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Written Answers — National Development Plan: National Development Plan (19 Oct 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 410: To ask the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport the number of applications received for grant funding for activity and adventure projects under the national development plan; the details of the projects; the number that were granted and to whom; the amount allocated [37410/10]

Written Answers — Post Office Services: Post Office Services (19 Oct 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 476: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he or his Department have discussed with Eircom its decision to introduce a €20 minimum for the payment of bills in post offices; if he will make representations to Eircom to reverse this decision in view of the hardship it will cause to many who make small but regular payments in their post offices; and...

Written Answers — Post Office Services: Post Office Services (19 Oct 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 477: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he or his Department have discussed with a company (details supplied) its decision to unilaterally transfer all their customers to electronic billing, requiring persons to opt out and revert to the former standard bill pay arrangements, in view of the inconvenience this will cause to many persons; and if he...

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (19 Oct 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 518: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the reason for the delay in processing the applications for redundancy payment from the social insurance fund and for unpaid wages under the insolvency payments scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cavan; if he will expedite this application in view of the amount owed; and if he will make a statement...

Order of Business (19 Oct 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The Ceann Comhairle should direct his bell where it is properly required. I was making the point that consensus on the Opposition benches takes longer but I welcome the fact that Deputies Kenny and Gilmore today supported a call I made each sitting day last week: that the Minister for Health and Children be brought here to make statements and answer questions on the national children's...

Order of Business (19 Oct 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: If it takes until next week for her to be brought into the Chamber to answer her utterances of this morning in respect of a threatened reduction of up to €1 billion-----

Order of Business (19 Oct 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: -----in the budget for the health services, I would welcome it as well.

Order of Business (19 Oct 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I would prefer to have it all simultaneously and to direct the pressure where it is deserved. A situation cannot be allowed to perpetuate whereby a Minister avoids any accountability-----

Order of Business (19 Oct 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: -----and uses every other platform to promote her position. We need to know what she is planning and threatening in real terms in respect of our health services.

Order of Business (19 Oct 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I have a question on legislation.

Order of Business (19 Oct 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I cannot pinpoint any specific legislation, but the Taoiseach and the then Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment were written to earlier this year by one municipal authority in my constituency. It highlighted the fact that a company involved in the poultry sector had created significant redundancies across its workforce.

Order of Business (19 Oct 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: In the busy period leading up to Christmas, it flew in significant numbers of workers from outside the European Union.

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Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I am asking whether there is promised legislation. Legislation has been requested. Has any consideration been given to an indigenous workforce-----

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Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: -----being ignored in order-----

Order of Business (19 Oct 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I am only looking for co-operation.

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Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I was pursuing it.

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Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Indeed it is not because the whole matter is going to be repeated in the run up to Christmas.

Order of Business (19 Oct 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Has consideration been given to legislation to close off a loophole whereby long-experienced workers who have been made redundant are being replaced by aeroplane loads of workers recruited in Estonia?

Order of Business (19 Oct 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: It is a reasonable question.

Order of Business (19 Oct 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The Taoiseach should get up off his seat and answer the question.