Results 221-240 of 3,871 for speaker:Catherine Byrne

Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (1 Jul 2008)

Catherine Byrne: Question 203: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the drugs that people, who are registered on a methadone treatment programme, are addicted to; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25297/08]

Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (1 Jul 2008)

Catherine Byrne: Question 205: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of drugs counsellors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25299/08]

Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (1 Jul 2008)

Catherine Byrne: Question 206: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number, location and average length of stay in stabilisation service beds, community based residential detoxification beds, medical detoxification unit beds and step-down or half-way house beds available for rehabilitating drug addicts for each of the past eight years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25300/08]

Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (1 Jul 2008)

Catherine Byrne: Question 207: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of people waiting for access to stabilisation service beds, community based residential detoxification beds, medical detoxification unit beds and step-down or half-way house beds; the average length of time people have been waiting; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25301/08]

Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (1 Jul 2008)

Catherine Byrne: Question 208: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of stand alone drug stabilisation units; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25302/08]

Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (1 Jul 2008)

Catherine Byrne: Question 209: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number and type of medical and clerical staff employed by the Health Service Executive within its detoxification and rehabilitation residential services for each of the past eight years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25303/08]

Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (1 Jul 2008)

Catherine Byrne: Question 210: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the cocaine specific treatment centres available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25304/08]

Written Answers — Drugs-related Deaths: Drugs-related Deaths (1 Jul 2008)

Catherine Byrne: Question 204: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of incidents where methadone featured in a drug related death since 1998 to date in 2008; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25298/08]

Written Answers — Community Policing: Community Policing (8 Jul 2008)

Catherine Byrne: Question 122: To ask the Minister for Justice Equality and Law Reform the number of Community Gardai assigned in each county; and if he will make a statement on the matter [27158/08]

Written Answers — Crime Prevention: Crime Prevention (8 Jul 2008)

Catherine Byrne: Question 85: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views in respect of electronic monitoring of suspects released on bail; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27157/08]

Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (8 Jul 2008)

Catherine Byrne: Question 488: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the criteria for being accepted into a community employment scheme; the reason CE schemes are not granted to people in receipt of social welfare credits who are trying to get back into the workforce; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26978/08]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (8 Jul 2008)

Catherine Byrne: Question 749: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the present status of a school building project (details supplied) in Dublin 12; the band rating assigned to this project; if he will expedite the construction of new classrooms and a much needed sports hall, which have been promised since 2000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27385/08]

Public Private Partnerships: Motion (Resumed). (9 Jul 2008)

Catherine Byrne: I welcome the Labour Party motion. Since the announcement in May that five public private partnership projects — including St. Michael's Estate in Inchicore, where I live — were not going ahead because the developer, Bernard McNamara, was pulling out, there has been much confusion, disappointment, and anger in our local community. However, I do not intend to criticise PPPs, because such...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (9 Jul 2008)

Catherine Byrne: Question 250: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she will increase the fuel allowance in view of the recent increase in fuel costs here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27798/08]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (9 Jul 2008)

Catherine Byrne: Question 251: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she will make the fuel allowance available all year round in view of the cold and wet weather being experienced here during the summer months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27799/08]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (24 Sep 2008)

Catherine Byrne: Question 505: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will introduce and implement a national diabetic retinopathy detection programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30345/08]

Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (24 Sep 2008)

Catherine Byrne: Question 508: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position of the proposed Fair Deal scheme for older people living in nursing homes; the status of the legislation which will provide for this scheme to take effect; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30348/08]

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (24 Sep 2008)

Catherine Byrne: Question 504: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the status of the Nurses and Midwives Bill; when she will publish same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30344/08]

Written Answers — Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme: Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme (24 Sep 2008)

Catherine Byrne: Question 506: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of outstanding appeals being examined by the health repayment scheme appeals office; the number of appeals officers employed to work in this office; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30346/08]

Written Answers — Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme: Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme (24 Sep 2008)

Catherine Byrne: Question 507: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the waiting time for an oral hearing to be heard by the health repayment scheme appeals office; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30347/08]