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Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (20 Apr 2010)

Jimmy Deenihan: Question 134: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of civil servants processing work permit appeals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14551/10]

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (20 Apr 2010)

Jimmy Deenihan: Question 135: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the length of time it takes to process a work permit application for a non-Irish national to work here; if it is refused, the length of time it takes to process an appeal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14552/10]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (20 Apr 2010)

Jimmy Deenihan: Question 380: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the changes she proposes to make to the dental treatment services scheme in order to make the €30 million savings announced in Budget 2010; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15268/10]

Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (20 Apr 2010)

Jimmy Deenihan: Question 621: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the level of funding provided to GAA clubs in County Kerry for 2003 to 2007 inclusive from the Sports Capital Programme of her Department and funded by the National Lottery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14595/10]

Written Answers — Defence Forces Medical Service: Defence Forces Medical Service (20 Apr 2010)

Jimmy Deenihan: Question 746: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of dental hygienists employed in the Defence Forces as of April 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15726/10]

Written Answers — Defence Forces Medical Service: Defence Forces Medical Service (20 Apr 2010)

Jimmy Deenihan: Question 747: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of doctor positions remaining to be filled in the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15727/10]

Written Answers — Ministerial Travel: Ministerial Travel (20 Apr 2010)

Jimmy Deenihan: Question 748: To ask the Minister for Defence the usage of the Ministerial Air Transport Service by calendar month in 2010 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15728/10]

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (20 Apr 2010)

Jimmy Deenihan: Question 749: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of civil servants in the Department of Defence[i] in situ [/i] in Newbridge, County Kildare, as of 21 April 2010; the date at which the new departmental headquarters in Newbridge will open; the locations at which civil servants in Newbridge are based; the cost of their placement in alternative buildings pending the opening of the...

Written Answers — Departmental Reviews: Departmental Reviews (20 Apr 2010)

Jimmy Deenihan: Question 750: To ask the Minister for Defence the timescale envisaged for the completion of the Value for Money Review of the Reserve Defence Force in 2010; his plans to initiate a value for money review of the functioning of the his Department and of the arrangements for and implementation of decentralisation within the Defence area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15730/10]

Energy Security: Motion. (20 Apr 2010)

Jimmy Deenihan: I compliment Deputy Coveney on tabling this motion and on his work in this area. He is to the forefront as an expert in this regard. I am delighted that the Minister signed a foreshore licence for the Shannon LNG project today. I welcome this sincerely. As he knows, the project was announced in May 2006 and will provide liquid natural gas at the Tarbert-Ballylongford landbank. In...

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (1 Apr 2010)

Jimmy Deenihan: This is an urgent matter. I seek the Adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to raise a matter of national importance, namely, the Government's decision to withdraw Irish troops from Chad at a time when talks at the United Nations to renew the MINURCAT mandate are at a critical juncture and being mindful of the warnings from senior officers in the United Nations that the...

Inland Waterways. (1 Apr 2010)

Jimmy Deenihan: Question 6: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he will provide a progress report on Waterways Ireland's work throughout the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14166/10]

Overseas Missions. (1 Apr 2010)

Jimmy Deenihan: It is extremely regrettable that Ireland is being criticised for the first time by the United Nations in regard to a peacekeeping mission but, as Mary Fitzgerald highlighted in The Irish Times, this is the result of the Government's unilateral decision to end our participation in MINURCAT. Over the decades, Ireland has earned a positive reputation for its work in peacekeeping activities,...

Written Answers — Foreshore Licences: Foreshore Licences (1 Apr 2010)

Jimmy Deenihan: Question 179: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when a foreshore licence will be issued to a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14467/10]

Written Answers — Farm Retirement Scheme: Farm Retirement Scheme (1 Apr 2010)

Jimmy Deenihan: Question 184: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when farm retirement will be approved in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14344/10]

Special Educational Needs: Motion. (31 Mar 2010)

Jimmy Deenihan: I wish to share time with Deputies Michael Ring, Bernard Durkan, James Reilly and Brian Hayes.

Special Educational Needs: Motion. (31 Mar 2010)

Jimmy Deenihan: The special needs assistant scheme has been a major factor both in ensuring the successful integration of children with special educational needs into mainstream education and in providing supports to pupils enrolled in special schools and special classes. However, we should provide additional resources rather than cutting back on the scheme. The National Council for Special Education...

Written Answers — Public Service Reform: Public Service Reform (31 Mar 2010)

Jimmy Deenihan: Question 79: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if she will be submitting proposals in relation to Public Service transformation in respect of her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13948/10]

Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (30 Mar 2010)

Jimmy Deenihan: Question 375: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he plans to reopen bass fishing for commercial purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13614/10]

Banking System: Motion (30 Mar 2010)

Jimmy Deenihan: This is the fourth time we have come back to the House to discuss this crisis. First, there was the guarantee, next came the capitalisation, next was NAMA and now we have this chapter. I ask whether this is the last chapter, but I doubt it is. The Minister and the Government give the spin that Ireland has been recognised internationally for taking corrective action. The Minister of State,...