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Written Answers — Financial Sector Regulation: Financial Sector Regulation (1 Feb 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 51: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of credit unions that have approached the Registrar of Credit Unions seeking the easing or lifting of lending restrictions placed on them by the Registrar; and the number of these requests that have been granted. [5658/12]

Written Answers — Departmental Investigations: Departmental Investigations (1 Feb 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 155: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the concern at the manner in which his Department's special investigations unit has carried out some of its work, with indications that in a range of cases it has abused the extensive powers given to it under legislation; if he will order an independent review of the operation of this...

Written Answers — Departmental Investigations: Departmental Investigations (1 Feb 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 156: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to amend the legislation governing the special investigations unit of his Department in order to provide stronger safeguards for the rights of citizens, including an avenue of appeal other than the courts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5698/12]

Written Answers — Departmental Investigations: Departmental Investigations (1 Feb 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 157: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, recognising the need for absolute vigilance to ensure food safety and animal health and welfare, if he will put in place a stronger regime with regard to education, information and prevention, balancing the strong emphasis on prosecution as pursued by the special investigations unit of his Department; and if he will make...

Written Answers — Departmental Investigations: Departmental Investigations (1 Feb 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 158: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will set out the annual costs of the operation of his Department's special investigations unit in 2009, 2010 and 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5700/12]

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (1 Feb 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 159: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will set out the annual spending by him on education, information and prevention with regard to animal health and welfare and food safety in 2009, 2010 and 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5701/12]

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (1 Feb 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 174: To ask the Minister for Health if he is responsible for centralised co-ordination of contingency plans to address the severe shortfall in Health Service Executive staff, especially in front-line services, that will follow the departure of thousands of employees under early retirement at the end of February 2012; if he has satisfied himself that such contingency plans exist; and...

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (1 Feb 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 195: To ask the Minister for Health if the figure of 500 general practitioners in primary care teams cited by the CEO of the Health Service Executive includes the 116 GPs who resigned from these teams in the north-east area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5856/12]

Health Service Plan 2012: Statements (Resumed) (1 Feb 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The HSE national service plan 2012 implements the continuing regime of cruel cuts begun by the Fianna Fáil and Green Party Government, and now continued by the Fine Gael and Labour coalition. This is a plan for the wholesale destruction of services across all sectors of our health care system. It is no wonder that the Government will do anything to avoid a referendum on the EU austerity...

Health Service Plan 2012: Statements (Resumed) (1 Feb 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Those are the figures and we will see by 29 February. He said the HSE had not demonstrated how it intended to deal with the shortfall. The Minister should deal with the shortfall and tell us what the contingency plan is.

Health Service Plan 2012: Statements (Resumed) (1 Feb 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: What is the Minister's contingency plan in that area and throughout the health services? It is not contained in the Minister's health service plan 2012.

Health Service Plan 2012: Statements (Resumed) (1 Feb 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The Minister may have no regard for it but the Labour Party Deputies should have regard for Dr. Burke's view because he is the chair of their party in Limerick City.

Health Service Plan 2012: Statements (Resumed) (1 Feb 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation, INMO, general secretary Liam Doran has said the country's maternity services will be facing a very severe crisis come the end of February, but the remarks of the head of the HSE's maternity services programme have received less attention. Let us go to the heart of the matter and see where the Minister stands. Professor Michael Turner, director of...

Health Service Plan 2012: Statements (Resumed) (1 Feb 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I did not interrupt the Minister.

Health Service Plan 2012: Statements (Resumed) (1 Feb 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Professor Turner said: We still have one of the lowest maternal mortality ratios in the world. Having said that, there can be no room for complacency. My concern is that unless we prioritise maternity services we will see in the future an increase in maternal deaths if we cut maternity resources too much - that is the price that will be paid. And then what usually happens is there is a crisis...

Health Service Plan 2012: Statements (Resumed) (1 Feb 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I will quote Professor Turner once more to remind the Minister of what he said: "This is an important issue that we are discussing with the HSE".

Health Service Plan 2012: Statements (Resumed) (1 Feb 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I will conclude with this quotation: This is an important issue that we are discussing with the HSE. It should be pointed out that Ireland has the lowest number of consultant obstetricians among OECD countries. Greece, which has also had the IMF in, has nine times as many obstetricians as we have. The Minister, Deputy Reilly, is presiding over a disgrace. I have it to say that what the...

Written Answers — Embassy Staff: Embassy Staff (31 Jan 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 100: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the new measures he will introduce governing the application procedures for embassy visas for domestic workers; and the timeframe for when these new regulations will be established. [5489/12]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (31 Jan 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 378: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of Irish, EU and non-EU citizens who were refused a welfare payment in 2011 due to failure to satisfy the habitual residence condition. [5453/12]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (31 Jan 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 379: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of successfully appealed cases in 2010 and 2011 that were initially refused based on failure to satisfy the habitual residence condition. [5454/12]