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Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (4 Mar 2008)

Seymour Crawford: Question 358: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the progress towards any decentralisation to Monaghan Town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8793/08]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (4 Mar 2008)

Seymour Crawford: Question 363: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when a person (details supplied) in County Cavan can expect a decision on their application for carer's allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8764/08]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (4 Mar 2008)

Seymour Crawford: Question 390: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when farmers can hope to receive payments for work carried out under the farm improvement scheme; her views on the fact that jobs that were finished and passed for payment in November 2007 cannot as yet be sent for payment by the local offices; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9185/08]

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (4 Mar 2008)

Seymour Crawford: Question 585: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the progress of the decentralisation to Cavan Town; the number of personnel from the Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources already in Cavan; the number who have applied for placement there; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8794/08]

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (4 Mar 2008)

Seymour Crawford: Question 593: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if or when broadband will be available to the Scotshouse area of County Monaghan in order that a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan can avail of the necessary service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8790/08]

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (4 Mar 2008)

Seymour Crawford: Question 594: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if broadband is available in Carrickmacross, County Monaghan; if so, the number of individuals and businesses linked up to it; if he is satisfied that it is available at reasonable cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8791/08]

Hospital Services (4 Mar 2008)

Seymour Crawford: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for the opportunity to raise this important issue and I thank the Minister for State, Deputy Máire Hoctor, for answering, in the absence of the Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Mary Harney. While this has specifically to do with the services being removed from Monaghan General Hospital, it is clearly a long-term plan of this Minister, with the backing of...

Hospital Services (4 Mar 2008)

Seymour Crawford: They closed the rest.

Hospital Services (4 Mar 2008)

Seymour Crawford: The Teamwork report does not even refer to Monaghan. I am sorry to say that but I do not blame the Minister of State.

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (28 Feb 2008)

Seymour Crawford: Question 37: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if additional effort has been made by his Department for services since the implementation of the Good Friday Agreement to provide inward investment into the six border counties of Donegal, Sligo, Leitrim, Cavan, Monaghan and Louth; if discussion towards that end has taken place with his counterparts in Northern Ireland;...

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (28 Feb 2008)

Seymour Crawford: Question 43: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if a study has been carried out on the reason so little or no inward investment has taken place to counties such as Donegal, Leitrim, Cavan and Monaghan which have been most affected by the 30 years of troubles in Norther Ireland; his views on whether there is a need for urgent investment in these areas; if young graduates...

Written Answers — Leader Programmes: Leader Programmes (28 Feb 2008)

Seymour Crawford: Question 136: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs when the rural development programme 2006, that he announced at the ploughing match in 2005, will be put into operation; the reason for the delay; if there will be a loss to community or development groups or others; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8646/08]

Pharmaceutical Pricing: Statements (28 Feb 2008)

Seymour Crawford: We agree.

Pharmaceutical Pricing: Statements (28 Feb 2008)

Seymour Crawford: He is entitled to an answer to his question.

Pharmaceutical Pricing: Statements (28 Feb 2008)

Seymour Crawford: "Presumably" — the Minister does not even know.

Pharmaceutical Pricing: Statements (28 Feb 2008)

Seymour Crawford: That will not matter because it is only the small people.

Pharmaceutical Pricing: Statements (28 Feb 2008)

Seymour Crawford: Today once again I watched, as I did at the Joint Committee on Health and Children total and absolute hypocrisy.

Pharmaceutical Pricing: Statements (28 Feb 2008)

Seymour Crawford: I began public life through farming organisations which sought the right to speak and I understood that we were the last organisation from the 1960s which had the right to negotiate. The Minister has refused to allow normal negotiations to take place and has used all types of camouflage to prevent it. In the limited time available to me I wish to state that tens of thousands of elderly...

Order of Business (28 Feb 2008)

Seymour Crawford: They get a better return for certain.

Order of Business (28 Feb 2008)

Seymour Crawford: In light of the re-emergence of Brazilian beef in Ireland, the failure of the Ministers for Health and Children and Agriculture, Fisheries and Food to introduce labelling and the World Trade Organisation being debated everywhere except in the House, will the Tánaiste arrange with the Whips a full debate on the WTO and agriculture?