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Order of Business (25 Mar 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: For the love of God-----

Order of Business (25 Mar 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: With all respect, this is the limit.

Order of Business (25 Mar 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: There is no equity here. I have said it repeatedly. I am tired of it now.

Order of Business (25 Mar 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I want to be able to ask my question as the legislation has been promised.

Order of Business (25 Mar 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: This is about promised legislation on the imposition of prescription charges on medical card holders. I am indicating to the Tánaiste and the House that pharmacies are carrying notification that from April, these charges will apply. April fools' day is on 1 April next week and there is no indication that the legislation has been published. I hope, irrespective of what the Minister, Deputy...

Order of Business (25 Mar 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: -----as it should be?

Order of Business (25 Mar 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: What will be brought quickly to the House?

Order of Business (25 Mar 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: It is the legislation relating to the prescription charges.

Order of Business (25 Mar 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: So the Government is not withdrawing its intent.

Order of Business (25 Mar 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Shame on the Government once again in that case.

Order of Business (25 Mar 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: There is no accountability.

Order of Business (25 Mar 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Correspondence I have submitted to the Minister for Social and Family Affairs has been stamped as received by the Department with a date stamp. By that action, it becomes part of the file of the Department of Social and Family Affairs. I have had such correspondence returned to me in its entirety. In other words, information that should have been retained by the Department on file has been...

Order of Business (25 Mar 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The Ceann Comhairle should let me finish the question.

Order of Business (25 Mar 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The material has been stamped as received by the Department.

Order of Business (25 Mar 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: If I am allowed to finish my point, I must say that this makes a mockery of the governance of this Government and its respective Ministers. What is happening is an absolute outrage.

Order of Business (25 Mar 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: We will be obliged to change the Government.

Order of Business (25 Mar 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The proposition before us this morning is another effort to undermine the relevance of this House. That is what is involved in the formula mooted by the Government to deal with the Merchant Shipping Bill 2009. The other points raised by other speakers are all equally valid for opposing the adoption of the Order Paper this morning, because the Government is failing time and again the protect...

Order of Business (25 Mar 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: It is just as relevant as any other speaker who referred to it this morning without being interrupted by the Chair. That is another issue that deals with relevance in this Chamber.

Order of Business (25 Mar 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I have already referred to the report on the docklands authority several times in this House. Members are entitled to see that report published and this House is the place to debate its contents properly. We should not be dependent on piecemeal leaking to the media by whatever hand.

Order of Business (24 Mar 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I will not delay the Ceann Comhairle very long. With regard to the outstanding three by-elections to this House, is the Taoiseach aware that next week we will be but ten weeks short of a full year without a third Deputy in Donegal South-West?