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Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 February 2006
91 Dr. Twomey asked the Minister for Education and Science her views on the key findings of the recently published Succeeding in Reading report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5574/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 February 2006
198 Dr. Twomey asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reason he instructed local authorities to speed up water and sewerage schemes; if he will take a greater leading role on the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5234/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 February 2006
205 Dr. Twomey asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position with regard to a complaint from manufacturers of so-called green cement who claim discrimination in the workings of Ireland’s carbon emissions trading scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5235/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 February 2006
135 Dr. Twomey asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the events surrounding the closure of a construction site in Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4061/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 31 January 2006
307 Dr. Twomey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the way in which the former North Western Health Board built its new headquarters at Manorhamilton; if such funding was approved by her Department; the services which were not delivered in the North Western Health Board area to fund this project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3150/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 31 January 2006
306 Dr. Twomey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if the Health Service Executive southern region has received funding to use the Atlantic Lodge to provide mental health services at community level in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3149/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 31 January 2006
305 Dr. Twomey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of neuro-radiologists here; the areas in which they are based; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3148/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 31 January 2006
304 Dr. Twomey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the reason nurses affected by the abatement of pensions for employed pensioners have not received repayment of deducted pensions during the period 1 May 2005 to 20 October 2005; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3147/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 31 January 2006
227 Dr. Twomey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the reason adequate resources are not given to the Health Service Executive to provide an appropriate out-of-hours CAT scanning service to the Health Service Executive south-east region where three of the four hospitals in the region do not have the service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3075/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 31 January 2006
211 Dr. Twomey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when she expects the Health Service Executive report on the death of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford to be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3061/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 31 January 2006
130 Dr. Twomey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her plans to prevent the cancellation of elective operations and procedures; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3279/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 31 January 2006
127 Dr. Twomey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if suitably trained home help staff and adequate home help hours will be provided at community care level in 2006; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3278/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 January 2006
497 Dr. Twomey asked the Minister for Finance if all outstanding issues that are holding up the final approval for a new Garda station for Wexford have been resolved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1224/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 January 2006
328 Dr. Twomey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if anger management counselling is available to suitable patients in health services here as an alternative to these persons going to prison; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1221/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 January 2006
327 Dr. Twomey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the additional resources she intends to make available to regional hospitals in order that they can provide specialties that the Health Service Executive maintains are only available at Dublin hospitals; her views on whether this is an admission by the Health Service Executive that regional and local hospitals have been under-funded for years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1220/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 January 2006
326 Dr. Twomey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her views on a recent Health Service Executive statement that elective public and private admissions to Dublin hospitals from outside the Dublin region be from specialties unavailable in a patient’s local region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1219/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 January 2006
252 Dr. Twomey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children in its effect on the safety of the community due to the fact that members of the Garda Síochána are having difficulties enforcing it, if she has any plans to amend the Mental Health Act 2001; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1223/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 January 2006
251 Dr. Twomey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her views on the Mental Health Act 2001 and the way it affects the operational ability of the Garda Síochána; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1222/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 January 2006
168 Dr. Twomey asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the position in regard to television and broadcasting rights in respect of the Ryder Cup; if the services will be free to air or otherwise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2031/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 January 2006
215 Dr. Twomey asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources when he expects a cost effective, efficient and reliable broadband service availability throughout the country; his plans to address deficiencies in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2032/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2005
99 Dr. Twomey asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of education welfare officers employed by the National Educational Welfare Board; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39545/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 December 2005
122 Dr. Twomey asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs when the voluntary humanitarian corps will be available to offer assistance to countries or regions in crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39197/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 December 2005
97 Dr. Twomey asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food her plans to evaluate the economic implications of the use of genetically modified organisms; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37718/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 December 2005
76 Dr. Twomey asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the status of Ireland’s application for a derogation under the nitrates directive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37719/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 December 2005
98 Dr. Twomey asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department intends taking extra action to improve the industrial and economic climate of the Shannon region following the decision to end the Shannon stop-over; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37875/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2005
