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Written Answers — Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme: Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme (11 Feb 2010)

David Stanton: Question 41: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if, in relation to the payment of funds into patient private property accounts under the provisions of the Health (Repayment Scheme) Act 2006, consideration was given to notifying family members, in particular parents, of persons who were deemed to not have adequate mental capacity; if same were in fact notified, regarding their right...

Written Answers — Youth Services: Youth Services (11 Feb 2010)

David Stanton: Question 52: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans to review the operation of the Youth Work Act and the national youth work development plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6861/10]

Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (11 Feb 2010)

David Stanton: Question 110: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will give a commitment that the number of community respite beds available in community hospitals and used by persons living in the community for respite purposes will be maintained at current levels following the introduction of the nursing home support scheme, a fair deal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7327/10]

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (10 Feb 2010)

David Stanton: Question 98: To ask the Minister for Transport his plans to increase the funding to local authorities to enable them to repair the roads that have been damaged by the recent bad weather; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2443/10]

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (10 Feb 2010)

David Stanton: Question 108: To ask the Minister for Transport, further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 152 and 153 of 26 November 2009, if he has given full consideration to the proposals to improve taxi services for persons with disabilities submitted by the Commission for Taxi Regulation to his Department to incentivise the upgrading of the wheelchair accessible fleet; the action he has taken or will...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (10 Feb 2010)

David Stanton: Question 253: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs, further to Parliamentary Question No. 190 of 21 May 2009, the number of advocacy resource officers employed across the citizens information network; the location of same; the length of their contracts; when they are due to expire; if the Citizens Information Board has completed its examination of the role of AROs; the findings...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (10 Feb 2010)

David Stanton: Question 254: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs, further to Parliamentary Question No. 698 of 9 July 2009, the number of advocacy projects in operation under the Citizens Information Board; the breakdown of the expenditure on this service each year since its establishment in 2005; the budget for 2010; the number of people who have availed of services by these projects; when...

Finance Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Feb 2010)

David Stanton: I welcome the opportunity to say a few words on this Bill. I pay tribute to Deputy Neville and I listened carefully to what he had to say. The impact of recession and depression on people's mental health and the stress which people are under very often because of financial pressures is something we are all encountering increasingly. We must redouble our efforts to assist people who are...

Written Answers — Voluntary Sector Funding: Voluntary Sector Funding (9 Feb 2010)

David Stanton: Question 248: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to a recent study carried out by an organisation (details supplied); the policy of her Department regarding these matters; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6599/10]

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (9 Feb 2010)

David Stanton: Question 247: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will put the National Quality Standards: Residential Settings for People with Disabilities published by the Health Information and Quality Authority in 2009 on a statutory footing; if she will implement mandatory inspections of residential institutions for all persons with disabilities and not just children; when she will do...

Written Answers — Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme: Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme (9 Feb 2010)

David Stanton: Question 284: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of repayments made under the Health (Repayment Scheme) Act 2006 to date; the number of cases in which funds have been deposited into patient private property accounts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6949/10]

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (9 Feb 2010)

David Stanton: Question 348: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has initiated a review of the national disability strategy; if so, the terms of reference of the review; the agency or person who is carrying out the review; when the review will be complete; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6611/10]

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (9 Feb 2010)

David Stanton: Question 350: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, further to Parliamentary Question No. 54 of 10 December 2009, if the six departmental disability sectoral plan progress reports have been completed; the action taken as a result of the reports; when they will be laid before both Houses of the Oireachtas as per commitments in the Disability Act 2005; and if he will make a...

Order of Business (9 Feb 2010)

David Stanton: I realise he has been busy recently but has the Taoiseach had time yet to brief himself on the proposals on which his hard working Chief Whip has been working regarding Dáil reform because I understand we are waiting for the Taoiseach's imprimatur? When will the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government publish his proposals for Seanad reform? We were told they would be...

Order of Business (9 Feb 2010)

David Stanton: The question was when will the legislation promised with regard to Seanad reform be published. When is it expected to be published? The question is in order.

Order of Business (9 Feb 2010)

David Stanton: The Minister has promised legislation.

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (4 Feb 2010)

David Stanton: Question 159: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will implement the recommendation contained in the Health Research Board publication (details supplied) regarding the merging of the national intellectual disability database and the national physical and sensory disability database; if so, the way this will be done; the timescale for same; and if she will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (4 Feb 2010)

David Stanton: Question 160: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on developing a disability database or databases which are designed as a medical epidemiological tool and would contain details of diagnoses, more specifically to record the incidence of autism spectrum disorders in our population and to ascertain the services that are required by this section of population; and if she will...

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (4 Feb 2010)

David Stanton: Question 161: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on whether the recommendation contained in the Health Research Board Publication (details supplied) that her Department should work in conjunction with the Health Research Board to exploit the research potential of the existing data on disability and to use this data on disability to inform the allocation of resources,...

Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (4 Feb 2010)

David Stanton: Question 162: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a national mental health information system will be established in view of the need which was outlined in a Vision for Change; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5963/10]