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Challenges facing the Health Service: Statements (10 Mar 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: With the permission of the House, I wish to share time with Deputy Sherlock.

Challenges facing the Health Service: Statements (10 Mar 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: It is important that we have this debate today, although we will need to return to it in the context of a budget in early April. The background to the significant health cuts is the failure of the Government to handle the economy, going rapidly from boom to bust, and giving rise to a situation where there will be severe health cuts that will cause pain and take a long time to recover from....

Defence Forces Operations. (10 Mar 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 48: To ask the Minister for Defence the discussions he has had with the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform in regard to the increased number of hoax call-outs in 2008 to deal with suspect explosive devices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9775/09]

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (5 Mar 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 43: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she is satisfied that there is sufficient flexibility in the contract of social welfare branch offices to provide an adequate response to the large backlog of jobseeker claims. [9266/09]

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (5 Mar 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 49: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs her estimate of the number of extra staff required to meet the backlog of jobseeker claims in order that waiting times are reduced to one week at all local and branch social welfare offices. [9267/09]

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (4 Mar 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 54: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if Waterways Ireland has made representations to his Department for the provision of funding for improvements to any of the canals within its remit to provide better facilities for users of the canals from a tourist as well as local perspective with special emphasis on moorings or marinas, angling or walking...

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (4 Mar 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 74: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the funding allocated to recreational and sporting clubs in each of the past three years to promote youth activities as an alternative to anti-social behaviour and drug misuse; the areas to which the funding was allocated; the results to date of the projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8959/09]

Ceisteanna — Questions (4 Mar 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: In his reply to my colleague, Deputy Howlin, the Taoiseach suggested that, for example, if something was being announced in one's constituency we could all claim to have contributed in some way to it being announced but I put it to him that it is bad for the body politic to have those secret agreements. If the Taoiseach's colleague the Minister for Education and Science, Deputy Batt...

Ceisteanna — Questions (4 Mar 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: That would give him an advantage over everybody else in south Kerry in terms of taking credit for that announcement.

Ceisteanna — Questions (4 Mar 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: I suggest this third secret of Fatima is causing damage to the body politic and the Taoiseach might consider publishing it.

Ceisteanna — Questions (4 Mar 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: What is the allocation of time that official uses with the Independents and has it been reduced by half recently? Also, is it part of the agreement that the special research allowance the Independents have would not be audited?

Ceisteanna — Questions (4 Mar 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: Does that person have other specific duties and has the Taoiseach given any indication to that person as to the amount of time he or she should spend on dealing with the issues raised by the Independents?

Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (3 Mar 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 80: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the major capital projects which will proceed in 2009 with money from his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8522/09]

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (3 Mar 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 193: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans to centralise the processing of applications for a medical card; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8703/09]

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (3 Mar 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 195: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if persons who were formerly employed to carry out laboratory analysis of cervical screening samples here have all been redeployed following the awarding of the contract for such work to a company (details supplied); if not, the number that are engaged in this work; the number employed for this purpose for whom there is no work; the...

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (3 Mar 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 211: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will address the pressure of work experienced by community welfare officers as a result of the economic downturn with increased numbers of claimants for supplementary welfare allowance, rent supplement, mortgage interest supplement, medical cards and other financial help; if she will transfer extra staff to assist in this...

Written Answers — Foreign Military Personnel: Foreign Military Personnel (3 Mar 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 269: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of foreign military personnel based at Shannon Airport; the capacity in which each is operating; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8436/09]

Written Answers — Civil Registration: Civil Registration (3 Mar 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 301: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if there is a restriction on access to State records on births, deaths and marriages for the purposes of research in certain parts of the country; if so, the counties which restrict this information; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8450/09]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (3 Mar 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 307: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she has plans to reduce carers' allowance in 2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8451/09]

Written Answers — Energy Efficiency: Energy Efficiency (3 Mar 2009)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 367: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the way, and when people may apply for grants under the insulation of homes programme recently announced; if there is a restriction on applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8702/09]