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Written Answers — Dairy Sector: Dairy Sector (24 Feb 2009)

Michael Creed: Question 434: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will evaluate and quantify financially the benefit of recent market support initiatives for the dairy sector here as approved by the EU Commission; the way this initiative is impacting on the price paid to primary producers; his views on the required level of market support initiatives to ensure that primary...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (24 Feb 2009)

Michael Creed: Question 435: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the payment arrangements by his Department envisaged for outstanding grants due under the farm improvement scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7510/09]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (24 Feb 2009)

Michael Creed: Question 490: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will publish the number of schools in County Cork which will be directly affected by his recent decision to close special needs classes; the number of children affected in each school; the alternative appropriate educational arrangements that will be made for these children; the number of special needs assistants to whom these...

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (24 Feb 2009)

Michael Creed: Question 491: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will sanction sufficient places for apprenticeships (details supplied) in his next announcement of phase six places to facilitate all those who are in a position to complete their final placement and secure their qualifications in view of the fact that many are in very insecure employment due to the downturn in construction;...

Order of Business (24 Feb 2009)

Michael Creed: To what does the Taoiseach attribute it?

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Feb 2009)

Michael Creed: I thank Deputy Crawford for sharing time with me. This is an extraordinary Bill, by any stretch of the imagination. It is an amalgam of various revenue-raising proposals. It provides for child benefit cuts, a public service levy and charges on health professionals. As Fine Gael's agriculture spokesman, I am most concerned about the section of the Bill that will defer payments under the...

Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (19 Feb 2009)

Michael Creed: Question 30: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on the fact that a total of 216,885 bed days were lost in 2008 due to delayed discharges from acute hospitals and that this is a 30% increase on the number of bed days lost in 2007; the action she is taking to address same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6634/09]

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (19 Feb 2009)

Michael Creed: Question 109: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will clarify the circumstances regarding the issue of a medical card to a person (details supplied) in County Cork; if this medical card was approved under the old over 70's scheme of automatic entitlement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6708/09]

Written Answers — Data Protection: Data Protection (19 Feb 2009)

Michael Creed: Question 110: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the protocols operated by the Health Service Executive in respect of queries by public representatives on behalf of individual constituents whereby by virtue of the personal details available to the public representative, it is clear that they have approval of their constituent to make either written or telephone representations on...

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (19 Feb 2009)

Michael Creed: Question 207: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will review the law whereby conditions attached to licences issued by local authorities under the licensing of quarries are not enforceable under existing planning laws; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6707/09]

Written Answers — Statutory Instruments: Statutory Instruments (19 Feb 2009)

Michael Creed: Question 222: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will make a statement regarding Statutory Instrument No. 16 of 2009. [6711/09]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (19 Feb 2009)

Michael Creed: Question 225: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Cork who is in need of their REP scheme four payment will receive the payment due; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6738/09]

Order of Business (19 Feb 2009)

Michael Creed: Leaders' answers are not provided on Tuesdays or Wednesdays.

Written Answers — Banking Sector Regulation: Banking Sector Regulation (18 Feb 2009)

Michael Creed: Question 54: To ask the Minister for Finance the changes in personnel which he envisages in order that the public can have confidence that their will be an entirely different approach to the management of risk in Irish banks. [6230/09]

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (18 Feb 2009)

Michael Creed: Question 156: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the measures being put in place to grant community employment child care facilities supplementary funding, due to increased unemployment figures, and the evolving profiles of parents' incomes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6414/09]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (18 Feb 2009)

Michael Creed: Question 230: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Cork who is an applicant under REP scheme four will receive their first REP scheme payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6415/09]

Leaders' Questions (18 Feb 2009)

Michael Creed: The Taoiseach is incompetent and asleep at the wheel.

Leaders' Questions (18 Feb 2009)

Michael Creed: He is finished.

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (17 Feb 2009)

Michael Creed: Question 82: To ask the Minister for Transport the obligation of his Department to prepare an audit of the appropriateness and consistency of speed limits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5947/09]

Written Answers — Departmental Schemes: Departmental Schemes (17 Feb 2009)

Michael Creed: Question 421: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will make a statement regarding the recently announced grants for home insulation; the amount of funds available for this scheme in 2009; and the locations where applicants should apply for these grants. [5719/09]