87 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the steps taken to date to have a person (details supplied) returned to this jurisdiction; the action that is being taken to ensure that other persons found guilty but insane do not abscond to another jurisdiction; the further steps that are being taken to enter into agreed arrangements, on a European Union-wide basis, to have returned to this State persons who abscond in such circumstances; and the proposals he has to reform the law in this area.
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85 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on whether the Garda has been delaying unduly the introduction of the recording of interviews in Garda stations; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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2 Mr. Shatter asked the Taoiseach the reason the positions of third and fourth legal assistants in the Office of the Attorney General, as advertised on 21 July 2000, confined applications to barristers only; and if positions in the Attorney General's office will be advertised as available to both solicitors and legal academics.
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8 Mr. Shatter asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the plans she has to reform partnership law in view of the dramatic increase in the number of partnerships and their importance in business and the fact that the law is based on 19th century legislation; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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135 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of complaints at present before the Garda Complaints Board awaiting consideration; the number of complaints outstanding in excess of one and two years respectively; and the plans he has to reform the current law relating to dealing with Garda complaints.
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124 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of applications pending for Irish citizenship by the spouses of Irish citizens and persons whose residence in this State qualifies them for applying for citizenship; the number of persons in respect of each category whose application is awaiting decision for six months to 12 months, 12 months to two years and in excess of two years; the reason for his Department's delay in processing these applications; the current average waiting time applicable; and his views on whether the current position is satisfactory.
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135 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of complaints at present before the Garda Complaints Board awaiting consideration; the number of complaints outstanding in excess of one and two years respectively; and the plans he has to reform the current law relating to dealing with Garda complaints.
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124 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of applications pending for Irish citizenship by the spouses of Irish citizens and persons whose residence in this State qualifies them for applying for citizenship; the number of persons in respect of each category whose application is awaiting decision for six months to 12 months, 12 months to two years and in excess of two years; the reason for his Department's delay in processing these applications; the current average waiting time applicable; and his views on whether the current position is satisfactory.
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3 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of investigations conducted to date into allegations of misconduct by gardaí in the Donegal area; the number of such investigations to date completed; the number which await completion; the person to whom the reports of completed investigations have been furnished; the senior members of the Garda Síochána in charge of each such investigations; the number of reports arising from such investigations to date submitted to the Director of Public Prosecutions; if any of the investigations, either completed or ongoing, have revealed the possibility of miscarriages of justice in criminal cases which resulted in the conviction of persons charged; if the possibility of miscarriages of justice are being brought to the attention of convicted persons or their lawyers; the reports into these matters received by him to date; and the action taken by him in this regard.
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1 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he acknowledges that there is widespread public concern resulting from the escalation of street violence; his views on whether there is a need for a more visible Garda presence on our streets; and the reason he has failed to take initiatives to tackle this major problem.
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116 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Health and Children if all issues in dispute with the non-consultant hospital doctors have been resolved; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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116 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Health and Children if all issues in dispute with the non-consultant hospital doctors have been resolved; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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8 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Health and Children if he has received a health board report into allegations that male staff members had sexual relations with female psychiatric patients in Limerick Regional Hospital; the conclusions of the report; and the action proposed as a consequence.
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7 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Health and Children if his attention has been drawn to the fact that in two hospitals (details supplied) epidurals are only available every second day to mothers giving birth; if he regards this service as adequate; and the action he will take to ensure that an epidural service is available seven days a week to mothers giving birth in all of our maternity hospitals.
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6 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Health and Children his views on whether it is unacceptable that an 85 year old woman spent 14 hours awaiting treatment for a broken pelvic bone, a laceration to her elbow and other injuries in the accident and emergency department of St. James's Hospital on 16 December 1999, following a fall on a bus, and who subsequently died of her injuries; and the action he will take to ensure that treatment is never again withheld for such a lengthy period from a seriously injured person attending the accident and emergency department of an acute hospital.
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4 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Health and Children if he will conduct an inquiry into the death of a 66 year old woman from County Clare who spent an estimated ten hours trying to find a hospital bed, having failed to be admitted to two hospitals in the Mid-Western Health Board region, as reported in a newspaper (details supplied); and the action he will take to ensure no seriously ill patient is ever again refused essential hospital care.
