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Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (8 May 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 356: To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive will provide support to an organisation (details supplied) in County Kildare along the lines requested in the submission from that organisation to the HSE on 18 April 2012. [22602/12]

Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (8 May 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 360: To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 673 of 21 March 2012, when the person involved (details supplied) will receive an appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22728/12]

Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (8 May 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 371: To ask the Minister for Health when a patient (details supplied) will receive a date for surgery at Tallaght Hospital, Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22854/12]

Water Charges (3 May 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 24: To ask the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if he will provide a detailed breakdown of the cost for the installation of water meters per household. [22122/12]

Written Answers — Building Regulations: Building Regulations (3 May 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 56: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on the progress in dealing with Priory Hall, Dublin and the making safe of unfinished estates. [22183/12]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (3 May 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 282: To ask the Minister for Health when the signalled Health Service Executive review of domestic violence and sexual assault services will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22437/12]

Protection of Employees (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (2 May 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Ba mhaith liom buíochas a ghabháil le gach Teachta a ghlac páirt sa díospóireacht seo. Is fiú ligint don Bhille seo dul ar aghaidh agus iarraim ar gach Teachta, Teachtaí an Rialtais san aireamh, tacú leis. Má tá gá le leasuithe, lig don Bille dul ar aghaidh chuig Céim an Choiste. In summing up on behalf of Sinn Féin, I want to thank all Deputies who contributed to the debate...

Protection of Employees (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (2 May 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The Minister of State should listen and learn for a change.

Protection of Employees (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (2 May 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The Minister of State has not advanced any good reason that this Bill should not be allowed to-----

Protection of Employees (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (2 May 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Could the Leas-Cheann Comhairle call the Minister of State to order, please?

Protection of Employees (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (2 May 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The Minister has advanced no good reason that this Bill should not be allowed to proceed to Committee Stage where the Government itself can bring forward whatever amendments it deems appropriate. Let us see the colour of what the Government has to say.

Protection of Employees (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (2 May 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The Minister of State, Deputy Sherlock, opened his contribution in reply to our Bill by recalling the words spoken exactly a year ago by the then president of the Labour Party, Michael D. Higgins, when he invoked the history of the Labour Party and the 1913 Dublin lock-out. What a pity, then, that the Minister of State went on in the very next passage of his speech to say: Ultimately, it...

Protection of Employees (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (2 May 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The Government amendment, in the name of the then Minister of State, Conor Lenihan, included the phrase, "the State must act to remove any legislative and policy obstacles to job creation". Labour saw through that ballyhoo at the time. It is a pity the Labour Minister is now repeating the same guff.

Protection of Employees (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (2 May 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Throughout this debate, speakers have cited the many recent experiences of workers that point to the need for this Bill-----

Protection of Employees (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (2 May 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: If the Minister would have the courtesy to allow me continue. He was not interrupted during his own diatribe. I would have expected the opportunity to be allowed to close this debate on behalf of Sinn Féin without interruption.

Protection of Employees (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (2 May 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Throughout this debate, speakers have cited the many recent experiences of workers that point to the need for this Bill and other legislation to provide greater protection. In my constituency, we saw the plight of the GAME workers who, in common with their fellow workers in stores across the country, staged a sit-in at the Monaghan town shop. These young workers were simply dumped without...

Protection of Employees (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (2 May 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: There is an old saying, and people may have heard it in Sligo. It is that man proposes and God disposes.

Protection of Employees (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (2 May 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Cynics listening to this debate-----

Protection of Employees (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (2 May 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: -----would say that in this coalition Government, Labour proposes and Fine Gael disposes. It is time for the Labour Party Members took note of this.

Protection of Employees (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (2 May 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I ask Labour Party Deputies to prove the cynics wrong. Let the Labour Party Deputies vote for this Bill as the Minister of State is speaking for Fine Gael. He is of one mind.