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Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (18 Oct 2011)

Stephen Donnelly: Question 536: To ask the Minister for Health, with regard to the ongoing collaborative study on smaller hospitals, the person who is leading this study; if any other persons are involved; the oversight and review structure mechanism for this study; if any external consultants are being used for the collaborative study; the terms of reference for the collaborative study; the timeframe for the...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (18 Oct 2011)

Stephen Donnelly: Question 537: To ask the Minister for Health, with regard to the ongoing collaborative study on smaller hospitals and any consultation ongoing as part of that process, or that will follow on from it, the person who is being or will be consulted as part of this consultation; the patient representative or public representative groups that are being or will be consulted; the elected public...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (18 Oct 2011)

Stephen Donnelly: Question 539: To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken to increase capacity at the emergency department at St. Vincent's Hospital, Dublin, in view of the recent numbers of patients on trolleys in the department; the steps being taken to ensure that the department is capable of dealing with the additional volume which will arise from the changes to St. Columcille's emergency...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (18 Oct 2011)

Stephen Donnelly: Question 538: To ask the Minister for Health the targets in place for health care outcomes for County Wicklow; the targets in place for health care outcomes for the region being considered by the collaborative study that is currently assessing St. Columcille's Hospital, County Dublin; the person who is accountable for meeting these targets and the measures that will be taken if they are not...

Written Answers — Fiscal Policy: Fiscal Policy (15 Nov 2011)

Stephen Donnelly: Question 103: To ask the Minister for Finance, in view of his earlier implication that the ECB had effectively threatened that there would be consequences if the bond payments due by the former Anglo Irish Bank were not paid and his more recent statement that the threats of increased interest rates or of a turning off of the tap of liquidity to the banking system were never explicitly made,...

Written Answers — Overseas Student Enrolments: Overseas Student Enrolments (15 Nov 2011)

Stephen Donnelly: Question 175: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills with regard to the registration of students by private colleges for courses accredited by HETAC and FETAC, if he will confirm if it is the case that such students can only be registered if they have a PPS number, or the British equivalent; the reasons for same; if he has considered the negative impact that this may have on uptake by...

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (22 Nov 2011)

Stephen Donnelly: Question 107: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his policy with regard to the long-standing United Nations commitment to hold a referendum on the issue of self-determination for the non-self-governing territory of Western Sahara.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35589/11]

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (22 Nov 2011)

Stephen Donnelly: Question 108: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to allegations that an Irish oil exploration company (details supplied) is working in Western Saharan territory; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that, according to an opinion by United Nations legal counsel, mineral resource activities conducted in Western Sahara under...

Written Answers — Security of Aid Workers: Security of Aid Workers (22 Nov 2011)

Stephen Donnelly: Question 109: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the kidnapping of one Italian and two Spanish aid workers from the Saharawi refugee camps in Algeria on 23 October; if he has considered if Irish officials could offer any support to Spanish officials working on this case, in particular in view of the experience of officials...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (22 Nov 2011)

Stephen Donnelly: Question 119: To ask the Minister for Finance if, as part of budget 2012, he will consider reducing the VAT rate applying to artisan makers of musical instruments here from the higher rate of VAT, consistent with other businesses that are highly labour intensive and are VAT rated at 13.5%. [35583/11]

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (22 Nov 2011)

Stephen Donnelly: Question 265: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when it is proposed to introduce legislation to recognise legally the acquired gender of transgender persons, given that it is four years since the High Court ruled that Irish law in this area is in breach of the European Convention on Human Rights. [35594/11]

Written Answers — Civil Registration: Civil Registration (22 Nov 2011)

Stephen Donnelly: Question 264: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications for new birth certificates that have been received by the General Register Office or local offices from transgender persons since the decision of the High Court in the Lydia Foy case in October 2007 to the effect that the State must make provision for the legal recognition of transgender persons in their...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (22 Nov 2011)

Stephen Donnelly: Question 266: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide the entitlements and procedures applying to self-employed persons whose business has collapsed and who need social assistance; the difference between these entitlements and those applying to former PAYE workers who are now unemployed; if she will consider bringing these entitlements into parity; if she is considering...

Written Answers — Postal Services: Postal Services (22 Nov 2011)

Stephen Donnelly: Question 325: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the progress made on the introduction of a national postcode system, as per the Communications Regulation (Postal Services) Bill 2010; if he will give any deadlines for when this will be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35588/11]

Written Answers — EU Agreements: EU Agreements (22 Nov 2011)

Stephen Donnelly: Question 508: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his policy on the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the EU and Morocco, which is currently under a one-year extension and may be renewed or extended; and if he has made any representations on this issue at the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35590/11]

Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (22 Nov 2011)

Stephen Donnelly: Question 623: To ask the Minister for Health the number and hospital location of consultants currently employed by the Health Service Executive and in voluntary hospitals who were initially employed on temporary contracts and who have been since awarded a contract of indefinite duration; the number and hospital location of consultants employed by the HSE and in voluntary hospitals who were...

Written Answers — Infrastructure Investment Plan: Infrastructure Investment Plan (23 Nov 2011)

Stephen Donnelly: Question 101: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if standardised or comparable cost-benefit analyses were used by all Departments in their submissions to him for the Infrastructure and Capital Expenditure Plan 2012-2016. [36386/11]

Written Answers — Infrastructure Investment Plan: Infrastructure Investment Plan (23 Nov 2011)

Stephen Donnelly: Question 102: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the decision criteria that were used by him to select the items or areas for investment in the Infrastructure and Capital Investment Plan 2012-2016; the criteria and analysis that were used to come to the figure for total spend of €17 billion; the criteria and analysis that were used to allocate the €17 billion between...

Written Answers — Infrastructure Investment: Infrastructure Investment (29 Nov 2011)

Stephen Donnelly: Question 157: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills, with regard to the process leading to the publication of the Infrastructure and Capital Investment 2012-2016 plan by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, if he was instructed to make recommendations up to the total value for education projects identified in the plan; if he recommended additional school development...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (29 Nov 2011)

Stephen Donnelly: Question 293: To ask the Minister for Social Protection, in the case of a family whose business has collapsed, and who won a rental property, and where one of the couple has applied for jobseeker's allowance, how the rental property is assessed as part of the means test for jobseeker's allowance; if this assessment takes into account the equity stake of the family in the property, including...