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Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (28 Apr 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 192: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she plans to award moneys to allow hospitals on Dublin's northside to involve patients, whose acute care is complete, to suitable convalescent or nursing home care who are not fit to discharge directly to their homes; and if her attention has been drawn to the fact that in some hospitals more than 13% of beds are occupied by...

Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (28 Apr 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 214: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if emergency staff will be subject to the recruitment freeze; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16414/09]

Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (28 Apr 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 226: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of beds dedicated to the treatment of patients with cystic fibrosis and their location; the activity rate and occupation rate of these beds by patients with cystic fibrosis; and her plans to further develop the care facilities for such patients. [16580/09]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (28 Apr 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 227: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she has received a report on the activities of the heart and lung transplant unit here; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that patients have to opt either to go on the Irish list or on the list for Newcastle-on-Tyne; the reason for requiring this restriction on choice; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (28 Apr 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 258: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when it is proposed to put the National Property Services Regulatory Authority on a statutory footing and establish clearly all the powers, authorities and regulations which will govern its operation. [16571/09]

Written Answers — Building Regulations: Building Regulations (28 Apr 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 377: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps he has taken to ensure that all houses for sale or rent are complying with the new building energy ratings scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16415/09]

Written Answers — Early Childhood Education: Early Childhood Education (28 Apr 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 439: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the preliminary costings on the proposed year of pre-school announced in the 7 April 2009 Budget; the participation levels assumed in the costings; the capital grants which are envisaged to establish the service; the annual running costs; and his role in the development of the scheme and its implementation. [16165/09]

Order of Business (23 Apr 2009)

Richard Bruton: As Deputy Gilmore said, the IMF has stood over its estimate of the cost of the failures in regulation, banking and public policy in terms of what the ordinary person will have to pay for the adjustment in our banking system. Against that background, I would like to press the Tánaiste further on the plans for the legislation on the national asset management agency. I do not want to...

Order of Business (23 Apr 2009)

Richard Bruton: This is crucial.

Order of Business (23 Apr 2009)

Richard Bruton: We are informed that there is to be an interim board which will be entering into negotiations with the banks, which will reduce the room for manoeuvre of this House, which must set the framework for this legislation. We need to have some certainty regarding on what authority it will be operating. If it makes decision about, for example, the price at which assets might be purchased, we will...

Order of Business (23 Apr 2009)

Richard Bruton: -----and what will happen to the people who need loans with all of this hanging over us.

Order of Business (23 Apr 2009)

Richard Bruton: If we are not to have legislation before the summer recess, the Government should do what it has legislative authority to do and bring the heads of the Bill to the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Finance and the Public Service and let us have a reasonable debate so that at least the Oireachtas has the opportunity to shape the legislation. I wish to ask about the mental health (amendment) Bill....

Order of Business (23 Apr 2009)

Richard Bruton: No. This is another stage in a totally failed budgeting system. Not only does this year's budget fail to address the reform issues, adopting instead the easy option of taxing ordinary families and businesses, but the whole budgetary procedure of which the Revised Estimates comprise a part is one that is not fit for running a corner shop. It is an absolutely arcane and archaic system of...

Order of Business (23 Apr 2009)

Richard Bruton: It is regrettable that we are so soon moving into the guillotining of legislation. Many Members who did not get a chance to speak on Second Stage will attend Committee Stage, for which only one day is scheduled next week, to make their Second Stage contributions. Effectively, Committee Stage will never reach any of the substantive amendments or individual provisions in the Bill. The...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (23 Apr 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 169: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs her views on allowing people on disability allowance to have some extended periods abroad while maintaining their entitlement to disability allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16057/09]

Written Answers — Prisoner Releases: Prisoner Releases (22 Apr 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 84: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the arrangements in place to supervise prisoners following their release; the number of prisoners currently under supervision; the level of supervision that is taking place generally in respect of prisoners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14335/09]

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (22 Apr 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 147: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of training courses she estimates will be provided by FÁS in 2009 detailing the different training areas in which courses are provided; her estimate of the size of waiting lists and waiting times to get on courses across the different categories; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (22 Apr 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 182: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on exempting members of an association (details supplied) from the pension levy, under section 8 of the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15236/09]

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (22 Apr 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 187: To ask the Minister for Finance the programme changes introduced in the 2009 Estimates published on 14 October 2008 designed to make savings in expenditure in 2009; and the amount of savings achieved in each programme within each Department. [15290/09]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (22 Apr 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 543: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the revised rent ceilings which apply to persons in receipt of rent supplement. [15431/09]