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Written Answers — Water Quality: Water Quality (24 Jun 2009)

Catherine Byrne: Question 53: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number and location of water sources at risk from lead poisoning; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25129/09]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (23 Jun 2009)

Catherine Byrne: Question 352: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the entitlements of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 6W; when a decision will be made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24598/09]

Children's Hospital Funding: Motion (23 Jun 2009)

Catherine Byrne: I welcome the announcement, however temporary, that the closure of two more wards and another operating theatre at Crumlin hospital will not go ahead next month. As we know, one 25-bed ward and one theatre have already been closed, leaving longer waiting times for sick children. The long-term consequences after the summer months will only bring increased hardship and anxiety to parents...

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (23 Jun 2009)

Catherine Byrne: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to raise a matter of national importance, namely, the closure next week of Beeches ward, Cherry Orchard Hospital, resulting in 25 beds being closed due to cut-backs, staff holiday and maternity leave. Fifteen of these are long-term beds and ten are respite beds. These are vital services. The respite service is especially important...

Coroners Service. (18 Jun 2009)

Catherine Byrne: The recent revelations in the Ryan report have shocked, angered and saddened all of us. Having discussed the report in detail last week, we are now struggling to come to terms with its findings and how best to move forward. It is almost impossible to comprehend the emotions of those who have been abused and whose wounds must be reopened. However, as I have been contacted by relatives of...

Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (17 Jun 2009)

Catherine Byrne: Question 45: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs his views on the role of community organisations in the national drugs strategy; his plans to support community groups and workers who tackle the drug problem in communities here; if funding for such groups is guaranteed into the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23917/09]

Written Answers — Youth Services: Youth Services (17 Jun 2009)

Catherine Byrne: Question 109: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason the small grants fund has been suspended for 2009; if she will review this decision and ensure that local groups can access funding for small projects to help disadvantaged and vulnerable people in local communities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23996/09]

National Drugs Strategy. (17 Jun 2009)

Catherine Byrne: Question 52: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he will provide a timeline for the publication of the new national drugs strategy and the new national substance misuse strategy; the stakeholders who are involved in the development of these strategies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23918/09]

National Drugs Strategy. (17 Jun 2009)

Catherine Byrne: I welcome the establishment of the office of the Minister for drugs and I hope it happens sooner rather than later. In the past, when Fine Gael and the Labour Party were in government, it was considered important that there was somebody in charge who could hold the reins. Drugs should not be a side issue for a Minister. My hope is that the Minister of State will consider a number of the...

Funding to Support Homeless People (17 Jun 2009)

Catherine Byrne: The €1.5 million to which the Minister refers is welcome, but it is still only a small drop in the ocean when one considers the number of vulnerable people, particularly those who are homeless, in our society. There are a number of homeless agencies in the south-west inner city and I am aware that those who are homeless, because of the nature of their existence, are not able to access the...

National Drugs Strategy. (17 Jun 2009)

Catherine Byrne: Question 26: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if, in view of recent cuts to the national drugs strategy budget, he will investigate alternative sources of funding to ensure that community groups and projects under the national drugs strategy can continue their work to combat the drug problem here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23301/09]

National Drugs Strategy. (17 Jun 2009)

Catherine Byrne: I thank the Minister of State for his reply and wish to raise a few points. In recent weeks, many groups have approached Members to discuss the lack of funding and how they will be obliged to cut their budgets. My primary concern pertains to the small community groups that are funded from the task force and that I have discussed previously with the Minister of State. The people who have...

National Drugs Strategy. (17 Jun 2009)

Catherine Byrne: While I accept what has been said, I insist it is time for some of the money that accrues from criminal activities to be invested in poorer communities, thereby assisting those who are at the bottom of the food chain when money is passed down. The Minister of State is not responsible for the Criminal Assets Bureau, but he can use his position as the officeholder with responsibility for the...

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

Catherine Byrne: Question 127: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a new bilateral agreement with Vietnam will be signed to allow for adoptions between Ireland and Vietnam to proceed; her views on the position prospective parents are in as a result of the fact that the previous agreement was not renewed on time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23730/09]

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (16 Jun 2009)

Catherine Byrne: I seek the Adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to raise the following issue of national importance, namely, in view of the findings of the Ryan report, to ask the Government to give a commitment to those families who have lost loved ones while in the care of residential institutions named in the report and whose remains were buried in communal graves and to ask the Government to...

Ryan Report on the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse: Motion (Resumed) (12 Jun 2009)

Catherine Byrne: We have all heard the land of saints and scholars being mentioned during this debate. I want to know where the saints were while the little children threaded wire until their fingers bled to make rosary beads and where the scholars were, doubtless locked up in their ivory towers behind closed doors. Why did they not use their wisdom and knowledge to cry "Stop"? Instead they allowed the...

Ryan Report on the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse: Motion (Resumed) (12 Jun 2009)

Catherine Byrne: I shall finish. We know that for those who have spoken out about their experience money is not the main issue, but I agree with their claims that the religious orders have got off lightly in terms of compensation. I wish to spend the last part of my contribution to this debate in a moment of silence to remember those who are not here today to tell the tale of what happened to them, and the...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (9 Jun 2009)

Catherine Byrne: Question 144: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the steps she will take to address the unresolved issue of a €9.9 million deficit in the 2007 budget for Our Lady's Hospital for Sick Children, which was promised to the hospital but never materialised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22094/09]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (9 Jun 2009)

Catherine Byrne: Question 145: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will commit to retaining vital services at Our Lady's Hospital for Sick Children in Crumlin, Dublin; if she will stop further ward closures; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22095/09]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (9 Jun 2009)

Catherine Byrne: Question 146: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will ensure the retention of scoliosis treatment and surgery in Our Lady's Hospital for Sick Children in Crumlin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22096/09]