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- Children's Hospital Funding: Motion (Resumed) (24 Jun 2009)
John Deasy: I am very happy that a benefactor has stepped forward and has indicated that he or she is prepared to fund Jamie Murphy's operation and I wish Jamie all the best. What struck me about the responses I received about Jamie's case and the recent debate is the use of the word, "emergency" and the definition of emergency. The response I received from the Minister in Jamie's case stated that no...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (23 Jun 2009)
John Deasy: Question 450: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason a number of applicants involved in the dispute over commonage land at Glenahiry, Clonmel, County Waterford were awarded their single payment applications while others were not; the attempts he has made to have this matter resolved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24678/09]
- Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (23 Jun 2009)
John Deasy: Question 528: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the status of the application from a school (details supplied) in County Waterford for additional classroom accommodation; when he will sanction funding for this additional accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24958/09]
- Written Answers — Alternative Energy Projects: Alternative Energy Projects (18 Jun 2009)
John Deasy: Question 42: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the targets he is setting in relation to microgeneration in view of the tariffs agreed a number of months ago; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24158/09]
- Written Answers — Health Repayment Scheme: Health Repayment Scheme (18 Jun 2009)
John Deasy: Question 106: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when the national repayment scheme will be completed; the number of outstanding claims; the estimated time to finalise this scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24384/09]
- Written Answers — Defence Forces Role: Defence Forces Role (18 Jun 2009)
John Deasy: Question 159: To ask the Minister for Defence the ceremonial functions and duties that members of the Defence Forces perform in conjunction with the Office of the President; and the amount these duties and functions cost the taxpayer each year. [24385/09]
- Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (16 Jun 2009)
John Deasy: Question 116: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the delays at a hospital (details supplied) in Dublin 12 regarding operations for children who suffer from scoliosis; if she will investigate the case of a child; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23565/09]
- Written Answers — Local Authority Staff: Local Authority Staff (10 Jun 2009)
John Deasy: Question 55: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to extend the terms of the incentivised career break scheme for civil servants to employees of local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23200/09]
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (9 Jun 2009)
John Deasy: Question 572: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a REP scheme payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Waterford; and if he will ensure that payment issues immediately. [22489/09]
- Foreign Adoptions. (28 May 2009)
John Deasy: The Minister of State did not have a chance to finish his response. I had not planned to contribute but I will give an example from Waterford. A man with three children came into my clinic. One of his children has Down's syndrome. He had initiated the process of adopting a child in Russia, who also has Down's syndrome. How long do we expect this process to take? The child in Russia is...
- Emigrant Support Services. (28 May 2009)
John Deasy: The working holiday arrangements and the bilateral efforts on the E3 visa mean absolutely nothing to the undocumented. There is no solution within those legislative frameworks for the undocumented Irish in the US. The answer of the Minister of State means nothing. There is no progress. There has been much discussion over the past five years. Can the Minister of State tell us where we are...
- Emigrant Support Services. (28 May 2009)
John Deasy: Why did the Minister of State go on about the undocumented?
- Emigrant Support Services. (28 May 2009)
John Deasy: Deputy Roche is the Minister of State, he was the one who mentioned the E3 visa and he mentioned the undocumented people. I did not mention them. Where is this issue at?
- Emigrant Support Services. (28 May 2009)
John Deasy: No, Deputy Roche did not.
- Emigrant Support Services. (28 May 2009)
John Deasy: Has there been any progress on the E3 visa?
- Emigrant Support Services. (28 May 2009)
John Deasy: There is a different response from the Minister and Ministers of State depending on to whom the question was directed. It has been openly expressed that the E3 visa will not accommodate all the undocumented Irish. What is the Minister of State talking about? Has any progress been made on the E3 visa issue in the past few months? Is it in draft legislation in the House Committee on the...
- Emigrant Support Services. (28 May 2009)
John Deasy: The Government does not want to know.
- Written Answers — Overseas Development Aid: Overseas Development Aid (28 May 2009)
John Deasy: Question 14: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the way the reduction of â¬45 million in the amount of the overseas aid budget being allocated to the nine core programme countries in 2009 will be allocated to each of them; the programme areas within each of the countries that will be affected by these reductions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21794/09]
- Overseas Development Aid. (28 May 2009)
John Deasy: Question 5: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will introduce legislation to ensure that 0.7% of gross national product is devoted to overseas development aid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21951/09]
- Overseas Development Aid. (28 May 2009)
John Deasy: Mr. Gay Mitchell, MEP, who is a member of the European Parliament's Committee on Development, recently made a suggestion in respect of this matter. The Minister of State quoted the OECD report. I accept that the marks out of ten for the Government and Irish Aid in respect of the work they have done were extremely high. However, the OECD expressed one main concern with regard to the type of...