Results 11,861-11,880 of 21,514 for speaker:Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin
- Hospital Services (11 Nov 2010)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Can the Minister estimate the number of hospital beds that will be lost as a result of the cuts she has signalled to front line spending in the health services? In response to previous parliamentary questions she estimated these cuts at between â¬600 million and â¬1 billion. How will she explain the ongoing abuse and waste within our two tier system to patients who depend on public...
- Health Service Investigations (11 Nov 2010)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I welcome the Hayes report on Tallaght Hospital. I urge the full and early implementation of all the recommendations in the report. Tallaght Hospital is a fine hospital. Its staff and patients deserve full support. While I acknowledge that progress is being made in addressing administration and filing deficiencies, I must refer again to the cutbacks the Minister has signalled for 2011....
- Health Service Investigations (11 Nov 2010)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: This is a real concern not only in Tallaght but in all hospital sites at this time. The Minister has said we have a challenging time ahead. The reality is that it will be a serious time, or worse, in the lives of the many patients who present themselves at our hospitals.
- Health Service Investigations (11 Nov 2010)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Since the publication of the Hayes report, has the Minister had any direct engagement with the management at Tallaght Hospital on the potential for the full implementation of the report's recommendations? I appealed earlier for the deficiencies identified at Tallaght to be rectified at the earliest opportunity. Can the Minister indicate what steps she has taken to ensure the recommendations...
- Hospital Laboratories (11 Nov 2010)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I asked the Minister a couple of questions on 22 April last. The answer I received to one question, which was particularly detailed, was incomplete. I have to say, with respect, that the answer the Minister has given me this afternoon is also incomplete. I will persist, however. The Minister claimed in response to Questions Nos. 84 and 85 of 22 April last that the Association of Clinical...
- Hospital Laboratories (11 Nov 2010)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Is the Minister concerned that she gave false information in a parliamentary reply to this Deputy on this issue, as I have indicated to her? With regard to the certification and proper standards of the laboratories to be employed, what assurances do we have the laboratories that will be outsourced domestically or to foreign locations will reach the standards we hope for? Is she aware that...
- Written Answers — Fiscal Policy: Fiscal Policy (10 Nov 2010)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 70: To ask the Minister for Finance if, in view of the fact that savings amounting to â¬15 billion will be needed which is twice the sum that was under discussion at the time Ireland and the Commission agreed to bring our deficit below 3% of GDP by 2014, he will seek to renegotiate with the European Commission to extend the 2014 deadline; if the European Commission have expressed...
- Written Answers — Credit Availability: Credit Availability (10 Nov 2010)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 102: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has audited the delivery of lending commitments by banks made as part of the â¬7 billion recapitalisation agreement in 2009; the progress that has been made to date by Allied Irish Banks and Bank of Ireland in delivering â¬3 billion in credit each to small and medium enterprises; when will he be able to audit the lending plans of the two...
- Written Answers — Parliamentary Questions: Parliamentary Questions (10 Nov 2010)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 181: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 57 of 5 October 2010 when a reply will issue from the Health Service Executive [42064/10]
- Written Answers — Parliamentary Questions: Parliamentary Questions (10 Nov 2010)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 182: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 155 of 5 October 2010 when a reply will issue from the Health Service Executive [42065/10]
- Written Answers — Parliamentary Questions: Parliamentary Questions (10 Nov 2010)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 183: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 164 of 5 October 2010 when a reply will issue from the Health Service Executive [42066/10]
- Written Answers — Parliamentary Questions: Parliamentary Questions (10 Nov 2010)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 184: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 184 of 5 October 2010 when a reply will issue from the Health Service Executive [42067/10]
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (10 Nov 2010)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 223: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a disability payment appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan [41823/10]
- Agreements with Members (10 Nov 2010)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: It was hard to suppress a smile when I heard Deputy Kenny address the Taoiseach on the basis of asking whether he had received telephone calls from Independents stating that if he did not deliver on a certain matter, they would not be voting for him when the flip of the coin was that Deputy Kenny was making the calls saying, "If I deliver this, will you vote for me?"
- Agreements with Members (10 Nov 2010)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: It was an enjoyable little moment. The flip of the coin is always the reality in here.
- Agreements with Members (10 Nov 2010)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The Taoiseach has a majority of three in this Chamber. That constitutes, in real terms, Deputies Harney, Healy-Rae and Lowry. I am sure many would say, "God help us," but I would say, "God help the Taoiseach." In spite of these circumstances, there are four vacant seats in this House. One by-election campaign is currently under way. It is the most tenuous position any Government has been...
- Agreements with Members (10 Nov 2010)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I referred to Deputy Gormley's role vis-Ã-vis the support that is depended upon from Deputies Healy-Rae and Lowry. Would the Taoiseach like to comment on that? One of his coalition colleagues from the Green Party is beside him. Will the Taoiseach indicate whether the Green Party, including Deputy Gormley, is privy to the arrangements with Deputies Healy-Rae and Lowry and whether it has...
- Agreements with Members (10 Nov 2010)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Therefore, Deputy Gormley does know the detail and has approved it.
- Agreements with Members (10 Nov 2010)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: That does not answer the question.
- Agreements with Members (10 Nov 2010)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: No.