Results 261-280 of 3,871 for speaker:Catherine Byrne

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (30 Sep 2008)

Catherine Byrne: Question 129: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of representations made to her from consultants at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, regarding the quality and safety of treatment offered to patients; the action she has taken in response to these concerns; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32261/08]

Written Answers — Medicinal Products: Medicinal Products (30 Sep 2008)

Catherine Byrne: Question 259: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the alternatives to methadone available to recovering drug users in this country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31922/08]

Written Answers — Medicinal Products: Medicinal Products (30 Sep 2008)

Catherine Byrne: Question 260: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the research and pilot studies carried out in this country on the use of the drug buprenorphine as an alternative to methadone; if such research has indicated the potential for abuse of the substitute drug; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31923/08]

Written Answers — Medicinal Products: Medicinal Products (30 Sep 2008)

Catherine Byrne: Question 261: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the difference in the cost of treating a patient with methadone and treating a patient with buprenorphine; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31924/08]

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (30 Sep 2008)

Catherine Byrne: Question 498: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when the Social Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill will be published; if it will provide for the tenant purchase of local authority flats and maisonettes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32348/08]

Written Answers — Psychological Service: Psychological Service (30 Sep 2008)

Catherine Byrne: Question 566: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the job and budget cuts that have taken place in the provision of the psychological services of both City of Dublin VEC and County Dublin VEC in the period between 2007 to 2008; the way these cuts will affect the waiting times for services in schools in their respective catchment areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Early School Leavers: Early School Leavers (30 Sep 2008)

Catherine Byrne: Question 590: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason he is to reduce funding for the school completion programme; if his attention has been drawn to the repercussions of such cutbacks in view of the fact that this programme supports children who may otherwise leave school early; if he will overturn this decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32131/08]

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (1 Oct 2008)

Catherine Byrne: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to raise a matter of national importance, namely, the decision by Dublin City Council to shelve a number of capital projects in Dublin South-Central, such as, the new civic space at Kilmainham Jail, the Lutyens Bridge and the gateway to Islandbridge, the Camac greenland walkway, the improvements to Rialto and Inchicore villages,...

Energy Poverty: Motion (1 Oct 2008)

Catherine Byrne: I congratulate Fine Gael Deputies on tabling this motion and I thank the two Ministers who are here. I will speak about charitable organisations. During my term as Lord Mayor of Dublin I became aware of the coal fund. This fund was started in the 18th century by a Lord Mayor at the time. The people of the city donated small sums of money to help those people who could not afford to buy...

Credit Institutions (Financial Support) Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) (1 Oct 2008)

Catherine Byrne: It is necessary to take steps to safeguard our economy at this difficult time. However, I have concerns in regard to the true purpose of this legislation and its impact on taxpayers. I only hope the Government has the public's best interests at heart and is not merely concerned with providing a safety net for the banks. We must ensure accountability and transparency once the Bill comes...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (1 Oct 2008)

Catherine Byrne: Question 139: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she will remove the six month rule for qualifying for training and education schemes when in receipt of jobseekers payments, in order to encourage people back into the workforce, particularly those who do not want to be dependent on social welfare for longer than necessary; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Prison Committals: Prison Committals (2 Oct 2008)

Catherine Byrne: Question 20: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the percentage of the Irish prison population who are in prison as a result of the non-payment of fines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32776/08]

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (2 Oct 2008)

Catherine Byrne: Question 86: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will introduce changes in legislation in respect of the payment of fines; when he will introduce same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32775/08]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (2 Oct 2008)

Catherine Byrne: Question 138: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of cocaine treatment clinics operating here; the location of each; the budget for each in 2008; the number of staff employed in each clinic; the number of patients treated at each clinic; if new treatment clinics will open in Dublin and Cork in 2008; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33084/08]

Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (2 Oct 2008)

Catherine Byrne: Question 224: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the number of offices or premises being used by each of the local drugs task forces in this country; the number of these offices or premises that are rented; the number actually owned by the local drugs task forces; the expenditure by each local drugs task force on renting premises in the period 2001 to 2008; the...

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (2 Oct 2008)

Catherine Byrne: Question 225: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the status of the community development programme; the amount of funding allocated to this programme for 2008; the number of projects operating under this programme; the number of projects dedicated to tackling the drug problem in this country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33086/08]

National Drugs Strategy. (7 Oct 2008)

Catherine Byrne: Question 129: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the provisions he will make in the new national drugs strategy to support and assist communities and families who are affected by drug abuse, particularly grandparents who are caring for their grandchildren as a result of their own children being drug addicts and unable for the responsibilities of parenthood; and if...

National Drugs Strategy. (7 Oct 2008)

Catherine Byrne: That sounds very good, but grandparents are the ones who must pick up the pieces when they become the primary carers and educators of children whose parents have been caught up in addiction. At the weekend I spent some time at the Irish Bishops' Conference on alcohol and drug abuse in parishes and communities. I noted that many of the people who spoke were grandparents and parents. Many of...

National Drugs Strategy. (7 Oct 2008)

Catherine Byrne: I appreciate what the Minister is saying. The goal of ensuring people know what services are available should be included in the national drugs strategy, as they do not seem to know at the moment. That was quite obvious to anybody who was at the conference at the weekend. Parents and grandparents cannot identify the groups that could provide support even in their own areas. That should be...

Early School Leavers. (7 Oct 2008)

Catherine Byrne: In my constituency of Dublin South Central, particularly the inner city parts of it, 29% of people left school before doing junior certificate examinations. My past experience was as a voluntary youth worker in a community. When children leave school at a young age, they hang around during the day and this continues into the night time. In the evening time many youth and outreach workers...