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Disability Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (2 Feb 2005)

Jimmy Deenihan: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to the debate. I have a long association with people with special needs. The Bill affords us the opportunity to have a lengthy discussion on disability. Even though the legislation has not met our expectations and those of many representative groups, we still have an opportunity to improve it. Many Members, including Government backbenchers and...

Agri-food Sector: Motion (Resumed). (2 Feb 2005)

Jimmy Deenihan: The Minister and her two colleagues are facing a formidable challenge in the next few years. The outlook for agriculture is generally bleak when one considers that the price of milk, generally speaking, is the same as what it was in 1978 yet costs have increased over 100% since then. It is no longer economic to farm in many instances, and that is the reason many people are leaving the land in...

Written Answers — Ministerial Travel: Ministerial Travel (2 Feb 2005)

Jimmy Deenihan: Question 190: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on his recent visit to Sweden and the matters discussed on this visit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2654/05]

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (2 Feb 2005)

Jimmy Deenihan: Question 140: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has considered the findings of an Amnesty International report detailing unlawful killings in Nepal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2625/05]

Written Answers — Company Closures: Company Closures (2 Feb 2005)

Jimmy Deenihan: Question 255: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to the closure of a company (details supplied) in County Kerry; the level of aid granted to the company by the IDA; if this will now be refunded by the company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3103/05]

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (3 Feb 2005)

Jimmy Deenihan: Question 29: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the moneys to be expended on school transport for 2005; the number of passengers to be carried on the service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2951/05]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (3 Feb 2005)

Jimmy Deenihan: Question 52: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress made on the implementation of the recommendations of the task force on autism; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2902/05]

Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (3 Feb 2005)

Jimmy Deenihan: Question 93: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of women who died from breast cancer in each year between 2002 and 2004 in County Kerry; when the national BreastCheck service will be extended to the county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3262/05]

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (3 Feb 2005)

Jimmy Deenihan: Question 214: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the concerns expressed by the Irish Hardware and Building Materials Association regarding the significant changes which he proposes to make to the retail planning guidelines; the impact that these changes will have on existing retailers outside of Dublin; if he will postpone...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (8 Feb 2005)

Jimmy Deenihan: Question 384: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a decision will be made on the application by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry to be accepted as a [i]force majeure [/i]case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3382/05]

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (8 Feb 2005)

Jimmy Deenihan: Question 423: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has plans to update the law that governs the running and procedures of co-operatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3530/05]

Written Answers — Physical Education Facilities: Physical Education Facilities (8 Feb 2005)

Jimmy Deenihan: Question 479: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the provision of a sports hall and other sporting facilities at the north campus of the Institute of Technology, Tralee, County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3558/05]

Finance Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). (9 Feb 2005)

Jimmy Deenihan: I will confine my remarks to art, sport and tourism which are my areas of responsibility. The real and pressing threat to the growth and future development of the tourism industry was not addressed in the budget or in this Bill. Tourism is an exceptionally important industry to our economy and I repeat that it provides more than 140,000 jobs in the country as a whole. However, there is...

Written Answers — Recycling Policy: Recycling Policy (9 Feb 2005)

Jimmy Deenihan: Question 76: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will consider measures to deal with the low level of recycling of tyres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3993/05]

Written Answers — Waste Disposal: Waste Disposal (9 Feb 2005)

Jimmy Deenihan: Question 118: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the feedback he has received from the Environmental Protection Agency concerning its crackdown on illegal dumping; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3936/05]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (9 Feb 2005)

Jimmy Deenihan: Question 231: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a REP scheme payment will be made to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4124/05]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (9 Feb 2005)

Jimmy Deenihan: Question 247: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will sanction an additional special needs assistant for the autism unit at a school (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4109/05]

Hospital Staff. (10 Feb 2005)

Jimmy Deenihan: Question 7: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she had discussions with the Health Service Executive to consider changing the date of the changeover of NCHDs to a time that is less likely to put patients at risk; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4261/05]

Written Answers — Computerisation Programme: Computerisation Programme (10 Feb 2005)

Jimmy Deenihan: Question 226: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if a grant to repair the computer room at a school (details supplied) in County Kerry will be approved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4372/05]

Written Answers — Library Projects: Library Projects (10 Feb 2005)

Jimmy Deenihan: Question 238: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if tender documentation, submitted by Kerry County Council in July 2004, for the provision of a branch library at Castleisland, County Kerry, will be approved in the near future; when work will commence on the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4339/05]