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Written Answers — UN Resolutions: UN Resolutions (16 Feb 2010)

Ulick Burke: Question 137: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the nuclear threat posed by Iran and the possibility of further UN sanctions being introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7246/10]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (9 Feb 2010)

Ulick Burke: Question 623: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a REPS 4 will be awarded to a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6291/10]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (9 Feb 2010)

Ulick Burke: Question 658: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the provision of a new school (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6110/10]

Written Answers — Prompt Payments System: Prompt Payments System (4 Feb 2010)

Ulick Burke: Question 151: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she is satisfied that agencies under the aegis of her Department, and hospitals under the aegis of the Health Service Executive, are complying with the Prompt Payment of Accounts Act, 1997; if she has issued instructions or directives to ensure compliance with this Act, if her attention has been drawn to late payments arising in...

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (4 Feb 2010)

Ulick Burke: Question 152: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the Health Service Executive issued a tender (details supplied) for the procurement of non-consultant hospital doctors and consultants to regularise the industry and safeguard hospitals and patients and that despite successful tenderers having signed service level agreements with the...

Written Answers — Harbours and Piers: Harbours and Piers (4 Feb 2010)

Ulick Burke: Question 330: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the amount of moneys invested annually by his Department in the ferry terminal pontoons project at Rossaveal Fishery Harbour Centre, County Galway in 2004 to 2010 inclusive in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5896/10]

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (28 Jan 2010)

Ulick Burke: Question 64: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of staff who were originally allocated to process applications for medical cards in respect of the over 70 years; the number of additional staff who were recruited to deal with the backlog of applications within this new system; the original budgetary allocation for this new system; the additional moneys that have been...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (28 Jan 2010)

Ulick Burke: Question 65: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the level of management within the Health Service Executive at which the decision was taken to restructure the application process for medical cards for the over 70 years; the level of resource planning that was put in place to administer this new process; the budget that was initially allocated; the timeframe that was envisaged for...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (28 Jan 2010)

Ulick Burke: Question 66: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans to transfer the processing time of all medical card and general practitioner cards application to the Health Service Executive primary care reimbursement service; if she will give an undertaking that this proposed new system of processing of all medical card and GP visit card applications will not be subject to the...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (28 Jan 2010)

Ulick Burke: Question 67: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of staff in local health offices who will now be displaced as a result of her proposed changes to the administration of medical cards and general practitioner visit cards; the number of staff in the Health Service Executive West located at Newcastle, County Galway that will be redeployed; if there has been an agreement at...

Written Answers — Animal Diseases: Animal Diseases (27 Jan 2010)

Ulick Burke: Question 124: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the incidence of Johne's disease as notified to his Department in 2009 and to date in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3739/10]

Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (26 Jan 2010)

Ulick Burke: Question 219: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her plans to increase the number of training places on community employment schemes during 2010 in view of the increased number of unemployed, especially the numbers in the under 30 years age group; if it is her intention to relax the age requirement rules under 60 years and the limit of time for...

Written Answers — Legislative Programme: Legislative Programme (26 Jan 2010)

Ulick Burke: Question 226: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will bring forward legislation to protect both householders and businesses who were previously insured and are now being refused insurance due to recent flooding; if householders and businesses currently insured but not impacted by recent flooding have to pay increased premiums or levy even though they were not affected by recent flooding...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Fraud: Social Welfare Fraud (26 Jan 2010)

Ulick Burke: Question 444: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of fraudulent claims that have been identified by her Department for both Galway City and County in 2009; the amount of moneys involved in these fraudulent claims; the most common cases involved in these claims; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3493/10]

Written Answers — Turbary Rights: Turbary Rights (26 Jan 2010)

Ulick Burke: Question 501: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding an application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway for compensation under the bog compensation scheme who applied in 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3494/10]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (26 Jan 2010)

Ulick Burke: Question 556: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of REP scheme four participants whose application for payment are delayed due to a discrepancy in relation to chemical P; the reason the persons concerned have not been notified of the delay; if this is a computing matter arising from a discrepancy between the eREP scheme and his Department's computing system....

Written Answers — Crop Losses: Crop Losses (26 Jan 2010)

Ulick Burke: Question 561: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will introduce a support scheme for the many producers of vegetables and potatoes who have had losses due to the flooding and frost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3496/10]

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (26 Jan 2010)

Ulick Burke: Question 612: To ask the Minister for Education and Science his views on the fact that only 73% of second level teachers here are in permanent teaching posts, which is in contrast with most other European countries; if he will alter this situation in the interest of the delivery of the highest quality of education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3495/10]

Written Answers — Medical Corps: Medical Corps (20 Jan 2010)

Ulick Burke: Question 84: To ask the Minister for Defence if, in view of the stated fact in the Defence Services Review that the medical corps is experiencing difficulties in meeting the health needs of the Defence Forces and the statement that medical corps personnel are increasingly stretched in service management and delivery, the ability of the Defence Forces to undertake missions at home and abroad...

Written Answers — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (20 Jan 2010)

Ulick Burke: Question 138: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of visits by IDA Ireland personnel with potential investors to a town (details supplied) in County Galway; and if she is satisfied that there is a reasonable balance in the promotion of this town by the IDA as compared to the major urban centres in the county. [2393/10]