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Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (21 Jun 2005)

Liz McManus: Question 254: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of tenders to participate in the design teams for the new breast screening centres in Cork and Galway, received as of 12 June 2005; the expected duration for the short-listing of applicants for interview; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21031/05]

Written Answers — International Legal Proceedings: International Legal Proceedings (21 Jun 2005)

Liz McManus: Question 270: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the Government's undertaking, following the publication of the Lindsay report, to consider the possibility of initiating legal action against US drugs firms who supplied contaminated blood products to Irish haemophiliacs; if the legal opinion sought from US lawyers has been received; the nature of...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (21 Jun 2005)

Liz McManus: Question 339: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the VAT on the sale of worms for environmental waste management purposes is at the exorbitant rate of 21%; if he will consider lowering the rate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21158/05]

Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (21 Jun 2005)

Liz McManus: Question 378: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if an application from a community development association (details supplied) in County Wicklow to the Chief State Solicitor's Office will be expedited. [21303/05]

Written Answers — Rail Network: Rail Network (21 Jun 2005)

Liz McManus: Question 416: To ask the Minister for Transport if the railway station at Avoca, County Wicklow, will be reopened in view of the growing need; the cost of extending the platform to provide a step-down service similar to that provided at Kilcoole Station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21159/05]

Morris Tribunal: Motion. (21 Jun 2005)

Liz McManus: Rubbish.

Morris Tribunal: Motion. (21 Jun 2005)

Liz McManus: He has no answer to that question.

Hospital Acquired Infections. (21 Jun 2005)

Liz McManus: Does the Tánaiste accept that this problem affects not only hospitals but also other institutions such as nursing homes? There is a terrible irony in the fact that teams are sent into workplaces to check whether somebody is puffing a cigarette while MRSA is rampant through the hospital sector. Collecting data and carrying out surveillance does not ensure action on this terrible infection....

Cystic Fibrosis Incidence. (21 Jun 2005)

Liz McManus: Question 52: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the steps she proposes to take to deal with the fact that Ireland has the highest incidence of cystic fibrosis in the world and, as highlighted by the Pollock report, dangerously inadequate staffing levels for the treatment of cystic fibrosis, which fall below internationally accepted norms, as well as the gross...

Cystic Fibrosis Incidence. (21 Jun 2005)

Liz McManus: I welcome the Tánaiste's agreement to meet representatives of the Cystic Fibrosis Association of Ireland. They have sought such a meeting for some time, but have been unable to extract a commitment to that effect from the Tánaiste. I look forward to the meeting. Having read the Pollock report, does the Tánaiste accept that conditions are so severe and acute that it is not enough to...

Cystic Fibrosis Incidence. (21 Jun 2005)

Liz McManus: When the Minister meets the association, will she be in a position to say to the family members of those who suffer from cystic fibrosis that the gross risk of infection is being dealt with, that the provision of care at St. Vincent's Hospital will meet the best standards and within what timeframe? It is very easy to talk about working groups being set up to deal with national plans but...

Hospital Acquired Infections. (21 Jun 2005)

Liz McManus: Question 109: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the recent figures produced by the Irish Patients Association showing that Ireland has the highest rate of MRSA infection in Europe; her views on these figures; if she intends to introduce legislation or regulations providing for the mandatory reporting of MRSA; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (16 Jun 2005)

Liz McManus: Question 59: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the expected dates for the expansion of the BreastCheck mobile units in Counties Kerry, Limerick, Tipperary, Clare, Mayo, Galway, Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal in view of her pledge to have the breast screening centres in Cork and Galway in place by the end of 2007; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20453/05]

Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (16 Jun 2005)

Liz McManus: Question 58: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of tenders and requests to participate in design teams for the new breast screening centres in Cork and Galway received as at 12 June 2005; the expected duration for the shortlisting of applicants for interview, when the tenders will be awarded; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20452/05]

Health and Social Care Professionals Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Second Stage. (16 Jun 2005)

Liz McManus: Many people will be surprised to learn that many disciplines in the health sector are not already regulated by law. This Bill has taken a long time to come before the House. It has been mirrored in the long wait for the medical practitioners Bill, sought for many years. I only hope we are not going to have the same drawn-out process for legislation to establish an inspectorate of institutions...

Order of Business. (16 Jun 2005)

Liz McManus: The Tánaiste stated the State was losing up to €12 million per month because of a failure to charge people in nursing homes. Legislation was rushed through this House, to be followed by regulations. It was reported only in the past few days that——

Order of Business. (16 Jun 2005)

Liz McManus: Yes, it is on secondary legislation.

Order of Business. (16 Jun 2005)

Liz McManus: I believe it was said we would not be interrupted.

Order of Business. (16 Jun 2005)

Liz McManus: Secondary legislation. It was stated in the media that the secondary legislation, the regulations to permit the charges to be levied, was signed by the Minister. There is no sign of its being laid before the House. Will the Minister indicate what is happening? On possible changes in the law applying to dentistry, does the Government intend to extend the recognition of orthodontic...

Order of Business. (16 Jun 2005)

Liz McManus: ——to institutions outside dental hospitals in Dublin——