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Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (28 Mar 2006)

Barry Andrews: Question 536: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will amend planning regulations to ensure that statutory undertakers must in future apply for planning permission to erect telecommunications masts and not be able to avail of existing exemptions. [11714/06]

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (28 Mar 2006)

Barry Andrews: Question 537: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his Department has received an application to part-fund the construction of a community facility at Brookfield, Blackrock, County Dublin. [11724/06]

Political Donations and Planning: Motion (Resumed). (22 Mar 2006)

Barry Andrews: It is unfortunate that the Green Party did not deem it fit to be present for its own Private Members' business. The Deputy has just arrived and I apologise. I am glad there is someone here.

Political Donations and Planning: Motion (Resumed). (22 Mar 2006)

Barry Andrews: It is not that kind of apology; it is just courtesy.

Political Donations and Planning: Motion (Resumed). (22 Mar 2006)

Barry Andrews: I read with interest Deputy Sargent's article on what he proposes to do after the next general election. It was a dance of the seven veils in which he courted the different types of coalition before deciding which way he would go. I loved his choice of words. He said it would be very difficult for the Green Party to go into Government with Fianna Fáil. If we were to say that it would be very...

Political Donations and Planning: Motion (Resumed). (22 Mar 2006)

Barry Andrews: For their own private interests, the Green Party Deputies are using their position in the hope that they will benefit at the next general election. We all do it and let us be honest about it. Therefore, they should not get up on their high horse about corruption. We need to remove the opportunities that exist and three things have been done to achieve this. First, the inquiry had to be set up...

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (21 Mar 2006)

Barry Andrews: Question 184: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to planning difficulties experienced by applicants who wish to set up multi-disciplinary health practices in residential areas; if she has communicated with planning authorities to improve the roll-out of improved primary care facilities; and if steps are being taken to ensure that such...

Mental Health Services. (7 Mar 2006)

Barry Andrews: I am glad of the opportunity to raise this matter. The east coast catchment has the unhappy distinction of being the mental health service area with the lowest funding in the State. The reason is partly historical, in that most counties had their own psychiatric hospitals and, when these were closed and replaced by better community-based facilities, funding was provided to compensate for the...

School Discipline: Motion (Resumed). (1 Mar 2006)

Barry Andrews: I wish to share time with Deputy Cregan. I am delighted to be able to address the House on this issue. As a former school teacher I have had direct experience of disruptive behaviour. As a former pupil, I have also had direct experience of it as have many other Members, I am sure. It is a curious time to introduce this topic on Private Member's Business by virtue of the fact that the final...

Further and Higher Education: Statements. (1 Mar 2006)

Barry Andrews: With the Acting Chairman's permission, I will share my time with Deputy Fiona O'Malley.

Further and Higher Education: Statements. (1 Mar 2006)

Barry Andrews: Listening to Deputy Sargent's list of future courses, I thought he was about to start suggesting courses for people to become Green Party press officers and speech writers as everything seemed to be very much orientated towards Green Party ideas. However, the Deputy has underlined the fact that the key achievement of further education is flexibility and responsiveness to new needs such as...

Further and Higher Education: Statements. (1 Mar 2006)

Barry Andrews: Obviously, that is a possibility given the fact that Greens have not ruled anything out. I think that his party is available to go into Government with anybody.

Further and Higher Education: Statements. (1 Mar 2006)

Barry Andrews: I want to underline the contribution that further education makes under three headings: the integration of non-nationals into our society, the impact of lifelong learning on the economy, and early school leavers. Dealing with the last issue first, I want to highlight the Dún Laoghaire report, Moving Beyond the Barriers, which recommended, among other things, that extra learning options...

Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (23 Feb 2006)

Barry Andrews: I wish to share time with Deputy Curran.

Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (23 Feb 2006)

Barry Andrews: Deputy Finian McGrath, in a flight of fancy at times, with occasional lucid intervals, described Ireland in fairly typical gloomy terms.

Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (23 Feb 2006)

Barry Andrews: He hit the nail on the head once or twice. Then he retraced his steps to search for facts to support a previously conceived conclusion, namely, to try to undermine the Government. It is an old tactic, something of a "Cassandra" that is invoked from time to time, but it does not stick to the facts. There have been historical increases in all social welfare payments year after year. It must be...

Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (23 Feb 2006)

Barry Andrews: Admittedly, there is greater wealth to hand, thanks to the activity of this Government, so the gloomy outlook is ungenerous and inappropriate.

Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (23 Feb 2006)

Barry Andrews: In an honest interval Deputy Finian McGrath might even concede that. However, on this occasion we are talking about the important area of social welfare reform and pensions. I take the opportunity to discuss pensions again. The problems with the pensions sector are obvious. The Central Statistics Office figures earlier this month reflected the fact that coverage has decreased in 2004-05,...

Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (22 Feb 2006)

Barry Andrews: Question 186: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if there is a nurse to patient ratio in operation in public hospitals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7281/06]

Written Answers — Community Care: Community Care (22 Feb 2006)

Barry Andrews: Question 187: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if progress has been made on the community nursing units which were due to be rolled out in several locations in Dublin. [7282/06]