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Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (4 Feb 2009)

Denis Naughten: Question 185: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of surgeons in each acute hospital in the Health Service Executive western area; the number of procedures under each surgical category performed in each hospital in each of the past five years; the staffing complement in each Department; her plans to develop these facilities and range of surgical procedures; and if she will...

Written Answers — Refugee Status: Refugee Status (4 Feb 2009)

Denis Naughten: Question 195: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of applications (details applied) which have been processed by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3676/09]

Written Answers — Bovine Disease Controls: Bovine Disease Controls (4 Feb 2009)

Denis Naughten: Question 255: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of herd numbers in use in each county on 31 December 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3734/09]

Written Answers — Afforestation Programme: Afforestation Programme (4 Feb 2009)

Denis Naughten: Question 256: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the impact which tree felling is having on phosphate levels in rivers here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3738/09]

Energy Prices: Motion (Resumed) (4 Feb 2009)

Denis Naughten: The Government is not quite united.

Energy Prices: Motion (Resumed) (4 Feb 2009)

Denis Naughten: Deputy O'Connor does not need much help.

Energy Prices: Motion (Resumed) (4 Feb 2009)

Denis Naughten: The Deputy has been using too much energy.

Energy Prices: Motion (Resumed) (4 Feb 2009)

Denis Naughten: Pretty soon.

Energy Prices: Motion (Resumed) (4 Feb 2009)

Denis Naughten: I wish to share time with Deputies O'Mahony, D'Arcy, Perry, Clune and Burke.

Energy Prices: Motion (Resumed) (4 Feb 2009)

Denis Naughten: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this debate. Irish households and businesses are being burdened with the highest energy prices in Europe. This is having a dramatic impact on the financial management and day-to-day lives of households and families throughout the country and on businesses and small businesses, particularly small businesses struggling to cope and manage the massive...

Written Answers — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (3 Feb 2009)

Denis Naughten: Question 174: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to a meeting (details supplied) the progress made to date in addressing the issues raised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3190/09]

Written Answers — Air Services: Air Services (3 Feb 2009)

Denis Naughten: Question 252: To ask the Minister for Transport his policy on the disposal of its share in Aer Lingus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3191/09]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (3 Feb 2009)

Denis Naughten: Question 392: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food further to Parliamentary Question No. 407 of 9 December 2008, when the installation aid payment will be issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3192/09]

Regulatory Reform. (3 Feb 2009)

Denis Naughten: Question 1: To ask the Taoiseach his plans for the implementation of the recommendations in the report of the review of the operation of regulatory impact analysis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33752/08]

Regulatory Reform. (3 Feb 2009)

Denis Naughten: The objective behind regulatory impact analysis is to ease the unnecessary burden of red tape on society and especially on small business and entrepreneurship which are being strangled at the moment. Has the report not highlighted that progress to date in addressing bureaucracy has been painfully slow? One simple recommendation from the report was that each Department should have a...

Regulatory Reform. (3 Feb 2009)

Denis Naughten: The Taoiseach stated that the Government's review of regulation will conclude in the next couple of years. I put it to him that this is just not good enough. We need a political commitment to get rid of bureaucracy and red tape now rather than at some future date. Will the Taoiseach prioritise this issue and consider the implications of the audit and VAT exemption thresholds for business?

Regulatory Reform. (3 Feb 2009)

Denis Naughten: There has been a piecemeal approach to date.

The Economy: Statements (Resumed) (29 Jan 2009)

Denis Naughten: I propose to share time with Deputy Enright.

The Economy: Statements (Resumed) (29 Jan 2009)

Denis Naughten: Two years ago, there was an Exchequer surplus of €4 billion, even after the Government had squandered as much money as possible on projects such as PPARS and electronic voting. The list goes on. The only commitment given by the Government at that time, in the wake of these instances of wastage, was that it would get it right the following year by ensuring it spent all the money available...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (28 Jan 2009)

Denis Naughten: Question 137: To ask the Taoiseach the annual cost of printing reports by his Department and agencies under the control of his Department; the corresponding figure for annual reports; the cost of posting these reports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2546/09]