11 Mr. Cowen asked the Minister for Health the plans, if any, he has for the development of a heart and lung transplant facility in the State in view of the fact that 13 young Irish people died in 1996 while waiting to be called for such transplants in Britain.
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10 Mr. Cowen asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a mother of an eight year old mentally handicapped incontinent child has been told to store up the used nappies so that the health board can check on them; the reason the five year plan for the development of mental handicap services has not been published in spite of commitments in this regard; and the plans, if any, he has in respect of mental health.
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11 Mr. Cowen asked the Minister for Health the plans, if any, he has for the development of a heart and lung transplant facility in the State in view of the fact that 13 young Irish people died in 1996 while waiting to be called for such transplants in Britain.
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10 Mr. Cowen asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a mother of an eight year old mentally handicapped incontinent child has been told to store up the used nappies so that the health board can check on them; the reason the five year plan for the development of mental handicap services has not been published in spite of commitments in this regard; and the plans, if any, he has in respect of mental health.
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8 Mr. Cowen asked the Minister for Health if he will lay before Dáil Éireann any correspondence on the McCole case between the Government, the Blood Transfusion Service Board and the National Drugs Advisory Board.
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7 Mr. Cowen asked the Minister for Health the reason for the continuing delay in introducing the optional HIV testing programme which was promised in Dáil Éireann in December 1996 and was due to commence in January 1997; and the reason the terms of reference for the tribunal to investigate the HIV infection of blood and blood products and the hepatitis C infection of transfusees, haemophiliacs and others have not been brought forward in spite of the commitment by him in January 1997 that these would be urgently brought forward once the Finlay Report was published at the start of March 1997.
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54 Mr. Cowen asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry if he will publish the two reports prepared for Government on the disposal of slaughterhouse waste.
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50 Mr. Cowen asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry the, if any, he is taking to eliminate the special levy introduced by factories for the disposal of specified risk material.
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54 Mr. Cowen asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry if he will publish the two reports prepared for Government on the disposal of slaughterhouse waste.
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50 Mr. Cowen asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry the, if any, he is taking to eliminate the special levy introduced by factories for the disposal of specified risk material.
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17 Mr. Cowen asked the Minister for Health the meaning of his statement to the VHI when he told the VHI that it needed to be cut loose from his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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17 Mr. Cowen asked the Minister for Health the meaning of his statement to the VHI when he told the VHI that it needed to be cut loose from his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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15 Mr. Cowen asked the Minister for Health the implications of the latest cutbacks for the health services; his views on reports of an increase from £12 to £20 in hospital charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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14 Mr. Cowen asked the Minister for Health the reason the optional HIV testing programme announced in 1996 following the revelation of another scandal involving the Blood Transfusion Service Board and was due to begin three months ago, has not commenced.
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18 Mr. Cowen asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that BUPA's controversial cash plans remain on offer; if this was provided for in the agreement which he reached with BUPA in relation to its health insurance plans; and if, as regulator for the health insurance industry, he plans to appoint an independent person to intervene in the dispute between the VHI and 17 of the country's independent hospitals.
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16 Mr. Cowen asked the Minister for Health when the first meeting of the consultative council for dealing with the health, research and counselling concerns of hepatitis C victims, which was promised in December 1995, is to take place; and if it is still planned to issue an annual report by this group in June 1997 in view of the fact that it has not met yet.
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18 Mr. Cowen asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that BUPA's controversial cash plans remain on offer; if this was provided for in the agreement which he reached with BUPA in relation to its health insurance plans; and if, as regulator for the health insurance industry, he plans to appoint an independent person to intervene in the dispute between the VHI and 17 of the country's independent hospitals.
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16 Mr. Cowen asked the Minister for Health when the first meeting of the consultative council for dealing with the health, research and counselling concerns of hepatitis C victims, which was promised in December 1995, is to take place; and if it is still planned to issue an annual report by this group in June 1997 in view of the fact that it has not met yet.
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15 Mr. Cowen asked the Minister for Health the contingency plans, if any, which are currently in place if a dispute by nurses goes ahead on 24 February 1997 in view of the fact that there will effectively be only two days between the result of the latest ballot and the commencement of the strike; the Government strategy for dealing with the nurses' dispute; and the plans, if any, he has to address the concerns of retired nurses in relation to their pension entitlements under the deal.
