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Cancer Screening Programme. (23 Mar 2005)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Will the Minister support and act on the unanimous call of the Irish Cancer Society and 24 other organisations, including trade unions, professional bodies and women's networks, on 24 February for a State-wide pre-cancer screening programme? The latest figures I have relate to 2000. There were 1,019 new cases of in situ cervical cancer, that is, a pre-cancerous state, 193 cases of invasive...

Cancer Screening Programme. (23 Mar 2005)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I thank the Minister for her reply. I am obliged to interpret it in the most positive way I can and if it is her wish that such a programme should be included in the programme of work she is undertaking, I welcome and encourage it. Will she take on board that a comprehensive screening programme will save massive resources? There can be no argument on cost in this instance because the health...

Tribunals of Inquiry: Motion. (23 Mar 2005)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: That is not true.

Tribunals of Inquiry: Motion. (23 Mar 2005)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Sinn Féin does not oppose this motion. We are in favour of a process of truth recovery. The tragic loss of all those who died in the political conflict on this island should be acknowledged and remembered. The grief of their relatives and friends must be acknowledged also. More than 3,500 died in the conflict. They were men, women, children, civilians, combatants and members of all the armed...

Tribunals of Inquiry: Motion. (23 Mar 2005)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Anyone with relevant information should come forward to assist this inquiry.

Tribunals of Inquiry: Motion. (23 Mar 2005)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The British Government has never admitted to collusion in any form. It has never acknowledged its responsibility for the many deaths it caused as a result of collusion. This was a major part of its war in Ireland which claimed many lives. The primary responsibility in the search for truth rests with that Government. The IRA has admitted its involvement in the killing of these two RUC...

Tribunals of Inquiry: Motion. (23 Mar 2005)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Of course the Deputy would say that. It was actions such as that which led directly to the foundation of this State. Except for actions of that type, the Minister's grandfather, Eoin MacNeill, would never have been a Cabinet Minister and neither would there have been an opportunity for this Minister to participate in an Irish Cabinet. These are, perhaps, unpalatable facts for many Deputies in...

Order of Business. (23 Mar 2005)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The Oireachtas established the Morris tribunal to inquire into corruption within the Garda in County Donegal. The tribunal was charged with carrying out a fair examination of the matters referred to it. Will there be an interim report from the tribunal to the Oireachtas? Is the Tánaiste aware that hearings due to take place in the coming month have been moved to Dublin on the spurious...

Order of Business. (23 Mar 2005)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The Ceann Comhairle has accepted that this is the appropriate time to raise the matter of the establishment of that tribunal.

Order of Business. (23 Mar 2005)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: He has allowed questions on its establishment on the Order of Business. I want to know when an interim report will be presented and the Tánaiste's position on the decision of the tribunal not to hold its hearings in Donegal, which is more appropriate.

Order of Business. (23 Mar 2005)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: No, not at all.

Order of Business. (23 Mar 2005)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The question is important ——

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (22 Mar 2005)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 493: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if it is proposed to review, reform or otherwise address probate law and if it is further proposed to address the responsibilities of the executors of wills; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8962/05]

National Development Plan: Statements. (22 Mar 2005)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I wish to share time with Deputies McHugh, Cowley and Boyle.

National Development Plan: Statements. (22 Mar 2005)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I welcome the opportunity to speak about the national development plan. In the limited time available, I would like to focus on the Border region, the need for a real peace dividend and the need for a truly national all-Ireland development plan that maximises this island's resources and brings the two parts of the island closer together. I would like to start, however, by discussing the issue...

Order of Business. (22 Mar 2005)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Ba mhaith liom ar son Sinn Féin comhghairdeas a ghabháil don bheirt Teachtaí nua. On behalf of the Sinn Féin Deputies, I congratulate Deputy Catherine Murphy and Deputy Shane McEntee on their achievement in their respective by-election contests. I agree, not often but certainly on this occasion, with Deputy Kenny that it is a signal honour to be returned from any constituency to represent...

Order of Business. (22 Mar 2005)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Regarding legislation to be introduced by the Department of Finance which seeks to update the legislative basis of the Office of the Revenue Commissioners, namely the Revenue Bill, no date has been posited so far in the programme of legislation for this year. Will the Tánaiste clarify if a date has now been determined for the publication of this Bill and will she clarify to the House, with...

Leaders' Questions. (22 Mar 2005)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: This morning in my constituency, along with Deputy Crawford and local councillors, I visited Iorball Sionnaigh national school in Scotstown, County Monaghan. We witnessed no less than six classes with in excess of 30 pupils. In the pre-secondary year, in sixth class, we found 36 pupils. Does the Tánaiste recognise this is the reality which many of our young people, particularly in the...

Leaders' Questions. (22 Mar 2005)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The Tánaiste knows there is a significant difference between the pupil-teacher ratio and the average class size but she and her colleagues continue to refer to it almost as a crutch for their own failures to address the real need in the education system. She should make no mistake. It is like saying there are 166 Members in the Dáil and seven political parties and, therefore, we can say the...

Leaders' Questions. (22 Mar 2005)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The average class size is the important figure.