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Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (1 Jul 2008)

Catherine Byrne: Question 209: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number and type of medical and clerical staff employed by the Health Service Executive within its detoxification and rehabilitation residential services for each of the past eight years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25303/08]

Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (1 Jul 2008)

Catherine Byrne: Question 210: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the cocaine specific treatment centres available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25304/08]

Written Answers — Drugs-related Deaths: Drugs-related Deaths (1 Jul 2008)

Catherine Byrne: Question 204: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of incidents where methadone featured in a drug related death since 1998 to date in 2008; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25298/08]

Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (26 Jun 2008)

Catherine Byrne: Question 12: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs his views on the success of the supply reduction pillar of the national drugs strategy; the way he works with the Garda and Revenue Commissioners in curbing the supply of drugs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24901/08]

Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (26 Jun 2008)

Catherine Byrne: Question 45: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs his views on whether the rehabilitation pillar of the national drugs strategy has had positive results since its introduction in the mid-term review in 2005; the main achievements in combating the drug problem here, which fall under the rehabilitation pillar; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24900/08]

Intoxicating Liquor Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (26 Jun 2008)

Catherine Byrne: The wide availability of alcohol in our society has led to many social problems. Easy access to alcohol in shops, petrol stations and supermarkets is contributing to underage and binge drinking. Last year's Eurobarometer survey found that 34%of Irish drinkers engage in binge drinking more than once a week, compared to an EU average of 10%. This illustrates the extent of the problem in this...

National Drugs Strategy. (26 Jun 2008)

Catherine Byrne: Question 5: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs his views on a combined approach to combating the problems associated with drugs and alcohol; the plans he has to integrate alcohol into the new national drugs strategy; the extent to which he is working with the working group on alcohol and drugs; when he expects to receive its final recommendations; the ways they...

National Drugs Strategy. (26 Jun 2008)

Catherine Byrne: I congratulate the Minister of State on his recent appointment. Having listened to his reply, I am not sure that separating the misuse of alcohol is a good idea. Alcohol and drugs misuse are closely connected and it makes sense to have a co-ordinated approach to tackling the problems such misuse creates. What happened to the national alcohol policy that was introduced in 1996? Action 19...

Literacy Levels. (25 Jun 2008)

Catherine Byrne: "Written Off" is a series I have watched over the past number of weeks. It was a joint project between RTE and the National Adult Literacy Agency, NALA, and it was well worth watching. It followed the lives of 11 Irish adults aged between 17 and 50 as they attended an intensive eight-week course. These people came from different parts of the country and from very different backgrounds....

Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (25 Jun 2008)

Catherine Byrne: Question 164: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the current situation regarding the work of the working group on alcohol and drugs; when it will publish its recommendations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24923/08]

Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (25 Jun 2008)

Catherine Byrne: Question 165: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of drug substitution treatment programmes operational; the substances used in these programmes; the location of these programmes; the amount of funding her Department allocates to these programmes annually; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24924/08]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (24 Jun 2008)

Catherine Byrne: Question 157: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the amount of funding her Department has provided for screening programmes for sudden adult death syndrome; the amount of funding assigned to the family screening clinic in the Mater Hospital; the plans she has to introduce further screening programmes to detect potentially fatal heart defects especially among young people; and if she...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (24 Jun 2008)

Catherine Byrne: Question 316: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the status of a school building project (details supplied) in Dublin 12; the band rating of this project; if he will give this project the final go-ahead in view of the fact that it has been approved since 2000 and is ready for building work to commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24549/08]

Written Answers — Passport Applications: Passport Applications (24 Jun 2008)

Catherine Byrne: Question 382: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if a person (details supplied) in Dublin 8 can apply for carer's allowance or benefit from the Department of Social and Family Affairs without such a claim having a negative impact on their application for an Irish passport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24679/08]

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (24 Jun 2008)

Catherine Byrne: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to raise a matter of national importance, namely, the serious problem of illiteracy which still exists and which was highlighted recently on RTE with the programme "Written Off?" which ran over eight weeks. The fact that people are trying to live their daily lives in today's society without being able to read or write is a real...

Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (19 Jun 2008)

Catherine Byrne: Question 69: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of rehabilitative community employment schemes currently up and running here; if she will increase supports for these schemes in view of the fact that the Report of the Working Group on Drugs Rehabilitation recommends that the number of drug specific CE places should be increased and the success of...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (17 Jun 2008)

Catherine Byrne: Question 75: To ask the Minister for Transport the nature of the ongoing review of major areas of public expenditure in transport under the value for money framework for public expenditure; the results of such review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23342/08]

Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (17 Jun 2008)

Catherine Byrne: Question 268: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of jobs to be cut at Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin 2008; the type of jobs involved; the reason for these cuts; if she will reconsider this decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22570/08]

Written Answers — Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme: Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme (17 Jun 2008)

Catherine Byrne: Question 304: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that elderly people are being contacted by staff in the Health Service Executive's health repayment scheme section, to ask them if they want to withdraw their claim for payments made from their own resources towards a patient's care; if this is acceptable behaviour towards elderly people who...

Written Answers — Driving Tests: Driving Tests (17 Jun 2008)

Catherine Byrne: Question 433: To ask the Minister for Transport if the deadline of 30 June 2008 is still in place for learner drivers; if there is a system in place which will allow learner drivers to delay the implementation of the new learner driver rules until August 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22819/08]