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Order of Business (15 Dec 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Last week's budget imposed prescription charges for medical cardholders, which will work out at up to €10 per month being imposed on people who already are at the very bottom of the income ladder. Will this measure require legislation and if this is to be legislated for, when does the Taoiseach expect that such legislation will be presented? I understand from the Minister's comments that...

Order of Business (15 Dec 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: This pertains to promised legislation. Against the background of the significant cuts in public service workers and emergency service pay, the Government also announced in last week's budget a 10% cut in local authority funding for fire and emergency services. How can this be justified against a backdrop of what people already have experienced in the latter part of this year and with no...

Order of Business (15 Dec 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: -----a 10% cut in the allocation for fire and emergency services? Will this also require legislation or will the Government consider withdrawing this outrageous proposition that could have serious untold consequences for entire communities throughout the length and breadth of this island?

Order of Business (15 Dec 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Is it the case that no legislation is required?

Order of Business (15 Dec 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: It is not agreed.

Order of Business (15 Dec 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: This proposition on two hours' additional time sitting this evening is to accommodate the Second Stage debate of the so-called Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No. 2) Bill 2009. The Government wants to rush through this legislation, with a guillotine on all Stages tomorrow. That is the situation we face. The purpose of the Bill is to implement the budget cuts in pay to...

Order of Business (15 Dec 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Those are the facts of the matter. It is not just about time; it is what the time is for. It is to accommodate the passage of this legislation, and we oppose it.

European Council Meetings. (15 Dec 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The European Council meeting of 10 and 11 December formally welcomed the coming into force of the Lisbon treaty on 1 December. As the Taoiseach will recall, one of the key slogans of the Lisbon treaty campaign was "Vote Yes for Irish Jobs". This was an absolute and common position for the various forces that pressed for a "Yes" position. Since then, unemployment has soared and emigration...

European Council Meetings. (15 Dec 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I beg the Ceann Comhairle's pardon, but wait a minute. The Ceann Comhairle has presided over an abuse by other speakers-----

European Council Meetings. (15 Dec 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: -----of their time opportunities but chooses me to be the only one he will interrupt.

European Council Meetings. (15 Dec 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I wish to make clear I will not accept that from the Ceann Comhairle. I have been sitting patiently here-----

European Council Meetings. (15 Dec 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: -----awaiting my opportunity to participate. I am asking questions that are specific to the questions tabled and my patience is not endless either.

European Council Meetings. (15 Dec 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I want to make that clear. Specifically in respect of the Council declarations on Iran, was there discussion regarding a declaration on Israel? Did the Taoiseach raise with his counterparts at the Council meeting the recent refusal of the Israeli Government to allow the Minister for Foreign Affairs to visit Gaza? Was the matter raised wherein the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Deputy...

European Council Meetings. (15 Dec 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 4: To ask the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on the outcome of the EU summit of 19 November 2009. [44310/09]

European Council Meetings. (15 Dec 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 6: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his participation in the European Council meeting of 10 and 11 December 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46883/09]

Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: With respect, I would like to make a point of order. As a Deputy in this House for more than 13 years, I would like to indicate that I have not had the opportunity to participate in this debate, nor has the Sinn Féin slot as ordered by the office of the Ceann Comhairle.

Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The speaking order for all the parties represented here was determined by your predecessor. The Sinn Féin slot has not even been reached. Only for the accommodation of the Labour Party to share a slot, we would not have had the opportunity-----

Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: This is very important, with respect. I do not seek to disrupt the House. A Cheann Comhairle, I am asking you to take on board the fact that we have been censored and cut out. Three quarters of the Sinn Féin team in the Dáil have been prevented from participating on Second Stage of one of the most important Bills to come before this House, with far-reaching consequences for our...

Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: There can be no other decision taken by this Government than a decision to go to the people. If the Government proceeds to ram this down the throats of the people, it should have the courage of its convictions to go before the people and let them judge what it is foisting on each and every one of them. For shame.

Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Censored and silenced.