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359 Questions— 22 February 2005. Written Answers 360(c) Conor JoyceLength of Contract:2002 — ongoingCost: \82,240Terms of Reference:Engaged on a per diem basis primarily for media relations and communicationsfunctions for the Forum covering regional, national and international mediaorganisations.Instructed by:Director, National Forum on Europe and Deputy Director, National Forum on Europe(and the Chairman of the National Forum on Europe as required)Status: Under contract until February 2005Waste Management.59. Mr. Cuffe asked the Taoiseach the totalweight of waste that his Department produceswithin its offices in the last year for which figuresare available; the breakdown of the weight producedby paper, glass, aluminium and steel cans,textiles, plastics, organic waste, electrical andelectronic equipment, batteries, hazardous wasteand mixed waste respectively; the percentage ofweight in each category which is recycled; and thedetails of any contracts his Department has forthis disposal, reduction or re-use of waste.[5544/05]The Taoiseach: My Department does not havea figure for the total weight of waste disposed ofper year. We have a figure for the quantity ofpaper waste disposed of — the amount in 2004was 104,000 Kg. All paper and cardboard wasteis recycled. Paper waste is disposed of througha private contractor, Leech Papers Limited. Thiscontractor also removes cardboard free of chargefor recycling.Redundant photocopiers are removed by ourcurrent suppliers, Toshiba Ireland, who complywith the EC directive on waste electrical and electronicequipment, WEEE, and the EC directiveon the restriction of the use of certain hazardoussubstances in electrical and electronic equipment,RoHS, on the disposal of photocopiers.During 2004, my Department had three areasof IT hardware disposals. These included: emptytoner cartridges are boxed and collected by acompany called Ergo Services for recycling. Aspart of this arrangement, Ergo Services donate asum for each toner cartridge returned to them forrecycling to The Jack and Jill Foundation charity;hardware that is still useable but not good enoughfor newer applications is made available forreuse. A number of these PCs were disposed of tostaff in my Department, for a nominal fee, whileothers were given, free of charge, to a charitycalled PCs for Africa and to schools-communitygroups; and hardware which could not berecycled-reused was disposed of in 2004 to a companycalled Systems 2000 following a tenderingprocess. This comprised 62 monitors, 42 PCs, 11laptops, 12 printers, 47 keyboards, one scannerand two routers. None of this equipment was ofany further practical use.We are in the process of putting in placearrangements for recycling of cans and plasticbottles.General waste is removed by Dublin CityCouncil. We are continually reviewing the possibilityof increasing the amount of such wastewhich can be disposed of by recycling. Moststationery used by my Department is recycledpaper.Adoption Services.60. Mr. Bruton asked the Tánaiste and Ministerfor Health and Children the circumstances inwhich a person who has been adopted can getinformation about his or her birth name and hisor her natural parents; and if there are plans tomodify these requirements. [5609/05]Minister of State at the Department of Healthand Children (Mr. B. Lenihan): An adopted personwishing to trace natural family should contactthe agency that handled his or her adoption. Ifthe person does not know the name of the agencyinvolved, he or she may contact the AdoptionBoard for advice. The Adoption Board workingwith the various representative groups is currentlyfinalising plans for a contact preferenceregister which will aim to facilitate contactbetween adopted people and their naturalfamilies. This register will initially be establishedon an administrative basis, but it also forms partof the adoption legislation proposals approved byGovernment in December on foot of the adoptionconsultation process.Grant Aid.61. Mr. Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Ministerfor Health and Children the grant aidadvanced to the National Disability Federation ofIreland for the years 2003 and 2004; and if shewill make a statement on the matter. [5552/05]62. Mr. Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Ministerfor Health and Children the grant aidadvanced to the Disability Federation of Irelandfor the years 2003 and 2004; and if she will makea statement on the matter. [5553/05]64. Mr. Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Ministerfor Health and Children the grant aidadvanced to Brainwave for the years 2003 and2004; and if she will make a statement on thematter. [5555/05]
