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Order of Business. (7 Jun 2006)

Richard Bruton: In its programme for Government, the Government indicated that the maximum waiting time for a referral to a consultant would be three months, while the maximum waiting time for a procedure would be six months. No effort has been made to deliver on that commitment. When will the eligibility for health and personal social services Bill be published?

Order of Business. (7 Jun 2006)

Richard Bruton: Another year of waiting.

Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (1 Jun 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 12: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her Department's interpretation of the 2001 Health legislation that gives statutory in-patient care to every person over the age of seventy; if this provides for free nursing home care in either a public or private nursing home to all patients over the age of seventy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21220/06]

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (1 Jun 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 79: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if the Health Information and Quality Authority legislation will contain a section on whistleblower's legislation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21221/06]

Written Answers — Sports Facilities: Sports Facilities (31 May 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 38: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the position regarding the commencement of a national audit of sports facilities here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21060/06]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (31 May 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 61: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she will obtain a report from the Health Service Executive regarding their plans for the development of facilities at locations (details supplied). [21168/06]

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (31 May 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 120: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will grant, on a humanitarian basis, an extension of permission to remain here in respect of persons (details supplied) in Dublin 24; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21176/06]

Greyhound Racing Industry. (31 May 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 51: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he intends to introduce legislation to establish an independent control body for the greyhound industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21061/06]

Written Answers — Mobile Telephony: Mobile Telephony (30 May 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 90: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he has in mind proposals to encourage the abolition of all mobile telephone roaming charges in line with the wishes of the EU Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20698/06]

Written Answers — Mobile Telephony: Mobile Telephony (30 May 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 102: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he or his Department has had discussion with service providers with a view to the abolition of call divert mobile phone charges; if he proposes to have discussions with the Regulator in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20697/06]

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (30 May 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 187: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of meetings the Working Group on Financing Long-Term Care, chaired by her Department, has had in the past twelve months; the date of the most recent meeting; and if she has set a deadline for the report of the working group. [20395/06]

Written Answers — Anti-Poverty Strategy: Anti-Poverty Strategy (30 May 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 188: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the indicators she uses to judge progress against poverty in health and the way in which they have progressed in the past five years. [20397/06]

Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (30 May 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 196: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children further to her reply to Parliamentary Question No. 198 of 4 April 2006, the way in which a refund can be obtained where a patient has been charged for extra services which are not permitted to be made under Article 16.1 of the Nursing Homes Subvention Regulations, by the nursing home management; if her Department or the...

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (30 May 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 213: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she will confirm that the Health Service Executive are allowing buses which carry adults with intellectual disability to training centres, workshops, and day activity units to travel throughout the country without proper escorts; if she will confirm that this practice is taking place; and if she will make a statement...

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (30 May 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 214: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the action she has taken to implement the National Disability Authority's National Standards for Disability Services; the action she has taken to put in place the relevant authority to oversee the standards for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20576/06]

Written Answers — Anti-Poverty Strategy: Anti-Poverty Strategy (30 May 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 400: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the measures used for estimating relative poverty levels and consistent poverty measures; and the way in which each of these has moved over the past five years. [20396/06]

Written Answers — Crime Levels: Crime Levels (30 May 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 506: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of instances of assaults or criminality reported to the Gardaí on the LUAS lines from both Dublin to Tallaght and Dublin to Sandyford since their introduction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20545/06]

Written Answers — Educational Disadvantage: Educational Disadvantage (30 May 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 548: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the indicators she uses to judge progress against poverty in education and the way in which they have progressed in the past five years. [20397/06]

Written Answers — Homeless Persons: Homeless Persons (30 May 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 601: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the indicators he uses to judge progress against poverty in homelessness and the way in which they have progressed in the past five years. [20397/06]

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31. (30 May 2006)

Richard Bruton: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to raise an important matter of public interest requiring urgent consideration, namely, the lack of investment in health services for Dublin's north city which, despite having only half the level of GP service per head as the rest of the country, having hospital waiting lists more than three times the national average and losing...