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Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (2 Mar 2006)

Marian Harkin: Question 16: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she will reconsider the offer made by a clinic (details supplied) in County Galway on 11 February 2003 to provide BreastCheck screening in the interim; if, in view of the fact that her Department's reasoning at the time was that it operated in analog not digital, this is the perfect interim solution given that her...

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (28 Feb 2006)

Marian Harkin: Question 386: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the information which is required to satisfy the criteria to show relationship history and sufficient funds for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal. [7657/06]

Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (28 Feb 2006)

Marian Harkin: I am pleased to have an opportunity to speak about the Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Bill 2006, which represents a step in the right direction. While the Bill has a number of positive elements, I do not think it is sufficiently radical. In some cases, it tinkers at the edges rather than tackling the problem head-on. There continues to be a number of anomalies in certain sectors and...

Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (28 Feb 2006)

Marian Harkin: One should not link the deficiencies and difficulties in the Department of Social and Family Affairs, such as wrong and inappropriate inspectors' decisions, with people who are moving from one country to another. I ask Deputy Ring and others not to link those issues because that only leads to trouble. The Minister has taken a number of positive steps for women, yet we have still not got...

Grant Payments. (28 Feb 2006)

Marian Harkin: I thank the Minister for the opportunity to put on the record of Dáil Éireann issues relating to the Ballybay wetlands project. The overall context of the motion is that tourism revenues and visitor numbers in counties Monaghan and Cavan are, if not the lowest, certainly among the lowest in the entire country, while there is a serious underspend on tourism projects in the BMW region with...

Public Order Offences: Statements (Resumed). (28 Feb 2006)

Marian Harkin: I welcome the opportunity to make a short contribution on the issue of the riots in Dublin last Saturday. Like most people, I watched the television images with a mixture of utter disbelief and increasing anger. I was angry when I saw rioters and thugs hurl missiles at gardaí and bystanders, while some of those same thugs were wrapped in our national flag. I thought: how dare they abuse our...

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (21 Feb 2006)

Marian Harkin: Question 212: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of Parkinson's nurse specialists here and their location. [6460/06]

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (21 Feb 2006)

Marian Harkin: Question 213: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if there are provisions in place to increase the number of Parkinson's nurse specialists here. [6461/06]

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (21 Feb 2006)

Marian Harkin: Question 214: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if there are provisions in place for extra training for Parkinson's nurse specialists. [6462/06]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (21 Feb 2006)

Marian Harkin: Question 625: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position with regard to the building of the new primary school in Mohill, County Leitrim. [6922/06]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (21 Feb 2006)

Marian Harkin: Question 626: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when the tender process for building the new secondary school in Mohill, County Leitrim will commence; and if there is a delay in commencement of this process, the timeframe for same. [6923/06]

Written Answers — Psychological Service: Psychological Service (21 Feb 2006)

Marian Harkin: Question 627: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when an assessment will be forthcoming for a person (details supplied) in County Sligo. [6924/06]

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (14 Feb 2006)

Marian Harkin: Question 275: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her plans to ensure adequate training for existing staff to enable a roll-out of digital hearing aids to clients nationwide. [5148/06]

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (14 Feb 2006)

Marian Harkin: Question 276: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her plans to recruit the necessary extra staff that will be required to ensure an effective service in the allocation and ongoing monitoring of digital hearing aids to clients nationwide. [5149/06]

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (14 Feb 2006)

Marian Harkin: Question 277: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her plans to set up a training facility here for audiologists. [5150/06]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (14 Feb 2006)

Marian Harkin: Question 278: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her views on extending the grant that is already available for adults to access digital hearing aids to children, until such time as a complete service is in place. [5151/06]

Written Answers — Tax and Social Welfare Codes: Tax and Social Welfare Codes (7 Feb 2006)

Marian Harkin: Question 336: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if child-minders who avail of the new child-minding relief will be able to access maternity benefit or contributory pensions in later years. [4337/06]

Written Answers — Pigmeat Sector: Pigmeat Sector (7 Feb 2006)

Marian Harkin: Question 403: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if, in view of the Government policy of rural proofing and due to the fact that all Government policies have to be rural proofed, the way in which this can be reconciled with the recent nitrates and phosphate programme of the Government, particularly in view of the decimation of the pig industry that will follow from the programme...

Written Answers — Missing Persons: Missing Persons (7 Feb 2006)

Marian Harkin: Question 407: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if funding will be put in place to reinstate the missing persons helpline. [3837/06]

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (7 Feb 2006)

Marian Harkin: Question 552: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if all new one-off houses in rural areas will be metered for water consumption; if the occupants must pay for water; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4334/06]