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Written Answers — Economic Forecasts: Economic Forecasts (13 May 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 97: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the fact that the EU Commission published economic forecasts, so soon after the 7 April 2009 budget, to the effect that the general Government balance would reach 15.6% of GDP in 2010; his further views on this analysis; if he has been in contact with the EU Commission in respect of these forecasts; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Infectious Diseases: Infectious Diseases (13 May 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 160: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if, with regard to the management of a possible flu pandemic, public health and community care doctors are deemed to be front line service providers; if these doctors will screen and treat patients out of normal nine to five office hours; if so, the location at which they will do so; if refusal to do so will be in breach of their...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (13 May 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 159: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the issues that have prevented the opening of a paediatric high-dependency unit at the Mid-Western Regional Hospital have been resolved; when the unit will open; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19139/09]

Banking System: Motion (Resumed) (13 May 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: As Deputy Quinn and other speakers from the Labour Party said, the issue is not about ideology but methodology. However, it must be seen against a background of the failed ideology of the right, which suggested unrestrained market capitalism with light regulation was the answer to all our problems in the world and would provide money for everybody. That ideology has clearly failed in the...

Banking System: Motion (Resumed) (13 May 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: Development aid should be dependent on bankers' generosity.

Banking System: Motion (Resumed) (13 May 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: It is not the Government.

Finance Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 May 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Order of Business (13 May 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: On the same issue, I support what has been said about the need for a debate. I also support what my party leader, Deputy Gilmore, said that a mechanism should be found to publish the full report, perhaps through the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children. Will the Taoiseach indicate whether the Government will review again the failure to publish all of the recommendations of the...

Order of Business (13 May 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: What is proposed is inadequate - to deal with the issue under the Child Care Act.

Written Answers — Electric Vehicles: Electric Vehicles (12 May 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 95: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on the report on electric cars published recently by the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Climate Change; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18780/09]

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (12 May 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 106: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his position in relation to the EU telecoms package; the role he has taken at EU level on this issue; the potential impact on the telecoms industry here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18706/09]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (12 May 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 194: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if funding has been allocated for the district midwife service to continue its services; if, in particular, the Domino service based at the Mid-Western Regional Maternity Hospital, Limerick, has secured funding for 2009 and beyond; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18527/09]

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (12 May 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 240: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the estimated number of visits to general practitioners in 2008 that arose from the administrative function of rewriting prescriptions issued to both medical card patients on their discharge from hospital and holders of the long-term illness card who have received a prescription from their hospital consultant; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (12 May 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 241: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason general practitioners have to carry out the administrative function of rewriting prescriptions issued to both medical card patients on their discharge from hospital and holders of the long-term illness card who have received a prescription from their hospital consultant; if she will take steps to eliminate such unnecessary...

Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (12 May 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 242: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will ensure that the number of training places for courses in clinical psychology are maintained in view of the need for clinical psychologists to implement the recommendations of A Vision for Change, the primary care strategy and the Disability Act 2005; if she will engage with the Department of Education and Science to ensure...

Written Answers — Vaccination Programme: Vaccination Programme (12 May 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 243: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if and when she will publish the vaccine damage compensation report; if not, the reason for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18941/09]

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (12 May 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 244: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will ensure that self-funding organisations such as An Bord Altranais are exempt from the moratorium on recruitment and promotions in the public services in view of the fact that including them will actually cause an extra cost to the public finances by way of tax foregone and social welfare payments, rather than saving money;...

Written Answers — General Medical Services Scheme: General Medical Services Scheme (12 May 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 247: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of GMS patients nationally who were sent review forms in 2007 and 2008; the number of these forms that were returned; the number of patients who were deleted from the GMS list in 2007 and 2008; the reasons for deletion; the process for following up non-returned review forms; if there are adequate staff numbers to work on...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (12 May 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 248: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she has received a copy of the Health Information and Quality Authority report on the eight designated cancer centres, part of which, in relation to Waterford Regional Hospital, was the subject of media reports recently; if and when the report will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18989/09]

Written Answers — Security of the Elderly: Security of the Elderly (12 May 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 307: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he will restore the community support for older people grant in view of its proven value in protecting older people in their homes and helping them to feel secure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18926/09]