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Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (10 Feb 2005)

Dan Neville: Question 190: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he will reconsider withdrawal of funding from community workers co-operatives. [4388/05]

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (10 Feb 2005)

Dan Neville: Question 195: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will report on her analysis of the effect of the proposed nitrates directive and proposals to overcome the difficulties presented for the poultry industry. [4394/05]

Written Answers — Single Payment Scheme: Single Payment Scheme (10 Feb 2005)

Dan Neville: Question 199: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the single payment entitlements for a person (details supplied) in County Limerick. [4480/05]

Written Answers — Remedial Works Scheme: Remedial Works Scheme (10 Feb 2005)

Dan Neville: Question 242: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if a grant will be made available to complete remedial works at a location (details supplied) in County Limerick. [4406/05]

Mental Health Services. (10 Feb 2005)

Dan Neville: My question relating to what consultations had taken place between the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform and the Minister on siting the hospital in grounds of the prison was not answered. In view of the exposé in a recent "Prime Time" programme regarding practices in regard to the movement of prisoners who are suffering from psychiatric conditions and who are rendered as being...

Mental Health Services. (10 Feb 2005)

Dan Neville: I am asking the Minister of State to comment on the fact that 97% of hospital admissions come from the Prison Service. Surely it is an indictment of the whole service and the relationship between those with mental illness and the psychiatric services that people with severe mental illness are being moved from prison, and the whole approach——

Mental Health Services. (10 Feb 2005)

Dan Neville: Vincent Browne, the patron of GROW, used the word "grotesque".

Mental Health Services. (10 Feb 2005)

Dan Neville: Is it? After centuries of raising not cancer, heart disease, pneumonia but mental health, is it becoming a bit tiresome?

Mental Health Services. (10 Feb 2005)

Dan Neville: I am a politician, not an expert. The Minister of State does not say to other politicians who raise other issues——

Mental Health Services. (10 Feb 2005)

Dan Neville: That say that mental health——

Hospital Services. (10 Feb 2005)

Dan Neville: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for allowing me to raise the important matter of the review into the death of Róisín Ruddle, Kilmacow, Kilfinny, Adare. I am a fellow parishioner of the Ruddle family and have known Róisín's mother and father, grandfather and great-grandfather, who have been highly respected members of our community. I thank the Ruddle family for their co-operation with the...

Mental Health Services. (10 Feb 2005)

Dan Neville: Question 4: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the details of the consultations between her Department and the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform in relation to siting a psychiatric hospital in the grounds of the new prison; her views on whether the decision will further stigmatise patients suffering from psychiatric conditions; the position with regard to...

Mental Health Services. (10 Feb 2005)

Dan Neville: It will be just outside the wall.

Mental Health Services. (10 Feb 2005)

Dan Neville: It has been in power twice in the past 20 years.

Mental Health Services. (10 Feb 2005)

Dan Neville: The Minister should just answer the question.

Order of Business. (10 Feb 2005)

Dan Neville: With the permission of that Ceann Comhairle, can I, too, ask the Tánaiste if she will allow time today or use a mechanism to address the report into the death of Róisín Ruddle? Having been a friend of her family and a fellow parishioner all my life, I extend my sympathy to them on their tragedy.

Written Answers — Environmental Policy: Environmental Policy (9 Feb 2005)

Dan Neville: Question 69: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the action he intends to take to prevent the practice of charging a €2 environmental levy on tyres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3992/05]

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (9 Feb 2005)

Dan Neville: Question 168: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the extra resources which are being provided for national spring clean week 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4049/05]

Finance Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). (9 Feb 2005)

Dan Neville: I welcome the opportunity to speak in this debate on the Finance Bill. I wish to raise a specific point about what I regard as discrimination against psychiatric institutions in respect of tax relief. This is a reflection of the marginalisation of people with mental illness. The Finance Act 2001 extended tax concessions for investment in private hospitals but psychiatric hospitals were...

Finance Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). (9 Feb 2005)

Dan Neville: That is the role of the Opposition.