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Order of Business (3 Apr 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: Colleagues throughout the House have raised legislation relating to many issues, particularly health. There were two Bills from the Department of Health and Children on the A list in the last session — the "fair deal" legislation and the adoption legislation, but neither of them was published. They are on the list again this year. The Minister, Deputy Harney, no longer answers questions...

Order of Business (3 Apr 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: This House does not get an opportunity to debate a wide range of health issues because the Minister does not introduce legislation and does not answer questions. I am convinced that we need to have a broad-ranging debate on health in this House. I refer to matters like patient safety, for example.

Order of Business (3 Apr 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: My colleagues have highlighted the problems of those who cannot afford elderly care. We do not have an opportunity to debate a wide range of health issues.

Order of Business (3 Apr 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: I support earlier calls for a debate on health. Will the Minister, Deputy Harney, go to the bother of bringing the legislation before us in this term? She did not do anything about it in the last term. We need a Minister for Health and Children who is engaged with the process.

Order of Business (3 Apr 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: The adoption Bill has been on the list for years.

Order of Business (3 Apr 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: Will he do something about it?

Written Answers — Private Rented Accommodation: Private Rented Accommodation (2 Apr 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 117: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if, in view of the failure of his Department to collect approximately €200,000 per year in tax from non-resident landlords who his Department pays rent supplements to directly, he will conduct a cost benefit analysis of introducing a paper-based system to collect this tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12189/08]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (2 Apr 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 113: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his plans to improve entitlement in relation to the backdating of welfare payments; and if he will bring it into line with the four year rule that applies to claiming tax credits from the Revenue Commissioners. [12190/08]

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (2 Apr 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 730: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when she expects to complete her review of catchment areas and capacity in post-primary schools in the Limerick area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11524/08]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (2 Apr 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 753: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will include a long-promised new school for Doon-Cappamore, County Limerick, which will amalgamate three second level schools in the area in the next bundle of new school announcements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11683/08]

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (2 Apr 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 854: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if a request to reconsider the case of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick under the Irish born child category in his Department has been examined; if a decision has been made; if the decision is negative, the other options the person whose wife and children have residency status here have; and if he will make...

Order of Business (2 Apr 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Taoiseach indicated earlier in response to my party leader that the Government accepts all 15 recommendations made in the Health Information and Quality Authority's report on the misdiagnosis of Ms Rebecca O'Malley's cancer. While a number of those recommendations relate to governance issues, some of them will require serious additional resources.

Order of Business (2 Apr 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: I think I can, a Cheann Comhairle.

Order of Business (2 Apr 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: Will a Supplementary Estimate be introduced so that these recommendations can be implemented? The two hospitals concerned are two of the so-called centres of excellence for cancer care. They do not have the capacity to implement the recommendations and the proposals for cancer care. Considering the amount of money that has been allocated to the HSE this year, the only way the...

Order of Business (2 Apr 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: It will be required. If a Supplementary Estimate is not introduced, there is no point in saying the recommendations will be accepted.

Sports and Public Health. (13 Mar 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 8: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the role his Department plays in facilitating the level of co-operation between public health policy and promotion and sport policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10847/08]

Written Answers — Tourism Industry: Tourism Industry (13 Mar 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 16: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the way his Department has helped support and develop sustainable tourism here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10820/08]

Order of Business (13 Mar 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: I want to ask about the adoption Bill to bring into force the convention on inter-country adoption. It is on the pink list which means it should be published this term. That Bill has been in the pipeline for the past ten years. Will it be published before the start of the next term?

Written Answers — Energy Resources: Energy Resources (12 Mar 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 107: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he has plans for extra provision of storage facilities similar to Turlough Hill; his views on whether additional storage would permit far higher levels of generation from renewable sources; if he will commission a study that considers increased storage as a mechanism for facilitating greater generation from...

Written Answers — Fuel Poverty: Fuel Poverty (12 Mar 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 124: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the timeframe for publication of the findings of the Fuel Poverty Action Research Project; the most recent figure for the number living in fuel poverty; the number of people who benefited from the warmer homes scheme; the budget available for that scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10569/08]