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Health (Nursing Homes) (Amendment) Bill 2006: Report Stage (Resumed) (1 Nov 2006)

Denis Naughten: I support the amendment. It is critically important that when a decision is made it should apply for 12 months. In many cases the battle in going back and forth to appeals officers to get the right decision for an elderly person can take almost 12 months. The Bill gives the executive the right to automatically review a decision. The topical issue is taking 5% of the value of a property or...

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (1 Nov 2006)

Denis Naughten: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this Bill. I wish to raise a number of specific issues, the first being the affordable housing scheme. As the Minister of State knows, the affordable housing scheme is aimed at supplying affordable housing through local authorities. It has been successful in some parts of the country where it has been taken up but in other parts, there is not a huge...

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (1 Nov 2006)

Denis Naughten: They went to all the lending institutions, none of which will approve mortgages for any of the couples for an affordable site. The lending institutions have stated that there is no statutory basis for affordable sites. The local authority has gone out of its way and has waived its charge in regard to the recoupment of moneys should the site or property be sold on within a 20-year period....

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (1 Nov 2006)

Denis Naughten: It has happened with all the financial institutions. They have all refused to provide mortgages. Once one made the decision, they all backed it up. They cannot give a reason but because one lending institution refused to provide mortgages, they have all refused. I wish to bring to the Minister of State's attention the issue of anti-social behaviour, particularly in regard to voluntary...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (1 Nov 2006)

Denis Naughten: Question 330: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans and that of the Health Service Executive to transfer the services at St. Luke's Hospital, Rathgar to St. James's Hospital; the reason for this decision; if she will review this policy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35185/06]

Written Answers — School of Podiatry: School of Podiatry (1 Nov 2006)

Denis Naughten: Question 142: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when the decision was taken by her Department to locate the proposed school of podiatry in a university; the reason an institute of technology was deemed unsuitable; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35303/06]

Written Answers — Assisted Human Reproduction: Assisted Human Reproduction (1 Nov 2006)

Denis Naughten: Question 331: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the status of the report of the Commission on Assisted Human Reproduction; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35186/06]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (1 Nov 2006)

Denis Naughten: Question 371: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon will be called for a CAT Scan at University College Hospital Galway; her views on whether it is acceptable that a person who is experiencing sight failure and collapsing should have to wait over 14 months for a scan; the time delay for such appointments; the steps she is taking to...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (1 Nov 2006)

Denis Naughten: Question 372: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon will be called for a renal appointment at University College Hospital Galway; the time delay for such appointments; the steps she is taking to address the delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35432/06]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (1 Nov 2006)

Denis Naughten: Question 459: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he will review the means assessment for farmers to allow for revenue returns where available as an alternative to the farm profile means assessment; the reason this is not allowed at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35175/06]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (1 Nov 2006)

Denis Naughten: Question 520: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if a landowner can stack their single farm entitlements where part of their lands have been taken over for the construction of a motorway; the procedure involved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35174/06]

Written Answers — Milk Quota: Milk Quota (1 Nov 2006)

Denis Naughten: Question 521: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the legal status of milk quota; if it is an asset or a licence; if the Revenue Commissioners concur with her view; if ownership is controlled by the farmer, the State or the commission; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35179/06]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (1 Nov 2006)

Denis Naughten: Question 522: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason a person (details supplied) in County Sligo has not received their forestry premium payments since 1992; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35213/06]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (1 Nov 2006)

Denis Naughten: Question 535: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of 2005 single farm payments applicants who have yet to be paid; the number of 2005 national reserve applicants still awaiting a decision; the number of 2006 single farm payment applicants who have yet to receive an interim payment; the steps she is taking to address the situation; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (1 Nov 2006)

Denis Naughten: Question 536: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon has not received a decision on their 2005 national reserve application; when this person will be informed of a decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35696/06]

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (1 Nov 2006)

Denis Naughten: Question 621: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 1528 of 27 September 2006, the status of these regional water schemes; when he will approve funding for the projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35430/06]

Hospital Services. (1 Nov 2006)

Denis Naughten: Question 87: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the status of plans to move inpatient surgery from the County Hospital, Roscommon; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35304/06]

Hospital Services. (1 Nov 2006)

Denis Naughten: I thank the Minister for her reply. The initial announcement by the HSE indicated the transfer of inpatient surgical services from Roscommon County Hospital to the overcrowded Portiuncula Hospital, 40 minutes to an hour away, which is struggling to cope with the increased demand being placed on it from the west midlands, including Athlone. This would mean that patients in west Roscommon,...

Hospital Services. (1 Nov 2006)

Denis Naughten: Dundalk and Drogheda are only up the road from each other.

Hospital Services. (1 Nov 2006)

Denis Naughten: That is not true.