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Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (17 Jun 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 102: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when the eight interim child and adolescent beds in St. Stephen's Hospital, County Cork will be commissioned. [23971/09]

Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (17 Jun 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 106: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of child and adolescent community mental health teams here. [23977/09]

Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (17 Jun 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 103: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of people who have availed of the Health Service Executive national counselling service during each year since its inception. [23972/09]

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (17 Jun 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 104: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the details of the legal issues she is considering with regard to the implementation of the children's first guidelines. [23973/09]

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (17 Jun 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 105: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will initiate legislation to protect against the practice of female genital mutilation here and to protect against children being removed from here to have the procedure carried out overseas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23974/09]

Written Answers — Crime Levels: Crime Levels (17 Jun 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 117: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of convictions secured for each of the past seven years in which the motive for the crime has been suspected or confirmed homophobia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23955/09]

Written Answers — Departmental Publications: Departmental Publications (17 Jun 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 118: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the policies, strategies or initiatives published on his behalf for each of the past five years; if, in each of these cases, consultation with children or representatives from the relevant sector was involved; if so, the details of this consultation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23962/09]

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (17 Jun 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 119: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will ratify the Optional Protocol to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23975/09]

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (17 Jun 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 148: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the policies, strategies or initiatives published on his behalf for each of the past five years; if, in each of these cases, consultation with children or representatives from the relevant sector was involved; if so, the details of this consultation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23964/09]

Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (17 Jun 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 153: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food further to Parliamentary Question No. 202 of 27 May 2009, the location at which the Gigas oyster has settled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23931/09]

Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (17 Jun 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 154: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the action he is taking to remove the Gigas oyster from the Lough Swilly Natura 2000 site in order to protect the native habitat. [23932/09]

Written Answers — Departmental Publications: Departmental Publications (17 Jun 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 170: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the policies, strategies or initiatives published on his behalf for each of the past five years; if, in each of these cases, consultation with children or representatives from the relevant sector was involved; if so, the details of this consultation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23963/09]

Written Answers — Youthreach Programme: Youthreach Programme (17 Jun 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 171: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of early school leavers who applied for places in Youthreach programmes but were refused a place from 2006 to 2009. [23966/09]

Unemployment Levels: Motion (Resumed) (17 Jun 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I wish to share time with Deputies Liz McManus, Kathleen Lynch and Joan Burton.

Unemployment Levels: Motion (Resumed) (17 Jun 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Sinn Féin and the Labour Party jointly tabled this motion on unemployment to implore, once again, the Government to act effectively in respect of the jobs crisis. The Taoiseach's prediction that 400,000 people would be unemployed by the end of 2009 has already come true and we have not even yet reached the end of the sixth month of the year. Those people and their families have a right to...

Unemployment Levels: Motion (Resumed) (17 Jun 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I will conclude with just one comment. I understand that a number of Government backbenchers have said they have confidence in this Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment. Let me tell the Minister of State, Deputy Kelleher, and say directly to the Minister, Deputy Coughlan herself, that this is not what they are saying behind her back in the corridors of this institution.

Ministerial Travel. (17 Jun 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Deputy Kenny should be careful what he says.

Ministerial Travel. (17 Jun 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: On occasions there may be justification for use of these aircraft. What is galling is when the junior partner in Government, in the personage of Deputy John Gormley, who is the leader of the Green Party and who is given to flights of fancy-----

Ministerial Travel. (17 Jun 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: -----indicated that the Green Party Ministers do not use the Government jets. It was a clear, blunt statement in response to a question. The Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Deputy Eamon Ryan, indicated in response to a parliamentary question in March that he had used the Government jet on at least two occasions. I am not questioning his use of it and I have no...

Official Engagements. (17 Jun 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 9: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his participation in the Eastern Partnership summit in Prague; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20716/09]