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Written Answers — Rural Transport Services: Rural Transport Services (12 Nov 2008)

Andrew Doyle: Question 102: To ask the Minister for Transport the progress made on the promise in the programme for Government to plan and deliver strategies for the future development of integrated public transport, in co-operation with the relevant local authorities, by conducting integrated transport and land use plans in the spatial strategy hubs immediately taking into account both current and future...

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (11 Nov 2008)

Andrew Doyle: Question 264: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of palliative care nurses employed in County Wicklow; and the action being taken to ensure the employment of specialised nurses for the provision of palliative care nursing services in County Wicklow as soon as possible. [39356/08]

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (11 Nov 2008)

Andrew Doyle: Question 265: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of occupational therapists employed in County Wicklow; the action being taken to employ occupational therapists to provide an occupational therapy service in County Wicklow; and the terms of employment and the means used to advertise vacancies. [39357/08]

Written Answers — Housing Grants: Housing Grants (11 Nov 2008)

Andrew Doyle: Question 505: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount allocated by county and by year for the mobility scheme; the amount allocated by county and by year for the housing adaptation scheme; the way the funding is allocated; and the budget for these two schemes in 2009. [39318/08]

Written Answers — Site Remediation: Site Remediation (11 Nov 2008)

Andrew Doyle: Question 556: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the budget and consultant's brief governing the commissioning of a report on the Avoca river and the old mines (details supplied); and the action taken to ensure that local stakeholder input is being taken into account in decisions regarding the refurbishment or razing of old copper mines on the Avoca river....

Written Answers — Bovine Disease Controls: Bovine Disease Controls (11 Nov 2008)

Andrew Doyle: Question 572: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when the age limit for mandatory testing of animals for BSE is being changed; the details of changes being introduced; the number of staff employed on the BSE monitoring programme; the resources allocated; the way this compares to the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39358/08]

Written Answers — Tuberculosis Incidence: Tuberculosis Incidence (11 Nov 2008)

Andrew Doyle: Question 582: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food further to Parliamentary Question No. 465 of 29 October 2008, if research is being carried out into investigating the significant reservoir of tuberculosis infection in wildlife, other than badgers. [39658/08]

Pension Provisions. (6 Nov 2008)

Andrew Doyle: Question 8: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has received estimates of the deficits in the pension fund in universities and certain State bodies in meeting EU funding standards, which he has offered to take over; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38759/08]

Written Answers — Overseas Development Aid: Overseas Development Aid (5 Nov 2008)

Andrew Doyle: Question 141: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his plans to extend the number of development aid programme countries. [38479/08]

Foreign Conflicts. (5 Nov 2008)

Andrew Doyle: Question 105: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the comments of Sir John Holmes, UN Under Secretary General for humanitarian affairs and emergency relief co-ordinator, expressed to the Security Council on 26 February 2008 (details supplied); the action he has taken in view of the comments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38459/08]

Written Answers — Domestic Abattoirs: Domestic Abattoirs (30 Oct 2008)

Andrew Doyle: Question 83: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the numbers of applications received under the grant aid scheme for the development of local abattoirs, since the beginning of the scheme in view of the importance of local abattoirs to local food production; the amount of money allocated to date under the scheme; and the way information on the scheme has been published....

Written Answers — Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (30 Oct 2008)

Andrew Doyle: Question 77: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if, in view of his commitment and expressed concern for the impact of carbon emission impacts on the future of grass-based agricultural production here, he has asked the Council of Agriculture Ministers to request a report from the Commission on this issue; if he has requested a report from his Department or its agencies on...

Sheep Sector. (30 Oct 2008)

Andrew Doyle: Question 5: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the steps he will take to support the sheep industry; the specific resources that will be allocated in respect of the sheep industry in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37776/08]

Sheep Sector. (30 Oct 2008)

Andrew Doyle: The Minister of State referred to wonderful schemes, feasibility studies, marketing tools, etc. Why have sheep numbers decreased by 50% in the past ten years and 240,000 on the most recent 12-month calculation? The disadvantaged areas scheme provides sheep farmers with a direct fillip in the context of their incomes. The owner of a 45-hectare sheep farm comprising mountain-type land will...

Sheep Sector. (30 Oct 2008)

Andrew Doyle: I am doing so. In light of the statistics to which I refer in respect of sheep, how can the Minister of State say that everything is being done to protect the industry? What he said just does not add up.

Sheep Sector. (30 Oct 2008)

Andrew Doyle: I received a reply to a parliamentary question I tabled yesterday regarding the number of sheep being slaughtered in Irish plants that originate in Northern Ireland, Scotland or England.

Sheep Sector. (30 Oct 2008)

Andrew Doyle: I am about to do so. In the reply I received yesterday, it is stated that in week 34 of 2006 some 3,964 animals were slaughtered, while 6,165 were slaughtered in the corresponding week in 2007. Does the Minister of State have any proposals to control the way in which the price in the Republic is controlled and managed by the processors in the context of the ebb and flow of the supply of...

Sheep Sector. (30 Oct 2008)

Andrew Doyle: On a point of order, there are restrictions. It is not possible to export breeding sheep.

Sheep Sector. (30 Oct 2008)

Andrew Doyle: Not all of that meat originates on this island. Some of it comes from Scotland.

Sheep Sector. (30 Oct 2008)

Andrew Doyle: There is also the issue of modulation.