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Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (19 Jan 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 765: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of Irish citizens denied social welfare benefits in 2009 for failure to satisfy the habitual residence condition; the number of these who were returning Irish emigrants from abroad; the number whose prior residency was in Northern Ireland; and the number whose prior residency was elsewhere in the common travel area....

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (19 Jan 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 839: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the proposed legislation or guidelines pertaining to dog breeding and dog welfare planned for 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1172/10]

Written Answers — Local Authority Schemes: Local Authority Schemes (19 Jan 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 884: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will review the arrangements which compel persons who purchase a home from their local authority under the affordable housing scheme to purchase mortgage protection insurance from the local authority, often at a more expensive rate than is available elsewhere. [1520/10]

Written Answers — Local Authority Schemes: Local Authority Schemes (19 Jan 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 885: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he is satisfied that the mortgage protection scheme provided by local authorities, which is mandatory on persons who purchase a home under the affordable housing scheme, is operated in a fair manner; if he will review the tendering process which awards the contract for the protection scheme to one company...

Written Answers — Local Authority Schemes: Local Authority Schemes (19 Jan 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 886: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Monaghan County Council previously informed mortgage holders that they were permitted to seek alternative mortgage protection cover at more competitive rates, and that this permission has since been revoked; if he is satisfied with the manner in which this was...

Written Answers — Language Schools: Language Schools (19 Jan 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 1059: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the legislation and regulations that are in place governing the operation of language schools by private organisations for foreign students here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1175/10]

Banking Crisis: Motion (19 Jan 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I wish to record, on behalf of the Sinn Féin Deputies, our support of the Labour Party motion and our opposition to what I can only describe as the despicable cop-out of the amendment presented by Government. The inquiry we seek needs to examine and expose in full how the banking sector played a central role in bringing the Irish economy to its knees. It must call to account Government...

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (19 Jan 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to raise a matter of national importance, namely, the need for the Minister for Health and Children to reject the draft HSE plan for 2010 with its proposals for the closure of a further 1,100 acute hospital beds and the cutting of hospital admissions by some tens of thousands, all in the context of ongoing health cutbacks; an...

Order of Business (19 Jan 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: On the same issue.

Order of Business (19 Jan 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Listed No. 51 under section C of the Government's legislative programme is the local government (office of the Dublin mayor and regional authority of Dublin) Bill. This is promised legislation, for which the heads of the Bill has not yet been approved by Government. Yet the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government is telling us that an election for this office will be...

Order of Business (19 Jan 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Deputy Carey has told us that the Government is too preoccupied to even set a date for a by-election in Donegal South-West. I do not know with what it is preoccupied but it is not with addressing the unemployment reality facing County Donegal where 15,000 people were unemployed in December 2008 and that number rose to more than 20,000 in December 2009. Will the Taoiseach move the writ for...

Order of Business (19 Jan 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: What of the Donegal South-West by-election? Has the Taoiseach any announcement for the people there?

Order of Business (19 Jan 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Is the Taoiseach prepared to indicate that a spring by-election will take place in Donegal South-West?

Order of Business (19 Jan 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: There is silence on this matter but it is a pressing one for the people of Donegal South-West in the first instance and also for the Members of this House. It cannot fail to have been noticed by many people that there is no appetite on the part of this Government to face the electorate of Donegal South-West-----

Order of Business (19 Jan 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: -----yet a position that does not yet exist is being trundled about for an election in June.

Order of Business (19 Jan 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: That was the figure more than 12 months ago.

Order of Business (19 Jan 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I am sorry, but the Deputy was not listening.

Innovation Task Force. (19 Jan 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: It would be unfair of me to expect that the Taoiseach could give us an update on the uptake on the programme at this point, but can he clarify that he indicated in his reply that the National Treasury Management Agency is currently exploring the potential of attracting into this economy new inward investors in research and development with a proven record in the United States? Is that the...

Innovation Task Force. (19 Jan 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The Taoiseach will either oblige me or he will not. I am not being awkward. I only asked if he can facilitate the provision of the information, having acknowledged that he may not have it to hand this afternoon. There is a great deal of interest in learning the current position in that respect.

Independent Members. (19 Jan 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 4: To ask the Taoiseach the arrangements he has with non-party Deputies who support the Government; if changes to such arrangements were made in advance of budget 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46878/09]