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Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (6 Oct 2009)

Billy Timmins: Question 482: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if, in view of the fact that a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow was told in July 2009 that they would be eligible in August 2009 for an appointment, they will be seen as a matter of urgency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33601/09]

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (6 Oct 2009)

Billy Timmins: Question 600: To ask the Minister for Transport the position regarding a specific route (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33299/09]

Written Answers — Traffic Management: Traffic Management (6 Oct 2009)

Billy Timmins: Question 618: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will respond to a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34091/09]

Written Answers — Firearms Licensing Laws: Firearms Licensing Laws (6 Oct 2009)

Billy Timmins: Question 708: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33616/09]

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (6 Oct 2009)

Billy Timmins: Question 757: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his policy on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33615/09]

Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (6 Oct 2009)

Billy Timmins: Question 776: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the position regarding grants (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33817/09]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (6 Oct 2009)

Billy Timmins: Question 860: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the position in relation to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33123/09]

Written Answers — Schools Recognition: Schools Recognition (6 Oct 2009)

Billy Timmins: Question 1099: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the registration of Educate Together as a second level patron; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32947/09]

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (6 Oct 2009)

Billy Timmins: Question 1193: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if the school bus routes in an area (details supplied) will proceed to tender; if so, the timeframe involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33423/09]

Written Answers — School Services Staff: School Services Staff (6 Oct 2009)

Billy Timmins: Question 1276: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if funding was allocated for additional support staff for personal assistant services to Carlow Institute of Technology; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34498/09]

Written Answers — Emigrant Support Services: Emigrant Support Services (23 Sep 2009)

Billy Timmins: Question 26: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if, in view of the economic downturn and potential for emigration, he expects greater demand for emigrant services provided by the State abroad; if these services will be available to an adequate extent in view of planned cutbacks in expenditure on emigrant services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31779/09]

Written Answers — Diplomatic Representation: Diplomatic Representation (23 Sep 2009)

Billy Timmins: Question 130: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of Irish embassies actually in operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31894/09]

Written Answers — Student Support Schemes: Student Support Schemes (23 Sep 2009)

Billy Timmins: Question 184: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position in relation to a lone parent in receipt of the loan parent's payment from the Department of Social and Family Affairs who has applied for the third level grant but will not qualify as they are living at home with their parents whose income is more than the guidelines; the other payments available to this person; and if...

Departmental Expenditure. (23 Sep 2009)

Billy Timmins: Question 4: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the funding allocated by him to Irish-American groups in 2008 and to date in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31893/09]

Departmental Expenditure. (23 Sep 2009)

Billy Timmins: Will the Minister of State outline how a US organisation makes its application for funding? Does it submit an application directly to the Department or to the embassy? What are the links? I may have misheard or misinterpreted the Minister of State. Did he say one item was excluded from the funding?

Departmental Expenditure. (23 Sep 2009)

Billy Timmins: Will the Minister of State outline what that item was? In 2004, the funding amounted to $653,000 and in 2008 it was $5 million. Was this because additional funds came on stream or have circumstances deteriorated for many of the undocumented Irish in the United States? What is the current position on the attempts to obtain recognition for the undocumented Irish in the United States? The...

Departmental Expenditure. (23 Sep 2009)

Billy Timmins: Will the Minister of State say which organisation receives the greatest proportion of funding and what this amounts to? Does his Department ever receive representations from other groups complaining that some organisations receive funding they should not get? How are the audits of the organisations in receipt of funding carried out?

Departmental Expenditure. (23 Sep 2009)

Billy Timmins: Question 6: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the implications of the report of the special group on public service numbers and expenditure programmes for his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31895/09]

Departmental Expenditure. (23 Sep 2009)

Billy Timmins: The Minister mentioned that it would be inappropriate for him to comment, so I assume he means in advance of budgetary estimates. That has not prevented some of his colleagues from commenting. The Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism has stated there should be no cuts, and the Tánaiste seemed to dismiss the McCarthy report today out of hand. The Minister of State is adopting a fairly...

Departmental Expenditure. (23 Sep 2009)

Billy Timmins: I cannot recall the exact year but when Mr. Walsh was Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs there were cutbacks in the mid to late 1920s. It was only getting a pittance at the time but it took a massive hit relative to other areas. I would not like to think it would be the politically soft option because it may be so with much of the public. It fulfils a valuable and good purpose,...