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35 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Social, Community and Family Affairs if he will increase the disability allowance to £100 per week as proposed by the National Representative Council.
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35 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Social, Community and Family Affairs if he will increase the disability allowance to £100 per week as proposed by the National Representative Council.
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155 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Health and Children if he will intervene to resolve the ongoing dispute concerning the full-time appointment of a paediatric consultant in Dublin; and the action he will take to ensure the vacant post is not abolished by Comhairle na nOspidéal, as threatened
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155 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Health and Children if he will intervene to resolve the ongoing dispute concerning the full-time appointment of a paediatric consultant in Dublin; and the action he will take to ensure the vacant post is not abolished by Comhairle na nOspidéal, as threatened
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20 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Health and Children if there is a possibility that new variant CJD could be transmitted through hospital instruments or appliances; the measures taken to date to address this problem; and if patients are at risk.
18 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Health and Children if the inquiry into organ removal, retention, storage and disposal has yet commenced; if arrangements for the inquiry and the terms of reference of the inquiry are agreed with the Parents for Justice group; and if the outstanding issues of concern to the group have been resolved.
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16 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason platelets are currently tested under the old serological process for hepatitis C; the further reason a PCR test is not used; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the serological test does not detect hepatitis C in someone infected 14 weeks before donation; and if, as a consequence of the failure to conduct such testing, patients are being placed at risk.
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220 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Health and Children if he will give details of his quality control strategy applicable to the hospital and health care services.
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54 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason for the failure to provide appropriate facilities for disturbed children as originally ordered by the High Court in 1995; his views on the statement (details supplied) following a High Court case on 16 March 2000 that the State's failure manifests itself each week and will continue until his Department takes action to provide the facilities required; and the action, if any, he will take to provide the required facilities.
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53 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Health and Children the arrangements in place to ensure compliance by all hospitals with the setting of the standards prescribed by the Medical Devices Directive (93/42/EEC) and sterilisation protocols; and if he has satisfied himself that all surgical products, appliances and equipment in use in our public and private hospitals are properly sterilised and pose no risk to patients.
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52 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Health and Children his views on whether the Outreach units have the number of therapists and psychologists necessary to provide a proper service for autistic children and whether the current level of respite and home support is adequate; if he will arrange for a speech and language therapist and an occupational therapist to be assigned to each two class unit so that each child can have the daily intensive speech and language therapy and occupational therapy required; and if he will further arrange for the appointment of a psychologist to each of the teams within the Eastern Health Board area with sole responsibility for each of the Outreach units and make available the respite care and home support required by each family on a regular basis.
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50 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Health and Children whether pregnant women and infants are being exposed to excessive doses of radiation due to the use of obsolete x-ray equipment at the Coombe Hospital in Dublin; whether his attention has been drawn to a report that describes some of the machines used as unsafe; and the action taken to date to address this serious problem.
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220 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Health and Children if he will give details of his quality control strategy applicable to the hospital and health care services.
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54 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason for the failure to provide appropriate facilities for disturbed children as originally ordered by the High Court in 1995; his views on the statement (details supplied) following a High Court case on 16 March 2000 that the State's failure manifests itself each week and will continue until his Department takes action to provide the facilities required; and the action, if any, he will take to provide the required facilities.
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53 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Health and Children the arrangements in place to ensure compliance by all hospitals with the setting of the standards prescribed by the Medical Devices Directive (93/42/EEC) and sterilisation protocols; and if he has satisfied himself that all surgical products, appliances and equipment in use in our public and private hospitals are properly sterilised and pose no risk to patients.
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52 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Health and Children his views on whether the Outreach units have the number of therapists and psychologists necessary to provide a proper service for autistic children and whether the current level of respite and home support is adequate; if he will arrange for a speech and language therapist and an occupational therapist to be assigned to each two class unit so that each child can have the daily intensive speech and language therapy and occupational therapy required; and if he will further arrange for the appointment of a psychologist to each of the teams within the Eastern Health Board area with sole responsibility for each of the Outreach units and make available the respite care and home support required by each family on a regular basis.
