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Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (1 Mar 2007)

Liam Twomey: Question 113: To ask the Minister for Finance the situation regarding home care provisions; if persons who use their home care funding to buy services from private contractors can expect to pay 21% VAT; if same has been addressed in Budget 2007; if so, the way it has been done; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8135/07]

Written Answers — Eating Disorders: Eating Disorders (1 Mar 2007)

Liam Twomey: Question 122: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the provision made available to provide services to tackle eating disorders; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8076/07]

Written Answers — Eating Disorders: Eating Disorders (1 Mar 2007)

Liam Twomey: Question 123: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the amount of funding allocated to services to combat eating disorders in 2006; the amount of funding approved for 2007; the way this money is being spent; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8077/07]

Written Answers — Catchment Boundaries: Catchment Boundaries (1 Mar 2007)

Liam Twomey: Question 210: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when catchment areas within County Wexford will be sorted out, particularly those in the Blackwater area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8127/07]

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (28 Feb 2007)

Liam Twomey: Question 148: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if in view of an increased population in Castlebridge in County Wexford and a subsequent rise in crime and anti-social behaviour in the area, there are plans to provide 24-hour Garda protection for the people of Castlebridge; if so, when they will be introduced; the alternative proposals and if such plans do...

Written Answers — Rural Transport: Rural Transport (28 Feb 2007)

Liam Twomey: Question 225: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the rural transport scheme for the Wexford area; his plans to extend this scheme; if this scheme will be extended throughout parts of north County Wexford, in particular the Riverchapel area which has seen a sizeable increase in population over the past 10 years but which is not serviced be essential services; and...

Written Answers — School Enrolments: School Enrolments (28 Feb 2007)

Liam Twomey: Question 242: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if a school can refuse admission to a student who is in the school's catchment area but where an older sibling did not attend the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7828/07]

Written Answers — Energy Conservation: Energy Conservation (27 Feb 2007)

Liam Twomey: Question 89: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of his Departmental offices, and offices of the agencies under his auspices, that use energy saving light fittings and renewables sources of energy for heating and lighting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7395/07]

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (27 Feb 2007)

Liam Twomey: Question 166: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the way he proposes to deliver supply of sufficient homes of the right type, in the right locations, integrated with other infrastructure requirements as envisaged in Delivering Homes, Sustaining Communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7396/07]

Medical Practitioners Bill 2007: Second Stage (23 Feb 2007)

Liam Twomey: Things can change.

Medical Practitioners Bill 2007: Second Stage (23 Feb 2007)

Liam Twomey: What is the cost of implementing the scheme?

Medical Practitioners Bill 2007: Second Stage (23 Feb 2007)

Liam Twomey: That figure does not cover carrying out the competence assurance scheme.

Medical Practitioners Bill 2007: Second Stage (23 Feb 2007)

Liam Twomey: I call a division.

Medical Practitioners Bill 2007: Second Stage (23 Feb 2007)

Liam Twomey: The Medical Practitioners Bill 2007 is about protecting the potential 4 million patients in the country and this is what must be foremost in our debate. As a doctor I am a registered member of the Medical Council, but my role today is as a politician and representative of the people. As both a doctor and a legislator, I welcome the legislation. While I welcome almost all the proposals in...

Medical Practitioners Bill 2007: Second Stage (23 Feb 2007)

Liam Twomey: Certainly not, otherwise the Government would have to go too.

Medical Practitioners Bill 2007: Second Stage (23 Feb 2007)

Liam Twomey: There are doctors who should not be practising medicine and it is important we remove them from involvement in the care of patients. I hoped to hear the Minister indicate in her contribution the number of doctors she feels should not be practising medicine and the number of complaints received by the Medical Council that have had serious consequences for patients. Many of the complaints...

Medical Practitioners Bill 2007: Second Stage (23 Feb 2007)

Liam Twomey: Patients are still dying from MRSA in our hospitals and the HSE, which the Minister has put in charge of our health services, has only draft guidelines to deal with the issue. MRSA is not something that happened today or yesterday. The death of Mr. P.J. Walsh at Monaghan General Hospital was also described as a systems failure, but it was, in some respects, a result of the failure of the...

Medical Practitioners Bill 2007: Second Stage (23 Feb 2007)

Liam Twomey: I think they did because they met him.

Medical Practitioners Bill 2007: Second Stage (23 Feb 2007)

Liam Twomey: In any case, they exonerated Dr. Neary and that was wrong. If those guys think that they are getting a bad run of it in the media or from some of their own colleagues, they brought it upon themselves because they went there as experts and their role changed. Subsequently, those three individuals were censured by the fitness to practise committee of the Medical Council, but the Medical...

Medical Practitioners Bill 2007: Second Stage (23 Feb 2007)

Liam Twomey: Believe it or not, the priest asked the congregation to pray for democracy.