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Order of Business (15 Feb 2007)

Liz McManus: I am sorry, a Cheann Comhairle.

Order of Business (15 Feb 2007)

Liz McManus: I certainly have but I have a right to be listened to also.

Order of Business (15 Feb 2007)

Liz McManus: Jesus, you are fierce cranky, there is no doubt. Many people are unhappy about the lack of protection for children from sex abusers. Today, it emerged there are fears about an abuser who may be in the jurisdiction and the fact there is not a proper register here to protect children. Under the North-South Ministerial Council, recommendations were made for legislation to be produced for a...

Order of Business (15 Feb 2007)

Liz McManus: This is practical legislation and we have no indication of when it might come to the House. Can it be fast-tracked?

Order of Business (15 Feb 2007)

Liz McManus: So convention applies against us on the Opposition side but not in our favour.

Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (14 Feb 2007)

Liz McManus: Question 149: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he will report on the conclusion of the EU TACs and quotas for 2007; if he will bring forward proposals to reform the annual mechanism for allocating quotas across the EU; if he will propose measures to tackle the illegal fishing by other EU fleets in Irish waters; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (14 Feb 2007)

Liz McManus: Question 183: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he will report on the recently agreed deal with the European Commission for partial paybacks by Ireland over a six year period for mackerel illegally landed by large Irish trawlers into Scotland in the years 2001 to 2004; the reason it took so long for the licensing of mackerel fishing in 2007; if he has...

Health (Nursing Homes) (Amendment) Bill 2006): From the Seanad. (14 Feb 2007)

Liz McManus: I agree with Deputy Twomey. The Minister and the Department have not worked out a fair position on residential care for elderly people. There is a perception of action while the reality is that restrictive arrangements are in place on how people are assessed and unfair methods of assessment in terms of the family home. The Minister for Health and Children is also promoting the idea that...

Health (Nursing Homes) (Amendment) Bill 2006): From the Seanad. (14 Feb 2007)

Liz McManus: The Minister of State is not explaining this in a way we can comprehend. The whole thing is a bit of a mess. We had a Bill. The Minister of State then came out with a new plan. Is he saying that the 15% scheme is now included in this amendment? I think this is what Deputy Twomey is trying to find out. If it is included, I suggest the Minister of State clarifies that——

Health (Nursing Homes) (Amendment) Bill 2006): From the Seanad. (14 Feb 2007)

Liz McManus: The more the Minister of State says, the more unclear is this issue. It is becoming quite opaque. The initial legislation was introduced and the Minister subsequently decided the system was unfair and that she would introduce a new scheme. Are these amendments, which are being tabled at the 11th hour, related to the 15% proposal or the 5% contribution? If so, this is not the way to...

Health (Nursing Homes) (Amendment) Bill 2006): From the Seanad. (14 Feb 2007)

Liz McManus: This is very unsatisfactory. It is not clear what the intention is here. I would have thought the Minister of State could shed some light on this matter. When the Minister, Deputy Harney, floated this idea of getting money back from the dead, I understood it was to be a voluntary scheme, and that one had a choice about whether to embark on it.

Health (Nursing Homes) (Amendment) Bill 2006): From the Seanad. (14 Feb 2007)

Liz McManus: The scheme by which money would be paid back to the HSE from people's estates after their death, and that the family house would then be sold to pay for the cost of residential nursing home care. Is the Minister of State aware of that scheme?

Health (Nursing Homes) (Amendment) Bill 2006): From the Seanad. (14 Feb 2007)

Liz McManus: I heard the Minister, Deputy Harney, state on the radio it would be voluntary, that there would be a choice. I do not know whether to believe her. She said there would be public-only consultant contracts and now they are turning out to be public and private consultant contracts. It is like grabbing mercury. One does not know what is on offer here. My understanding is that the scheme was...

Order of Business (14 Feb 2007)

Liz McManus: I indicated that I wish to speak.

Order of Business (14 Feb 2007)

Liz McManus: I will be brief. The Ceann Comhairle gave me the nod and I took that to mean he would call me.

Order of Business (14 Feb 2007)

Liz McManus: I have only a quick question.

Written Answers — Patronage of Schools: Patronage of Schools (13 Feb 2007)

Liz McManus: Question 169: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of schools that are under the direct patronage of her Department; the manner in which that patronage is exercised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5082/07]

Written Answers — Patronage of Schools: Patronage of Schools (13 Feb 2007)

Liz McManus: Question 189: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she has made a decision on an application by County Clare VEC to be designated as the patron of two schools in the county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5081/07]

Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (13 Feb 2007)

Liz McManus: Question 346: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when she will institute an inquiry into the collapse of the child and adolescent psychiatry service in Carlow and Kilkenny; the reason the Health Service Executive has not advertised for permanent replacement posts for the two retired child psychiatrists; the emergency plans her Department is considering with the HSE south to...

Written Answers — Medical Practitioners: Medical Practitioners (13 Feb 2007)

Liz McManus: Question 383: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her view on the fitness to practise here of a doctor (details supplied) taking into account the alleged suspension of this doctor to practise from a Liverpool hospital in 1999 in the United Kingdom, who has relocated here and is setting up private practice; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5155/07]