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Written Answers — Regional Fisheries Boards: Regional Fisheries Boards (30 Apr 2008)

Arthur Morgan: Question 177: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if the State, through the Northern Regional Fisheries Board, hold fishing rights on the Gweebarra River, County Donegal. [16854/08]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (29 Apr 2008)

Arthur Morgan: Question 56: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the cost-cutting measures imposed by the Health Service Executive in the north-east region since September 2007; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16240/08]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (29 Apr 2008)

Arthur Morgan: Question 79: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will act to prevent the closure of the 12 bed respite care unit at St. Oliver Plunkett's Hospital, Dundalk; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16241/08]

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (29 Apr 2008)

Arthur Morgan: Question 254: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the amount of discretionary funds allocated to the US-Ireland Alliance group by any of the four Irish consulates in the United States of America, as well as the Irish Embassy in Washington; the matters on which these funds were expended; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16047/08]

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (29 Apr 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 deepening crisis in the economy with continuing job losses, the most recent being the announcement by Dell this afternoon that 200 jobs are to go in their Cherrywood plant in Dublin, the need for the Government to outline what new measures it proposes to introduce to...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (24 Apr 2008)

Arthur Morgan: Question 76: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his views on whether, in view of recent economic developments which demonstrate the dangers inherent in an over-reliance on taxes related to construction and consumption, the proposals contained in the programme for Government to cut income tax rates were ill thought-out and would be detrimental to the State's ability to fund...

Written Answers — Fiscal Policy: Fiscal Policy (24 Apr 2008)

Arthur Morgan: Question 43: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his views on the findings of the ESRI quarterly economic commentary for spring 2008 which predicts that GNP will grow at its slowest pace since 1988, that the unemployment rate will reach 6% and that the Exchequer deficit will be over €5 billion for 2008. [15241/08]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (24 Apr 2008)

Arthur Morgan: Question 158: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the estimated cost to the State of introducing a paternity leave entitlement of two weeks per child whereby paternity benefit would be paid on a similar basis to maternity benefit. [15812/08]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (24 Apr 2008)

Arthur Morgan: Question 159: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the estimated cost to the State of introducing a paternity leave entitlement of four weeks per child whereby paternity benefit would be paid on a similar basis to maternity benefit. [15813/08]

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (23 Apr 2008)

Arthur Morgan: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to discuss the following matter of urgent national importance, namely, to force the Government to explain to this House why it thinks it is safe to remove essential hospital services, such as accident and emergency and the intensive care unit from Louth County Hospital, Dundalk, when there is no prospect of a regional hospital being...

Written Answers — Strategy on Homelessness: Strategy on Homelessness (22 Apr 2008)

Arthur Morgan: Question 112: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the lack of adequate funding available to the voluntary homeless network of homeless services in Dublin is adversely impacting on the provision of day services and accommodation for people who are homeless in Dublin and that without adequate funding the...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (22 Apr 2008)

Arthur Morgan: Question 185: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when respite care will re-commence at a unit (details supplied) in County Louth; the reason for this closure; if resources will be made available for this crucial service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15272/08]

Written Answers — National Minimum Wage: National Minimum Wage (22 Apr 2008)

Arthur Morgan: Question 248: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the recent ruling with regard to a case in Lower Saxony, Germany, by the European Court of Justice, outlawing minimum wage conditions in public tender contracts. [15128/08]

Written Answers — National Minimum Wage: National Minimum Wage (22 Apr 2008)

Arthur Morgan: Question 249: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on whether the EU directive on the posting of workers, as referenced in the recent European Court of Justice ruling on a case in Lower Saxony, Germany, could have a negative impact on the protection of the minimum wage here. [15129/08]

Private Rented Accommodation. (22 Apr 2008)

Arthur Morgan: Question 116: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the many thousands of people who are living in sub-standard accommodation paid for by rent supplement; the date on which the new standards for rented accommodation will be completed; and if he has plans to ensure that these measures will be fast-tracked into law to provide...

Written Answers — Garda Operations: Garda Operations (17 Apr 2008)

Arthur Morgan: Question 23: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the general approach to policing the situation in Limerick; and if he is satisfied that there are adequate numbers of gardaí on the ground in the estates suffering the worst levels of crime there. [13996/08]

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (17 Apr 2008)

Arthur Morgan: Question 44: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when the anomaly in the Criminal Law (Insanity) Act 2006 resulting in the Mental Health Review Board denying the release of certain patients who are eligible for discharge from the Central Mental Hospital was first discovered; and the number of patients affected. [13995/08]

Written Answers — Golf Club Licensing: Golf Club Licensing (17 Apr 2008)

Arthur Morgan: Question 109: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if, under the auspices of the Office of Public Works, a club (details supplied) in County Laois, has been granted permission to engage in the activities of depositing animal droppings, dumping trees and branches, planting trees and constructing greens and tee boxes on lands outside of its licensed area of 137 acres. [13927/08]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (17 Apr 2008)

Arthur Morgan: Question 138: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when the review of renal services in this State will be published; the number of dialysis patients there are in the State; the number of patients awaiting dialysis; the number of dialysis stations actively available in the public sector; the number of patients they are catering for; the number of public patients being catered for in...

Written Answers — School Services Staff: School Services Staff (9 Apr 2008)

Arthur Morgan: Question 81: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason her Department collapsed the process agreed under Towards 2016 to address payments of school secretaries and caretakers. [13254/08]