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Written Answers — Nursing Homes: Nursing Homes (25 May 2005)

Liam Twomey: Question 121: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her plans to introduce legislation to expand the role of nursing home inspectors to include public homes and homes run by voluntary bodies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17651/05]

Written Answers — Garda Stations: Garda Stations (25 May 2005)

Liam Twomey: Question 123: To ask the Minister for Finance if Garda stations for sale are offered for public sale or are privately sold; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17448/05]

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (25 May 2005)

Liam Twomey: Question 136: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason for the delay in processing a work permit for a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17449/05]

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (25 May 2005)

Liam Twomey: Question 173: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason a visitor's visa was refused on two occasions and on appeal to a person (details supplied). [17450/05]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (24 May 2005)

Liam Twomey: Question 54: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if and when he intends to introduce new regulations for the diet supplement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17186/05]

Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (24 May 2005)

Liam Twomey: Question 141: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the terms of remuneration and conditions pertaining to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16975/05]

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (18 May 2005)

Liam Twomey: Question 139: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when the housing need statistics will be published; the likely level of housing need it will depict; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16435/05]

Written Answers — Archaeological Sites: Archaeological Sites (18 May 2005)

Liam Twomey: Question 155: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will publish the advice of the director of the National Museum regarding the proposed M3 development in the Tara-Skryne valley; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16436/05]

Written Answers — Medicinal Products: Medicinal Products (17 May 2005)

Liam Twomey: Question 91: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if a medication (details supplied) is not available on the medical card on a named patient basis for patients who are prescribed this medication by a hospital consultant. [15961/05]

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (17 May 2005)

Liam Twomey: Question 92: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if funding for St. John of God's, Dunleer, County Louth for 2005 has been made available; if funding into the future for this service will continue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15962/05]

Written Answers — General Medical Services Scheme: General Medical Services Scheme (17 May 2005)

Liam Twomey: Question 93: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if general practitioners who do not hold a GMS contract will be able to sign on patients for the doctor-only medical card along the same lines as they can sign on more than 20 medical card patients and receive payment for them without holding GMS contracts for income based medical cards; and if she will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (11 May 2005)

Liam Twomey: Question 110: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her views on recent reports from the INO that more than 150 beds in Dublin are closed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15410/05]

Written Answers — National Treatment Purchase Fund: National Treatment Purchase Fund (11 May 2005)

Liam Twomey: Question 136: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if a person is entitled to have their colonoscopy under the national treatment purchase fund if the date for carrying out the procedure is greater than six months since they last saw the consultant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15247/05]

Accident and Emergency Services: Motion (Resumed). (11 May 2005)

Liam Twomey: Has the Deputy ever been in one?

Accident and Emergency Services: Motion (Resumed). (11 May 2005)

Liam Twomey: We should ask Deputy Devins to expand on that point as he has the experience.

Accident and Emergency Services: Motion (Resumed). (11 May 2005)

Liam Twomey: How many gardaí are there?

Accident and Emergency Services: Motion (Resumed). (11 May 2005)

Liam Twomey: I thank Government and Opposition Deputies who contributed to the debate and even though they did not restrict themselves to the motion, they gave interesting insights on the issue. The Government amendment makes little reference to the recommendations of the national task force on alcohol. That is possibly because it is embarrassed by the fact that it has done so little on the...

Cancer Screening Programme. (11 May 2005)

Liam Twomey: It is not often I remind the Government of another initiative it introduced. Heart Watch is a secondary preventative programme that was introduced after 1997. Having been in office for eight years, the Government has only implemented two screening programmes of any sort. With all the emphasis we should be placing on primary care and the role of health promotion in preventing ill heath, only...

Cancer Screening Programme. (11 May 2005)

Liam Twomey: The Minister just admitted to the success of this approach. We should make an effort to move forward on the issue because it is a winner in overall health care. We must consider other aspects which could be tackled easily in regard to screening, including blood pressure, diabetes and obesity. As these are significant issues which are getting out of control, we should be putting huge resources...

Safe Sex Promotion. (11 May 2005)

Liam Twomey: The Minister of State is focusing on contraception but he should focus on education. It might surprise him to know that 13 and 14 year olds regularly engage in sexual activity. Three factors are involved here: many teenage girls suffer low-esteem and allow themselves to be coerced in sexual activity, there is a high rate of consumption of alcohol and drugs by teenagers and they are ignorant...