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Leaders' Questions (18 Apr 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: That was surely one hell of a fairytale and the Tánaiste has come up with many more. I ask him to answer the question. Will he give an assurance that there will be no legislation to cut public sector pay further? The answer must be either "yes" or "no".

Leaders' Questions (18 Apr 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Does the Tánaiste think so?

Leaders' Questions (18 Apr 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Will the Tánaiste not note that the membership of the trade unions have rejected it?

Leaders' Questions (18 Apr 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I have never heard such nonsense in all my life but clearly the Tánaiste is in the Taoiseach's pocket and that is where I believe the vast majority of the Labour Party do not want to be.

Leaders' Questions (18 Apr 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The Croke Park II deal, negotiated by the Tánaiste's party colleague Deputy Howlin, was overwhelmingly rejected by the public sector trade unions, many of which are affiliated to the Tánaiste's party. As a former trade union official and a lifelong union member the Tánaiste will fully understand that the nurses, teachers and firefighters who rejected the deal did not do so...

Leaders' Questions (18 Apr 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Very clearly the Tánaiste has not taken the opportunity to give clarity on his and his party's position on the possibility of legislation to impose cuts in public sector pay. He has taken exactly the same position as the leader of Fine Gael. I am hugely disappointed because I fail to understand why he would continue to act as a crutch for a party whose policies he is assisting to...

Statute of Limitations (Amendment) Bill 2013: Referral to Select Committee [Private Members] (17 Apr 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I move:That the Bill be referred to the Select Committee on Health and Children pursuant to Standing Orders 82A(3)(a) and 118 of the Standing Orders relative to Public Business.

Statute of Limitations (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (17 Apr 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Gabhaim buíochas le gach Teachta a ghlac páirt sa díospóireacht seo aréir agus anocht. Céim eile chun tosaigh atá ann, céim eile i dtreo cothrom na Féinne do na mná a d'fhulaing inár n-ospidéal. I sincerely thank all Deputies who participated in the debate yesterday and today. In nearly 16 years in the House I have never seen such...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Post-Leaving Certificate Courses (17 Apr 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on concerns expressed regarding the impact that the increase in the pupil teacher ratio from 17:1 – 19:1 in the FET sector will have on a college (details supplied) in Dublin 10 resulting in the possible loss of 10 teaching posts, or 20% of teachers who are employed on a part-time basis at the college and the ending of specialised...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: FÁS Training Courses (17 Apr 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason that he decided not to allocate those participating in CPL Momentum Courses, which are being administered by FÁS, the training, travel and lunch allowances normally allocated to those on a FÁS course. [17565/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services (17 Apr 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if a social worker will be appointed and kept in place in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17748/13]

Statute of Limitations (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage [Private Members] (16 Apr 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I begin by welcoming again to Leinster House many of the women who suffered the barbaric act of symphysiotomy in Irish hospitals. They have come in such numbers that the Public Gallery has not been sufficient to accommodate them all. I extend greetings and good wishes to all of those who are in the audiovisual room following coverage of...

Statute of Limitations (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage [Private Members] (16 Apr 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: More than once in the past the women concerned have left Leinster House feeling disappointed and let down by the political system. I sincerely hope that will not be the case again tomorrow night. I appeal individually to each and every Teachta Dála, regardless of where he or she sits in this Chamber, to support the women by supporting this Bill. I believe the appeal of the women is...

Other Questions: Inter-Country Adoptions (16 Apr 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I realise that the Minister will not have the relevant information in her possession now but would she be in a position to access the up-to-date statistics in respect of the number of Irish parents who are waiting to successfully complete the process of adoption? Will she outline the most recent statistics regarding domestic adoptions and those made from the variety of international...

Other Questions: Inter-Country Adoptions (16 Apr 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Will the Minister circulate the relevant information?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Bullying in Schools (16 Apr 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Members received a briefing in the AV room on this area towards the latter end of 2012, which was attended by a former school principal from a county neighbouring the city of Dublin, whose contribution was very informative. It demonstrated, which I fear may be the reality, that in the main it is down to the penchant of the principal and the other senior players within a respective school...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Bullying in Schools (16 Apr 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she and her Department have received any report or feedback from the Department of Education and Skills on the reception of or reaction to the publication of the Action Plan on Bullying by school principals or teachers; if during the almost three months since its publication any further consideration has been given to its pro-active...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Bullying in Schools (16 Apr 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The definition in the action plan states that bullying is not just about any kind of injury or negative impact, it involves a particular kind of harm. It is aimed at engendering a kind of helplessness or inability to act or do anything. I agree with that definition but it is also about the humiliation and subjugation of the target, which invariably has life-long consequences. The scourge...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Child and Family Support Agency Establishment (16 Apr 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: On the question of the psychiatrists, the Minister is fully aware of the concerns on paper and knows from listening to the oral case presented that there is a basis for that concern that must be addressed, measured and evaluated and a decision reached. Can the Minister indicate where this process is at present? Also, what is the situation with the public health nurses?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Child and Family Support Agency Establishment (16 Apr 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: It will be before the summer.