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50 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Health and Children whether pregnant women and infants are being exposed to excessive doses of radiation due to the use of obsolete x-ray equipment at the Coombe Hospital in Dublin; whether his attention has been drawn to a report that describes some of the machines used as unsafe; and the action taken to date to address this serious problem.
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148 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Health and Children the plans, if any he has to broaden the proposed inquiry into the retention of organs, glands and tissue of deceased children and their disposal without parental consent by Our Lady's Hospital for Sick Children, Crumlin, Dublin 12, to an inquiry into retentions and disposals without appropriate consents by all hospitals.
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146 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Health and Children if his attention has been drawn to the fact that pharmacists are experiencing substantial delays in receiving payments due under the drug payments scheme; the administrative arrangements in place for the making of payments; the extent of the backlog; and the action, if any, he will take to rectify the difficulties which have arisen.
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145 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Health and Children if he will amend the drug payment scheme, as sought by the Spinal Injuries Action Association, to include all items required by those with a spinal cord injury which are available to medical card holders who have suffered this injury.
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139 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Health and Children the length of time brain tissue and pituitary glands of deceased children were furnished by Our Lady's Hospital for Sick Children, Crumlin, to a pharmaceutical company without parental consent; the number of deceased children affected; the financial benefits received by the hospital; the name of the company concerned; and the arrangements made for the holding of the inquiry announced by him on 9 February 2000.
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145 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Health and Children if he will amend the drug payment scheme, as sought by the Spinal Injuries Action Association, to include all items required by those with a spinal cord injury which are available to medical card holders who have suffered this injury.
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146 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Health and Children if his attention has been drawn to the fact that pharmacists are experiencing substantial delays in receiving payments due under the drug payments scheme; the administrative arrangements in place for the making of payments; the extent of the backlog; and the action, if any, he will take to rectify the difficulties which have arisen.
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148 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Health and Children the plans, if any he has to broaden the proposed inquiry into the retention of organs, glands and tissue of deceased children and their disposal without parental consent by Our Lady's Hospital for Sick Children, Crumlin, Dublin 12, to an inquiry into retentions and disposals without appropriate consents by all hospitals.
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139 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Health and Children the length of time brain tissue and pituitary glands of deceased children were furnished by Our Lady's Hospital for Sick Children, Crumlin, to a pharmaceutical company without parental consent; the number of deceased children affected; the financial benefits received by the hospital; the name of the company concerned; and the arrangements made for the holding of the inquiry announced by him on 9 February 2000.
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5 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Health and Children if he will engage in discussions with Dublin Corporation to bring about an agreement whereby general medical practitioners calling to patients are not impeded by having their vehicles at risk of being clamped.
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4 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Health and Children his views on an average waiting time of two years for paediatric heart surgery; and the action, if any, he will take to ensure all necessary paediatric heart surgery is speedily undertaken.
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3 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Health and Children the plans, if any, he has to make available to the commission to inquire into child abuse, all records, files and papers in his Department over the past 60 years detailing allegations of this abuse in institutions; his Department's response to these allegations; the plans, if any, he has to require each health board to make available to the commission any documentation held by them including the health boards' responses; and the progress, if any, made to date in collating this documentation
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1 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Health and Children the plans, if any, he has to broaden the proposed inquiry into the retention of organs, glands and tissue of deceased children and their disposal without parental consent by Our Lady's Hospital for Sick Children, Crumlin, Dublin 12, to an inquiry into retentions and disposals without appropriate consents by all hospitals.
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30 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Tourism, Sport and Recreation the plans, if any, he has to allocate funding to the Football Association of Ireland for a £12 million national coaching plan focused on disadvantaged areas as sought in a pre-budget submission; and his views on the submission
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30 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Tourism, Sport and Recreation the plans, if any, he has to allocate funding to the Football Association of Ireland for a £12 million national coaching plan focused on disadvantaged areas as sought in a pre-budget submission; and his views on the submission
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146 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Health and Children if the Irish Medicines Board has set up a working group to review the regulation of herbal medicinal products; if not, when this group will be established; the range of interests to be represented on this group; and if he will amend S.I. 271/99 as it applies to herbal remedies pending the publication of this group's report.
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142 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Health and Children the proposals, if any, he has to provide an authorisation or regulatory system for herbal remedies.
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