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Order of Business (22 Apr 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: It is not agreed. As for the proposal regarding the ordering of the Social Welfare Bill, I recognise that while not provided for today, it will be guillotined in this House tomorrow. My colleagues in Sinn Féin and I absolutely oppose the Social Welfare Bill being taken in this House at all, given the context of the Bill and the content of what it hopes to achieve. It is monstrous in...

Order of Business (22 Apr 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Is it proposed to bring forward new legislation to meet the Minister for Finance's recent remarks, where he stated that the Government intended to extend the bank guarantee scheme beyond 2010? Does that indicate the Government's intention to revisit the so-called financial services (deposit guarantee scheme) Bill?

Order of Business (22 Apr 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Will new legislation be required to facilitate an extension beyond 2010? Is that the Government's plan? I note from the list of promised legislation as published earlier today that the mental health (amendment) Bill has been put back again from 2009 to 2010. In its absence, will the Government provide an opportunity in the Dáil to properly address the failure to move forward with...

Order of Business (22 Apr 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: It is a critical policy document that has the support of all opinion in this House, particularly given that we were yesterday again advised that there are still 319 people with intellectual disabilities retained in psychiatric institutions across this State.

Order of Business (22 Apr 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: This is entirely inappropriate. If the mental health Bill is not to proceed, what steps will be taken to address this scandal?

Order of Business (22 Apr 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Will legislation be required to facilitate the required intent which has just been confirmed by the Taoiseach?

Cystic Fibrosis: Motion (9 Apr 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Go raibh maith agat. Ar dtús, ba mhaith liom mo bhuíochas a ghabháil le Páirtí an Lucht Oibre as am cainte a thabhairt dom. I thank the Labour Party for the opportunity to participate in this debate. What happened in the Dáil this week raises a fundamental question about ministerial responsibility, health policy and the strategic management of our health service. Within the space of...

Order of Business (9 Apr 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The earlier questions about the national asset management agency, NAMA, and the legislation to facilitate it did not address whether the heads of the Bill have been agreed. One has to presume they are as the body was launched yesterday having been announced in the Supplementary Budget Statement the day before. If so, will the heads of the Bill be circulated to Members? This was a...

Order of Business (9 Apr 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Will the Tánaiste explain why she refused to impart that information and can she indicate how many of the jobs there will be saved as a result of any effort on her part or by the Government?

Order of Business (9 Apr 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Will the Government publish them? Will it share the heads of the Bill?

Order of Business (9 Apr 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: What about S.R. Technics?

Order of Business (9 Apr 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I do not know. That is why I asked the question.

Order of Business (9 Apr 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I know the questions but we are not getting the answers.

Order of Business (9 Apr 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The Tánaiste has refused to impart the information.

Order of Business (9 Apr 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I am telling the Ceann Comhairle that I do not know.

Written Answers — Parliamentary Questions: Parliamentary Questions (8 Apr 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 23: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a reply will issue from the Health Service Executive to Parliamentary Question No. 203 of 3 March 2009. [14865/09]

Written Answers — Local Development Social Inclusion Programme: Local Development Social Inclusion Programme (8 Apr 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 44: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the reason that Meath Partnership has no social inclusion scheme or personnel in place as part of its remit. [14857/09]

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (8 Apr 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 53: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 893 of 24 March 2009, if a decision has been made to pass on in full the European Central Bank interest rate cut of 0.5%, announced on 5 March 2009, to local authority mortgage holders; when he anticipates a decision will be reached in relation to the 0.25% cut announced...

Written Answers — State Examinations: State Examinations (8 Apr 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 72: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if arrangements will be made to allow a person (details supplied) sit their exam in June 2009. [14830/09]

Financial Resolution No. 11: General (Resumed). (8 Apr 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Far from saving the nation this budget is a recipe for worsening recession and deeper depression. The Government of Fianna Fáil and the Green Party has imposed a savage budget that attacks the low and middle income earners, the unemployed and others dependent on social welfare. This budget should have been about job retention and job creation. Instead we have no jobs strategy and an...