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Fluoride (Repeal of Enactments) Bill 2005: First Stage. (21 Jun 2005)

John Gormley: I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to provide for the repeal of the Health (Fluoridation of Water Supplies) Act 1960.

Fluoride (Repeal of Enactments) Bill 2005: First Stage. (21 Jun 2005)

John Gormley: I move: "That the Bill be taken in Private Members' time."

Hospital Acquired Infections. (21 Jun 2005)

John Gormley: Only last week I heard of the case of a gentleman who was admitted with a heart attack to an intensive care unit. His son-in-law told me the skylight above his bed was covered with cobwebs. Hygiene simply does not exist in some of our hospitals. The Tánaiste and Minister for Health touched on the point that, in the old days, when we had no money and no Celtic tiger, our hospitals were...

Hospital Acquired Infections. (21 Jun 2005)

John Gormley: What about the antibiotics?

Nursing Homes. (21 Jun 2005)

John Gormley: Question 55: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she will respond to criticisms from nursing home operators that her Department has delayed more than four months in responding to a request for service level agreements for contract beds and that no staff level rules exist for nursing homes even following such high profile cases as Rostrevor and Leas Cross; and if she...

Nursing Homes. (21 Jun 2005)

John Gormley: The health authorities have confirmed they wish to close Leas Cross nursing home. Is it not the case the Minister of State, the Department, the former health boards and the HSE knew about the appalling conditions in which elderly people lived in nursing homes but did nothing? Does the Minister of State agree that to allow the most vulnerable people in our society to endure such torture was...

Nursing Homes. (21 Jun 2005)

John Gormley: Will the Minister of State reply to the question about the 33 nursing homes? Will he name them? What does he intend to do about them, given that the Leas Cross scenario applies in many different nursing homes throughout the State? I do not want to depend on "Prime Time" to tell me in a few weeks that there are other cases, I want the Minister of State to take action.

Nursing Homes. (21 Jun 2005)

John Gormley: Why not?

Nursing Homes. (21 Jun 2005)

John Gormley: Will the Minister of State give me the names?

Written Answers — Family Refuges: Family Refuges (16 Jun 2005)

John Gormley: Question 65: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she will provide the funding promised to support a family refuge centre for women and children in Tallaght; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that 20% of reported domestic violence here originates in the Dublin south and Dublin west Garda districts and that the most used refuge centre for families in these...

Sport and Recreational Development. (16 Jun 2005)

John Gormley: Question 11: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the reason he and his departmental officials have failed to contact ILAM Ireland in relation to a decision on whether to endorse the white flag for leisure and sports clubs following a meeting with the president and chief executive officer of ILAM Ireland in March 2004. [20247/05]

Health and Social Care Professionals Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Second Stage. (16 Jun 2005)

John Gormley: I wish to share time with Deputy Catherine Murphy. I welcome the publication of this legislation of which there are a number of aspects I wish to address. We have waited for this Bill for some time. We also await similar legislation in other branches, such as the medical practitioners Bill for which the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Health and Children has asked repeatedly and which has been...

Written Answers — Postal Services: Postal Services (15 Jun 2005)

John Gormley: Question 29: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the way in which the introduction of post codes will be financed. [19928/05]

Written Answers — Common Fisheries Policy: Common Fisheries Policy (15 Jun 2005)

John Gormley: Question 103: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the additional inspection and enforcement measures he intends to introduce to ensure compliance with the new Common Fisheries Policy; if the Department of Finance has agreed to allocate the additional resources for these measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19927/05]

Order of Business. (15 Jun 2005)

John Gormley: Has the position as outlined by the Minister for Foreign Affairs when he stated that the referendum Bill on the EU constitution would be taken before the summer recess changed, given the statements by Commissioner McCreevy and by her own backbenchers who have stated this is a pointless exercise?

Written Answers — Standardised Testing: Standardised Testing (14 Jun 2005)

John Gormley: Question 77: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she intends to introduce a national student report card in line with recommendations from the NCCA. [19764/05]

Written Answers — Research Funding: Research Funding (14 Jun 2005)

John Gormley: Question 145: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the plans in place to invest in strategic research and development at third level to help ensure that Ireland has security of energy production in all forms by 2012 as oil production begins to peak, prices start to rise sharply and economic systems come under strain (details supplied). [19763/05]

Written Answers — Voluntary Sector Funding: Voluntary Sector Funding (14 Jun 2005)

John Gormley: Question 252: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if multi-annual funding for the voluntary sector such as the Carmichael Centre is absolutely vital; if she intends to introduce funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19528/05]

Written Answers — European Constitution: European Constitution (14 Jun 2005)

John Gormley: Question 387: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the meaning of the phrase more binding commitments to one another in this area with a view to the most demanding missions in Article 41.6 of the proposed EU constitution dealing with permanent structured co-operation; the form the term more binding commitments will take; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19588/05]

Written Answers — European Constitution: European Constitution (14 Jun 2005)

John Gormley: Question 388: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the sort of European decisions and recommendations of the Council within the framework of permanent structured co-operation which will be covered under Article III-312.6 of the proposed EU constitution; if these European decisions will include military missions; if military missions are not covered; the articles in the EU constitution...