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Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (27 Sep 2006)

John Gormley: Question 765: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the discovery of a venomous snake in Kerry in August; the facilities that are in place in this country to deal with snake bites; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29680/06]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (27 Sep 2006)

John Gormley: Question 766: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the cost of ankle injuries to the state annually; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29681/06]

Written Answers — Mobile Telephony: Mobile Telephony (27 Sep 2006)

John Gormley: Question 881: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources to report on the progress of the interdepartmental committee on the Health Effects of Mobile Phones; when he expects to receive the committee's report; when the report will be publicly released; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29733/06]

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (27 Sep 2006)

John Gormley: Question 929: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason work permits are currently freely available to non-EU trained physiotherapists when Irish trained physiotherapists have difficulty in finding appropriate employment here; the number of work permits which were issued to non-EU physiotherapists during 2005 and in the first eight months of 2006; and if he will...

Written Answers — Rail Services: Rail Services (27 Sep 2006)

John Gormley: Question 1100: To ask the Minister for Transport the length of time the situation will continue to exist whereby bicycles are not allowed to be carried on the majority of trains; the reason our trains here (details supplied) cannot have similar policies regarding the carrying of bicycles as other EU countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29014/06]

Written Answers — Water Pollution: Water Pollution (27 Sep 2006)

John Gormley: Question 1136: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the fact that tourists on the Shannon (details supplied) are asked to flush their toilets straight into the river; his views on this practice; the steps he will take to deal with same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28437/06]

Written Answers — Waste Disposal: Waste Disposal (27 Sep 2006)

John Gormley: Question 1501: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps he proposes to undertake in order to reduce the number of charity bags that are currently being put through people's doors; if these charities need a licence to do same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28993/06]

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31 (27 Sep 2006)

John Gormley: I wish to seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to raise a matter of national importance: the difficulties now faced by the Taoiseach and the Tánaiste in exercising any moral authority over their Ministers following revelations that the Taoiseach did not abide by his own stated standards for public office.

Order of Business (27 Sep 2006)

John Gormley: Will the Ceann Comhairle let Deputy Sargent explain why he is opposing the question?

Order of Business (27 Sep 2006)

John Gormley: Deputy Sargent should be allowed to speak.

Hospital Staff. (27 Sep 2006)

John Gormley: When I attended the recent People of the Year awards, at which the Minister, Deputy Harney, spoke eloquently, I spoke to a consultant who expressed his view that the Minister's long-term aim is to introduce what he called "yellow pack" consultants, who would not be as well qualified as Irish consultants. I ask the Minister to comment on that. The consultant made the point that some young...

Hospital Staff. (27 Sep 2006)

John Gormley: The Minister said that with overtime, a junior doctor could earn considerable amounts. How much of the 77 hours a week is overtime or is it on top of that figure? How confident is the Minister that the working time directive will be introduced? When will junior doctors be working a 55 hour week?

Hospital Staff. (27 Sep 2006)

John Gormley: How much of the 77 hours is overtime?

Public Private Partnerships. (27 Sep 2006)

John Gormley: Question 109: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the background of companies involved in public private partnerships; and if she issatisfied that the taxpayer will receive valuefor money from the co-location projects. [30010/06]

Public Private Partnerships. (27 Sep 2006)

John Gormley: I thank the Minister for her reply. She has correctly identified the company in question as Triad, one of the bidders for six co-located hospitals and which is also managing the Beacon Hospital. This company is a subsidiary of an American corporation that pleaded guilty to criminal fraud. This hospital chain, Columbia/HCA, paid a total of €1.7 billion to settle US Government fraud...

Public Private Partnerships. (27 Sep 2006)

John Gormley: Does the Minister agree that leaving health care aside, our experience with public private partnerships has been far from rosy and the customer has not benefited? One needs only to consider the toll roads or the M50 and in my constituency, a public private partnership built a so-called state-of-the-art sewage treatment plant. These projects have not gone to plan and are costing the consumer...

Written Answers — Departmental Reports: Departmental Reports (6 Jul 2006)

John Gormley: Question 26: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the number of publicly available reports commissioned by his Department since 2002; the key recommendations arising out of each; if these recommendations have been rolled out in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26960/06]

Written Answers — Equal Opportunities Employment: Equal Opportunities Employment (6 Jul 2006)

John Gormley: Question 32: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism his views on the expected impact of the decentralisation of his Department to Killarney in 2007 in terms of the numbers of persons with disabilities employed by the Department in the short term; the transfer rate of persons with disabilities from Dublin to Killarney compared with other employees; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (6 Jul 2006)

John Gormley: Question 54: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the steps she has taken to establish a National Diabetes Register. [27275/06]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (6 Jul 2006)

John Gormley: Question 55: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she will make a commitment to establishing a National Diabetes Strategy. [27276/06]