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Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (28 Jun 2005)

Pádraic McCormack: Question 192: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the extreme difficulty being experienced by applicants for medical card services whereby general practitioners are refusing to sign medical card applications due to their ongoing difficulties with her Department; if her attention has further been drawn to the fact that this is now making...

Written Answers — Infectious Diseases: Infectious Diseases (28 Jun 2005)

Pádraic McCormack: Question 193: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the steps she is taking to eliminate the surge of the MRSA bug in hospitals throughout the country resulting in many patients contracting the MRSA bug; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22090/05]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (30 Jun 2005)

Pádraic McCormack: Question 32: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he is considering changing the dual eligibility rule for persons in receipt of the carer's allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22907/05]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (28 Sep 2005)

Pádraic McCormack: Question 712: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the anomaly whereby lone parents who have joined community employment schemes find that they are being penalised in doing so due to the fact that health board payments have not been increased for a number of years, particularly secondary health board payments; if he plans to increase these...

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (28 Sep 2005)

Pádraic McCormack: Question 781: To ask the Minister for Transport his plans to streamline the regulations concerning the issuing of permits to contractors for the movement of large construction equipment on public roads; if this matter will be dealt with nationally rather than the present situation which necessitates contractors applying to each local authority where the machinery moves through; and if he will...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (28 Sep 2005)

Pádraic McCormack: Question 1193: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the provision of a new building for a school (details supplied) in County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25306/05]

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (28 Sep 2005)

Pádraic McCormack: Question 1328: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the plans he has made or the arrangements he has entered into with local authorities which are introducing water metres for all non-domestic customers; the provisions which will be made to have voluntary secondary schools exempt from water charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24255/05]

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (4 Oct 2005)

Pádraic McCormack: Question 367: To ask the Minister for Transport the progress which is being made in the decentralisation of the road haulage division to Loughrea, County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26303/05]

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (5 Oct 2005)

Pádraic McCormack: Question 94: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the serious problems being created in the decentralisation programme by the lack of clarity around the status of employees who do not wish to relocate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26693/05]

Written Answers — National Development Plan: National Development Plan (5 Oct 2005)

Pádraic McCormack: Question 132: To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to ensure that the national development plan is fully implemented in the Border, midlands and western region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26543/05]

Written Answers — Foreign Conflicts: Foreign Conflicts (6 Oct 2005)

Pádraic McCormack: Question 20: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position regarding peace negotiations in Sri Lanka; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26885/05]

Written Answers — Foreign Conflicts: Foreign Conflicts (6 Oct 2005)

Pádraic McCormack: Question 103: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the current political situation in Haiti; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26917/05]

Written Answers — Teaching Qualifications: Teaching Qualifications (11 Oct 2005)

Pádraic McCormack: Question 34: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she intends to bring the Irish language entry requirements for primary teaching courses into line with those for English and mathematics; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27570/05]

Written Answers — Multi-Denominational Schools: Multi-Denominational Schools (11 Oct 2005)

Pádraic McCormack: Question 42: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of multi-denominational schools here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27551/05]

Written Answers — Mobile Telephony: Mobile Telephony (12 Oct 2005)

Pádraic McCormack: Question 98: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he is satisfied that the quality of the mobile telephone services here are on par with the quality elsewhere throughout Europe; his plans for improvement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28071/05]

Written Answers — Alternative Energy Projects: Alternative Energy Projects (12 Oct 2005)

Pádraic McCormack: Question 109: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources his plans to encourage the development of alternative fuels and the extent to which he expects this to meet compliance with Kyoto principles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28055/05]

Written Answers — Rail Network: Rail Network (13 Oct 2005)

Pádraic McCormack: Question 125: To ask the Minister for Transport if funding from the capital programme will be provided for the reopening of the western rail corridor which will serve the counties of Sligo, Mayo, Galway, Limerick and Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28483/05]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (18 Oct 2005)

Pádraic McCormack: Question 177: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of MRI scanners which exist in the public health service; the number which are in use in the public health system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28924/05]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (18 Oct 2005)

Pádraic McCormack: Question 164: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when Comhairle na nOspidéal will report on the review of neurosurgery services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28923/05]

Written Answers — Ambulance Service: Ambulance Service (18 Oct 2005)

Pádraic McCormack: Question 299: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the reason the ambulance transport service has been curtailed in the western area of the Health Service Executive whereby only certain persons (details supplied) in County Galway are now eligible for the service; the reason patients were not informed of this decision; if he plans to restore this vital service without...