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Vaccination Programme: Motion (Resumed) (12 Nov 2008)

Dan Neville: I wish to share time with Deputies Ring, Clune, McEntee, Varadkar, Crawford and Kehoe. I welcome the opportunity to contribute to this debate. On 5 August last, the Minister for Health and Children said: I accept the expert advice that the introduction of a universal, high uptake vaccination programme for young girls, in conjunction with population based cervical screening, could...

Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (11 Nov 2008)

Dan Neville: Question 251: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when it is planned to open the new hospice unit at St. Ita's Hospital, Newcastle West, County Limerick. [39262/08]

Written Answers — Schools Amalgamation: Schools Amalgamation (11 Nov 2008)

Dan Neville: Question 611: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when an amalgamation of schools (details supplied) in County Limerick will be constructed. [39492/08]

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (11 Nov 2008)

Dan Neville: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to raise a matter of national importance, namely, the need to increase the annual funding made available to the National Suicide Prevention Office from €3.05 million to €10 million for the introduction of the recommendations of the expert group on suicide prevention as outlined in the report, Reach Out, and in view of research,...

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (4 Nov 2008)

Dan Neville: Question 389: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when moneys allocated to a group (details supplied) in County Limerick will be awarded to Limerick County Council for the purchase of a rural bungalow in Feenagh. [38151/08]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (4 Nov 2008)

Dan Neville: Question 437: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will ensure that the application for farm retirement by a person (details supplied) in County Limerick will be allowed in view of the fact that the person's application was in his Department's offices in Johnstown Castle on 14 October 2008. [38251/08]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (4 Nov 2008)

Dan Neville: Question 438: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a single farm payment will be made to an estate (details supplied) in County Limerick. [38266/08]

Written Answers — Departmental Schemes: Departmental Schemes (30 Oct 2008)

Dan Neville: Question 55: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if his attention has been drawn to the damage to the future development of agriculture by the decision to axe the early retirement scheme and installation for young farmers; and if he will reverse the decision and ensure the continuation of these schemes. [37404/08]

Written Answers — Rural Environment Protection Scheme: Rural Environment Protection Scheme (30 Oct 2008)

Dan Neville: Question 66: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will review the regulation in the REP scheme whereby miscanthus can only be grown on ten hectares or 25% of land holding in view of the fact that this condition is discouraging growers from entering into the REP scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37552/08]

Mental Health Bill 2008: Second Stage (30 Oct 2008)

Dan Neville: I want to raise some concerns about the Bill. The first concern is the fact that is has been rushed. It is only 40 minutes since I received this detailed Bill, containing five pages and eight sections. For a non-legal person who needs a full examination of the detail of the Bill, that is of great concern to me. Rushed legislation is often bad legislation. The reserved judgment was on 16...

Mental Health Bill 2008: Second Stage (30 Oct 2008)

Dan Neville: Yes but I do not have this opportunity very often, so I am asking the Minister if we can get general information on this matter. We have concerns about the rushed legislation and are critical of the fact that a procedural approach by the Mental Health Commission could cause this issue. Our concern is for the patient involved, as well as for the other 208 patients to whom the Minister...

Mental Health Bill 2008: Committee and Remaining Stages (30 Oct 2008)

Dan Neville: While I do not want to delay, I again refer to Article 40 of the Constitution on the legality of a detention if the detention is challenged. As I stated earlier, it is one of the most important rights in our legal and political system. The State does not have the power to detain unlawfully its citizens. Could the Minister address exactly how she sees the constitutionality in light of The...

Mental Health Bill 2008: Committee and Remaining Stages (30 Oct 2008)

Dan Neville: The Minister has put on record that she is satisfied that five working days is adequate to undertake the necessary examination of patients and the necessary procedure to continue legal involuntary detention in the psychiatric hospital. Has she any comment to make on the fact that this occurred and that the procedure introduced by the Mental Health Commission was not up to the standard...

Mental Health Bill 2008: Committee and Remaining Stages (30 Oct 2008)

Dan Neville: I thank the staff of the Minister's office for the briefing they gave today. It was necessary and extremely helpful.

Mental Health Bill 2008: Committee and Remaining Stages (30 Oct 2008)

Dan Neville: I thank the staff of the Fine Gael legal and support services for getting to grips with the Bill within a half an hour.

Written Answers — Voluntary Sector Funding: Voluntary Sector Funding (29 Oct 2008)

Dan Neville: Question 221: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will make a statement on a matter (details supplied). [37024/08]

Written Answers — Voluntary Sector Funding: Voluntary Sector Funding (29 Oct 2008)

Dan Neville: Question 229: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will make a statement on a matter (details supplied). [37025/08]

Written Answers — International Agreements: International Agreements (29 Oct 2008)

Dan Neville: Question 339: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will make a statement on a matter regarding persons (details supplied) in County Limerick. [36999/08]

Written Answers — International Agreements: International Agreements (29 Oct 2008)

Dan Neville: Question 340: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if discussions have taken place with the Belarus Government regarding the travel to Ireland of children under the Chernobyl Children's Fund; the outcome of such discussions; and the agreements which have been entered into by his officials and the Belorussian authorities. [37277/08]

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

Dan Neville: Question 458: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will ensure that payment for the farm waste management grant scheme is awarded without further delay to persons (details supplied) in County Limerick. [37304/08]