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Order of Business (29 Apr 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The Sinn Féin Deputies support the proposition that the Dáil returns on Tuesday as normal to engage in its business. It is important given all the serious matters that have presented and are in the offing, in particular, this morning's announcement of the threatened loss of a significant number of jobs in Quinn Insurance. It is incredible that the House would vote itself a day in lieu of a...

Child Welfare and Protection Services: Statements (29 Apr 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I welcome these statements and the continuing focus of the House on the issue of child welfare and protection. We recently addressed the third and final report of the Joint Committee on the Constitutional Amendment on Children and I again call on the Government to table legislation to hold a referendum on the issue of children's rights as a matter of urgency. While anxious that the...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (29 Apr 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 151: To ask the Minister for Health and Children, further to Parliamentary Question No. 72 of 25 February 2010, the position regarding same. [17573/10]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (29 Apr 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 152: To ask the Minister for Health and Children, further to Parliamentary Question No. 256 of 16 February 2010, when a reply will issue from the Health Service Executive. [17574/10]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (29 Apr 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 153: To ask the Minister for Health and Children, further to Parliamentary Question No. 260 of 16 February 2010, when a reply will issue from the Health Service Executive. [17575/10]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (29 Apr 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 154: To ask the Minister for Health and Children, further to Parliamentary Question No. 261 of 16 February 2010, when a reply will issue from the Health Service Executive. [17576/10]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (29 Apr 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 155: To ask the Minister for Health and Children, further to Parliamentary Question No. 262 of 16 February 2010, when a reply will issue from the Health Service Executive. [17577/10]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (29 Apr 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 156: To ask the Minister for Health and Children, further to Parliamentary Question No. 82 of 18 February 2010, when a reply will issue from the Health Service Executive. [17578/10]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (29 Apr 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 157: To ask the Minister for Health and Children, further to Parliamentary Question No. 83 of 18 February 2010, when a reply will issue from the Health Service Executive. [17579/10]

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (29 Apr 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 184: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the protection that exists in law against forced marriage, both for adults and for children; his plans to introduce a specific forced marriage protection Act along the lines of that adopted by the British Parliament in 2007. [17506/10]

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (29 Apr 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 220: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he is satisfied that no constitutional issues arise with regard to the non-principal private residence charge as applied to married couples, in order that they cannot each own a property in their own right without the second property being subject to the charge; and if he will make a statement on the...

National Economic and Social Development Office. (28 Apr 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 1: To ask the Taoiseach if he will set out the role of the National Economic and Social Council and the National Economic and Social Development Office now in view of the dissolution of the National Economic and Social Forum and the National Centre for Partnership Performance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11532/10]

National Economic and Social Development Office. (28 Apr 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I thank the Taoiseach for his reply. As I have indicated before, the NESF produced a series of extremely useful reports over the years which were always intended to inform the policy making of Government. Having taken significant guidance from several of the reports produced, I believe that they have stood the test of time. I am thinking in particular of the 2002 report on the health...

National Economic and Social Development Office. (28 Apr 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I agree with the Taoiseach that the work of the NESF was indeed invaluable. However, my concern is now about what will be done with the body of work it produced over the years. I am particularly interested in the area of health and children, but across all subjects the Government has sadly ignored much of what the NESF has commended to it in terms of policy direction. The Taoiseach...

National Economic and Social Development Office. (28 Apr 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The Taoiseach raised the point and I am responding to it. I will not delay.

National Economic and Social Development Office. (28 Apr 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: It is not acceptable that the Government negotiated a new consultants' contract and then left it to the consultants themselves to police their adherence to it. There is not 100% adherence-----

National Economic and Social Development Office. (28 Apr 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: -----and it is important that Government takes up this issue. The last question in my opening engagement with the Taoiseach was about the role of the National Economic and Social Council. I ask again for clarification. Is it intended that the NESC will continue the work that hitherto had been done by the NESF, including research and the recommendation of specific policy directions across...

Cabinet Committees. (28 Apr 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 4: To ask the Taoiseach if he will state the Cabinet committees on which he serves and their membership. [11533/10]

Cabinet Committees. (28 Apr 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 6: To ask the Taoiseach the changes in personnel in Cabinet committees arising from the Cabinet reconfiguration of 23 March 2010 [13708/10]

Cabinet Committees. (28 Apr 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Which Cabinet committee deals with banking, the financial institutions, the State guarantee and NAMA? Would the Taoiseach accept that given the huge sums of public money poured into the financial institutions, it is not unreasonable for people to believe he who pays the piper should call the tune? We have learned, however, that the Minister for Finance approved the top-up to the pension...