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Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (1 May 2008)

Michael Creed: Question 141: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason a person (details supplied) in County Cork, who has received a two year work permit, has only received a one year Garda National Immigration Bureau certificate of registration; if they are entitled to a certificate for a longer period than one year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16959/08]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (29 Apr 2008)

Michael Creed: Question 199: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason the Health Service Executive is downgrading the level of service at Mallow General Hospital; if her attention has been drawn to the large geographical catchment area served by this hospital who will be obliged to travel longer distances to avail of specific hospital based health services; and if she will intervene to ensure...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (29 Apr 2008)

Michael Creed: Question 209: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if funding will be provided for provision of a day procedure unit at Mallow General Hospital; the state of development of these proposals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16499/08]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (29 Apr 2008)

Michael Creed: Question 210: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will ensure that the Health Service Executive has sufficient funds for staffing to commission the CT scanner that has been provided by local fund-raising to Mallow hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16501/08]

Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (29 Apr 2008)

Michael Creed: Question 318: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if it is her intention to review the law regarding the operation of the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority and the use of legal as opposed to administrative sanctions against fishermen; the time frame envisaged for this review; the participants in the review process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16412/08]

Written Answers — Forestry Programme: Forestry Programme (29 Apr 2008)

Michael Creed: Question 319: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the details of her commitment to providing adequate funding for training for personnel employed in the forestry sector including machine operators, contractors, chainsaw operators and so on; the level of funding provided to a company (details supplied) in 2008 in this regard; the level of ongoing funding estimated to be...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (29 Apr 2008)

Michael Creed: Question 322: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the feedback in her Department from farmers regarding the payment of grants by electronic means from October 2008; the problems which this will pose for a minority of farmers who cannot comply with this arrangement; if it is proposed to send a paper receipt of the electronic lodgment to each beneficiary; and if she will...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (29 Apr 2008)

Michael Creed: Question 323: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the situation regarding proposals to publish the names of beneficiaries of EU farm grants; the [i]raison d'être,[/i] for this proposal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16498/08]

Written Answers — National Parks: National Parks (29 Apr 2008)

Michael Creed: Question 464: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the details of the National Parks and Wildlife Service farm plan scheme for 2008; the level of compensation farmers will receive under the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16089/08]

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (24 Apr 2008)

Michael Creed: Question 172: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if she is making a submission to the EU regarding the directive on the revision of the EU emissions trading system; her views regarding the inclusion of the agriculture sector as part of this review in view of the significant contribution that the agriculture sector makes to greenhouse gas emissions; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Afforestation Programme: Afforestation Programme (24 Apr 2008)

Michael Creed: Question 176: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if her attention has been drawn to the concerns by an association (details supplied), who are substantially clients of Coillte, regarding the payment of an economic rate for harvesting and haulage and the need for an independent evaluation of the volume of pre-harvested timber provided to contractors for harvesting and...

Written Answers — Fishing Industry Protection: Fishing Industry Protection (24 Apr 2008)

Michael Creed: Question 177: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the steps she will take to protect farmed salmon enterprises here from the dumping on the European market of farmed salmon from outside the Community; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15755/08]

Written Answers — EU Funding: EU Funding (24 Apr 2008)

Michael Creed: Question 178: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason she has not availed of the rural development opportunities for coastal communities under the AXIS 4 initiative; the consultations which she has had with the Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs on this matter; her views at this stage on making a submission to the EU Commission on the matter; and...

Twenty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Apr 2008)

Michael Creed: One of my earliest political memories is the black and white grainy television footage of the former President, Patrick Hillery, and the former Taoiseach, Jack Lynch, signing the accession treaty for our membership to the then EEC in 1972. It has been an overwhelmingly positive experience for Ireland. Deputy O'Donnell listed the benefits in pounds, shilling and pence from the Structural...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (22 Apr 2008)

Michael Creed: Question 380: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has proposals to change the law whereby persons with a criminal record who have not offended for a long number of years will have their criminal record set aside; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15276/08]

Written Answers — Garda Operations: Garda Operations (17 Apr 2008)

Michael Creed: Question 46: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when he plans to establish regional Garda support units with trained negotiators and non-lethal weaponry for hostage taking and other critical situations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14159/08]

Written Answers — Prison Equipment: Prison Equipment (17 Apr 2008)

Michael Creed: Question 63: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the timeframe for the roll out of mobile phone signal blocking equipment to all prisons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14158/08]

Written Answers — Community Pharmacy Services: Community Pharmacy Services (17 Apr 2008)

Michael Creed: Question 255: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the contingency plans in place by her Department and the Health Service Executive to deal with the probability that pharmacists will withdraw from the community drug scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14472/08]

Written Answers — Community Pharmacy Services: Community Pharmacy Services (17 Apr 2008)

Michael Creed: Question 268: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her Department has considered the impact on rural pharmacies of the 8% cut in payment to pharmacists under the community drug schemes; her views on whether small rural pharmacies do not get 8% discounts from their wholesaler and the way she can guarantee continuity of supply to patients of their medicines under the community drug...

Written Answers — Job Losses: Job Losses (17 Apr 2008)

Michael Creed: Question 335: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the level of job losses anticipated by his Department arising from the World Trade Organisation talks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14549/08]