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Public Private Partnerships. (27 Apr 2005)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: He should at least grant us——

Public Private Partnerships. (27 Apr 2005)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The Minister could have come part of the way. He and I have discussed the PPP approach before. If it is the case that the rationale for the Government's employment of PPPs in the provision of capital for specific projects is the savings made, a criterion which the pilot project failed to meet — miserably so I said on the previous occasion, as a result of which the Minister lambasted me —...

Public Private Partnerships. (27 Apr 2005)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Private finance invariably proves to be more expensive than money accessed by Government. We have demonstrated previously how money can be raised to finance projects more cheaply. The Government can do this more cheaply through publicly funded enterprise. What steps is the Minister taking to employ the lessons learned from the failed PPP pilot project in terms of its rationale and criteria...

Competition Authority Report. (27 Apr 2005)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The service ethos and the customer friendly approach that most in this House would have remembered as part of the commercial main street-high street banking sector of years ago is all history. The service ethos and customer friendly approach has long been subsumed by the drive towards greater profitability, better returns and better performances. For a large swathe of ordinary citizens, it is...

Departmental Staff. (27 Apr 2005)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 5: To ask the Taoiseach the percentage of persons with disabilities employed in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11936/05]

Departmental Staff. (27 Apr 2005)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The disability legislation consultation group concluded that a more robust mechanism is required for the enforcement of the 3% quota with regard to the employment of people with disabilities. Does the Taoiseach agree that a gradual increase in this quota is needed? I take some hope from his earlier reply when he said he would like to see this increase to 4% and 5%. Does the Department of...

Departmental Staff. (27 Apr 2005)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: My question also refers to the Department of the Taoiseach. Does the Department of Justice, Equality and Law reform monitor and enforce the quota with regard to the Department of the Taoiseach and all others? Is there a special unit for that purpose?

Departmental Staff. (27 Apr 2005)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Who is monitoring the issue?

Departmental Staff. (27 Apr 2005)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Has it a special unit?

Freedom of Information. (27 Apr 2005)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 9: To ask the Taoiseach the number of freedom of information requests to his Department in 2005 which were refused in cases in which the Secretary General has issued a certificate stating that the record contains matter relating to the deliberative process of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11937/05]

Freedom of Information. (27 Apr 2005)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I seek clarification on one aspect of my Question No. 9. In any case did the Secretary General issue a certificate stating that the record of the subject matter of the request related to the deliberative process of the Department? Have any appeals been made to the Information Commissioner on any of the requests that were refused? Last year the Information Commissioner asked for a reappraisal...

Freedom of Information. (27 Apr 2005)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Has that review been undertaken?

Freedom of Information. (27 Apr 2005)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The Taoiseach might tell us anyway.

Public Private Partnerships. (27 Apr 2005)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 11: To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet sub-committee on housing, infrastructure and PPPs last met and the membership of the sub-committee. [11677/05]

Public Private Partnerships. (27 Apr 2005)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Has the Cabinet sub-committee on housing, infrastructure and PPPs examined the issue of second homes? I ask in the context of the absence of real statistics regarding second homes. However, the indication is that currently, as far as new starts are concerned, the number of second homes outstrips the provision for social housing in a ratio of three to one.

Public Private Partnerships. (27 Apr 2005)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Will the Cabinet sub-committee address this matter? This is the focus of these questions. As it is so important, will the Taoiseach state whether the Cabinet sub-committee will address this major disparity? The NESC report recommended a significant increase in local authority housing. Will the Cabinet sub-committee address the details in the NESC report? It is a damning indictment of the...

Public Private Partnerships. (27 Apr 2005)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: We have more than 40,000 households——

Public Private Partnerships. (27 Apr 2005)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I have made the point and I would appreciate an answer from the Taoiseach.

Public Private Partnerships. (27 Apr 2005)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: My main concern is the absence of social housing.

Order of Business. (27 Apr 2005)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I wish to return to the issue of the McEntee inquiry. Given that Justice for the Forgotten has expressed its dissatisfaction with the inquiry's terms of reference — the form of investigation that is to be undertaken into the missing Garda files relevant to the Dublin and Monaghan bombings — will the Taoiseach revisit the terms of reference? Is there a facilitation for amended terms of...