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Written Answers — Appointments to State Boards: Appointments to State Boards (25 Feb 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 55: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on whether all public appointments for which he has ministerial responsibility should involve a transparent, open and merit based recruitment process and be subject to prior scrutiny by a panel that is independent of his Department. [7574/09]

Written Answers — Fingerprints Records: Fingerprints Records (25 Feb 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 73: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the reports that the decision to outsource to the United States the transposition of all existing fingerprints on the automated fingerprint identification system may jeopardise the integrity of the chain of evidence in future cases; if he has discussed the matter with the Garda...

Order of Business (25 Feb 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: A day is a long time in politics. Yesterday on the Order of Business I sought to raise the need to address the HSE's signalled €1 billion in cuts in health spending in the current year.

Order of Business (25 Feb 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The Ceann Comhairle threatened me with the door then but he had no such difficulty with Fine Gael and the Labour Party making the point on the Order of Business this morning.

Order of Business (25 Feb 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: We would all appreciate fair play. In the context of the signalled further contraction of funding for the provision of health delivery systems in the State, when is it intended to bring forward the long awaited eligibility for health and personal services Bill? There has been no explanation from the Department or the Taoiseach for its continued deferral.

Ministerial Responsibilities. (25 Feb 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The official job description of the Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach, Deputy Pat Carey, includes the preparation of the weekly brief for the Taoiseach on legislation in preparation. Does the Taoiseach discuss the prioritisation of the Order of Business as presented here day after day and the prioritisation of legislation on a weekly basis with his Chief Whip, Deputy Pat...

Ministerial Responsibilities. (25 Feb 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: ——it refers to individual Deputies.

Ministerial Responsibilities. (25 Feb 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: However, it never shows what is subsumed within a given Department's overall budgetary provision. Does the Taoiseach accept that there is not a realisation of the real cost and that this must be an incentive to address it? We need transparency and the facts in respect of the true cost of Ministers of State. There must be appointments based on specific need and area of prioritisation,...

Ministerial Responsibilities. (25 Feb 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: While I note some of the points made, I reject the idea that my remarks were in any way patronising. What I am trying to instill in the Taoiseach's thought processes is the importance of being open and transparent, and that we fully appreciate the cost of such a large number of Ministers of State.

Ministerial Responsibilities. (25 Feb 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Does the Taoiseach accept that? This is what I have attempted to expose because it is not only about salary situations. Altogether apart from technocracies and so on, this is a whole "Il Duce" approach on the part of the Taoiseach.

Ministerial Responsibilities. (25 Feb 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: When the Taoiseach falls back on such a response, he clearly does not have the answers to the questions I am putting, or he does not wish to go there.

Ministerial Responsibilities. (25 Feb 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: This is my final question. The Taoiseach can bullshit away for all he is worth, but these are valid questions that he is refusing to answer and he is doing so day on day. It is a very comfortable thing for the Taoiseach to keep his people in check, despite all the pressures on them currently. I refer to one final matter which has not been addressed in respect of the efforts within the...

Ministerial Responsibilities. (25 Feb 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: That saving would be immediately written into the saving side of his efforts to better balance the books. The work of committees needs to be scrutinised more carefully than on the basis of savings alone.

Ministerial Responsibilities. (25 Feb 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The Ceann Comhairle has a role in that process also.

Ministerial Responsibilities. (25 Feb 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The Ceann Comhairle does have a role but there are no questions for him today. We must await another occasion.

Dublin-Monaghan Bombings. (25 Feb 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 8: To ask the Taoiseach the further action he has taken on foot of the report of the McEntee commission, the report of the sub-committee of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice, Equality, Defence and Women's Rights on the Dublin and Monaghan bombings and other instances of collusion in the State and the Barron reports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7054/09]

Dublin-Monaghan Bombings. (25 Feb 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Will the Taoiseach accept that the primary reason for continuing to fund Justice for the Forgotten is to allow it to continue to play its role in campaigning and searching for truth and justice in respect of the events that occurred in this city and in Monaghan town on 17 May 1974? Does the Taoiseach accept that it would be wholly and absolutely wrong and unacceptable if the Government were...

Dublin-Monaghan Bombings. (25 Feb 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The acoustics in this Chamber are not always great, so the Taoiseach will forgive me if I misheard him. Did he indicate that he has not had an opportunity to raise the specific decision of the Houses of the Oireachtas on the Dublin and Monaghan bombings, and the series of reports on the bombings, with the British Prime Minister? If I understand correctly that these matters have not been...

Dublin-Monaghan Bombings. (25 Feb 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: It has been going on for 35 years.

Dublin-Monaghan Bombings. (25 Feb 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Will the Government continue to support Justice for the Forgotten?