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Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (8 Nov 2007)

Olwyn Enright: Question 82: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the proposals in place to work towards reaching the objectives and outcomes of the National Disability Strategy having regard to the vision and long term goals for people with disabilities as set out in Towards 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27884/07]

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (8 Nov 2007)

Olwyn Enright: Question 83: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the proposals in place to identify the funding directed to disability specific services; if there are plans to separate the funding of disability specific services from mainstream services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27885/07]

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (8 Nov 2007)

Olwyn Enright: Question 84: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her proposals to commit funding to the establishment of a resource support centre for voluntary disability organisations; her views on the issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27886/07]

Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (8 Nov 2007)

Olwyn Enright: Question 105: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason community employment places supporting the delivery of health services will continue to be ring-fenced; the reason such schemes will not be mainstreamed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27876/07]

Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (8 Nov 2007)

Olwyn Enright: Question 106: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if there are measures being put in place to assist in the filling of current vacancies on the midlands community employment scheme, regarding the provision of care to people with a disability; his views on the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27877/07]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (8 Nov 2007)

Olwyn Enright: Question 114: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his views on allowing a time limited amnesty whereby retrospective pension contributions could be made by farmers; if short periods of employment could be excluded when applying the average rule; his views on the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27878/07]

Written Answers — Social Insurance: Social Insurance (8 Nov 2007)

Olwyn Enright: Question 116: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if there are provisions in place to protect low income workers in construction, who are finding it increasingly difficult to pay contributions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27887/07]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (8 Nov 2007)

Olwyn Enright: Question 117: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his views on the extension of eligibility for the special 50% state contributory old age pension to be extended to those aged between 60 and 65 years in April 1988; his views on the special pension rate to the group aged between 56 and 60 years in April 1988 being increased from 50 per cent to 75 per cent; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (8 Nov 2007)

Olwyn Enright: Question 118: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his views on the State non contributory pension permitting the earning of an equivalent amount of farm income to that applied to employment income; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27889/07]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (8 Nov 2007)

Olwyn Enright: Question 119: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his views on a restructuring of the existing carer's allowance payment into two elements, a flat rate non means tested standard payment based on the needs of the person being cared for and a supplementary means tested payment, where the means are above a certain threshold; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27890/07]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (7 Nov 2007)

Olwyn Enright: Question 187: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he has plans to change the law governing the time-frame within which individuals must apply for State pensions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27587/07]

Cancer Services: Statements (Resumed). (7 Nov 2007)

Olwyn Enright: They needed both.

Cancer Services: Statements (Resumed). (7 Nov 2007)

Olwyn Enright: I know the Minister has not received the report yet. Will she confirm that all the information she and the Taoiseach have to date has been made available to the House? Will she outline in more detail than she did in her speech what actions the Health Service Executive took and what further contact she had with it following the communication in July 2005 from Mr. Naughten? She mentioned it...

Cancer Services: Statements (Resumed). (7 Nov 2007)

Olwyn Enright: Were people who did not have expertise as pointed out by Mr. Naughten removed from the service in 2005?

Cancer Services: Statements (Resumed). (7 Nov 2007)

Olwyn Enright: Where will the women go now?

Cancer Services: Statements (Resumed). (7 Nov 2007)

Olwyn Enright: Wishful thinking.

Cancer Services: Statements (Resumed). (7 Nov 2007)

Olwyn Enright: I wish to share time with Deputy Joe McHugh. It was a mistake that shouldn't have happened even once. And now I can't believe that here has been yet another botched cancer test in our health system. These are not my words but those of Rebecca O'Malley, which were published on 8 August 2007. I wonder how she feels today knowing that it is no longer one mistake or two but several mistakes...

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (6 Nov 2007)

Olwyn Enright: Question 363: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her Department is processing higher education grant applications for students granted temporary residency in Ireland and who are attending college here; the details of the application process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26975/07]

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (6 Nov 2007)

Olwyn Enright: Question 364: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if an application for a higher education grant has been received by her Department from a person (details supplied) in County Offaly; the status of the application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26976/07]

Leaders' Questions (6 Nov 2007)

Olwyn Enright: Where will women go while we are waiting for this to happen?