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Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (1 Jul 2009)

Alan Shatter: Question 145: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will report on the non-availability of a general practitioner service for medical holders in an area (details supplied) in County Dublin; if she will address the deficit of medical services in this area to patients by facilitating the doctor [i]in situ[/i] with their application to be approved on the general medical card...

Written Answers — Inter-Country Adoptions: Inter-Country Adoptions (7 Jul 2009)

Alan Shatter: Question 189: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the outcome of the visit of her Minister of State for Children to Vietnam to put in place a new agreement with regard to inter-country adoption; the arrangements agreed; when the licence of an agency (details supplied) will be renewed by the Vietnamese authorities; when new arrangements will come into operation; if she will clarify...

Written Answers — Inter-Country Adoptions: Inter-Country Adoptions (16 Sep 2009)

Alan Shatter: Question 412: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the arrangement of a new bilateral adoption agreement with Vietnam; the further steps being taken to progress matters. [30751/09]

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (16 Sep 2009)

Alan Shatter: Question 333: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the amount of funding she proposes to make available to 30 child care services for capital funding from the national child care investment programme; the funding available for such purposes from the NCIP; the origin of the funding, in the context of the county and city child care committees being informed that no further capital...

Written Answers — Rights of the Child: Rights of the Child (16 Sep 2009)

Alan Shatter: Question 413: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the decisions made by her regarding the recommendation contained in special group on public service numbers and expenditure programmes concerning the Office of the Ombudsman for Children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30754/09]

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (16 Sep 2009)

Alan Shatter: Question 442: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on the proposal of the Health Service Executive to centralise the processing of all applications for medical cards; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that there is a concern that such centralisation depersonalises the process and removes flexibility and safeguards and the benefit from local knowledge and assistance...

Written Answers — Hospital Procedures: Hospital Procedures (16 Sep 2009)

Alan Shatter: Question 443: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the arrangements made to ensure that children whose urgent spinal surgery has been delayed at Our Lady's Hospital for Sick Children, Crumlin, undergo essential spinal surgery without unnecessary delay; the number of children whose surgery will take place before the 31 December 2009; the number awaiting such surgery; and the position...

Written Answers — Foreign Conflicts: Foreign Conflicts (23 Sep 2009)

Alan Shatter: Question 25: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on his trip to Sudan relating to the kidnapping of persons (details supplied); if he is satisfied that they are safe and well; and the steps being taken to secure their release. [31682/09]

Written Answers — Ministerial Responsibilities: Ministerial Responsibilities (23 Sep 2009)

Alan Shatter: Question 83: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether it is appropriate that a person (details supplied) remains a member and the chairperson of the Board of the Institute of Public Administration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32746/09]

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (6 Oct 2009)

Alan Shatter: Question 268: To ask the Minister for Finance the steps being taken to ensure the start up of infrastructure capital projects to a value of €6.5 billion in the year 2010; the preliminary work undertaken to date in 2009 and expected to be undertaken prior to the 31 December 2009; the projects concerned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33420/09]

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (6 Oct 2009)

Alan Shatter: Question 391: To ask the Minister for Finance the guidelines that exist with regard to the procedure applicable to the dismissal of a public servant or a chief executive or an employee of a State or semi-State body; the circumstances stated in such guidelines in which it is said to be appropriate to effect such dismissal; the financial arrangements applicable to same; if he will provide a...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (6 Oct 2009)

Alan Shatter: Question 392: To ask the Minister for Finance the guidelines that exist with regard to the procedure applicable to the early retirement of a public servant or a chief executive or an employee of a State or semi-State body; the circumstances stated in such guidelines in which it is said to be appropriate to effect such early retirement; the financial arrangements applicable to same; if he...

Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (6 Oct 2009)

Alan Shatter: Question 423: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress made by her to date with regard to the holding of an inquiry (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33207/09]

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (6 Oct 2009)

Alan Shatter: Question 449: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans to introduce amendments to the early childhood care and education scheme; if it is intended to address the many anomalies that arise under it which have been communicated to the Minister of State with responsibility for children and youth affairs; if she acknowledges that the fees payable under the scheme may reduce both the...

Written Answers — Departmental Correspondence: Departmental Correspondence (6 Oct 2009)

Alan Shatter: Question 1007: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will meet an organisation (details supplied) to discuss with them their concerns about Part 3 of the Building Control Act 2007; the consideration given by him to date to their concerns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34372/09]

Written Answers — Public Service Contracts: Public Service Contracts (13 Oct 2009)

Alan Shatter: Question 107: To ask the Minister for Finance the provision in new public works contracts for the use of mediation to resolve disputes prior to use of arbitration with a view to saving considerable sums in legal fees and other related expenditure and to more readily facilitate the resolution of such disputes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35483/09]

Written Answers — Foreign Adoptions: Foreign Adoptions (13 Oct 2009)

Alan Shatter: Question 177: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the agreement reached by the joint working group established under Part V of the Agreement on Mutual Co-operation Concerning Adoption between Ireland and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam with regard to the provision of technical assistance to implement the agreement regarding adoption matters; the nature of the technical assistance...

Written Answers — Foreign Adoptions: Foreign Adoptions (13 Oct 2009)

Alan Shatter: Question 178: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of meetings held by the joint working group pursuant to chapter five of the Agreement on Mutual Co-operation Concerning Adoption between Ireland the Socialist Republic of Vietnam pursuant to the bilateral agreement made in Hanoi on 23 September 2003; the location of each such meeting held and the dates on which each such...

Written Answers — Foreign Adoptions: Foreign Adoptions (13 Oct 2009)

Alan Shatter: Question 192: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the form of humanitarian financial support agreed to be provided by authorised organisations licensed under the agreement on mutual co-operation concerning adoption between Ireland and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam made on 23 September 2003 for child-care centres in Vietnam and the sum of money authorised as payable during the...

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (13 Oct 2009)

Alan Shatter: Question 397: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will provide the funding required by Dún Laoghaire Rathdown Council for the re-development of a complex (details supplied) in Dublin 14; the position with regard to an application made to his Department by Dún Laoghaire Rathdown Council for the required funding; and if he will make a statement on the...