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Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (25 Nov 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 104: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the proposals that have been brought to her attention to transfer maternity hospitals in Dublin to the campuses of acute general hospitals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42433/08]

Written Answers — Long-Term Illness Scheme: Long-Term Illness Scheme (25 Nov 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 113: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress that has been made in the review of the long-term illness scheme; her views on including other suitable illnesses within the terms of the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42434/08]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (25 Nov 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 417: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs, further to Parliamentary Question No. 1357 of 24 September 2008, the reason a Minister may not apply backdating to a non-statutory scheme such as the free fuel allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42283/08]

Order of Business (25 Nov 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: I concur with Deputies Kenny and Ó Caoláin. During these new times in which we find ourselves, the House should debate the Estimates from the various Departments in plenary session.

Decentralisation Programme. (25 Nov 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 2: To ask the Taoiseach the number of members of staff of his Department who have applied for relocation under the Government's decentralisation programme; the numbers who have relocated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32377/08]

Decentralisation Programme. (25 Nov 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: After announcing the decentralisation package, the former Minister, Charlie McCreevy, said that if the Government had not managed to move 10,000 public servants out of Dublin in the decentralisation process by the end of 2006, the Government would not deserve to be re-elected. Of the 2,500 who have been relocated to date, how many are from Dublin? Does the Taoiseach think the scheme is...

Decentralisation Programme. (25 Nov 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: I want to return to the numbers moving out of Dublin. The Taoiseach described very clearly for us that if one has a decentralisation to Kilrush, somebody might move there from Listowel, somebody might move from Carrick-on-Shannon to Listowel, somebody from Longford to Carrick-on-Shannon——

Decentralisation Programme. (25 Nov 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: I am getting to it. How many have moved from Dublin? The Taoiseach said 2,500 posts have been established at various locations around the country.

Decentralisation Programme. (25 Nov 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: Could the Taoiseach estimate it?

Decentralisation Programme. (25 Nov 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: The Taoiseach appears to know everything about this except the bottom line.

Decentralisation Programme. (25 Nov 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: The then Minister, former Deputy Charlie McCreevy, estimated 10,000 by the end of 2006, or the Government did not deserve to be re-elected. Now the Taoiseach cannot tell me the total number. It is probably little more than one tenth of the projected figure.

Decentralisation Programme. (25 Nov 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: We know all that.

Decentralisation Programme. (25 Nov 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: How many is it now?

Decentralisation Programme. (25 Nov 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: That is the number that have jigged around.

Decentralisation Programme. (25 Nov 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: It is.

Decentralisation Programme. (25 Nov 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: I am not arguing with that. How many fewer are there in Dublin?

Decentralisation Programme. (25 Nov 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: This is it.

Decentralisation Programme. (25 Nov 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: If the Deputy does not know——

Decentralisation Programme. (25 Nov 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: Of the 2,500 posts that have been decentralised, how many have been filled by the original post holder? How many of the post holders who did not move and are not now in the decentralised job have been re-accommodated in other parts of the service? How many are still floating around somewhere without being accommodated in a regular job?

Decentralisation Programme. (25 Nov 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: Are there any?