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Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (23 Jun 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 403: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the breakdown of the rates of mortgage interest being paid by the 973 mortgage holders who are customers of Donegal County Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24638/09]

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (23 Jun 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 404: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the regulations or law which prevent a local authority from having the facility to offer customers on high rates of interest the option to transfer a reduced rate product in line with current market interest rates. [24639/09]

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (23 Jun 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 405: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if members of his Department have met with officials from the Department of Finance on the issue of fixed rate local authority loans; and the details of these meetings. [24640/09]

Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (23 Jun 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 465: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 153 and 154 of 17 June 2009, the terms of reference of the research being carried out by the Marine Institute in relation to the pacific oyster here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25087/09]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (23 Jun 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 540: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when it is envisaged that a school (details supplied) in County Donegal will proceed to construction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25223/09]

Children's Hospital Funding: Motion (23 Jun 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Were I a Government Deputy, I would hang my head in shame-----

Children's Hospital Funding: Motion (23 Jun 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: -----at the Government-created crisis in Our Lady's Children's Hospital in Crumlin. Even as a legislator in the Dáil, which we are all supposed to be, and as a Member of a House to which people look for leadership, responsibility and solutions to problems, I feel ashamed. So should every other Member.

Children's Hospital Funding: Motion (23 Jun 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: It is shameful that the Government, in the name of the Oireachtas elected by the people, has been responsible for such a betrayal of children.

Children's Hospital Funding: Motion (23 Jun 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: It is shameful that parents must shake collection tins to send their children abroad for vital operations that can and should be provided by the excellent staff of our public health services. I wondered at Deputy Grealish's presence. I see that the Minister has not quite cut the umbilical cord from her child. When necessary, most parents will sacrifice everything for their children, even...

Children's Hospital Funding: Motion (23 Jun 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The concept of €1 billion is beyond the imagination of most of us, yet many multiples of this in taxpayers' money is being poured into the corrupt financial institutions that have helped to bring the economy to its knees. Public and political pressure, including the tabling of this motion, which we in Sinn Féin fully support, has apparently resulted in some respite from further cuts. The...

Children's Hospital Funding: Motion (23 Jun 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: In response last week, the NTPF stated: "Highly specialised and complex paediatric cases like scoliosis cannot usually be provided within the private sector and it is best clinical practice that these patients are treated through the public hospital system".

Children's Hospital Funding: Motion (23 Jun 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I hope the Minister and her colleagues in Cabinet from both Fianna Fáil and the Green Party, all of whom are equally responsible, have noted this statement. "Best clinical practice" are the key words. Is there even one Government backbencher with the courage to come out from the shadows and make a stand on the issue of children's lives? I appeal to him or her to do so. I will conclude...

Order of Business (23 Jun 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: There is a scandalous situation applying to child protection and family support services within the State, as revealed in an article in The Irish Examiner last week, in which internal HSE documents were published citing a litany of inadequate supports, including a situation in which children could have been at risk. The issue of children at risk is one of the most serious and one with which...

Order of Business (23 Jun 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Will the Government recognise the importance of addressing this matter on the floor of the Dáil before the summer recess?

Order of Business (23 Jun 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Will the Government introduce the Public Transport Regulation Bill to facilitate the address of the serious steps now being taken?

Order of Business (23 Jun 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Last Thursday, when the Taoiseach was not here, we had a proposition to apply a guillotine to the Broadcasting Bill and the Companies (Amendment) Bill. Representatives of the three Opposition parties appealed to the Tánaiste and the Chief Whip not to apply a guillotine because we did not have confidence that the Government had accurately measured the time required. Nevertheless, despite...

Order of Business (23 Jun 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: It cannot even govern the proposition-----

Order of Business (23 Jun 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: -----of ordering business on any given day. Yet here we are again with guillotine after guillotine. We are being asked to rubber-stamp the serious measures contained in the Financial Measures (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill. The Government got it wrong last Thursday about the Broadcasting Bill and the Companies (Amendment) Bill and it has it wrong again today about the Financial Measures...

Order of Business (23 Jun 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: It was explained repeatedly.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) (23 Jun 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: In adding to the appeal, would the Taoiseach take on board that one of the reasons I particularly focused in on the Minister for Transport was because of recent decisions announced by Bus Éireann? The fact is there to be established if the Taoiseach checks with the Minister. He refuses to answer questions here on the public transport service.