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Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (26 May 2005)

Brian O'Shea: Question 68: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the occupational pension scheme which is available to home helps; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17661/05]

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (26 May 2005)

Brian O'Shea: Question 128: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will return the passport of a person (details supplied) in County Waterford who has applied for residency on the basis of an Irish born child; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17703/05]

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (25 May 2005)

Brian O'Shea: Question 45: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the position regarding her negotiations with the EU on the implementation of the EU nitrates directive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17391/05]

Written Answers — Weight of Schoolbags: Weight of Schoolbags (25 May 2005)

Brian O'Shea: Question 215: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if the weight of schoolbags could be reduced in order that more children would be inclined to walk to school thereby partaking in exercise which would be in line with the recommendation of the recently published report on obesity for 30 minutes per day exercise; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17592/05]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (24 May 2005)

Brian O'Shea: Question 111: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the State pension here is among the worst in the western world and that the average State pension amounts to only 31% of average earnings before retirement; if he has plans to reform the pensions system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17126/05]

Written Answers — Third Level Fees: Third Level Fees (24 May 2005)

Brian O'Shea: Question 364: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will review the decision not to grant half year free fees for a repeat year at UCD to a person (details supplied) in County Waterford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17162/05]

Written Answers — Fire Stations: Fire Stations (24 May 2005)

Brian O'Shea: Question 401: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, further to Parliamentary Question No. 274 of 11 May 2005, if he will give priority to the proposed new fire station for Tallow, County Waterford (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16901/05]

Written Answers — Fire Service: Fire Service (24 May 2005)

Brian O'Shea: Question 402: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his proposals to introduce national standards for the fire service in order that the performance of brigades can be objectively evaluated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16902/05]

Written Answers — Irish Language: Irish Language (19 May 2005)

Brian O'Shea: Question 19: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if his attention has been drawn to recent reported comments from a person (details supplied) that the lack of a national plan for the Irish language has serious implications for the Government's commitment to language maintenance and revival; his plans to establish such a national plan; his views on the form and...

Written Answers — Irish Language: Irish Language (19 May 2005)

Brian O'Shea: Question 21: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs his views on whether there was insufficient discussion on issues relating to the Irish language, culture, and the Gaeltacht in the formulation of the national spatial strategy and the national development plan; his further views on whether the absence of such discussion is detrimental to the maintenance and...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (19 May 2005)

Brian O'Shea: Question 75: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the service provision available for cancer patients from the HSE south eastern area referred to Cork University Hospital with specialised cancers following the resignation of a leading oncologist at the hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16822/05]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (19 May 2005)

Brian O'Shea: Question 76: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the population criteria of 40,000 to 100,000 which consultants (details supplied) involved with a private hospital development in Waterford consider sufficient for locating radiotherapy services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16823/05]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (19 May 2005)

Brian O'Shea: Question 77: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when the two additional consultant radiation oncologists with seasonal commitments to the HSE south eastern and mid-west areas will be appointed to Cork University Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16824/05]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (19 May 2005)

Brian O'Shea: Question 78: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the prospects there are for the HSE north western area to develop links with Northern Ireland to facilitate provision of radiotherapy for HSE north western area patients; the plans for the provision of radiotherapy for patients in HSE north western area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16825/05]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (19 May 2005)

Brian O'Shea: Question 79: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her plans to close St. Luke's Hospital, Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16826/05]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (19 May 2005)

Brian O'Shea: Question 80: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of private radiotherapy units which are to be provided in Dublin; if members of the expert group on the future of radiation services are involved with any of these projects (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16827/05]

Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (19 May 2005)

Brian O'Shea: Question 97: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the amount spent on consultancy by the Central Fisheries Board and the regional fisheries boards in each of the past five years and to date in 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16782/05]

Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (19 May 2005)

Brian O'Shea: Question 98: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if the salmon returning to spawn in the rivers in the south-east are much less likely to survive due to drift-netting off the north-west, west and south-west coast, than salmon returning to the rivers in these areas; his proposals in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16783/05]

Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (19 May 2005)

Brian O'Shea: Question 99: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the position regarding the impact of the works carried out on the River Nore in Kilkenny City with respect to the number of salmon reaching the spawning grounds in 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16784/05]

Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (19 May 2005)

Brian O'Shea: Question 100: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the number of salmon and trout tags issued to the angling sector in each of the years 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16818/05]