportunity to complete it. Fianna Fáil knows all about failure. Its plans failed. While...

Health Services: Motion (Resumed) (22 Feb 2012)

Dominic Hannigan: We need to learn from the previous Government's mistakes. We must ensure we do not repeat them as they have been very costly to the taxpayer. The HSE needs to be restructured and this process was commenced with the putting in place of a new board and will be continued by way of the forthcoming health service legislation. Reform of the health service has also commenced. The move towards...

Written Answers — Credit Availability: Credit Availability (21 Feb 2012)

Dominic Hannigan: Question 159: To ask the Minister for Finance if any of the banks in which the State has an investment have applied to take part in the European progress microfinance facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9326/12]

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (21 Feb 2012)

Dominic Hannigan: Question 208: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the supports available for persons who are not on the live register or in receipt of any social protection payment to access training programmes, job supports and any other initiative that is available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9949/12]

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (21 Feb 2012)

Dominic Hannigan: Question 235: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there is a minimum age for children to use the post primary school transport service who are going into first year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9424/12]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (21 Feb 2012)

Dominic Hannigan: Question 256: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the process for a school to make a case to be included on the school building list under the Infrastructure and Capital Investment 2012-16; if there will be a mid-term review of the school building list that a school can seek to be included on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9764/12]

Written Answers — Flood Relief: Flood Relief (21 Feb 2012)

Dominic Hannigan: Question 268: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when the Office of Public Works will begin work on putting back the bridge that was removed and placed in the field behind an estate (details supplied); their plans for the bridge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9299/12]

Written Answers — County Enterprise Boards: County Enterprise Boards (21 Feb 2012)

Dominic Hannigan: Question 288: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the location at which the local enterprise office in County Meath will be located; if there will be multiple offices in the county or one central office; if only one central, will there be outreach days or events in other parts of the county so an awareness is built about the new office; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — EU Funding: EU Funding (21 Feb 2012)

Dominic Hannigan: Question 305: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if any microfinance intermediary has applied to administer the European progress microfinance facility here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9328/12]

Written Answers — EU Funding: EU Funding (21 Feb 2012)

Dominic Hannigan: Question 306: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if any Irish company may access the European progress microfinance facility through a different country's intermediary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9329/12]

Written Answers — EU Funding: EU Funding (21 Feb 2012)

Dominic Hannigan: Question 307: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the progress that has been made on the microfinance start up fund; the date on which it will be operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9330/12]

Written Answers — Local Authority Services: Local Authority Services (21 Feb 2012)

Dominic Hannigan: Question 484: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he has had any communication with Meath County Council regarding the provision of a new graveyard in Stamullen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9947/12]

Written Answers — Statutory Instruments: Statutory Instruments (21 Feb 2012)

Dominic Hannigan: Question 551: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality how statutory instruments are amended in his Department; the procedure for suggesting amendment of a SI; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9833/12]

Written Answers — Horticulture Industry: Horticulture Industry (21 Feb 2012)

Dominic Hannigan: Question 567: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason Bord Bia refuses to give out the details of flower growers here to flower shops; his views that this practice is hindering the growth of a domestic flower industry; if he will engage with Bord Bia and the Data Protection Commissioner to allow flower growers' details to be passed on to flower shops; and if he...

Written Answers — Company Audits: Company Audits (16 Feb 2012)

Dominic Hannigan: Question 104: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, further to Parliamentary Question No. 86 of 8 February 2012, if community employment schemes will be able to avail of the revised audit exemption rules; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8953/12]

Written Answers — Company Audits: Company Audits (16 Feb 2012)

Dominic Hannigan: Question 109: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, further to Parliamentary Question No. 86 of 8 February 2012, if schools that are set up as charitable institutions or a trust will be able to avail of the revised audit exemption rules; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9058/12]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (16 Feb 2012)

Dominic Hannigan: Question 111: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when will payments for partial capacity payment commence; the persons who will be eligible; the way the new payment will be advertised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8892/12]

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (16 Feb 2012)

Dominic Hannigan: Question 175: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding anti-social activity (details supplied); the steps the Garda is taking to stop this problem; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8920/12]

Private Members' Business. Stroke Services: Statements (Resumed) (15 Feb 2012)

Dominic Hannigan: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this motion and congratulate Deputy O'Sullivan, her staff and the Members of the Technical group for proposing this motion. Like Deputy McNamara, I was pleased to discover no amendment was tabled by the Government. It is good that we have left behind the back and forth politics this evening that can sometimes dominate Private Members' time and that we...

Private Members' Business. Stroke Services: Statements (Resumed) (15 Feb 2012)

Dominic Hannigan: All she did was ask the Deputy to be careful in the language he uses. This is a serious issue.