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Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (25 Jan 2006)

Liz McManus: Question 300: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children , in view of the lack of nursing home care for persons under 65 years of age, the provisions which are being put in place to rectify this situation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1028/06]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (25 Jan 2006)

Liz McManus: Question 304: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number and the breakdown of specialist consultants in specialties (details supplied) that are available in each of the former health board areas; and the ratio of each specialist to the population of that region. [1063/06]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (25 Jan 2006)

Liz McManus: Question 396: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of after-birth visits permitted for a mother (details supplied); if the number of visits to non-medical card holders is limited to two visits; if this has been changed recently; and if so, when and the change of same. [1653/06]

Written Answers — Job Losses: Job Losses (25 Jan 2006)

Liz McManus: Question 730: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of jobs lost in the private sector in County Wicklow in the years 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005. [1062/06]

Written Answers — Schools Recognition: Schools Recognition (25 Jan 2006)

Liz McManus: Question 1236: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the steps she plans to take with regard to the application from a school (details supplied) in County Wicklow, which would result in a transition to a national primary school in partnership with Educate Together; the timeframe for such a transition; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40323/05]

Order of Business. (25 Jan 2006)

Liz McManus: On a point of order——

Order of Business. (25 Jan 2006)

Liz McManus: Given that six different items have been bunched together, it has been impossible for me to raise an important matter in regard to No. 16.

Order of Business. (25 Jan 2006)

Liz McManus: It impedes the work of this House if one cannot raise items on the Order of Business which are of relevance.

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Liz McManus: I ask the Ceann Comhairle to consider the problem I am raising with him.

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Liz McManus: I do not expect the Ceann Comhairle to give me an answer to it now.

Order of Business. (25 Jan 2006)

Liz McManus: That answer does not deal with the issue I raised.

Order of Business. (25 Jan 2006)

Liz McManus: The Chair's answer did not deal with the point of order I raised. This is not about there being a problem with Standing Orders but about there being a problem with a convention building up whereby omnibus motions are taken together which deal with a range of issues, and that impedes our work.

Order of Business. (25 Jan 2006)

Liz McManus: Surely the Ceann Comhairle's role is to assist us——

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Liz McManus: ——in the work we are entrusted by the people to carry out in this House. By having omnibus motions such as this, we are blocked from raising issues which are of public interest. I ask the Ceann Comhairle to ensure that such omnibus motions are not put forward which prevent us from raising points on an area such as health which is important to many of our people.

Order of Business. (25 Jan 2006)

Liz McManus: Implicit in this is that there would be——

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Liz McManus: ——common ground between the various items to be taken under an omnibus motion but that is not the case here. Six different items are being taken together. The debate is being stifled because of a procedural approach which is new. This was not the case in the past. I ask the Ceann Comhairle to assist Members of the House in the work we do and not to block debate.

Order of Business. (25 Jan 2006)

Liz McManus: We hear that in every session. We were promised it would be introduced in the autumn.

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Liz McManus: We were then told that it would be in by Christmas.

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Liz McManus: Is this a diplomatic assurance?

Written Answers — Vetting Procedures: Vetting Procedures (15 Dec 2005)

Liz McManus: Question 36: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the categories of persons working in schools which are included under the Garda vetting programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39657/05]