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Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (12 Jul 2011)

David Stanton: Question 441: To ask the Minister for Health the hospitals, if any, at which treatment of benign prostatic lyperplasia is carried out by photoselective vaporisation of the prostate using laser prostatectomy technology; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19846/11]

Written Answers — Taxi Regulations: Taxi Regulations (12 Jul 2011)

David Stanton: Question 469: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the names of the members of the steering group appointed to oversee research and examination of issues relating to the taxi sector; the respective organisations represented by each of these members; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19584/11]

Early Childhood Education (12 Jul 2011)

David Stanton: Question 25: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reasons for the strict age range for eligibility under the early childhood care and education school free preschool year; if she has given any consideration to changing the age range to coincide with the legal starting age for children enrolling in primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19825/11]

Early Childhood Education (12 Jul 2011)

David Stanton: I thank the Minister for her reply. Would it not make sense to synchronise the starting ages for preschool and primary school? Under the preschool scheme, children born in July and August must wait until they are five years old to start school if they are to avail of the scheme. How many children are impacted by this anomaly?

Early Childhood Education (12 Jul 2011)

David Stanton: Is it the Minister's view that children who have just reached four years of age are too young to start primary school? Is there an intention to change the legal age and, if so, is one of the reasons for the age restriction in the preschool scheme to encourage children to commence primary school at a later age?

Written Answers — Teaching Qualifications: Teaching Qualifications (7 Jul 2011)

David Stanton: Question 15: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if all persons holding a Bachelor in Civil and Environmental Engineering who have successfully completed a Postgraduate Diploma in Education are deemed eligible by the Teaching Council to teach mathematics and applied mathematics at post-primary level; if not, the reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19170/11]

Written Answers — Teaching Qualifications: Teaching Qualifications (7 Jul 2011)

David Stanton: Question 50: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the discussions, if any, he has had with the Teaching Council regarding the rules and standards which are applied to engineering graduates who have completed Postgraduate Diplomas in Education and their eligibility to teach mathematics and applied mathematics at post-primary level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19171/11]

Written Answers — Preschool Services: Preschool Services (7 Jul 2011)

David Stanton: Question 109: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his roles and responsibilities or any body under his aegis in relation to the development and provision of early years and preschool education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19385/11]

Written Answers — Preschool Services: Preschool Services (7 Jul 2011)

David Stanton: Question 229: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her roles and responsibilities or those of any body under her aegis on the development and provision of early years and pre-school education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19383/11]

Hospital Services (6 Jul 2011)

David Stanton: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for allowing me to raise this issue this evening and I thank the Minister of State for her attendance. I am sure she has a great awareness of and a deep interest in this issue as well. At the outset, I will outline the historical background. In 2006, the HSE decided to procure a PET-CT scanner for Cork University Hospital, CUH. In 2008, planning permission was...

Hospital Services (6 Jul 2011)

David Stanton: I thank the Minister of State.

Written Answers — Sport and Recreational Development: Sport and Recreational Development (6 Jul 2011)

David Stanton: Question 38: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the initiatives in place to improve local sports facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18955/11]

Written Answers — State Examinations: State Examinations (6 Jul 2011)

David Stanton: Question 97: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills, further to Parliamentary Question No. 75 of 23 June 2011, if he will provide details of the colleges that provide a second chance entrance examination for students wishing to study science and engineering and who have failed higher level mathematics; if he will provide details of the colleges which formerly offered such an option...

Written Answers — Commercial Property Valuations: Commercial Property Valuations (5 Jul 2011)

David Stanton: Question 40: To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 97 and 98 of 28 June 2011, the number of staff employed in the Valuation Office; the reason for the slow progress of the revaluation process; the specific options under review by the commissioner to accelerate the delivery of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18564/11]

Written Answers — Commercial Property Valuations: Commercial Property Valuations (5 Jul 2011)

David Stanton: Question 41: To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 97 and 98 of 28 June 2011, if his attention has been drawn to the impact of the delays in the revaluation programme on businesses across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18563/11]

Written Answers — Animal Welfare Bodies: Animal Welfare Bodies (5 Jul 2011)

David Stanton: Question 527: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the amount of funding allocated by him to animal welfare organisations and charities for each of the years 2008, 2009, 2010 and to date in 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18419/11]

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (30 Jun 2011)

David Stanton: Question 13: To ask the Minister for Health the progress that has been made in placing the National Quality Standards for Residential Services for People with Disabilities on a statutory footing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17870/11]

Written Answers — Hospital Equipment: Hospital Equipment (30 Jun 2011)

David Stanton: Question 51: To ask the Minister for Health the discussions he has had with the Health Service Executive in relation to the opening and staffing of the PET CT scanner unit in Cork University Hospital; if he has received any indication from the HSE as to when the PET scanner will be operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17869/11]

Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (30 Jun 2011)

David Stanton: Question 96: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in relation to the recent junior cycle review carried out by the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment, when he expects the rebalanced history syllabus to be introduced at junior cycle in post-primary schools; if the consultation process on the new syllabus has now been completed; when the report detailing feedback from the...

National Apiculture Programme (29 Jun 2011)

David Stanton: Question 31: To ask the Minister for Agriculture; Fisheries and Food further to Parliamentary Question No. 321 of 21 June 2011 and 514 of 3 May 2011, the contact, if any, he has had in relation to the licensing of a new product to treat varroa destructor; the number of alternative products to control varroa destructor here which are being examined under the National Apiculture Programme;...