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Written Answers — Inter-Country Adoptions: Inter-Country Adoptions (16 Sep 2009)

Catherine Byrne: Question 405: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the bilateral adoption agreement with Vietnam; when a new agreement will be reached and implemented in order to enable adoptions between Ireland and Vietnam to proceed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30691/09]

Written Answers — Driving Licences: Driving Licences (16 Sep 2009)

Catherine Byrne: Question 533: To ask the Minister for Transport the rules governing foreign driving licences here; if a person holding a foreign licence can exchange it for an Irish drivers licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30327/09]

Written Answers — Inland Waterways: Inland Waterways (9 Jul 2009)

Catherine Byrne: Question 609: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs when a stretch of canal walkway (details supplied) in Dublin 8 will be upgraded; if he will guarantee funding for this project; if he will commit to the upkeep of the Grand Canal walkways in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29531/09]

Financial Services Regulation. (8 Jul 2009)

Catherine Byrne: Question 30: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has received a report from the Irish Financial Services Regulatory Authority on whether banks have matched fixed rate mortgages with their own borrowings at high fixed rates which would justify the application of high breakage charges. [27883/09]

Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (8 Jul 2009)

Catherine Byrne: Question 128: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps she will take to protect small businesses here which are being hit hard by the economic downturn; her plans for incentives to small businesses who will create employment and bring revenue here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28279/09]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (8 Jul 2009)

Catherine Byrne: Question 200: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will grant speech and language therapy for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that this person is waiting a long time and their condition could deteriorate further unless they receive treatment now; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28211/09]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (8 Jul 2009)

Catherine Byrne: Question 201: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of speech therapists who currently operate from a health centre (details supplied) in Dublin 12 and their working hours; if there are vacancies for speech therapists at this health centre; when these vacancies will be filled; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28212/09]

Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (8 Jul 2009)

Catherine Byrne: Question 357: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he will explain the management structure overseeing the National Drugs Strategy and the way in which the National Drug Strategy team has been replaced; the number of members of staff currently working on the National Drugs Strategy within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28453/09]

Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (8 Jul 2009)

Catherine Byrne: Question 358: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs his plans for the local and regional drugs task forces into the future; if he envisages them having a long term role with the National Drug Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28454/09]

Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (8 Jul 2009)

Catherine Byrne: Question 359: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the funding available under his Department for drug related initiatives and projects for the remainder of 2009; when and the way this money will be allocated to the drugs task forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28455/09]

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (8 Jul 2009)

Catherine Byrne: Question 500: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when the terms of the higher education grant scheme for Dublin City Council and the City of Dublin Vocational Education Committee will be announced for 2009; the details of this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28374/09]

Written Answers — Inter-Country Adoptions: Inter-Country Adoptions (7 Jul 2009)

Catherine Byrne: Question 188: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the status of the adoption agreement with Russia; the number of post-placement reports which are outstanding in each of the Health Service Executive regions; her plans to resolve this matter and ensure that prospective parents who have received letters of commitment will be able to proceed with the adoption of a child from Russia; and...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (1 Jul 2009)

Catherine Byrne: Question 140: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12, who is awaiting surgery at Our Lady's Hospital for Sick Children, Crumlin, will have their operation in 2009 as scheduled; if not, if this operation will be carried out at Cappagh Hospital; if this operation could be carried out under the National Treatment Purchase Fund; and if she will...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (30 Jun 2009)

Catherine Byrne: Question 236: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will ensure the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 8 is satisfactorily concluded and that there will be no further postponement. [26215/09]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (30 Jun 2009)

Catherine Byrne: Question 355: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the cost to the State for child benefit payment awarded to persons residing outside the State from 2004 to 2008. [26227/09]

Commissions of Inquiry: Motion (30 Jun 2009)

Catherine Byrne: In this country we respect the medical profession and it is right to do so. It does a fantastic job. Being a parent, I know all too well how much I depend on my family doctor. I trust in him for my own life and the lives of my children. Above all, I trust his professional medical opinion. People should feel safe and protected in a local GP's surgery or hospital, but this may not always...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (25 Jun 2009)

Catherine Byrne: Question 14: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of people claiming rent supplement for more than 18 months; her views on the slow transfer of people from rent supplement onto the rental accommodation scheme; the action she has taken to address this problem; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23255/09]

Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (25 Jun 2009)

Catherine Byrne: I thank Deputy Lynch for tabling this amendment. The Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill is long awaited. When I served the inner city for nine years as a city councillor, there were 18 flat complexes, three of which have now been demolished. I pay tribute to the people living in those flat complexes for the way they have lived, sometimes in very difficult times, such as when they had...

Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (25 Jun 2009)

Catherine Byrne: I was somewhat taken aback with the Minister of State's response. Deputy Ciarán Lynch made a clear point and the remarks of the Minister of State have clarified a good deal. People do not seek charity, they seek justice. We spent the past week in the Chamber discussing justice and the case of people who had been let down by society, but we are here again doing exactly the same thing. We...

Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (25 Jun 2009)

Catherine Byrne: That is an insult.