140 Dr. Twomey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the action her Department and the Health Service Executive is taking to ensure audiology services will be restored to County Roscommon community services; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that there is no audiologist in the county for the past ten months; the proposals or action she intends to pursue to have same restored; if her attention has further been drawn to the fact that there is an ever-increasing waiting list for this service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36294/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2005
52 Dr. Twomey asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the recent report on the present and future protection of thatched structures in Ireland, which states that there are only 2,000 thatched houses left here; the action he will take to further encourage protection of these homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36614/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2005
45 Dr. Twomey asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if local authorities will be asked when assessing housing needs and drawing up their letting scheme for housing to address the plight of older, single and separated persons who are on local authority housing lists for some years. [36613/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 2005
115 Dr. Twomey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the discussions that are taking place involving clinicians and managers at Altnagelvin Hospital in Derry and Letterkenny General Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36131/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 2005
114 Dr. Twomey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of persons in Sligo and Leitrim who require radiotherapy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36130/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 2005
116 Dr. Twomey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the amount of funding that was provided for Parents for Justice in the 2006 Estimates; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36132/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 2005
113 Dr. Twomey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if the recommendations issued by the faculty of pathology of the Royal College of Physicians in Ireland for the guidance of pathologists and other health care professionals in the area of post mortem consent and the retention and disposition of organ and tissue samples have been implemented in all hospitals around the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36129/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 2005
112 Dr. Twomey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when the final Madden report regarding organ retention will be published; if she intends to publish the final Madden report, if so, when she intends publishing the report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36128/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 November 2005
123 Dr. Twomey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of public patients who are waiting for a public MRI scan at Beaumont Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35815/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 November 2005
122 Dr. Twomey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the name and address of solicitors retained by the Health Service Executive; the tendering process that the Health Service Executive have used to date in 2005 for awarding contracts to legal firms to provide advice; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35814/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 November 2005
121 Dr. Twomey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the name and address of solicitors retained to provide legal advice to the ten former health boards including the former Eastern Regional Health Authority for the years 2002, 2003 and 2004; the tendering process for each of these contracts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35813/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 November 2005
120 Dr. Twomey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she intends using the Commissions of Investigation Bill 2004 to inquire into the non-notification of donors infected with the hepatitis C virus as promised following discussions with groups (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35812/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 November 2005
119 Dr. Twomey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of children on psycho-stimulants here who have a diagnosis of ADHD; if this number has increased over the past three years, especially in pre-school children; the number of children under 18 years on antidepressants or psychotropic medicines; and if this number has increased over the past three years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35811/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2005
442 Dr. Twomey asked the Minister for Transport when he expects legislation to go through Dáil Éireann regarding Rosslare Port; if he has been in contact with his British counterpart to see if progress has been made on equally important legislation going through Westminster. [35638/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2005
441 Dr. Twomey asked the Minister for Transport when he expects legislation to go through Dáil Éireann regarding Rosslare Port; and if he has had any recent contact with his counterpart in the British Department of Transport. [35637/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2005
443 Dr. Twomey asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to any change to the future management of the Great Southern Hotel group; his plans to sell off the Great Southern Hotel, Rosslare Harbour; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35639/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2005
351 Dr. Twomey asked the Minister for Finance if the Office of Public Works has identified a site for decentralising the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government staff to New Ross; when he expects the Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government staff to move to New Ross; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35645/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2005
291 Dr. Twomey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if the National Treatment Purchase Fund will give priority in budget 2006 to patients who were refused treatment in 2005; if the National Treatment Purchase Fund will recall its directive which requested acute hospitals not to refer patients to the fund; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35644/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2005
290 Dr. Twomey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if the State, by providing different payments to service providers based purely on the economic means of the recipients of the service, is in keeping with the Equal Status Act 2000 and the Constitution; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35643/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2005
289 Dr. Twomey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if a warfarin clinic could be established at Galway Regional Hospital; her views on community project for testing INRs in the general practitioner surgery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35642/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2005
288 Dr. Twomey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the circumstances surrounding the termination of a consultant orthopaedic surgeon contract at Cork University Hospital (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35641/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2005
287 Dr. Twomey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if the Hib booster campaign to protect two to four year old children from diseases, including meningitis, has commenced; if not, the reason thereof; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35640/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2005
286 Dr. Twomey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her views on an article in a journal (details supplied) on water fluoridation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35635/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2005
285 Dr. Twomey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her views on a recent publication by the Health Service Executive western area on dementia services in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35634/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2005
284 Dr. Twomey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if funding for voluntary organisations that deal with violence against women services have seen their budgets remain fixed at 2003 levels (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35633/05]