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Written Answers — Research Funding: Research Funding (19 Oct 2010)

Joe McHugh: Question 521: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the position regarding the third level review (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37370/10]

Written Answers — Local Authority Staff: Local Authority Staff (14 Oct 2010)

Joe McHugh: Question 197: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of directors of services and managers in all local authorities who have retired and are back working in Government bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36934/10]

Written Answers — State Agencies: State Agencies (13 Oct 2010)

Joe McHugh: Question 86: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation his views on the changes in the organisation structures and delivery of back office support which have been made since the announcement of the merger of the National Consumer Agency and the Competition Authority; the values of the savings made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36482/10]

Written Answers — Budget Submissions: Budget Submissions (12 Oct 2010)

Joe McHugh: Question 221: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the Keynesian 1936 precept that expectation of change affects consumer behaviour more than the change itself; to acknowledge in this context the affect of the 2009 McCarthy report on consumer spending in 2009; to acknowledge in this same context the affect on current consumer behaviour of the Government's declared intention, Minister...

Written Answers — Fiscal Policy: Fiscal Policy (12 Oct 2010)

Joe McHugh: Question 229: To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 439 of 29 September 2010 and 151 of 05 October 2010, if his Department is in fact engaged in official discussion with the British Chancellor of the Exchequer and the Northern Ireland Minister for Finance and Public Service in the context of budget 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. ...

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (12 Oct 2010)

Joe McHugh: Question 268: To ask the Minister for Health and Children to acknowledge that Co-operation and Working Together has approved €2.3 million funding for a consultant urologist at Letterkenny General Hospital; to acknowledge that the Health Service Executive recruitment embargo is blocking the appointment of the consultant urologist even though the CAWT funding is available; if she will...

Written Answers — Inland Fisheries: Inland Fisheries (12 Oct 2010)

Joe McHugh: Question 475: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide licences for draft net salmon fishing for small boats at a location (details supplied) on a river; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35928/10]

Written Answers — Beef Quality Assurance Scheme: Beef Quality Assurance Scheme (12 Oct 2010)

Joe McHugh: Question 502: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his views on the difficulties facing farmers who are members of the An Bord Bia scheme but who do not receive the five cent per kg gratuity from the meat factories even though the meat factories receive 40 cent extra per kg from the supermarkets for beef sourced from An Bord Bia member farms; to acknowledge the costs to...

Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (12 Oct 2010)

Joe McHugh: Question 506: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will re-consider his decision to ban polyvalent inshore skate gill net fishing on Lough Swilly; if he will acknowledge that the 11 inch to 14 inch skate gill nets cannot catch codfish or other whitefish species; if he will reinstate licences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35926/10]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (7 Oct 2010)

Joe McHugh: Question 106: To ask the Minister for Health and Children to acknowledge international research findings that instances of diabetic foot disease can be reduced by over 50% with foot screening and an annual check-up for diabetic patients; to acknowledge that an investment of €1.56 million per annum in employing 20 podiatrists for diabetes would provide a nationwide podiatry service pursuant...

Written Answers — Parliamentary Questions: Parliamentary Questions (7 Oct 2010)

Joe McHugh: Question 107: To ask the Minister for Health and Children in the interests of accountability, if parliamentary questions referred by her Department to the Health Service Executive for direct reply will be answered within a maximum of six days; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35554/10]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (7 Oct 2010)

Joe McHugh: Question 108: To ask the Minister for Health and Children in reference to the proposed Altnagelvin Hospital radiotherapy unit, to respond to public concern arising from comments made last Friday, 1 October 2010, by Northern Ireland Minister for Health (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35555/10]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (7 Oct 2010)

Joe McHugh: Question 109: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will meet with a group (details supplied) at her convenience; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35556/10]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (7 Oct 2010)

Joe McHugh: Question 207: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, further to Parliamentary Question No. 1614 of 29 September 2010, if he will explain the reason just 68.82% of Donegal disadvantaged area payments are processed to date; the reason Donegal has the third lowest percentage of processed payments in the country; if he will expedite County Donegal payments in view of the...

Written Answers — Business Regulation: Business Regulation (7 Oct 2010)

Joe McHugh: Question 218: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation if he will update Dáil Éireann on the Government's commitment to reduce red tape by 25% by 2012; to report on the summer workshops that focused on reductions of red tape arising from company law, employment law and health and safety law; to outline any relevant material reductions in red tape; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Inter-Country Adoptions: Inter-Country Adoptions (6 Oct 2010)

Joe McHugh: Question 213: To ask the Minister for Health and Children in view of the discontinuation of the bilateral agreement between Ireland and Vietnam, if consideration will be given when the declaration to adopt runs out; her views on the predicament of those already on the waiting list with Helping Hand; if she will arrange that if declarations expire as a result of the unanticipated wait that an...

Written Answers — Foreign Direct Investment: Foreign Direct Investment (6 Oct 2010)

Joe McHugh: Question 260: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will lobby the US Secretary of State and her Northern Ireland envoy (details supplied) to promote the Border region as a location for new FDI at the Northern Ireland enterprise conference that she will host in Washington on 19 October; if he will acknowledge the importance of same in the context of the Bilateral 2006 Comprehensive...

Written Answers — Special Areas of Conservation: Special Areas of Conservation (6 Oct 2010)

Joe McHugh: Question 292: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government in reference to a proposed special protection area, SPA, site, (details supplied) if the Minister or his National Parks and Wildlife Service officials will make a comprehensive statement on the proposed SPA; if this statement will fully set out the entire requirements the designation will impose on local...

Written Answers — Commercial Credit: Commercial Credit (6 Oct 2010)

Joe McHugh: Question 312: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation, further to Parliamentary Question No. 298 of 30 September 2010, to indicate a precise date for the roll-out of the envisaged loan guarantee scheme; if the scheme will be introduced by the end of 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35408/10]

Health Services: Motion (Resumed) (6 Oct 2010)

Joe McHugh: I congratulate Deputy Reilly for tabling this motion. It provides us as Opposition Deputies with an opportunity to put forward observations and viewpoints. We must consider a new way of doing business. We are pumping all this money into the HSE and the health structure. While people who go through the system give positive feedback and are treated well, we must consider those waiting...