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Written Answers — Language Supports: Language Supports (20 Feb 2008)

Denis Naughten: Question 139: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the additional resources she will provide to address the language needs of non-Irish students; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6228/08]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (20 Feb 2008)

Denis Naughten: Question 200: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the steps which she is taking to ensure that the therapy services available to patients at St. Bridget's Hospital, Ballinasloe up to 8 February 2008 are reinstated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7029/08]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (20 Feb 2008)

Denis Naughten: Question 226: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to his reply to Parliamentary Question No. 254 of 13 February 2008 the years and value of such State funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7028/08]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (20 Feb 2008)

Denis Naughten: Question 236: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the grant aid paid to a company (details supplied) in County Roscommon in each of the past ten years; the steps which are being taken to recover this funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7027/08]

Agency Workers: Motion (Resumed) (20 Feb 2008)

Denis Naughten: Fine Gael endorses the call for legislation to regulate employment agencies and supports this particular motion, subject to the reservations outlined by my colleague, Deputy Varadkar. I accept that it is not just migrants who are employed as agency workers and that not all agency workers are being exploited. Many nurses, for example, leave HSE jobs to take up agency work because the...

Inservice Training. (20 Feb 2008)

Denis Naughten: The lack of adequate resources for migrant children is fuelling segregation within schools. It is forcing teachers to slow down the pace of their education in class to the detriment of Irish pupils. Will the Minister put a specific capitation grant in place for migrants, especially the children of asylum applicant parents who cannot avail of extracurricular activities, for example? Will...

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (20 Feb 2008)

Denis Naughten: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to raise a matter of urgent national importance, namely, in light of the damaging revelation last night by the Irish Blood Transfusion Service that the personal data of over 170,000 donors have been stolen in New York, the urgent need for the Minister for Health and Children to provide a full and detailed statement to the House on...

Written Answers — Departmental Properties: Departmental Properties (19 Feb 2008)

Denis Naughten: Question 290: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on handing over land (details supplied) in County Galway to a voluntary organisation; the number of organisations seeking to acquire such land; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6519/08]

Written Answers — Departmental Properties: Departmental Properties (19 Feb 2008)

Denis Naughten: Question 291: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on providing land to a voluntary organisation (details supplied) in County Galway for the provision of voluntary housing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6520/08]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (19 Feb 2008)

Denis Naughten: Question 458: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason a REP scheme payment for a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon has been delayed; when payment will issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6233/08]

Written Answers — Rural Environment Protection Scheme: Rural Environment Protection Scheme (19 Feb 2008)

Denis Naughten: Question 472: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the basis of the statement on 24 October 2007 on the REP scheme; if she will outline what has changed since that date regarding the payments under REP scheme two, three and four respectively; the reason there was no issue regarding anniversary payments under REP scheme four after year one of the plan yet a similar payment...

Written Answers — Rural Environment Protection Scheme: Rural Environment Protection Scheme (19 Feb 2008)

Denis Naughten: Question 473: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how she can break the contract signed with each REP scheme two and three participant when the farmer cannot break the contract; when farmers who have reached their anniversary will receive payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6793/08]

Written Answers — Rural Environment Protection Scheme: Rural Environment Protection Scheme (19 Feb 2008)

Denis Naughten: Question 474: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when her Department became aware of EU Commission concerns regarding the payment dates for REP scheme two and three; the dates on which her officials met with the Commission to resolve the issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6794/08]

Written Answers — Rural Environment Protection Scheme: Rural Environment Protection Scheme (19 Feb 2008)

Denis Naughten: Question 475: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if a derogation was sought from the EU Commission regarding the payment date for REP scheme two and three; when this derogation was sought and the reason for same; the condition of such derogation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6795/08]

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (19 Feb 2008)

Denis Naughten: Question 685: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the instruction and guidelines which he has issued to local authorities regarding the implementation of the Nitrates Directive; the additional resources which he is providing to local authorities to facilitate the implementation of the inspection programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Overseas Missions. (19 Feb 2008)

Denis Naughten: Question 144: To ask the Minister for Defence if he is satisfied that all necessary supports are in place for the deployment of the Defence Forces to Chad; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6185/08]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (14 Feb 2008)

Denis Naughten: Question 60: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if, in view of his changes to the VAT code in the Finance Bill 2008, he will make similar changes to the level of VAT charged to community groups for the purchase of defibrillators; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5832/08]

Written Answers — Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme: Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme (14 Feb 2008)

Denis Naughten: Question 77: To ask the Minister for Health and Children, further to Parliamentary Question No. 315 of 5 February 2008, the number of appeals which have been rejected by the health repayment scheme appeals office up to 1 February 2008; the number of originally rejected applications which have received an offer following a review by the appeals office; the number of appeals which sought a...

Written Answers — Vaccination Programme: Vaccination Programme (14 Feb 2008)

Denis Naughten: Question 82: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she has received the final report from the vaccine damage working group; the recommendations of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5854/08]

Written Answers — Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme: Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme (14 Feb 2008)

Denis Naughten: Question 101: To ask the Minister for Health and Children, further to Parliamentary Question No. 59 of 29 November 2007 regarding the issue of interest owing to long stay patients, the recommendations and conclusion as a result of these meetings; the estimate of the value of interest which is owed to patients; when repayment will commence; the cost of the administration of this repayment...