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Cancer Screening Programme. (23 Feb 2006)

Seán Power: The expansion of this service will ensure that all women in the relevant age group throughout the country have access to breast screening and follow-up treatment where required. A capital investment of €21 million has been earmarked for the construction and equipping of two static clinical units, one at South Infirmary, Victoria Hospital, Cork and the other at University College Hospital,...

Cancer Screening Programme. (23 Feb 2006)

Seán Power: The Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children is committed to the national expansion of BreastCheck, the national breast screening programme, and she is confident that the target date of 2007 for the expansion of BreastCheck nationally will be met.

Transfer Orders. (23 Feb 2006)

Seán Power: I thank Deputy Durkan for raising this matter on the Adjournment. I am replying on behalf of the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform. I refer the House to the replies that the Minister gave to Questions Nos. 149, 181 and 249 on Thursday, 26 January 2006, Thursday, 9 February 2006 and Thursday, 16 February 2006, respectively, in respect of this case. As this case comes under the...

Transfer Orders. (23 Feb 2006)

Seán Power: I will follow up the matter on the basis of what the Deputy has said. However, I am replying on behalf of the Minister. Belgium accepted responsibility for the case on 2 December 2005, and a transfer order was signed on 11 January 2006 requiring the person concerned to return to Belgium. The order issued to her on 16 January 2006, requiring her to present herself to the Garda National...

Transfer Orders. (23 Feb 2006)

Seán Power: The Minister indicated the woman will be treated sympathetically and humanely.

Garda Investigations. (23 Feb 2006)

Seán Power: On behalf of the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, I am pleased to respond to the matters raised by the Deputy. Before doing so, however, the Minister has asked me to refer to the tragic human circumstances of this case. The late Mr. Terence Wheelock was found hanging in his cell in Store Street Garda station on 2 June 2005. He was removed to the Mater hospital where he died a...

Water and Sewerage Schemes. (23 Feb 2006)

Seán Power: Having listened to the Deputy, the phrase "Oh ye of little faith . . ." from the Bible comes to mind.

Water and Sewerage Schemes. (23 Feb 2006)

Seán Power: I am delighted to have this opportunity, on behalf of the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Deputy Roche, to reply to the matter raised by the Deputy. The Department's water services investment programme 2005-07, which was published in December 2005, includes funding for more than 20 schemes throughout Limerick. Towns and villages such as Athea, Askeaton, Foynes,...

Water and Sewerage Schemes. (23 Feb 2006)

Seán Power: The two locations have been combined into a single project to avail of the economic benefits offered by the completion of the Limerick main drainage treatment plant at Bunlickey. Pumping effluent from both locations to Bunlickey will avoid the more costly option of either upgrading the existing obsolete treatment plants or constructing new replacements. It means less running costs for...

Water and Sewerage Schemes. (23 Feb 2006)

Seán Power: I am sure the Deputy has influence with his local authority. The ball is in its court at present.

Written Answers — Recruitment Procedures: Recruitment Procedures (23 Feb 2006)

Seán Power: The Food Safety Promotion Board, Safefood, is a North-South Implementation Body established under the Good Friday Agreement. Its remit is to promote awareness and knowledge of food safety issues on an all-island basis. I am not aware of complaints in relation to recruitment procedures. However, I am advised that Safefood has received two complaints in relation to the appointment of a...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (23 Feb 2006)

Seán Power: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, the Department has requested the parliamentary affairs division of the executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (23 Feb 2006)

Seán Power: The St. Patrick's Hospital, Fermoy, project is included in the HSE capital plan for 2006 as part of the rolling capital programme 2006 to 2010. The capital plan has been approved by the board of the HSE and was recently submitted to the Tánaiste for consideration. The Department is currently in discussions with the HSE on the plan.

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (23 Feb 2006)

Seán Power: The chief medical officer of the Department, who chaired the national diabetes working group, submitted his report to the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children last summer. The report was forwarded to the chief executive of the Health Service Executive in October 2005. The executive is treating the matter as a priority. It is currently considering the policy guidelines issued by the...

Seanad: Irish Medicines Board (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2005 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (23 Feb 2006)

Seán Power: Amendments Nos. 1 and 4 to 8, inclusive, are technical drafting amendments. An amendment was needed to the citation in section 1(5) to reflect that the Bill would now be enacted in 2006. Amendments Nos. 4 to 8, inclusive, were made to remove subparagraphs (s) and (t) of section 11 from the Bill. These subparagraphs are a duplication of two subparagraphs already in the Irish Medicines Board...

Seanad: Irish Medicines Board (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2005 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (23 Feb 2006)

Seán Power: The objective of amendments Nos. 2, 3, 14 and 15, made to the Animal Remedies Act 1993, fall into two broad categories. The first is to ensure an adequate legal basis in the future for the collection of fees by the IMB arising from changes in EU legislation. The second objective is to use this opportunity to update and express in euro amounts the penalties provided for under the Act for...

Seanad: Irish Medicines Board (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2005 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (23 Feb 2006)

Seán Power: I thank the Senators for their contributions. I am restricted to the subject matter before us but will deal with the matter raised by Senator Browne. Most Members of both Houses support the principle that fines be kept up to date and it is an issue that has been discussed on many occasions in both Houses. However, it is a complex legal area and we do not wish to amend the legislation in a...

Seanad: Irish Medicines Board (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2005 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (23 Feb 2006)

Seán Power: It should be self-financing. The food industry is very conscious of the importance of there being as much transparency as possible. A number of measures in the Bill are taken in the interests of the consumer.

Seanad: Irish Medicines Board (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2005 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (23 Feb 2006)

Seán Power: These amendments delete the references to the amendment of licences and authorisations from section 9(9) of the Irish Medicines Board Act 1995. Section 9(9) obliged the board to notify the appropriate advisory committee whenever the board grants, suspends, renews, revokes or amends an authorisation in respect of a medicinal product. In view of the fact that over 11,000 such amendments are...

Seanad: Irish Medicines Board (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2005 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (23 Feb 2006)

Seán Power: These are technical amendments which make it clear that a certificate issued under section 20 of the Bill is issued under the power of the Irish Medicines Board Act 1995, as amended by this Bill.