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Written Answers — Inter-Country Adoptions: Inter-Country Adoptions (9 Jun 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 200: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason it takes up to five years in some parts of the country to assess couples for adoption from overseas; if she expects that this timeframe will be shortened when the Adoption Bill 2009 is implemented; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22405/09]

Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (9 Jun 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 206: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of permanent nursing posts and temporary posts in each of the Health Service Executive acute public hospitals; if she will ensure that the restrictions on renewing temporary contracts do not adversely impact on hospitals that have a high ratio of temporary nurses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22437/09]

Written Answers — Overseas Development Aid: Overseas Development Aid (9 Jun 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 413: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the amount spent on overseas foreign aid for 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22554/09]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (9 Jun 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 465: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the advice she would give to tenants on rent allowance whose landlord will not reduce the rent in accordance with the reductions being imposed and who have an existing tenancy agreement which cannot be broken without losing their deposit; if such tenants are expected to pay the balance themselves; and if she will make a...

Confidence in Government: Motion (9 Jun 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: We are answering the Minister. He is asking questions.

Confidence in Government: Motion (9 Jun 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: That is rubbish. We are the ones with plans for jobs.

Confidence in Government: Motion (9 Jun 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Minister has not read anything of what we have written.

Confidence in Government: Motion (9 Jun 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Minister is in denial. That is what is wrong with him.

Confidence in Government: Motion (9 Jun 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: We want to govern.

Confidence in Government: Motion (9 Jun 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Government was pretending that it was running the economy.

Confidence in Government: Motion (9 Jun 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Minister is in denial. He needs some counselling.

Confidence in Government: Motion (9 Jun 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Minister is in total denial.

Confidence in Government: Motion (9 Jun 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Minister needs help.

Confidence in Government: Motion (9 Jun 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Minister never read any Opposition script.

Order of Business (9 Jun 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Minister of State with responsibility for children, Deputy Barry Andrews, indicated to the House on Question Time recently that he would find a mechanism to provide the information referred to by Deputy Shatter, probably to the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Health and Children. If we are to learn from the report, we need to know what was contained in the recommendations. It is...

Written Answers — Garda Strength: Garda Strength (27 May 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 100: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the strength of An Garda Síochána at the latest date for which figures are available broken down by full members, those who have attested but not concluded their training and those in training; the expected number that will be recruited during 2009, the anticipated numbers at each above category at the end of 2009, the...

Crime Levels. (27 May 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 51: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of licensed handguns, the number of licensed handguns that were reported stolen, and the number of such stolen guns that were subsequently used in crimes in respect of each year from 2002 to date in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21485/09]

Order of Business (27 May 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: There rightly has been considerable debate this week on the State's failure to protect children from child abuse in the past, but I want to raise the State's failure to protect them in the present. The most recent HSE child protection study indicates there are more than 8,000 children at risk-----

Order of Business (27 May 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: -----of abuse whose cases have not even been examined.

Order of Business (27 May 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: I will ask one in the context of legislation. There is legislation promised on entitlements to health services. Surely one of the most basic entitlements must be the entitlement of a child to be protected from abuse.