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Written Answers — General Practitioner Services: General Practitioner Services (4 Jul 2007)

Brian Hayes: Question 98: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of the promised 200,000 doctor only medical cards that have been taken up in the past 12 months; her views on extending this scheme to people with chronic illnesses to enable better management of their condition in the community; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19271/07]

Written Answers — Traffic Management: Traffic Management (28 Jun 2007)

Brian Hayes: Question 53: To ask the Minister for Transport and the Marine the way he will increase the level of walking and cycling as an alternative to car based transport in urban areas. [18142/07]

Written Answers — Port Development: Port Development (28 Jun 2007)

Brian Hayes: Question 54: To ask the Minister for Transport and the Marine the situation in relation to a new study of Dublin Port. [18141/07]

Written Answers — Irish Blood Transfusion Service: Irish Blood Transfusion Service (27 Jun 2007)

Brian Hayes: Question 163: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when progress began on the new Irish Blood Transfusion Service computer system; the projected cost of the upgrade; the total spent to date on the project; the reason this system has been discontinued; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17687/07]

Written Answers — Nursing Home Inspections: Nursing Home Inspections (27 Jun 2007)

Brian Hayes: Question 177: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of full-time nursing home inspectorate teams; the number and specialty of people on these teams; their geographical area of responsibility; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17688/07]

Written Answers — Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme: Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme (27 Jun 2007)

Brian Hayes: Question 209: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she is satisfied with the rate at which persons who were illegally charged for nursing home care are being refunded; the difficulties that have been encountered in the repayment of these moneys; the date she anticipates the health repayment scheme to complete repayments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18004/07]

Co-location of Hospitals: Motion (Resumed). (27 Jun 2007)

Brian Hayes: Hear, hear.

Co-location of Hospitals: Motion (Resumed). (27 Jun 2007)

Brian Hayes: I thank all my colleagues who contributed to this important debate both yesterday and today. We have heard excellent contributions, including some particularly good maiden speeches from colleagues on all sides. It should be noted that during the debate we did not hear one contribution from the Green Party. This is the same party whose Member, Deputy Gormley, described the co-location...

Co-location of Hospitals: Motion (Resumed). (27 Jun 2007)

Brian Hayes: A few weeks later, however, all that has been forgotten. Speaking from both sides of one's mouth at the same time is a path well trodden by Fianna Fáil backbenchers over the years. One of the most fundamental questions in this debate was posed by Deputy McManus, although it was not answered by the Minister of State. Since May, she has been attempting to elicit a response, by way of...

Co-location of Hospitals: Motion (Resumed). (27 Jun 2007)

Brian Hayes: Actually the number was 2,300.

Co-location of Hospitals: Motion (Resumed). (27 Jun 2007)

Brian Hayes: He was not handed the land. He bought it himself.

Co-location of Hospitals: Motion (Resumed). (27 Jun 2007)

Brian Hayes: Even on the doorsteps.

Co-location of Hospitals: Motion (Resumed). (27 Jun 2007)

Brian Hayes: We will all be long gone at that stage.

Co-location of Hospitals: Motion (Resumed). (27 Jun 2007)

Brian Hayes: The three stooges.

Hospitals Building Programme (27 Jun 2007)

Brian Hayes: Question 63: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her actions in recent months in the development of the new national tertiary paediatric hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18000/07]

Hospitals Building Programme (27 Jun 2007)

Brian Hayes: I would like to be associated with the Minister's kind remarks in wishing the Leas-Cheann Comhairle well and to assure him that we, on this side of the House, will support him in his difficult task. I thank the Minister for her reply. She has confirmed to the House that RKW undertook, at the request of the HSE and her Department, to identify locations for the new centres? Why then did the...

Hospitals Building Programme (27 Jun 2007)

Brian Hayes: The Minister did not make an announcement in respect of the other two sites prior to the election.

Hospitals Building Programme (27 Jun 2007)

Brian Hayes: The Minister has confirmed to the House that she made an announcement prior to RKW's completion of its work in consultation with the stakeholders. That is a fact. The Minister has also confirmed that that information came from Professor Drumm which, I suspect, other stakeholders will be interested to learn. On the now established development board, which will seek to bring the tertiary...

Hospitals Building Programme (27 Jun 2007)

Brian Hayes: Why does the Minister believe it appropriate to sign a statutory instrument two days before a general election when the House did not have an opportunity to debate or annul the order? Why did the Minister feel she had the right to make that decision two days before a general election? She also made the decision regarding Tallaght hospital one week before a general election when her own seat...

Hospitals Building Programme (27 Jun 2007)

Brian Hayes: The scare-mongering came from the Minister's side.