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Written Answers — Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (4 Mar 2009)

Niall Collins: Question 176: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding a school (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9199/09]

Written Answers — Inter-Country Adoptions: Inter-Country Adoptions (26 Feb 2009)

Niall Collins: Question 98: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress on a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8141/09]

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (24 Feb 2009)

Niall Collins: Question 487: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the review of school catchment boundaries in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7465/09]

Written Answers — Common Agricultural Policy: Common Agricultural Policy (11 Feb 2009)

Niall Collins: Question 84: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the discussions there have been at the EU Agricultural Council regarding the future of the CAP post 2013. [4933/09]

Dairy Sector. (11 Feb 2009)

Niall Collins: Question 71: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the additional support measures being put in place to support the dairy sector here. [4932/09]

Dairy Sector. (11 Feb 2009)

Niall Collins: Could the Minister clarify the products covered by the export refunds that were recently introduced? In addition, I ask the Minister what he considers to be the general outlook with regard to dairy pricing. How does he feel the dairy investment fund will improve the dairy industry? Could he comment on the benefits of the CAP health check to the dairy sector?

Written Answers — Ministerial Appointments: Ministerial Appointments (10 Feb 2009)

Niall Collins: Question 156: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the names of the independent chairpersons of the hotel, catering and bar joint labour committees for both the Dublin area and outside Dublin; the persons who appointed the chairpersons; when the terms of their appointments are due to expire; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4496/09]

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (10 Feb 2009)

Niall Collins: Question 441: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to increase the duration of planning permission to ten years in respect of applications in respect of wind farms and associated wind and green energy structures; if this can be retrospective for permissions nearing their five year period but not yet commenced; and if he will make a statement on the...

Hospital Services: Motion (10 Feb 2009)

Niall Collins: We must remember the context of any debate in this House in respect of the health service. All parties, with the exception of Sinn Féin, from the 1960s to the 1990s——

Hospital Services: Motion (10 Feb 2009)

Niall Collins: ——contributed to the demise of the health services. If we are honest we must ask what was the result. We had deficits in funding, infrastructure, human resources and strategy. Everything has had to play catch-up in the past 12 to 15 years. We must acknowledge the levels of funding now available. We have invested in our infrastructures. Hospitals are being built and improved. Our...

Hospital Services: Motion (10 Feb 2009)

Niall Collins: —— there will be additional specialist services such as dermatology, neurology and rheumatology. There are plans to appoint eight——

Hospital Services: Motion (10 Feb 2009)

Niall Collins: ——additional hospital consultants. It is equally important to point out that Cathal O'Donnell and Paul Burke have a shared responsibility for the region, not only for the accident and emergency department in my local hospital, namely, the regional hospital. For Limerick Regional Hospital and its accident and emergency department, I welcome the fact that this initiative will deliver a new...

Hospital Services: Motion (10 Feb 2009)

Niall Collins: It will be built but the Deputies do not wish to move forward at all. They just want to look backwards.

Hospital Services: Motion (10 Feb 2009)

Niall Collins: We will move it forward.

Hospital Services: Motion (10 Feb 2009)

Niall Collins: There will be an intensive care unit with an enhanced service and there will be a high dependency unit. With regard to the roll out of this plan it is also important to remember——

Hospital Services: Motion (10 Feb 2009)

Niall Collins: —— that the primary care centre——

Hospital Services: Motion (10 Feb 2009)

Niall Collins: I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle.

Hospital Services: Motion (10 Feb 2009)

Niall Collins: The roll-out of primary care centre infrastructure is at an advanced stage in my constituency. I am glad to know this, as most people would be, with regard to their constituencies. To name a few, places such as Croom, Ballylanders, Caherconlish, and Cappaghmore that Deputy O'Donnell knows very well, are at a very advanced stage. The roll out of BreastCheck is also well received within the...

Hospital Services: Motion (10 Feb 2009)

Niall Collins: Deputy O'Sullivan mentioned general practitioners. This is not a criticism but I would like to see more investment in GP training and more places for GP trainees in the mid west. We have had a number of female GPs who, due to life responsibilities and family circumstances, cannot work on a full-time basis and we need more training places. Any debate about the HSE showers that agency with...

Hospital Services: Motion (10 Feb 2009)

Niall Collins: I had occasion to visit the accident and emergency department during the Christmas period.