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Order of Business (22 Oct 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Will there be other legislation?

Active Citizenship. (22 Oct 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 1: To ask the Taoiseach the progress made on implementing the recommendations of the task force on active citizenship; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15233/08]

Written Answers — Anti-Poverty Strategy: Anti-Poverty Strategy (21 Oct 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 163: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs her views on whether the Irish State is on course to eradicate poverty in the coming years. [34849/08]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (21 Oct 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 268: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the colposcopy service is to be retained at Letterkenny General Hospital; the timeframe for the service to be made available to the public; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35580/08]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (21 Oct 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 269: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the catchment area covered by the Dungloe, County Donegal clinic under the school dental inspection scheme; the number of days on which the Dungloe clinic is operational; the waiting list for the service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35581/08]

Written Answers — Swimming Pool Projects: Swimming Pool Projects (21 Oct 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 386: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the status regarding the swimming pool in Stranorlar, County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35582/08]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (21 Oct 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 454: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the processing time for unemployment benefit applications; the reason for these delays; the steps she is taking to address the delays; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36067/08]

Medical Cards: Motion (21 Oct 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: It is frightening to think that a group of men and women sat around a Cabinet table in Government Buildings and approved the decision to re-impose means testing for medical cards for the over 70s. Did they not consider the huge anxiety and anguish this would cause to hundreds of thousands of senior citizens? Did they not consider the injustice of slashing this universal entitlement which...

Freedom of Information. (21 Oct 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 4: To ask the Taoiseach the number of freedom of information requests received by his Department since September 2007 to date in 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32336/08]

Freedom of Information. (21 Oct 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: How many of the recommendations in the Information Commissioner's report of March 2007 have been accepted by the Government? Has it accepted any recommendations to improve the working of the freedom of information process? For example, the Taoiseach spoke about appeals and the cost of same. Has he given consideration to refunding the cost of those appeals against any public body which have...

Freedom of Information. (21 Oct 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Such travel was returned as being international travel in that specific freedom of information request. The Taoiseach should examine that practice. I do not consider travel between here and Belfast to constitute international travel and I do not think the Taoiseach does either.

Freedom of Information. (21 Oct 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I agree fully.

Freedom of Information. (21 Oct 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I am specifically interested in whether fees will be refunded where the appeal is upheld by the Information Commissioner.

Social Partnership Agreements. (21 Oct 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 8: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his participation in discussions to agree a successor to the Towards 2016 agreement since Dáil Éireann rose for its summer 2008 recess; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29528/08]

Social Partnership Agreements. (21 Oct 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Is the Taoiseach aware that Aer Lingus, the former national airline which the Government privatised, has effectively torn up all notions of social partnership by indicating recently that some 1,500 workers will be let go and their work outsourced through agencies? The company proposes to bring in workers at what can only be described as yellow pack pay and conditions. Does the Taoiseach...

Social Partnership Agreements. (21 Oct 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I am seeking information on social partnership. How, in heaven's name, can the Taoiseach stand over the proposal in last week's budget to impose a 1% levy on all workers, having given to the lowest paid workers a miserly 0.5% increase which, under the terms of social partnership, will not kick in for a further 18 months? Given the Taoiseach's experience as Minister for Finance and in other...

Social Partnership Agreements. (21 Oct 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I am asking for an explanation. While the Ceann Comhairle has probably been provided with all the information, it is not available to me. I cannot understand how the Taoiseach and other Ministers, with their collective experience, could have stood over a budget proposition last week which clearly fritters away all semblance of fairness and the meagre elements——

Social Partnership Agreements. (21 Oct 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I am talking about social partnership——

Social Partnership Agreements. (21 Oct 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: ——and the meagre measures in the agreement being frittered away by the measures announced last week during the grandstand performance we witnessed in the House.

Social Partnership Agreements. (21 Oct 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I ask the Taoiseach to explain how this could be the case.