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Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (17 Jun 2008)

John Perry: Question 529: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he will ensure that a club (details supplied) in County Sligo are granted funding under the sports capital programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22663/08]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (17 Jun 2008)

John Perry: Question 552: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she will ensure that a date for an oral hearing in respect of a respite care grant application appeal for a person (details supplied) in County Sligo is granted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22797/08]

Written Answers — Tax Yield: Tax Yield (4 Jun 2008)

John Perry: Question 100: To ask the Minister for Finance his estimate of the extra VAT raised from oil products to date in 2008 as a result of the rise in international oil prices. [21933/08]

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (4 Jun 2008)

John Perry: Question 207: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans to appoint a permanent consultant child and adolescent psychologist in the north west region in view of a growing crisis in child and adolescent mental health services in this region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21796/08]

Written Answers — Hospital Procedures: Hospital Procedures (4 Jun 2008)

John Perry: Question 228: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of breast cancer surgical procedures, as recorded by the hospital in-patient enquire database for Sligo Hospital for the years 2005, 2006 and 2007 and in the case of the figure for 2007 the percentage of the cases processed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22076/08]

Written Answers — Cancer Treatment Services: Cancer Treatment Services (4 Jun 2008)

John Perry: Question 229: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will provide a citation or reference for the three most relevant primary scientific studies from the 250 articles referenced by her (details supplied) that support the strategy of centralising breast cancer care services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22077/08]

Written Answers — Cancer Treatment Services: Cancer Treatment Services (4 Jun 2008)

John Perry: Question 230: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will provide a citation or reference to a primary scientific study for the statement she made on local radio (details supplied) that a specialist unit like that proposed for Galway can deliver a 20% better outcome for breast cancer patients than the existing unit in Sligo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22078/08]

Written Answers — Cancer Incidence: Cancer Incidence (4 Jun 2008)

John Perry: Question 231: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of new breast cancer patients reported to the cancer registry in Cork by Sligo Hospital for the years 2005, 2006 and 2007; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22079/08]

Lisbon Reform Treaty Report: Statements (4 Jun 2008)

John Perry: I thank the Minister of State.

Lisbon Reform Treaty Report: Statements (4 Jun 2008)

John Perry: The job is ours.

Lisbon Reform Treaty Report: Statements (4 Jun 2008)

John Perry: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Peter Power, and congratulate him on his appointment. As Chairman of the Joint Committee on European Scrutiny, I am pleased to present its report on the enhanced role of national parliaments in the Lisbon reform treaty. I thank the Whips for agreeing to the committee's request for an urgent debate on the report. A debate such as this is important for...

Constituency Commission Report: Statements (Resumed) (28 May 2008)

John Perry: Directives.

Constituency Commission Report: Statements (Resumed) (28 May 2008)

John Perry: Deputy Ring is canvassing for Europe already.

Constituency Commission Report: Statements (Resumed) (28 May 2008)

John Perry: On that very point concerning county boundaries, Leitrim is a unique case. Following the commission's report, the Minister should examine how county boundaries can be respected with a population of less than 30,000. We must accept the long tradition, history and heritage of that county which has undergone unprecedented development in recent years. The county has achieved so much as a...

Constituency Commission Report: Statements (Resumed) (28 May 2008)

John Perry: Exceptional.

Constituency Commission Report: Statements (Resumed) (28 May 2008)

John Perry: On that point, the people of Leitrim expect an indication from the Minister as to the possibilities. Is this a closed shop? Does the Minister propose to give a new mandate to the commission to revisit certain parts of the country or the whole country again, in light of the huge population shift? There has been a huge population shift in many parts of the region. This is an important issue...

Constituency Commission Report: Statements (Resumed) (28 May 2008)

John Perry: That is the issue.

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (27 May 2008)

John Perry: Question 365: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will ensure that a decision to cut the teacher numbers by one at a national school (details supplied) in County Sligo is deferred; if he will ensure that the current teacher numbers are maintained at the school in view of the fact that with 233 pupils enrolled for September 2008 the school will be entitled to re-appoint a...

Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Motion (27 May 2008)

John Perry: I thank Deputy Brian Hayes for tabling this motion. I congratulate the Minister on his appointment and wish him well. Last year we had a crisis in schools because of water charges and a few months later some national schools are engulfed in a crisis of cuts in staff numbers. The importance of a first-class primary education cannot be stressed enough because it is the foundation of all...

Cancer Services: Motion (Resumed) (21 May 2008)

John Perry: Hear, hear.