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Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (1 Mar 2005)

Paudge Connolly: Question 269: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the rationale behind the European Commission's proposal for a Council regulation on support for rural development 2007-2013 (details supplied); if, in view of the importance of afforestation in rural development here, he will restore grant aid and support to their current levels; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6577/05]

Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (24 Feb 2005)

Paudge Connolly: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this Bill, although I will have great difficulty in supporting it. It is a retrograde step to remove an independent board and place its duties in the hands of a Department. That sends out the wrong signal and will leave the Government open to the charge of political favouritism, particularly when grants are given in Ministers' areas. We have only to look...

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31. (24 Feb 2005)

Paudge Connolly: I seek the adjournment of Dáil Éireann under Standing Order 31 to discuss the following matter of urgent local and national concern, namely, that in terms of expenditure on information technology on hospital services, Ireland's hospitals lag behind the rest of Europe, spending just 2% to 3% of their budgets on IT equipment, compared with over 5% in the majority of other European countries,...

Order of Business. (24 Feb 2005)

Paudge Connolly: Regarding moneys owed to pensioners in nursing homes, will compound interest rates of 6% or 7% per annum be applied?

Order of Business. (24 Feb 2005)

Paudge Connolly: I thought it might arise under the Health (Amendment) Bill.

Special Educational Needs: Motion (Resumed). (23 Feb 2005)

Paudge Connolly: I wish to share time with Deputies James Breen, Cowley and Boyle. I acknowledge the great advances that have taken place in special needs education in recent years such as the establishment of the National Educational Psychological Service with the appointment of 142 psychologists with regional structures. I welcome the appointment of special educational needs officers with responsibility to...

Written Answers — Grant Aid: Grant Aid (22 Feb 2005)

Paudge Connolly: Question 61: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the grant aid advanced to the National Disability Federation of Ireland for the years 2003 and 2004; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5552/05]

Written Answers — Grant Aid: Grant Aid (22 Feb 2005)

Paudge Connolly: Question 62: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the grant aid advanced to the Disability Federation of Ireland for the years 2003 and 2004; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5553/05]

Written Answers — Grant Aid: Grant Aid (22 Feb 2005)

Paudge Connolly: Question 64: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the grant aid advanced to Brainwave for the years 2003 and 2004; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5555/05]

Written Answers — Grant Aid: Grant Aid (22 Feb 2005)

Paudge Connolly: Question 65: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the grant aid advanced to Headway Ireland for the years 2003 and 2004; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5556/05]

Written Answers — Grant Aid: Grant Aid (22 Feb 2005)

Paudge Connolly: Question 66: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the grant aid advanced to Enable Ireland for the years 2003 and 2004; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5557/05]

Written Answers — Grant Aid: Grant Aid (22 Feb 2005)

Paudge Connolly: Question 68: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the grant aid advanced to the National Association for Deaf People for the years 2003 and 2004; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5560/05]

Written Answers — Grant Aid: Grant Aid (22 Feb 2005)

Paudge Connolly: Question 63: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the grant aid advanced to Mental Health Ireland for the years 2003 and 2004; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5554/05]

Written Answers — Grant Aid: Grant Aid (22 Feb 2005)

Paudge Connolly: Question 67: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the grant aid advanced to the Carers Association for the years 2003 and 2004; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5559/05]

Written Answers — Grant Aid: Grant Aid (22 Feb 2005)

Paudge Connolly: Question 69: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the grant aid advanced to the National Council for Ageing and Older People for the years 2003 and 2004; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5561/05]

Written Answers — Ambulance Service: Ambulance Service (22 Feb 2005)

Paudge Connolly: Question 91: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the cost per return journey of a privately hired ambulance from Our Lady's Hospital, Navan to Dublin and other external hospitals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5671/05]

Written Answers — Ambulance Service: Ambulance Service (22 Feb 2005)

Paudge Connolly: Question 92: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the likely timeframe for the remaining stages of the construction of a new ambulance base in Monaghan town, currently at design stage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5672/05]

Written Answers — Ambulance Service: Ambulance Service (22 Feb 2005)

Paudge Connolly: Question 93: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the cost per return journey of a privately hired ambulance from the Louth Hospital, Dundalk to Dublin and other external hospitals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5673/05]

Written Answers — Ambulance Service: Ambulance Service (22 Feb 2005)

Paudge Connolly: Question 94: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the cost per return journey of a privately hired ambulance from Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda to Dublin and other external hospitals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5674/05]

Written Answers — Ambulance Service: Ambulance Service (22 Feb 2005)

Paudge Connolly: Question 95: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the cost per return journey of a privately hired ambulance from Monaghan General Hospital to Dublin and other external hospitals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5675/05]