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Order of Business (25 Jun 2008)

Denis Naughten: The legislation to which I refer is the child care Bill.

European Council Meetings. (25 Jun 2008)

Denis Naughten: This morning's national newspapers reported the French European Affairs Minister, Jean-Pierre Jouyet, as saying he sees the hand of American neoconservatives in the Irish referendum on the Lisbon treaty. Will the Taoiseach comment on this?

Written Answers — Sports Funding: Sports Funding (24 Jun 2008)

Denis Naughten: Question 105: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the plans he has to improve regional balance in sports capital funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19802/08]

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (24 Jun 2008)

Denis Naughten: Question 145: To ask the Minister for Health and Children, further to Parliamentary Question No. 255 of 4 March 2008, when she expects proposals from her Department to be submitted to the Government regarding legislation on eligibility for health and personal social services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24366/08]

Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (24 Jun 2008)

Denis Naughten: Question 184: To ask the Minister for Health and Children, further to Parliamentary Question No. 419 of 26 September 2007, when the 34-bed unit will be built at St. Vincent's Hospital, Dublin, for the treatment of cystic fibrosis; the reason the Health Service Executive is refusing to answer this specific request for an update; her views on whether such a practice by the HSE is acceptable;...

Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (24 Jun 2008)

Denis Naughten: Question 236: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the budget available under the sports capital grant programme 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24345/08]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Payments: Social Welfare Payments (24 Jun 2008)

Denis Naughten: Question 250: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she will continue to maximise the role of post offices by way of all social welfare payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24421/08]

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (24 Jun 2008)

Denis Naughten: Question 369: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when he will publish the Civil Partnership Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24367/08]

Written Answers — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (24 Jun 2008)

Denis Naughten: Question 380: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the average stay by a deportee in prison prior to their deportation from the State; the number detained in the past 12 months prior to deportation and in 2007; the corresponding number held in each prison; the corresponding figures for asylum applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24610/08]

Written Answers — Prison Building Programme: Prison Building Programme (24 Jun 2008)

Denis Naughten: Question 384: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the projected cost of planting mature trees on part of the boundary of the proposed Thornton Hall prison to a band depth of up to 20 metres; the total area to be planted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24684/08]

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (24 Jun 2008)

Denis Naughten: Question 385: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of asylum applications made in each of the past 48 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24685/08]

Written Answers — Trafficking in Human Beings: Trafficking in Human Beings (24 Jun 2008)

Denis Naughten: Question 387: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the steps he is taking to implement the outstanding recommendations of the Garda Síochána and departmental working group on trafficking in human beings; when the national action plan to combat trafficking in human beings will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24725/08]

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (24 Jun 2008)

Denis Naughten: Question 411: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to review the differential rent scheme for local authority accommodation; when the scheme was last reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24734/08]

Order of Business (24 Jun 2008)

Denis Naughten: The question relates to Supplementary Estimates.

Order of Business (24 Jun 2008)

Denis Naughten: I must be in the Ceann Comhairle's blind spot. Both of my questions are in order. Given the Minister for Health and Children's comments last week, a Supplementary Estimate will address the issue raised by Deputy Reilly. Will the Taoiseach confirm this? On promised legislation, four months have passed since the closing date for sports capital grants applications. When will the grants be...

Order of Business (24 Jun 2008)

Denis Naughten: In the context of the public health miscellaneous provisions Bill, will provision be made in the grant aid to ensure all sports groups have defibrillators?

Order of Business (24 Jun 2008)

Denis Naughten: What of the Supplementary Estimate?

Tourism Industry. (24 Jun 2008)

Denis Naughten: I thank the Minister for his reply. There is no doubt that in recent years we have seen increases, year on year, in the number of tourists coming to this country. There will be a significant curtailment this year, but to what level we will have to wait and see. I wish to ask the Minister about the regional element of tourism because the difficulty is that my part of the country, namely the...

Tourism Industry. (24 Jun 2008)

Denis Naughten: Hear, hear.

Tourism Industry. (24 Jun 2008)

Denis Naughten: The fundamental flaw regarding the issues I have raised is that no one is articulating a view on behalf of the counties that are least developed. Surely it would make sense to have a regional body promoting the single biggest waterway in the country, the River Shannon, rather than the current situation where the river is used as a dividing line between the various regions.