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Written Answers — Health Service Expenditure: Health Service Expenditure (8 Oct 2008)

Tommy Broughan: Question 232: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the amount the Health Service Executive spent on tobacco control initiatives in each of the past three years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34140/08]

Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (8 Oct 2008)

Tommy Broughan: Question 233: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of people awaiting a position emission topography CT scan in the six major hospitals in the Dublin region; the average waiting times; the steps being taken to reduce the waiting list; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34146/08]

Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (8 Oct 2008)

Tommy Broughan: Question 234: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the waiting times for a prostate operation at Beaumont Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34147/08]

Written Answers — Hospital Car Parks: Hospital Car Parks (8 Oct 2008)

Tommy Broughan: Question 235: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the revenue generated from the car parks in Beaumont Hospital for the years 2005, 2006, 2007 and the first nine months of 2008; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34148/08]

Written Answers — Immigration Issues: Immigration Issues (8 Oct 2008)

Tommy Broughan: Question 262: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of people who have been refused permission to land here, having arrived by plane or ship in each of the past five years for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34141/08]

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (8 Oct 2008)

Tommy Broughan: Question 263: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of additional officers assigned to the Garda air support and Garda mounted units; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34142/08]

Written Answers — Garda Equipment: Garda Equipment (8 Oct 2008)

Tommy Broughan: Question 264: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of Garda vehicles in the Dublin region which have full access to automatic number plate recognition; his plans to extend the scheme nationwide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34143/08]

Written Answers — Garda Operations: Garda Operations (8 Oct 2008)

Tommy Broughan: Question 265: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the progress being made by Operation Oak; the number of Garda personnel involved; the successes to date of the operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34144/08]

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (8 Oct 2008)

Tommy Broughan: Question 266: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will provide an additional public order van to Coolock Garda station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34145/08]

Order of Business (8 Oct 2008)

Tommy Broughan: The Government put the cart before the horse.

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (7 Oct 2008)

Tommy Broughan: Question 159: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the number of grants paid out under the community support for older people scheme for the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33501/08]

Written Answers — Job Initiative: Job Initiative (7 Oct 2008)

Tommy Broughan: Question 172: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she has held discussions with the Department of Finance regarding new job support initiatives in view of the rise in job losses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33294/08]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (7 Oct 2008)

Tommy Broughan: Question 187: To ask the Minister for Finance the reason the Revenue Commissioners, under the provisions of the Finance Act 2002, can deem a ship as qualifying for inclusion in the scheme popularly known as tonnage tax (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33400/08]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (7 Oct 2008)

Tommy Broughan: Question 188: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of ships registered for tonnage tax in view of the fact that his Department has indicated that there are 20 companies with 100 ships registered for tonnage tax and the Department of Transport has indicated that there are 41 commercial ships on the Irish Register of Shipping; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33401/08]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (7 Oct 2008)

Tommy Broughan: Question 209: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she and the Health Service Executive have held discussions regarding the provision of a full needs assessment for carers as requested by the associations (details supplied); and if she will request to provision of the necessary funding in budget 2009. [33292/08]

Written Answers — Ministerial Appointments: Ministerial Appointments (7 Oct 2008)

Tommy Broughan: Question 263: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will provide a full report on the recent appointments to the board of Shannon Foynes Port company and the relevant qualifications of all appointed board members; if he is satisfied that all outstanding issues at Shannon Foynes Port company have been fully resolved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33402/08]

Written Answers — Port Development: Port Development (7 Oct 2008)

Tommy Broughan: Question 270: To ask the Minister for Transport if he has received a copy of the Irish Maritime Development Office's new analysis of traffic volume through ports here; his views on the first decline in shipping volumes for a decade; if he will introduce measures to address declining shipping volumes and to enhance the national ports here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33949/08]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (7 Oct 2008)

Tommy Broughan: Question 346: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she has held discussions with the Ministers for Finance and Enterprise, Trade and Employment regarding the request of associations (details supplied) that carers would be permitted to compete for community employment scheme positions. [33290/08]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (7 Oct 2008)

Tommy Broughan: Question 347: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she will respond to the campaign of associations (details supplied) for a full disregard of spouse's incomes in the means test for carers or if she will abolish the means test altogether; and if she has held discussions with the Minister for Finance on this matter in the context of Budget 2009. [33291/08]

Written Answers — Fishing Industry: Fishing Industry (7 Oct 2008)

Tommy Broughan: Question 420: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the way the proposed €3 million support fund for unemployed crew members resulting from the whitefish decommissioning programme will be allocated; and the means by which such unemployed workers can access retraining and other supports from this fund or other funding. [33295/08]