361 Questions— 22 February 2005. Written Answers 36265. Mr. Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Ministerfor Health and Children the grant aidadvanced to Headway Ireland for the years 2003and 2004; and if she will make a statement on thematter. [5556/05]66. Mr. Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Ministerfor Health and Children the grant aidadvanced to Enable Ireland for the years 2003and 2004; and if she will make a statement on thematter. [5557/05]68. Mr. Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Ministerfor Health and Children the grant aidadvanced to the National Association for DeafPeople for the years 2003 and 2004; and if she willmake a statement on the matter. [5560/05]Minister of State at the Department of Healthand Children (Mr. T. O’Malley): I propose totake Questions Nos. 61, 62, 64 to 66, inclusive,and 68 together.The Health Act 2004 provided for the HealthService Executive, which was established on 1January 2005. Under the Act, the executive hasthe responsibility to manage and deliver, orarrange to be delivered on its behalf, health andpersonal social services. This includes responsibilityfor the provision of funding to voluntaryorganisations. Accordingly, my Department hasrequested the chief officer of the executive’seastern regional area to investigate the mattersraised and reply to the Deputy.63. Mr. Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Ministerfor Health and Children the grant aidadvanced to Mental Health Ireland for the years2003 and 2004; and if she will make a statementon the matter. [5554/05]Minister of State at the Department of Healthand Children (Mr. T. O’Malley): Mental HealthIreland received funding in the amount of\814,700 from my Department in 2003. Furtheronce-off grants totalling \110,000 were madeavailable to the organisation by my Departmentin 2004. An additional \15 million revenue fundingwill be made available for the furtherdevelopment of mental health services, includingvoluntary organisations, in 2005.Questions Nos. 64 to 66, inclusive, answeredwith Question No. 61.67. Mr. Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Ministerfor Health and Children the grant aidadvanced to the Carers Association for the years2003 and 2004; and if she will make a statementon the matter. [5559/05]Minister of State at the Department of Healthand Children (Mr. S. Power): The Carers Associationreceived a grant of \899,026 in 2003 and\975,088 in 2004 from the Department of Healthand Children. In addition, funding has been providedto local branches of the Carers Association.The Health Act 2004 provided for the HealthService Executive, which was established on 1January 2005. Under the Act, the executive hasthe responsibility to manage and deliver, orarrange to be delivered on its behalf, health andpersonal social services. This includes responsibilityfor funding to organisations such as the CarersAssociation. My Department has written tothe HSE to reply directly to the Deputy.Question No. 68 answered with QuestionNo. 61.69. Mr. Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Ministerfor Health and Children the grant aidadvanced to the National Council for Ageing andOlder People for the years 2003 and 2004; and ifshe will make a statement on the matter.[5561/05]Minister of State at the Department of Healthand Children (Mr. S. Power): The NationalCouncil for Ageing and Older People receivedgrant funding from the Department of Healthand Children of \1.055 million in 2003 and \1.202million in 2004.Hospital Waiting Lists.70. Mr. P. Breen asked the Tánaiste and Ministerfor Health and Children when a person(details supplied) in County Clare will be calledto the cardiothoracic unit of the Mater Hospitalin Dublin for further treatment; and if she willmake a statement on the matter. [5583/05]Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children(Ms Harney): The Health Act 2004 provided forthe Health Service Executive, which was establishedon 1 January 2005. Under the Act, theexecutive has the responsibility to manage anddeliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf,health and personal social services. As the personin question resides in County Clare, my Departmenthas requested the chief officer for theexecutive’s mid-western area to investigate thematter raised and to reply directly to the Deputy.Hospitals Building Programme.71. Mr. Healy-Rae asked the Tánaiste andMinister for Health and Children when the buildingof Dingle hospital will commence; and if shewill make a statement on the matter. [5585/05]Minister of State at the Department of Healthand Children (Mr. S. Power): The question of anew capital development in Dingle is a matter tobe addressed in the context of the Health ServiceExecutive’s national service plan, which will indicateits proposed capital plan for this year. Iexpect this plan will be presented shortly.Health Services.72. Mr. McGuinness asked the Tánaiste andMinister for Health and Children the reason forthe delay in providing grab rails at the home of a
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