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Private Members' Business. National Monuments: Motion (resumed) (23 May 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Hear, hear.

Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (22 May 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 296: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the exclusion of a new building extension at a school (details supplied) in County Cavan in the most recent school building programme; if he will reverse this decision with immediate effect; the date on which construction will begin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25489/12]

Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (22 May 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 301: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that conditions at a school (details supplied) in County Cavan have been reported as not satisfactory in a whole school evaluation carried out by his Department in 2008 and that conditions at the school have been unacceptable for years preceding that assessment and that the situation has...

Private Members' Business. National Monuments: Motion (22 May 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: In his last letter before his execution in Kilmainham Jail on 8 May 1916, Eamonn Ceannt wrote, "In the years to come Ireland will honour those who risked all for her honour at Easter in 1916". How do we honour those who risked and gave all in 1916? We do so primarily by seeking to fulfil in our own time the promise of the Proclamation of the Irish Republic, which asserts Irish sovereignty...

Private Members' Business. National Monuments: Motion (22 May 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: No.

Private Members' Business. National Monuments: Motion (22 May 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: On a point of order, the Minister suggested that I made some reference to the date of other buildings in the Moore Street area. I did not, either tonight or at any time in the past. I do not know what is his source for that

Dublin-Monaghan Bombings (17 May 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I welcome the Minister. Today is the 38th anniversary of the Dublin and Monaghan bombings. I want to extend my continuing sympathy to and express my solidarity with all the survivors and the bereaved of that terrible day. Some 33 people were killed in those bombings, which were carried out by agents acting in collusion with British Crown forces. Of that there is now no doubt. However,...

Dublin-Monaghan Bombings (17 May 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Not for the first time, I want to reaffirm my and my party's absolute commitment to addressing the tragic occurrences of the past years and the consequences of the conflict. The critical issue here is the willingness of one of the key protagonists, the British Government, to so do also. There has been a record of failure on its part with minimalist responses to a series of requests by...

Written Answers — Mental Health Legislation: Mental Health Legislation (16 May 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 58: To ask the Minister for Health if he will give assurances that the review of the Mental Health Act will address the situation of the lack of safeguards for voluntary patients, many of whom remain in mental health hospitals without any requirement of external review of admission or detention, the lack of adequate protections in relation to electro-convulsive therapy, the lack of...

Written Answers — Hospital Procedures: Hospital Procedures (16 May 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 199: To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the immediate and continuing care which will be provided to all those women who received defective PIP breast implants; if he can confirm that all implant removal procedures will be performed at no cost to the women affected; and for those who want replacement implants, that this will be provided at no cost to...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (16 May 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 27: To ask the Minister for Health if he will intervene with the Health Service Executive to ensure the continued access of voluntary groups (details supplied) to the St. Felim's complex, Cavan town; if, in the event of there being no willingness, for whatever reason, on the part of the HSE to reverse its notice to quit directive, that he will insist on the HSE offering access to...

Written Answers — Medicinal Products: Medicinal Products (16 May 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 181: To ask the Minister for Health if the drug Pradaxa has been approved for use by the Health Service Executive for the treatment of patients; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that this drug is used in the six counties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24394/12]

Written Answers — Health Insurance: Health Insurance (16 May 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 203: To ask the Minister for Health if his Department or the Implementation Group on Universal Health Insurance have identified the phased steps, including timeframes, towards the introduction of universal health insurance by 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24516/12]

Written Answers — Health Service Reform: Health Service Reform (16 May 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 204: To ask the Minister for Health in view of the complex and long-term programme of health reform, the steps he will take to ensure that cost does not continue to act as a barrier to care, particularly for that significant proportion of the population covered by neither medical or general practitioner visit card nor private insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Long-Term Illness Scheme: Long-Term Illness Scheme (16 May 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 208: To ask the Minister for Health the services covered under the to-be-extended general practitioner care for those on the long term illness scheme; the extent to which diagnostic and medication costs will be covered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24548/12]

Medicinal Products (16 May 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 5: To ask the Minister for Health if new procedures will be put in place to address both the recurrent problem of supply to pharmacists of vital prescription drugs and the need to make the most effective drugs and treatments available as soon as possible to public patients as shown by the recent case of the cancer drug ipilimumab. [24410/12]

Medicinal Products (16 May 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I welcome the fact that the cancer drug in question has been approved. Given the debate on the issue, will the Minister of State bring forward, in conjunction with her colleagues, the Minister for Health, Deputy James Reilly, and the Minister of State, Deputy Kathleen Lynch, a policy to ensure cancer patients and others who require advanced drugs and treatments will receive what they need as...

Medicinal Products (16 May 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The Minister of State did not address the issue of the availability of tysabri in all HSE areas. Will she, please, do so? Will she reiterate and confirm the position outlined by the Minister in response to Deputy Joan Collin's question on women testing positive for hepatitis C? This is very important. The women concerned have a statutory entitlement under the terms of the 1996 Act. It is...

General Practitioner Services (16 May 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: When will the promised costing structure of the proposed health reforms based on health insurance be available? This has been signalled for some time. Can the Minister of State give Members an indication as to when that will be available? Will the Minister of State clarify the step approach to the roll-out of GP care for all? Is it on a two-step basis - those who currently hold the...

General Practitioner Services (16 May 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: So it will be more than a two-step process.