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Order of Business. (23 Jun 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: In the first instance, it was an outrage that legislation was required to compel the HSE to provide the Minister with critical information on children in care.

Order of Business. (23 Jun 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: That said, it is equally important that, if legislation is required, it should be properly drafted and fit for purpose. Clearly, the Bill has serious flaws and needs to have some of its aspects revisited. The Ombudsman (Amendment) Bill 2008 concluded an hour before the allotted time under last night's guillotine. If this Bill was to commence today, there would not even be three quarters of...

Order of Business. (23 Jun 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: How much additional time would be afforded to Report and Final Stages?

Order of Business. (23 Jun 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: While I acknowledge that the Tánaiste has responded in some measure to Members' appeal, only 30 minutes would be transferred from Second Stage to Report and Final Stages despite the number of amendments and the issues raised by Members and the Ombudsman for Children, Ms Emily Logan. This is too important to be whipped aside in one evening. With respect to the Tánaiste's offer, it is not...

Northern Ireland Issues (23 Jun 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 4: To ask the Taoiseach if he will outline the commemorative programme envisaged as arising out of his speech to the Institute for British-Irish Studies in UCD on 20 May 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24333/10]

Northern Ireland Issues (23 Jun 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 5: To ask the Taoiseach the discussions he has had with trade unions and other non governmental organisations regarding the promised establishment of the All Ireland Consultative Civic Forum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24334/10]

Northern Ireland Issues (23 Jun 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 13: To ask the Taoiseach if he has had discussions with the British Prime Minister on the Saville Report on Bloody Sunday; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26498/10]

Church-State Dialogue (22 Jun 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 2: To ask the Taoiseach Taoiseach the position regarding his office's dialogue with churches and faith communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24332/10]

Church-State Dialogue (22 Jun 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: On the matter the Taoiseach has just addressed and the meeting of 15 April, is he aware that great upset was caused for some in attendance at that meeting by the indication that a percentage only of what was to be secured from the religious institutions would make its way to them and their loved ones? Given the advanced years in most cases of survivors there was an incredulity on the part of...

Church-State Dialogue (22 Jun 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Those are my questions in that regard. With regard to the very important dialogue with the churches and faith communities, have the issues of the ownership, management and patronage of schools been addressed in the course of the series of meetings, which I hope will continue? Does the Taoiseach not accept that the structure of primary education and the patronage of primary schools throughout...

Church-State Dialogue (22 Jun 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: On the first reply the Taoiseach gave regarding the survivors of religious institutional abuse, has it ever been reflected to him, as it has been to me, by some of those survivors and spokespeople on behalf of many of the survivors involved that the Government's formula for the distribution, utilisation and employment of the moneys and the transfer of assets from the religious institutions...

Church-State Dialogue (22 Jun 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: -----while the focus of the question is on the churches and the faith communities regarding the issue of patronage of schools in tandem with the exploration of what changes can come about, has the Government direct engagement with Educate Together, which has been instrumental in bringing about a united primary education network-----

Written Answers — Redress Schemes: Redress Schemes (22 Jun 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 115: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans to put in place a supplementary Lourdes hospital redress scheme to properly acknowledge and appropriately respond to the needs of the 35 cases not included under the terms of the original redress scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25960/10]

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (22 Jun 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 166: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the membership and terms of reference of the working group to develop a national strategy for the provision of rehabilitation services and when it is expected to report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27079/10]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (22 Jun 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 228: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if long-term residential or community care will be made available in respect of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26748/10]

Tourism Industry: Motion (22 Jun 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I support the Labour Party motion, which covers many of the issues at the heart of the current crisis facing the tourism sector. Tourism is of major value to the Irish economy but is capable of greater development as an indigenous growth area. While the priority is to maintain what we have built up, we must look to the future. Many of the current problems faced by the tourism industry are...

Church-State Dialogue (22 Jun 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: -----and which is embarking on efforts to establish its first secondary school premises in the State, something that I wish well and encourage? On the Taoiseach's engagement with the churches and faith communities, was the issue of the civil partnership addressed in the course of the most recent or previous engagements with the churches and the faith communities? If so, what was the position...

Church-State Dialogue (22 Jun 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Regarding Educate Together and alternatives to the church patronage system, while-----

Community Pharmacy Services (22 Jun 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I ask the Tánaiste-----I beg the Minister's pardon; that is outdated.

Community Pharmacy Services (22 Jun 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Did the Minister, in the course of any of these contacts, discuss the issue of prescription charges with pharmacy representatives? Such charges are now proposed for medical card holders. Has there been any contact between the HSE and the IPU on the practicalities of operating these additional charges? When is it intended they will be introduced? Will the Minister please note again that I...