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Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (28 Jun 2005)

Paul McGrath: Question 174: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the rate of charges applicable for patients in public nursing homes. [21938/05]

Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (28 Jun 2005)

Paul McGrath: Question 175: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if it is appropriate for patients in public nursing homes to pay current charges when they are also owed refunds for moneys charged illegally to them. [21939/05]

Written Answers — Financial Services Regulation: Financial Services Regulation (28 Jun 2005)

Paul McGrath: Question 322: To ask the Minister for Finance if he approved of the IFSRA regulator of credit unions' attempts at micro-managing credit unions by virtue of the guidance note issued to such credit unions; if this is part of the regulator's independent regulatory role; and if the IFSRA issued similar guidelines to banks and building societies. [22838/05]

Written Answers — Financial Services Regulation: Financial Services Regulation (28 Jun 2005)

Paul McGrath: Question 323: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether the financial regulator for credit unions has the expertise and experience to issue guidance notes for the micro-management of credit unions, thereby bypassing the expertise and knowledge of the volunteers and professionals who have successfully managed this body for decades; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Health and Safety Regulations: Health and Safety Regulations (28 Jun 2005)

Paul McGrath: Question 405: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when legislation, regulation and statutory instrument were introduced concerning the provision of fire retardant materials in soft furnishings and beds. [21985/05]

Written Answers — Health and Safety Regulations: Health and Safety Regulations (28 Jun 2005)

Paul McGrath: Question 406: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if fire safety regulations which apply to furniture and beds manufactured in the State are also applicable to soft furniture and beds which are imported from within the EU and outside the EU. [21986/05]

Written Answers — Health and Safety Regulations: Health and Safety Regulations (28 Jun 2005)

Paul McGrath: Question 407: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of inspectors within his Department who are responsible for the overseeing of fire safety regulations with the soft furnishings and bed industry; and the number of inspections that have been carried out each year in retail outlets since the introduction of these regulations. [21987/05]

Written Answers — Health and Safety Regulations: Health and Safety Regulations (28 Jun 2005)

Paul McGrath: Question 408: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if recently introduced Health and Safety legislation will provide better enforcement of fire safety regulations in the soft furnishings and bed retail business; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21988/05]

Written Answers — Health and Safety Regulations: Health and Safety Regulations (28 Jun 2005)

Paul McGrath: Question 409: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to enforce fire safety regulations in the soft furnishings and bed sector. [21989/05]

Written Answers — Health and Safety Regulations: Health and Safety Regulations (28 Jun 2005)

Paul McGrath: Question 410: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to the widespread importation of soft furnishings and beds which do not comply with fire safety regulations in respect of fire retardations; and his proposals in this matter. [22006/05]

Written Answers — Rural Environment Protection Scheme: Rural Environment Protection Scheme (28 Jun 2005)

Paul McGrath: Question 568: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the person on whose instructions inspectors of her Department visited farmers in County Galway prior to EU audit inspections of those same files and farms; her views on whether it is appropriate conduct for such inspectors to be involved in preparing REP scheme farm records for those farms; if she is satisfied that such records were...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (23 Jun 2005)

Paul McGrath: Question 225: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will investigate the allocation of resource teaching facilities at a school (details supplied) in County Westmeath in order that a person and others who have had assessments and recommendations for resource hours have the facilities to which they are entitled. [21668/05]

Written Answers — Natural Heritage Areas: Natural Heritage Areas (23 Jun 2005)

Paul McGrath: Question 255: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reason an application for a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath lodged in September 2004 for permission to sell bogland in an NHA has not been processed; and if this application will be expedited. [21709/05]

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (21 Jun 2005)

Paul McGrath: Question 237: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the names of the directors of services who were initially appointed by the HSE and who have resigned, vacated or left their positions; and the details of the severance packages that were made available to them. [20956/05]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (21 Jun 2005)

Paul McGrath: Question 144: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her views on the Hollywood report; if this is now Government policy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20900/05]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (21 Jun 2005)

Paul McGrath: Question 171: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when she will announce the two radiotherapy centres for the eastern regions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20901/05]

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (21 Jun 2005)

Paul McGrath: Question 213: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if he will report on the income guidelines for couples in cases in which one person over 70 years of age has a medical card in their own name only and the other person is under 70 years of age; the way in which this figure is calculated; her estimate of the number of medical card holders who qualify for a medical card...

Written Answers — Health Service Reform: Health Service Reform (21 Jun 2005)

Paul McGrath: Question 238: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the status of the HeBE; if she will report on the need for such a body since the abolition of the health boards; the cost in 2003 and 2004 of running the HeBE; the number of staff employed; the details of the staff; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20957/05]

Written Answers — Health Service Reform: Health Service Reform (21 Jun 2005)

Paul McGrath: Question 239: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she will report on the present positions of each of the health board chief executive officers who were[i] in situ[/i] when the boards were dissolved, including the chief executive officer of the HeBE; and if the new positions are more highly remunerated than the chief executive officer positions. [20958/05]

Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (21 Jun 2005)

Paul McGrath: Question 240: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of agency nurses employed by the HSE; the annual cost of these employees; and the way in which these costs compare with the cost of employing full-time nurses. [20959/05]