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Written Answers — Tax Collection: Tax Collection (12 May 2010)

Bernard Durkan: Question 126: To ask the Minister for Finance when a tax refund will be awarded in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19659/10]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (12 May 2010)

Bernard Durkan: Question 127: To ask the Minister for Finance the measures he plans to take to reduce the impact of the carbon tax on domestic, household, farming, transport, tourism, industrial and commercial sectors, having regard to the current economic climate and those on lower income after the harsh winter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19660/10]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (12 May 2010)

Bernard Durkan: Question 158: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a carer will be arranged in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19664/10]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (12 May 2010)

Bernard Durkan: Question 159: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a surgery will be offered in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare at Tallaght Hospital, Dublin 24; the length of time before purchase scheme is an option in this case; the reason this procedure cannot be undertaken in Naas hospital, County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19665/10]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (12 May 2010)

Bernard Durkan: Question 160: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a review appointment will be offered in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19666/10]

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (12 May 2010)

Bernard Durkan: Question 161: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will reply as per a commitment given to the Houses of the Oireachtas by his predecessor to the effect that Oireachtas Members would continue to receive replies to parliamentary questions whether specific commencement notice has issued to Kildare County Council or the National Roads Authority in respect of the road realignment at Carbury,...

Written Answers — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (12 May 2010)

Bernard Durkan: Question 182: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will rescind the decision to deport in the case of persons (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19667/10]

Written Answers — Live Register: Live Register (12 May 2010)

Bernard Durkan: Question 201: To ask the Minister Social Protection the number of persons on the live register in each area throughout Co Kildare at present; the extent to which this has fluctuated over the past five years; the measures he has taken or proposes to take to address the issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19670/10]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (12 May 2010)

Bernard Durkan: Question 209: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when child benefit will be restored in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19662/10]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (12 May 2010)

Bernard Durkan: Question 210: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if this parliamentary question will stand as notice of an appeal for an oral hearing in respect of the refusal of an application in respect of child benefit, job seeker's allowance and so on by a person (details supplied) in County Kildare who has lived in this country for more than three years and who is an EU citizen; and if he will...

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (12 May 2010)

Bernard Durkan: Question 247: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the number of training or upskilling places available through her Department by way of FÁS or other means at present; the degree to which this has fluctuated over the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19668/10]

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (12 May 2010)

Bernard Durkan: Question 248: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the number of training places available through FÁS in each of the past five years to date in 2010; the extent to which this has increased along the relevant attendant funding in 2010; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19673/10]

Order of Business. (12 May 2010)

Bernard Durkan: The line Minister is absent and does not answer questions.

Order of Business. (12 May 2010)

Bernard Durkan: The answer to those questions will be interesting.

Order of Business. (12 May 2010)

Bernard Durkan: On a Point of Order-----

Order of Business. (12 May 2010)

Bernard Durkan: I refer to the issue raised by Deputy Varadkar. It is without precedent for questions to be disallowed to any Member because legislation has changed or is proposed, without affording such a Member the opportunity to realign his or her question in such a way as to get an answer. There are several precedents in the House for this but it has happened in the past two-----

Order of Business. (12 May 2010)

Bernard Durkan: This is a matter for the Ceann Comhairle. It refers to the Order of the House, over which the Ceann Comhairle has responsibility.

Order of Business. (12 May 2010)

Bernard Durkan: I am sorry. In the past two weeks changes have taken place which have resulted in a failure to answer questions from the relevant spokesperson or Member on the day they were supposed to be answered by the relevant Minister. That is creeping legislation in terms of the administration of the Orders of the House. The Ceann Comhairle has a responsibility and I call on him to protect Members...

Order of Business. (12 May 2010)

Bernard Durkan: Wild scenes.

Order of Business. (12 May 2010)

Bernard Durkan: My question also relates to the HSE. I do not wish to go over the same ground but there is a problem which is obvious to everybody. The HSE is not now providing the services for which it was intended. The concept of a single health board for the whole country has not worked.