91 Dr. Twomey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of requests for legal advice made by her Department to the Attorney General in respect of each of the years 2002, 2003 and 2004; the subject matter of each of these requests; if advice was subsequently furnished; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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21 Dr. Twomey asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the progress made by the renewable energy development group which is chaired by his Department; if he has received a report from the group; his intentions arising therefrom; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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72 Dr. Twomey asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of children with mild or borderline general learning difficulties within mainstream primary education who are in receipt of resource teaching hours; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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209 Dr. Twomey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of public long stay beds in each county for each of the years 1997, 2002 and 2005; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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186 Dr. Twomey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of students who applied for a medical card for each of the years 2002, 2003, 2004, under the condition that they are financially independent of their parents and who satisfy a means test; the number of medical cards granted to students in each of the years 2002, 2003 and 2004; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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124 Dr. Twomey asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has had recent contact with the Palestinian or Israeli Governments with regard to the renewed attempts to achieve a Middle East peace settlement; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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151 Dr. Twomey asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he intends to increase the level of aid given in response to the December 2004 Asia tsunami; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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86 Dr. Twomey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she will publish all existing uncommenced developments in each HSE area; if funding will be available in 2005; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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85 Dr. Twomey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the timescale and amount of development funding for key priorities announced during the publication of the Estimates and Budget 2005 package for accident and emergency and disability services; when patients can expect to avail of these services; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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84 Dr. Twomey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the total funding given to the HSE in 2005 for development funding; the projects which will be funded by these resources; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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47 Dr. Twomey asked the Minister for Finance if he envisages making any special provision for promotion and for new recruitment in the context of the decentralisation programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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129 Dr. Twomey asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if deductions from farmers’ single farm payment will not exceed 3% when linear and other cuts are accounted for; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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75 Dr. Twomey asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food her plans to evaluate the economic implications of the use of genetically modified organisms; the action being taken by her Department to trace the full consignment; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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182 Dr. Twomey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the amount of funding from her Department to each voluntary organisation in the country for each of the years 2003, 2004 and 2005; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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142 Dr. Twomey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the reason the recruitment of both permanent and temporary senior management of the Health Service Executive in 2004 did not go through the Public Appointments Commission; the further reason the recruitment for the remaining two management positions, which were unfilled, will be managed by the Public Appointments Commission; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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99 Dr. Twomey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children , further to Question No. 137 of 16 February 2005, if she will identify the 11 stand-alone psychiatric units; the stage of development these units are at for transfer to an acute general hospital; her view on whether patient care is compromised by this delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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98 Dr. Twomey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if tablets and injections (details supplied) will be restored on the GMS drug scheme to ensure that medical card patients with cancer are not disadvantaged in the range of medication they can have to counteract the side effects of their treatment.
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97 Dr. Twomey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of patients awaiting heart transplants nationwide; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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96 Dr. Twomey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the amount of funding Cork University Hospital receives for its neurosurgical unit; the number of procedures carried out in this unit; and the number of inpatients and outpatients attending annually.
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95 Dr. Twomey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of beds in each of the hospitals in the public acute hospital sector.
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24 Dr. Twomey asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the actions he intends to take to restore the competitiveness of tourism here; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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137 Dr. Twomey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of acute psychiatric units that are not attached to an acute hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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341 Dr. Twomey asked the Minister for Transport if there are plans to purchase more locomotives for the 2005 sugar beet season in the south east given that the number of journeys will increase to 42 per week (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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340 Dr. Twomey asked the Minister for Transport the reason Iarnród Éireann suddenly raised its container freight charges by 25% and placed undue pressure on exporters who use this service; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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339 Dr. Twomey asked the Minister for Transport the reason the Greystones to Rosslare Europort line is expected to be the last for the new Iarnród Éireann mini-CTC programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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338 Dr. Twomey asked the Minister for Transport if he intends increasing the frequency of trains on the Dublin to Rosslare Europort line in line with what is expected to happen on other important railway lines in the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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334 Dr. Twomey asked the Minister for Transport the reason recent media reports of Government orders for new railcars excluded the Dublin to Rosslare Europort route even though new carriages were expected to replace the current commuter trains on this route; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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132 Dr. Twomey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she will report on the recent changes by An Bord Altranais (details supplied) in regard to the necessary qualifications required for entry into education for public health nurses; and the reason they were considered necessary.
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133 Dr. Twomey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the help which is available in the case of persons (details supplied) in County Wexford.
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131 Dr. Twomey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the State supports which are available in the case of a person (details supplied).
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130 Dr. Twomey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the reason the health board has withdrawn a significant amount of home help that had been supplied to a person (details supplied) in County Wexford; and the further help which may be given to this person.
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72 Dr. Twomey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the status of the Hanly report on medical reform; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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26 Dr. Twomey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the amount spent by the HSE on developing its logo; and the cost incurred by all areas under the control of the HSE for stationery and other changes demanded to implement its new logo policy.
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1 Dr. Twomey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if the national treatment purchase fund is in a position to take responsibility for outpatients department waiting lists for individual hospitals to streamline access to secondary care for patients in primary care.
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110 Dr. Twomey asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he intends to ensure that those retailers who avail of recent changes in the planning guidelines contribute to the transport, social and recreational needs of the locality; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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100 Mr. Twomey asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on whether the deluge of planning applications made in December 2004 in order to avail of certain tax reliefs will place an intolerable strain on local authorities which must respond within the statutory timeframe; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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190 Dr. Twomey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the percentage of beds in each acute hospital used for public and private patients between 2002 and 2004; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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189 Dr. Twomey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of persons treated as public and private patients in each acute hospital between 2002 and 2004; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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149 Dr. Twomey asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he has studied the contents of the Stewart report in regard to mobile telephone safety; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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107 Dr. Twomey asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources his views on the fact that the recently constructed weir on the River Nore at Kilkenny was allowed to be built even though it hinders the spawning of salmon; his further views on whether this may be repeated; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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102 Dr. Twomey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she will report on the procedures followed in the recruitment of both permanent and temporary senior management of the Health Service Executive; if she is satisfied that all proper public sector procedures were followed; if senior public or civil servants were active participants in the selection process; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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17 Dr. Twomey asked the Minister for Education and Science if a national anti-bullying strategy for all schools will be introduced in 2005; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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40 Dr. Twomey asked the Minister for Education and Science if she will report on the physical education syllabus in primary schools; her plans to provide adequate equipment for physical education at primary level; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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180 Dr. Twomey asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the action being taken by the Government and the European Union to progress the Middle East peace process; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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98 Dr. Twomey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if and when the HeBE report on cervical screening will be published; her target date for the rollout of the cervical screening programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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97 Dr. Twomey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when she will publish a report of comprehensive health statistics for 2003 and 2004 as done in 2002; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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96 Dr. Twomey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the target dates for the rollout of BreastCheck nationally; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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31 Dr. Twomey asked the Minister for Finance if he envisages making any special provision for promotion and for new recruitment in the context of the decentralisation programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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37 Dr. Twomey asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if deductions from farmers SFP will not exceed 3% when linear and other cuts are accounted for; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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