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10 Mr. Cowen asked the Minister for Tourism and Trade if he will give details of the national campaign to market tourism employment; and the plans, if any, he has to address concerns about pay and conditions in the industry.
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18 Mr. Cowen asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry the functions, staff and resources, if any, which will be ceded by his Department to the new food authority.
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18 Mr. Cowen asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry the functions, staff and resources, if any, which will be ceded by his Department to the new food authority.
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16 Mr. Cowen asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry the proposals, if any, he has made or agreed to in relation to reform of headage payments.
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15 Mr. Cowen asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry if he has satisfied himself that the operation of the regulations for the transport of live animals introduced by him is working in a satisfactory manner.
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92 Mr. Cowen asked the Minister for Tourism and Trade the way in which he will ensure that the south-east area benefits from the Tourism Brand Ireland.
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92 Mr. Cowen asked the Minister for Tourism and Trade the way in which he will ensure that the south-east area benefits from the Tourism Brand Ireland.
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35 Mr. Cowen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs when the joint trade commission between Ireland and Iran, of which he is co-chairman, last met.
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35 Mr. Cowen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs when the joint trade commission between Ireland and Iran, of which he is co-chairman, last met.
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7 Mr. Cowen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the plans, if any, he has to seek a meeting of the joint trade commission between Ireland and Iran, of which he is co-chairman.
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13 Mr. Cowen asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry the number and percentage of dairy farms who do not come up to EU standards; and the steps, if any, he will take to ensure quality in the industry in view of the closure of the dairy hygiene scheme.
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12 Mr. Cowen asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and forestry the number of gallons of milk which will be made available to small producers in 1996 as a result of the changes he recently announced to the milk leasing regime.
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29 Mr. Cowen asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the concern of some applicants regarding the awards made by the hepatitis C Tribunal; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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29 Mr. Cowen asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the concern of some applicants regarding the awards made by the hepatitis C Tribunal; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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34 Mr. Cowen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has agreed a basis with the British Government for handling the decommissioning issue in accordance with the Mitchell report.
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4 Mr. Cowen asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry whether approximately 40 per cent of the application collated by the appeals panel was not considered by the EU as part of the application for the extension of disadvantaged areas; if so, the reason therefor; if an omission of this magnitude was ever made on previous applications; the opportunities, if any, farmers from those excluded areas now have to have their cases re-opened; if he will make available the data submitted in respect of those townlands that have been excluded to farmers in those areas on request; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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2 Mr. Cowen asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry whether, under the revised specifications for the REP scheme, a farmer making silage can comply with the scheme without having a silage effluent tank.
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1 Mr. Cowen asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry the reason for the changes in the temporary milk quota leasing regime; and the consequences, if any, for small quota holders in this regard.
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5 Mr. Cowen asked the Taoiseach when the Attorney General first became aware of the fact that the original warrant was missing in relation to the Anthony Duncan extradition case; and when efforts commenced to find the original warrant.
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5 Mr. Cowen asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry the number of applications received in respect of the area aid scheme; and when these applications will be processed.
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4 Mr. Cowen asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry the number of farmers in receipt of slaughter, suckler cow and special beef premia.
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2 Mr. Cowen asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry the source of the proposal to provide a separate accounting officer for his Department; and the counter-proposals, if any, he made in this respect.
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68 Mr. Cowen asked the Minister for Tourism and Trade the efforts, if any, being made by him to ensure the standard of accommodation provided for tourists is of a sufficient and uniformly high standard.
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68 Mr. Cowen asked the Minister for Tourism and Trade the efforts, if any, being made by him to ensure the standard of accommodation provided for tourists is of a sufficient and uniformly high standard.
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42 Mr. Cowen asked the Minister for Tourism and Trade the progress, if any, made on the new accommodation registration system established in 1995.
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34 Mr. Cowen asked the Minister for Health the inquiries, if any, he plans to initiate following the screening of two programmes on RTE in relation to Goldenbridge Orphanage, Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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34 Mr. Cowen asked the Minister for Health the inquiries, if any, he plans to initiate following the screening of two programmes on RTE in relation to Goldenbridge Orphanage, Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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5 Mr. Cowen asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry the number of sheep farmers that have received payment under the sheep deal negotiated by him in late 1995.
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