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Written Answers — EU-US Relations: EU-US Relations (19 Oct 2004)

Paudge Connolly: Question 221: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the extent to which the EU-US relationship has been renewed arising from the recent EU-US summit here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24982/04]

Water Services Bill 2003 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (19 Oct 2004)

Paudge Connolly: I congratulate the Minister and add to the garland of good wishes he has received to date. I wish him well on his appointment. I have no doubt it was his performance at European Union level during our Presidency which caught the Taoiseach's attention. This Bill, a 100 page volume, is welcome as it updates legislation on the delivery of water supply. Ensuring optimum water quality is a...

Request to Move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31. (19 Oct 2004)

Paudge Connolly: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to discuss a matter of national importance, namely, the early implementation of the package for Monaghan and Cavan General Hospitals as announced by the Minister for Health and Children on 29 September last to avoid a situation where it is found necessary to transfer patients despite the availability of ICU beds at Monaghan and Cavan...

Health Services: Motion. (12 Oct 2004)

Paudge Connolly: I welcome the opportunity to speak to this motion and support it wholeheartedly. Health, or, more importantly, the lack of health facilities around the country, has been a topical issue during my term in the House. I was elected on the health issue as a hospital action candidate, I am expected to deliver and I hope I will do that before my term is over.

Health Services: Motion. (12 Oct 2004)

Paudge Connolly: I have regularly raised the issue of Monaghan General Hospital in this Chamber and I have used every opportunity to engage with Ministers on it by calling for the Adjournment of the House under Standing Order 31 and using Adjournment debates. I hope the people who tabled this motion this evening get the same response that I got on Monaghan General Hospital in recent times.

Health Services: Motion. (12 Oct 2004)

Paudge Connolly: That package will be delivered. I acknowledge this is a promise but there is not much point in me asking for a second promise. I have been involved in negotiations since May 2003 at senior political, administrative and professional level and I am convinced that the contents of this package will be delivered. That is why I was elected. The announcement of a 24 hour a day, seven days a week...

Adoptive Leave Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Second Stage. (12 Oct 2004)

Paudge Connolly: I wish to share time with Deputies Cuffe and Morgan.

Adoptive Leave Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Second Stage. (12 Oct 2004)

Paudge Connolly: I welcome the Bill broadly. Its provisions will significantly extend the duration of adoptive leave by two weeks to a total of six weeks' statutory adoptive leave entitlement attracting payment. Such leave will allow an adoptive mother and child to bond at a vital time in the latter's young life just as a natural mother bonds with her child during his or her early days. Psychologists contend...

Written Answers — Unemployment Levels: Unemployment Levels (17 Jun 2004)

Paudge Connolly: Question 71: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the initiatives she proposes in order to address the incidence of unemployment in north Monaghan, particularly in the Border areas, which currently stands at 50% higher than elsewhere in the country; her strategies for job creation in the area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18180/04]

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (17 Jun 2004)

Paudge Connolly: Question 112: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if it is his intention to provide the services of a learning support teacher exclusively to a school (details supplied) in County Monaghan in view of the school's particular circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18195/04]

Written Answers — Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (17 Jun 2004)

Paudge Connolly: Question 113: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he has plans to reduce the primary pupil-teacher ratio, in view of the commitment in the programme for Government to reduce the ratio below 20:1 by 2007 in line with international best practice and of the failure to make any reduction in each of the past three school years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18196/04]

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (17 Jun 2004)

Paudge Connolly: Question 114: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if the pledge given by his predecessor to abolish all one-teacher schools still stands; if it is his intention to ensure that no primary school will be staffed by less than two teachers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18197/04]

Written Answers — Health Service Personnel: Health Service Personnel (1 Jun 2004)

Paudge Connolly: Question 98: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of assaults on health service personnel that have been notified to the Health and Safety Authority since 1 January 2000; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16485/04]

Written Answers — Swimming Pool Projects: Swimming Pool Projects (1 Jun 2004)

Paudge Connolly: Question 232: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the state of progress in regard to the reconstruction of Monaghan swimming pool; the proposed timescale for the completion of the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16264/04]

Health Board Services. (1 Jun 2004)

Paudge Connolly: I am grateful for the opportunity to discuss the impact of under funding in the North Eastern Health Board area. In recent days, a report on deficiencies in services and infrastructure was presented to the Minister for Health and Children by the executive of the North Eastern Health Board. It is as if the executive has suddenly realised that the under funding which has obtained for years is a...

Health Board Services. (1 Jun 2004)

Paudge Connolly: It is the lowest level of funding per capita.

Health Board Services. (1 Jun 2004)

Paudge Connolly: The board is still short €137 million.

Rural Development: Motion. (1 Jun 2004)

Paudge Connolly: The Government's White Paper on Rural Development in 1999 committed itself to a long-term vision of rural society and drew up various strategies to ensure the maintenance of vibrant and sustainable rural communities. The White Paper was widely welcomed at the time in that it provided the outline of a vision to guide rural development policy. While there is no common definition of the term...

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31. (1 Jun 2004)

Paudge Connolly: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to discuss the following matter of urgent public and national concern, namely, the report recently furnished by the North Eastern Health Board to the Minister for Health and Children outlining the deficiencies in services and infrastructure in the North Eastern Health Board; clearly detailing the level of under funding in the north...

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (25 May 2004)

Paudge Connolly: Question 81: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of jobs created by IDA Ireland in Counties Monaghan and Cavan on a yearly basis since January 1997; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15273/04]