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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Enterprise Initiatives (4 Dec 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she has discussed the findings of the National Youth Council of Ireland Economic Assessment of the Value of Youth Work report with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform in the context of the 2013 budgetary allocations to the youth sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53944/12]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Enterprise Initiatives (4 Dec 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the position regarding the proposal in the submission by her Department to the Comprehensive Review of Expenditure in November 2011 to impose cuts of 10% in 2013 in the following funding schemes, special projects for youth, young people’s and facilities fund round 1 and 2, youth service grant, local drugs task force projects and the...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: National Youth Work Advisory Committee (4 Dec 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when she will appoint the National Youth Work Advisory Committee; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53946/12]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Enterprise Initiatives (4 Dec 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount of funding in each of the following schemes; special projects for youth, young people’s and facilities fund round 1 and 2, youth service grant, local drugs task force projects and the youth information centres that is funded through the National Lottery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53947/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Substance Misuse (4 Dec 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: To ask the Minister for Health when he plans to publish the action plan to implement the recommendations in the report of the National Substance Misuse Steering Group published on 7 February 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53948/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Substance Misuse (4 Dec 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: To ask the Minister for Health if he has considered the proposal from the National Youth Council of Ireland contained in their pre-budget submission to his Department to introduce a 1% social responsibility levy on the turnover of the drinks manufacturers which could generate a fund to replace the sponsorship of large sporting and cultural events by drinks industry; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Substance Misuse (4 Dec 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: To ask the Minister for Health the action he has taken to progress the commitment made at the conference on alcohol misuse in Armagh in January 2012 to work with the Northern Executive on the introduction of minimum pricing on an all-Ireland basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53950/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Substance Misuse (4 Dec 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: To ask the Minister for Health his plans to hold a conference, seminar or other event on alcohol misuse policy in the context of the Irish Presidency of the European Union next year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53951/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Alcohol Advertising (4 Dec 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: To ask the Minister for Health if he has received the sixith Report of the Alcohol Marketing Communications Body; his plan to publish same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53952/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Alcohol Advertising (4 Dec 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: To ask the Minister for Health the number of meetings held by the Alcohol Marketing Communications Monitoring Body in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53953/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Alcohol Advertising (4 Dec 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide detail of the payments made to the Advertising Standards Authority of Ireland to oversee and monitor the Alcohol Marketing, Communications and Sponsorship Codes since the establishment of the Alcohol Marketing, Communications Monitoring Body in 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53954/12]

Health and Social Care Professionals (Amendment) Bill 2012: Report and Final Stages (29 Nov 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: As previously stated, Sinn Féin supports this Bill, which as indicated now and previously by the Minister of State, is a technical Bill amending the Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005, which established the Health and Social Care Professionals Council and, following a protracted debate in this House, which Deputy Neville will recall all too well, 12 health and social care...

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Allocations for Public Expenditure 2013: Discussion with Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (29 Nov 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I hope to ask the Minister for a brief elaboration at the conclusion.

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Allocations for Public Expenditure 2013: Discussion with Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (29 Nov 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I raised another matter regarding the youth organisations.

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Allocations for Public Expenditure 2013: Discussion with Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (29 Nov 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: A light moment is absolutely needed here sometimes.

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Allocations for Public Expenditure 2013: Discussion with Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (29 Nov 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: For another light moment, in regard to the information provided about Vote 40, I was thinking about how wonderful the difference can be when one makes a comma out of a full stop. Under Table 1 on the second page, the document states that the application of these savings measures and other efficiencies would result in a current funding provision of €400,455 million for 2013. Mr. Jim...

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Allocations for Public Expenditure 2013: Discussion with Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (29 Nov 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I join the Chairman and Deputy Robert Troy in congratulating the Minister and all those who participated in promoting a positive view of the children's rights referendum. It is something that the members of the committee, by and large - or those who regularly attend - can be justly proud of. Members can work that out for themselves.

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Allocations for Public Expenditure 2013: Discussion with Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (29 Nov 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: May I request a copy of the Minister's script?

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Allocations for Public Expenditure 2013: Discussion with Minister for Health (29 Nov 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: When will we have the Supplementary Estimate?

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Allocations for Public Expenditure 2013: Discussion with Minister for Health (29 Nov 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I also welcome the fact that the Minister has indicated that cuts to hospital budgets have reached rock bottom. In my view they have gone well beyond that. I hope we will not see any further cuts directed towards that network. I also hope the Minister was indicating that there would be no further cuts in home help hours and packages. These cuts have been cruel, unnecessary and immoral.