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Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (24 Jun 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 34: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount of money to be spent by him on climate change awareness in 2009; the estimate in tabular form of the way that money is to be spent; the persons to whom payments are to be made; the amount of same which is for advertising and consultancy; if the moneys to be spent in 2009 on this area are committed...

Written Answers — Green Schools Scheme: Green Schools Scheme (24 Jun 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 77: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the funding available to the green schools scheme for the year 2009 from his Department and from various other sponsors of the scheme; the funding which was available in the years 2006, 2007 and 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25074/09]

Written Answers — Skill Shortages: Skill Shortages (24 Jun 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 85: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if it is planned to proceed with a proposed 25% reduction in the training budget for Skillnets Limited; if, in view of the importance of upskilling workers in the current economic climate, she will ensure that the funding is maintained; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25380/09]

Written Answers — Banking Sector: Banking Sector (24 Jun 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 94: To ask the Minister for Finance the progress he has made in persuading the main Irish banks and other lending institutions to permit persons who have fixed rate mortgages to transfer to variable rates without incurring significant costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25319/09]

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (24 Jun 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 107: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will review the position whereby people who suffer from Crohn's disease cannot get a medical card or qualify for the long term illness scheme in view of the fact that this condition is lifelong; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25290/09]

Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (24 Jun 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 108: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she has received a letter dated 11 June 2009 regarding breast screening and mammography in County Kerry; the action she will take with regard to the transfer of the mammography service from Kerry General Hospital to BreastCheck in relation to the equipment used, the collection of data and transparency on the location and by whom...

Written Answers — Educational Qualifications: Educational Qualifications (24 Jun 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 182: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will ensure the speeding up of the issuing of FETAC certificates to persons who have qualified as assessors, having completed successfully an approved building energy rating course, in order that they can register with Sustainable Energy Ireland and commence work; if it is the case that persons who finished such courses in May...

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (24 Jun 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 183: To ask the Minister for Education and Science his views on proposals in relation to new premises in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Limerick; when he expects to make a decision in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25292/09]

Children's Hospital Funding: Motion (Resumed) (24 Jun 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Children's Hospital Funding: Motion (Resumed) (24 Jun 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: Deputy Shatter will have an opportunity to speak.

Children's Hospital Funding: Motion (Resumed) (24 Jun 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Minister must conclude.

Children's Hospital Funding: Motion (Resumed) (24 Jun 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Children's Hospital Funding: Motion (Resumed) (24 Jun 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: I must put the question.

Children's Hospital Funding: Motion (Resumed) (24 Jun 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: As it is 8.30 p.m., I must put the question on amendment No. 1 in the name of the Minister for Health and Children.

Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (24 Jun 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: Is the Ceann Comhairle suggesting that these amendments are in order, even though they did not arise from Committee Stage and that if we do not agree to recommitting them we will have to deal with them on Report Stage? I do not want to take up time. This is a procedural argument.

Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (24 Jun 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: I thank the Minister of State for taking on board the point I made in amendment No. 3, which I will withdraw on that basis. The main points I wish to make are in regard to amendment No. 6 and the alteration and amendment of the Mental Health Act 2001. We have already expressed alarm, as I did this morning on the Order of Business, in regard to the recommittal and this way of amending...

Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (24 Jun 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: I share the concerns expressed by Deputy Ó Caoláin. It appears there is not a registration system and that we will rely on HSE protocols. The legislation contains no requirement that the people concerned should be in any way professionally qualified. The Minister of State says he expects they will be and that the kind of people who do this work generally are. However, the legislation...

Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (24 Jun 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: No, it is not agreed.

Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (24 Jun 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: I object to the way in which this is being introduced. We were given these amendments yesterday. The substantial amendment, amendment No. 6, amends the Mental Health Act 2001. I went back to my file on the Mental Health Act 2001 and found that substantial concerns were raised by, for example, the National Disability Authority, Schizophrenia Ireland and a number of other organisations in...

Order of Business (24 Jun 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: It is not agreed to. This Bill will be introduced late in the afternoon and is to be guillotined at 6 p.m. Apart from objecting to the guillotine, a totally new section has been introduced into the Bill which amends the Mental Health Act 2001. This new section has nothing to do with the rest of the Bill. It deals with the removal of persons to authorised centres and with authorising...