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Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (5 Mar 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Question 238: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the full extent of research undertaken to determine the cause or contributory causes of the high incident of autism here; her proposals in this regard in the future; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9768/08]

Written Answers — Infectious Diseases: Infectious Diseases (5 Mar 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Question 239: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the extent to which a trend in respect of incidents of MRSA show an increase or decrease on a monthly basis in the past three years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9769/08]

Written Answers — Infectious Diseases: Infectious Diseases (5 Mar 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Question 240: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the procedures in place to combat MRSA; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9770/08]

Written Answers — Infectious Diseases: Infectious Diseases (5 Mar 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Question 241: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the prescription of lower strength antibiotics is necessitating repeat treatments and thereby causing susceptibility to superbugs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9771/08]

Written Answers — Pharmacy Services: Pharmacy Services (5 Mar 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Question 242: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the group, bodies, agencies or representatives for whom she, her Department or the Health Service Executive sought or received advice in the past six months in relation to the costs of medicines, dispensing fees and ongoing services to the public in relation to the issues which have caused the dispute between the pharmacists and the...

Written Answers — Pharmacy Services: Pharmacy Services (5 Mar 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Question 243: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the extent to which she, her Department or the Health Service Executive have had discussions with the drug companies, the wholesalers and the pharmacists in regard to the subject matter on the impasse between the Health Service Executive and the pharmacists; the reason the discussions were not held with each body simultaneously; and...

Order of Business (5 Mar 2008)

Bernard Durkan: This is in order but no answer seems to be forthcoming. The first five or six Bills are the Courts (Court Funds Office) Bill, "To establish a Courts Office to replace the Accountants Office and assume other cash management and accounting functions"; the Criminal Justice (Forensic Sampling and Evidence) Bill, "To provide for the establishment of a DNA database", something that is seriously...

Order of Business (5 Mar 2008)

Bernard Durkan: When?

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Bernard Durkan: The Taoiseach is going to keep it a secret.

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Bernard Durkan: Has the Taoiseach decided the date on which the referendum on the Lisbon treaty will take place? I received inquiries from a number of European colleagues in respect of this matter yesterday. There are almost 40 Bills from the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform on the list of proposed legislation. I am glad the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform is present. He is an...

Order of Business (5 Mar 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Yes.

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Bernard Durkan: What about the other matters to which I refer?

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Bernard Durkan: I referred to three matters in respect of which legislation is required.

Order of Business (5 Mar 2008)

Bernard Durkan: This is a serious issue. Will the Taoiseach indicate which three Bills are most appropriate to deal with the issues I have raised? He has referred to extradition and the other issues are the intimidation of witnesses and the use of foreign locations by criminal warlords for the continuation of their activity in this country. I can read out the list of legislation and perhaps the Taoiseach...

Order of Business (5 Mar 2008)

Bernard Durkan: It is fair to ask which is appropriate and taken.

Written Answers — Witness Intimidation: Witness Intimidation (4 Mar 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Question 123: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the action he proposes to take to prevent the intimidation of witnesses; if such action is expected in the near future; if he has identified the number of incidents of witness intimidation in the past five years; the action taken against the perpetrators; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9035/08]

Written Answers — Witness Intimidation: Witness Intimidation (4 Mar 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Question 521: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of incidents of witness intimidation in each of the past five years; his proposals to address this issue with a view to achieving a major success in this important element of the fight against crime; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9239/08]

Written Answers — Witness Intimidation: Witness Intimidation (4 Mar 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Question 533: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of cases in respect of which witness intimidation has been identified in each of the past three years; the action or actions taken; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9251/08]

Written Answers — Crime Prevention: Crime Prevention (4 Mar 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Question 133: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the steps he proposes to take notwithstanding the recent and ongoing successes by the Gardaí in respect of drug seizures, to combat the obvious and progressive increase in violent and organised crime; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the activities of organised criminals appears to be influencing crime...

Written Answers — Tax Collection: Tax Collection (4 Mar 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Question 212: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance when a tax refund will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9237/08]