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Written Answers — General Medical Services Scheme: General Medical Services Scheme (28 Sep 2005)

Seán Haughey: Question 337: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the provision of shoe arches on prescription from a podiatrist; if these are provided free of charge under the general medical scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24921/05]

Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (28 Sep 2005)

Seán Haughey: Question 338: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the reason the Leas Cross nursing home in Swords, County Dublin, was closed; if reports on this matter are due to be published shortly; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24922/05]

Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (28 Sep 2005)

Seán Haughey: Question 432: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the measures she is taking to reduce hospital outpatient waiting lists to see hospital consultants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25756/05]

Written Answers — Capital Projects Funding: Capital Projects Funding (28 Sep 2005)

Seán Haughey: Question 486: To ask the Minister for Finance the communication he has given to the Department of Health and Children in relation to the proposed Mater Misericordiae Hospital and children's hospital development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24628/05]

Written Answers — Tax Collection: Tax Collection (28 Sep 2005)

Seán Haughey: Question 487: To ask the Minister for Finance if widowers and widows are being charged the 2% health levies on their salaries; if this is provided for in legislation; the amount of overcharging which has occurred by the Revenue Commissioners in this regard; if refunds will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24630/05]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (28 Sep 2005)

Seán Haughey: Question 497: To ask the Minister for Finance the reason for stamp duty on second-hand houses; his views on whether the present system penalises purchasers trading up to their second or third house; his further views on whether the present system is unfair due to the fact that the salary of the buyer is not taken into account, the fact of the purchase being undertaken by a single person or a...

Written Answers — Port Development: Port Development (28 Sep 2005)

Seán Haughey: Question 560: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he will make public details given by the Dublin Port Company for consideration by him in relation to the ownership of the foreshore in Dublin Port; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24631/05]

Written Answers — Port Development: Port Development (28 Sep 2005)

Seán Haughey: Question 561: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he will reject the application made by the Dublin Port Company in March 2002 to infill 52 acres of Dublin Bay under sections 10 and 13 of the Foreshore Act 1933 on the grounds that ownership of the foreshore cannot be established by the company and that three and a half years have elapsed since the...

Written Answers — Port Development: Port Development (28 Sep 2005)

Seán Haughey: Question 562: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if the environmental impact statement submitted by the Dublin Port Company in connection with its application to infill 52 acres of Dublin Bay is satisfactory; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24633/05]

Written Answers — Sale of Fireworks: Sale of Fireworks (28 Sep 2005)

Seán Haughey: Question 967: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the way in which he proposes to tackle the importation and sale of illegal fireworks in the State; if there is a public record of illegal firework seizures by the Garda and subsequent arrests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24943/05]

Written Answers — Port Development: Port Development (4 Oct 2005)

Seán Haughey: Question 338: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he has received proposals from the Dublin Port Company regarding changing the situation on long leases to tenants at the port; his views on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26704/05]

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (4 Oct 2005)

Seán Haughey: Question 442: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason a visa application for a person (details supplied) was refused; if, in cases of family reunification, it is a fundamental requirement that the Irish national must be able to support the relative financially in view of the habitual residence condition from the Department of Social and Family Affairs; if he will...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (4 Oct 2005)

Seán Haughey: Question 443: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when an application for residency on the basis of marriage to an Irish national will be processed for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26510/05]

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (4 Oct 2005)

Seán Haughey: Question 497: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when the independent appeals board on mainstream staffing in primary schools will determine appeals from three schools (details supplied); if the outcomes will be communicated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26513/05]

Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (4 Oct 2005)

Seán Haughey: Question 498: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when applications will be sought for the summer works scheme 2006; if the upgrade of science laboratories in a secondary school in Dublin 3 (details supplied) will be considered in this context; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26514/05]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (4 Oct 2005)

Seán Haughey: Question 499: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress regarding the establishment of an autistic unit in a school (details supplied) in Dublin 5 to cater for the primary school children currently attending another school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26515/05]

Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (5 Oct 2005)

Seán Haughey: Question 195: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she is satisfied that adequate services are in place to rehabilitate drug misusers; the policy she has set out for the Health Service Executive in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27137/05]

Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (6 Oct 2005)

Seán Haughey: I welcome this Bill tentatively. Since the dawn of time a disparity has existed between theory and practice. This truism could be applied to many of the measures set out in the Bill. On the face of it, the changes proposed are desirable and certainly aim to benefit Ireland's criminal justice system. However, while I am not so naive as to believe every Bill enacted in the House is perfect, I...

Written Answers — Accident and Emergency Services: Accident and Emergency Services (11 Oct 2005)

Seán Haughey: Question 148: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the policy initiatives taken by her for implementation by the Health Service Executive to ease the situation in accident and emergency departments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27506/05]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (11 Oct 2005)

Seán Haughey: Question 180: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the aims and objectives of the national hospitals office; if hospital networks have been determined; the networks in place in the Dublin area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27910/05]