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Written Answers — Health Service Reform: Health Service Reform (27 Jun 2007)

Billy Timmins: Question 92: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the action she will take to ensure that clinical audits, as obliged under the 1997 consultants contract, are conducted and reported on at a national level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17699/07]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (27 Jun 2007)

Billy Timmins: Question 105: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when clinical risk management guidelines will be introduced for the acute hospital sector at a national level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17700/07]

Written Answers — Flood Relief: Flood Relief (27 Jun 2007)

Billy Timmins: Question 192: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he has received an application for funding for flood relief works involving the replacement of piping at Arklow, County Wicklow, from Arklow Town Council; if so, what the application consisted of; the position regarding same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18089/07]

Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (27 Jun 2007)

Billy Timmins: Question 231: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the situation with respect to an application for funding by a hospital (details supplied) in County Wicklow to ensure that the additional accommodation recently developed will be utilised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18035/07]

Written Answers — Defence Forces Equipment: Defence Forces Equipment (27 Jun 2007)

Billy Timmins: Question 319: To ask the Minister for Defence the position in relation to Army ambulances; the reason there are delimiters installed in their ambulances which prevent them from reaching allowable motorway speed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17951/07]

Written Answers — Agreements with Members: Agreements with Members (26 Jun 2007)

Billy Timmins: Question 144: To ask the Taoiseach the cost to his Department of the agreement between the Government and independent TDs Finian McGrath, Jackie Healy-Rae and Michael Lowry; the breakdown of same; the projects involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18033/07]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (26 Jun 2007)

Billy Timmins: Question 579: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position in relation to a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow who needs a special needs assistant on a full-time basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17521/07]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (26 Jun 2007)

Billy Timmins: Question 580: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position in relation to a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow who was a special needs assistant from 31 March 2003 until February 2007 in a school and is waiting to be paid their redundancy; if this can be paid as a matter of urgency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17522/07]

Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government: Motion (14 Jun 2007)

Billy Timmins: And Deputy Durkan.

Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government: Motion (14 Jun 2007)

Billy Timmins: I congratulate my constituency colleagues, Deputies Behan and Doyle, on their election to the Dáil. I also wish the Ceann Comhairle well. I congratulate the Cabinet members, particularly the new appointees, Deputies Brian Lenihan, Ryan and Gormley. However, when I saw the new Cabinet members entering the Chamber, it struck me that little had changed. The most disappointed people in the...

Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government: Motion (14 Jun 2007)

Billy Timmins: In his speech the Taoiseach stated: There will be a particular opportunity at the mid-term review of the Government's programme to consider further the allocation of ministerial responsibilities. These considerations will also be reflected in the names I will propose next week to the Government for appointment as Ministers of State. I do not know whether this is a warning to the Cabinet or a...

Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government: Motion (14 Jun 2007)

Billy Timmins: It must be what the focus groups are telling the Ministers. Fianna Fáil did not need the green gene. The Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Harney, deluded herself when she spoke about smaller parties playing a role in Government with Fianna Fáil. It will digest the green gene like it did the Progressive Democrats. It was clever of the Taoiseach to be all-embracing. In a number...

Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government: Motion (14 Jun 2007)

Billy Timmins: I will miss the Green Party wailing over my ear and shouting obscenities at the Government, saying it was so out of touch that I sometimes felt like going over there to attack it myself.

Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government: Motion (14 Jun 2007)

Billy Timmins: Once the Green Party saw the black and white tiles of Government Buildings — I do not know what colour the carpet is, but it is plush — and stood on them, there was no going back. The party's Deputies might not have liked the coffee, but they liked what they saw. I do not necessarily blame them, but I accuse them of collective hypocrisy. They masqueraded as something different on...

Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government: Motion (14 Jun 2007)

Billy Timmins: They should not purport to lecture us from that side of the House. It was bad enough lecturing the Government and others when they were on this side. They should take responsibility——

Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government: Motion (14 Jun 2007)

Billy Timmins: ——for what they sign up to. I do not read blogs, but I will start. However, I will not read those of the Deputies, as they do not mean much. I wanted the Taoiseach to make changes to the Cabinet and I am glad to see Deputy O'Dea remain as Minister for Defence, although he might not be happy about it.

Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government: Motion (14 Jun 2007)

Billy Timmins: He is definitely up for a mid-term review.

Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government: Motion (14 Jun 2007)

Billy Timmins: I wish to mention outgoing Minister Deputy Roche briefly. Fianna Fáil's focus groups stated that he needed to be off the air during the election campaign, but the Deputy went out and batted for the Government when it was at its most unpopular. He took the hit for the Government's unpopularity in the months leading up to the election. It is a sad day for County Wicklow, as Deputy Roche had...

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (25 Apr 2007)

Billy Timmins: Question 114: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position in relation to a person from the Philippines who is working in England and wants to come here to visit their sister who is married to an Irishman and living here; the way they can apply for a holiday visa; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15510/07]

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (24 Apr 2007)

Billy Timmins: Question 152: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position in relation to a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow who has applied for naturalisation; if same will be dealt with as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14557/07]