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Order of Business. (17 Jun 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: It is not agreed to. Sinn Féin has objected to renewal of the measures in the Offences against the State (Amendment) Act in each of the years of our representation here, particularly since the Good Friday Agreement was signed in 1998. We have made the objection consistently on each occasion on the grounds that this is legislation with no application whatsoever. It is superfluous to the...

Order of Business. (17 Jun 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I am not making it long; it is short and to the point. The measures in the Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998 should not be renewed here today. It would be a statement of confidence in the primacy of the democratic process and peaceful and political pursuit of honourable objectives validly held by Members in this House and people throughout the island if there was sufficient...

Order of Business. (17 Jun 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The Civil Partnership Bill will next come to Report and Final Stages. My understanding is that all parties support the passage of this Bill so will the Tánaiste confirm that it will come before this House for final passage before the summer recess?

Order of Business. (17 Jun 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Sinn Féin Deputies object to the imposition of a guillotine on Second Stage of the Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2010. The measures proposed in the Bill will present serious difficulties to lone parents and those who depend on jobseeker's allowance. We resolutely oppose the Bill against the backdrop of yesterday's revelation that, despite all the alleged belt-tightening,...

Order of Business. (17 Jun 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: A serving Deputy is entitled to two special assistants or support staff.

Order of Business. (17 Jun 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: It appears that one Member of this House could have four people working for him-----

Order of Business. (17 Jun 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: -----which is an outrageous situation.

Hospital Services (16 Jun 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for the opportunity of raising this important issue which is of concern to women and families throughout the country. I regret that the Government has not provided time for this to be addressed in the Dáil in a more substantive way. I reiterate my call on the Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Harney, to address the House on the issue and take questions...

Hospital Services (16 Jun 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I urge Members of the House to listen to this. The Minister's words were that the HSE was "in the process of initiating the review of cases over the past five years to determine the number of patients who were recommended drug or surgical treatment when the diagnosis of miscarriage was made in error, and where subsequent information demonstrated that the pregnancy was viable". Will these...

Written Answers — INTERREG Funding: INTERREG Funding (16 Jun 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 75: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the progress being made by his Department, in consultation with his counterpart in the Northern Ireland Assembly, to draw up a joint proposal to apply for EU funding under the cross-border INTERREG programme for start-up business supports and training initiatives; when he expects a draft proposal will be ready; when the...

Written Answers — Insurance Industry: Insurance Industry (16 Jun 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 79: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the number of meetings that have taken place by the inter-agency team set up in the wake of the job losses at Quinn Insurance; the number of meetings of the team that he has attended; the progress being made by the team in respect of supporting the workers in terms of workshops and other practical measures; if, and when,...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (16 Jun 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 148: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on the appeal in respect of an application for domiciliary allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cavan; and if this appeal will be processed. [25708/10]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (16 Jun 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 157: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when the application for carer's allowance will be decided in respect of a person (details supplied). [25983/10]

Order of Business. (16 Jun 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: On my own behalf and on behalf of Sinn Féin Deputies, I wish to associate with the good wishes to Dermot Earley in facing the challenges of his life. I acknowledge his role in the Defence Forces. Before he became a senior officer he was a household name as a footballing star in Deputy Finneran's home county of Roscommon, where he made quite an impact. His is a name I remember from...

Order of Business. (16 Jun 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The Government Whip's office has circulated a list of Bills it is hoped will be taken before the House rises for the summer recess. It includes the Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill, with which we are dealing, the Carbon Fund Bill, the Údarás na Gaeltachta Bill, a headshops Bill, a prescriptions Bill, a roads Bill, the Health (Amendment) Bill and the Social Welfare (Miscellaneous...

Programmes for Government (16 Jun 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Deputy Gilmore referred to some of the matters I wish to address in regard to the health heading in the revised programme for Government. However, I will take a different line of inquiry and, as my question will be general rather than requiring the level of detail that a Minister can best offer, I hope the Taoiseach will be able to assist me. Under the heading of health, the revised...

Programmes for Government (16 Jun 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I ask the Ceann Comhairle to have a little respect and allow me at least to finish my first sentence. As I was about to indicate, the commitment is limited to projects already committed to under existing contractual agreements. What is the position of the co-location scheme, which did not present during the Taoiseach's previous capacity as Minister for Health in the way it has under the...

Programmes for Government (16 Jun 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: This is relevant to what is stated in the programme for Government. The very raison d'être behind the proposition in the programme is that the scheme will free up beds in the public hospital system. Has the Taoiseach noted that patients being moved out of long-term care in our public health system has resulted not in beds being freed up for further patient access but in the beds in...

Programmes for Government (16 Jun 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The very purpose, allegedly, of proceeding with co-location was to provide additional bed capacity in the public hospital system. If that is not now a realisable expectation, and clearly it is not happening in any shape or form with beds being closed on a continuous basis, why would one proceed with the scheme? Does the Taoiseach not accept that it is fair for an Opposition spokesperson on...

Programmes for Government (16 Jun 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: In his response the Taoiseach indicated he did not understand why people would have ideological objections to the current two-tier public-private care delivery systems within our acute hospital network. I certainly do. I do not only object to it in ideological terms because it perpetuates inequality of treatment and care provision on the basis of ability to pay, which is the wrong basis....