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Written Answers — Radon Gas Levels: Radon Gas Levels (22 Nov 2006)

Liam Twomey: Question 422: To ask the Minister for Defence if, in view of the fact that there were excessive radon levels in a third of schools here, his Department has plans or carried out tests for excessive radon levels in buildings under the control of or used by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39383/06]

Written Answers — Housing Strategy: Housing Strategy (22 Nov 2006)

Liam Twomey: Question 430: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the provision of accommodation for people with mental health problems in new housing developments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39368/06]

Written Answers — Housing Strategy: Housing Strategy (22 Nov 2006)

Liam Twomey: Question 432: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the plans his Department has made for the provision of accommodation in new housing developments for people with a diagnosis of mental health illness; his Department's policy on the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39406/06]

Written Answers — Radon Gas Levels: Radon Gas Levels (22 Nov 2006)

Liam Twomey: Question 431: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if, in view of the fact that there was excessive radon levels in a third of schools here, his Department has plans or carried out tests for excessive radon levels in buildings under the control of or used by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39379/06]

Estimates for Public Services 2007: Motion (Resumed) (22 Nov 2006)

Liam Twomey: I wish to share time with Deputy Neville. The Minister of State should be appointed Taoiseach because other areas of responsibility are coming to a full stop. Nothing is happening in the health area. Fianna Fáil is dragging the country back to where it was when Charlie Haughey was Taoiseach and Alan Dukes had to bail them out through the Tallaght strategy. What respect could one have for...

Estimates for Public Services 2007: Motion (Resumed) (22 Nov 2006)

Liam Twomey: We would not throw away money like the Government.

Estimates for Public Services 2007: Motion (Resumed) (22 Nov 2006)

Liam Twomey: I thank the Minister of State. There is not much else to say on the health service because the Government has done little for it. Unfortunately, we could spend a night criticising the Government's failures in that regard, but we will await the budget with bated breath to see if the Government can improve the desperate situation it created during the past decade.

Written Answers — Alternative Energy Projects: Alternative Energy Projects (21 Nov 2006)

Liam Twomey: Question 86: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the extent to which he has examined the various options available in terms of bio-fuels with particular reference to the growing of energy crops; the extent to which any one of the alternatives is most attractive in terms of meeting the requirements and cost effectiveness; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (21 Nov 2006)

Liam Twomey: Question 124: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the further discussions he has had with State or semi-State bodies such as ESB, Bord na Móna, Iarnród Éireann and others in regard to the previously reported proposal to provide a State controlled telecommunications network to facilitate the advancement of broadband and state of the art telecommunications...

Written Answers — Health and Safety Regulations: Health and Safety Regulations (16 Nov 2006)

Liam Twomey: Question 48: To ask the Minister for Defence the plans he has to upgrade the information and warning signage in the vicinity of the Glen of Imaal firing range, County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38137/06]

Written Answers — Ministerial Appointments: Ministerial Appointments (15 Nov 2006)

Liam Twomey: Question 93: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when he will appoint a new chief executive to the Health and Safety Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37948/06]

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (15 Nov 2006)

Liam Twomey: Question 244: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason a school (details supplied) in County Wexford is losing a teacher that was only approved during summer 2006 in view of the huge disruption this will cause students and the increase to class sizes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38074/06]

Health Services: Motion (Resumed) (15 Nov 2006)

Liam Twomey: We stated last night that no Minister showed sufficient respect to elderly people to bother turning up at the HSE press conference last Thursday. Now, we see the same Ministers cannot bother to stay in the Dáil Chamber to hear what the Opposition has to state about the Leas Cross report. This is the type of arrogance creeping into the Government which makes it disrespectful to the people...

Health Services: Motion (Resumed) (15 Nov 2006)

Liam Twomey: The Government has forgotten what patients are all about. HIQA has no advocacy process, which is part of our proposed patient safety authority. It has no whistle-blower legislation either. Deputy Fiona O'Malley said that Fine Gael and Labour are unambitious. Having achieved nothing itself, it is saying that our proposals are unambitious. That is rich coming from a Government putting...

Health Services: Motion (Resumed) (15 Nov 2006)

Liam Twomey: What is the big surprise about that?

Health Services: Motion (Resumed) (15 Nov 2006)

Liam Twomey: I hold the Government to account in this House. We do not do it somewhere else. This is where we hold it to account.

Health Services: Motion (Resumed) (15 Nov 2006)

Liam Twomey: We published our own proposals.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (14 Nov 2006)

Liam Twomey: Question 169: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the mechanisms in place for a person who falls ill with a serious illness such as cancer but who does not have enough credits for full sickness benefit; the steps he has taken to protect these persons from financial hardship; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37672/06]

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (14 Nov 2006)

Liam Twomey: Question 294: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the practice of members of the board of the Health Service Executive attending meetings by phone as referred to in minutes of board meetings is in compliance with Section 5 of Schedule 2 of the Health Act 2004 and does being on the phone constitute attendance in accordance with Sections 5 (1), (3), (4) and (6) of the above Act; and...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (14 Nov 2006)

Liam Twomey: Question 295: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason a decision has been taken to move GMS patients in the Rathcoole area (details supplied); if patients who do not want to move will be accommodated; if there are provisions in the regulation to accommodate such patients in these circumstances; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37819/06]