Results 17,161-17,180 of 21,514 for speaker:Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

Dáil Reform. (26 Feb 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Can the Ceann Comhairle show me the Standing Order that excludes parties with fewer than seven Members from an informal engagement, as the Chief Whip described it? Is the Ceann Comhairle suggesting that there is a precedent or a Standing Order that precludes engagement with a party of fewer than seven? I would guess that there is a precedent for engagement with parties of fewer than seven...

Dáil Reform. (26 Feb 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: He should have been involved from the outset.

Pharmacy Regulations. (21 Feb 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I have sought this debate because the Health Service Executive, on the direction of the Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Harney, intends to proceed with the unilateral imposition of new scales of payment for community pharmacists from 1 March next. This will pour petrol on the flames of the prolonged dispute between the HSE and the Irish Pharmaceutical Union. Tens of thousands of...

Immigration, Residence and Protection Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I am pleased to have the opportunity to address the Immigration, Residence and Protection Bill. The one point on which everyone in this House can agree is the necessity for a comprehensive reform of Ireland's outdated and inadequate asylum and immigration legislation. An opportunity had presented itself at last to address the shortcomings and failures of the current system and to develop...

Order of Business (21 Feb 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: This week the department of child and adolescent psychiatry in the Health Service Executive north-east area wrote to all general practitioners covering the Cavan-Monaghan area, my constituency, advising that they will accept only urgent or emergency referrals as of Monday of this week. This is not pending but is in effect. We have all lauded the Government's position on A Vision for Change...

Order of Business (21 Feb 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I am bringing it to the point where it will be. This morning we were briefed on eating disorders. There are many issues that seriously affect young people and adolescents. Will the Tánaiste indicate that the Government will increase its support for the mental health services to put money into the delivery on the commitments made——

Order of Business (21 Feb 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: ----and the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill which is on the Government's table of promised legislation? Will he indicate the minor amendments this represents in terms of the Mental Health Act and when it will be brought forward? These are major and serious concerns.

Order of Business (21 Feb 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The services have been suspended as of Monday for adolescents and children.

Order of Business (21 Feb 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The Tánaiste should address this issue please.

Order of Business (21 Feb 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Will the Tánaiste not address this issue? He cannot kick it to touch.

Written Answers — Physical Education Facilities: Physical Education Facilities (20 Feb 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 106: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the steps she is taking to address the lack of sports facilities in schools, particularly primary schools. [6771/08]

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (20 Feb 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 130: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if, in view of under funding of schools, she will reinstate the summer works scheme to ensure that schools can afford to pay for vital repair and maintenance. [6770/08]

Written Answers — Primary Care Strategy: Primary Care Strategy (20 Feb 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 187: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason only 87 primary care teams were established by the end of 2007 despite the fact that the Health Service Executive's original target was 200. [6923/08]

Written Answers — Primary Care Strategy: Primary Care Strategy (20 Feb 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 188: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the impact the recent freeze on recruitment has had on her commitment to increasing primary care capacity. [6924/08]

Written Answers — Primary Care Strategy: Primary Care Strategy (20 Feb 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 189: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if all existing primary care teams are fully staffed. [6925/08]

Written Answers — Primary Care Strategy: Primary Care Strategy (20 Feb 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 190: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if ongoing and in-depth public consultations with the relevant local communities were held in each area before the roll-out of the primary care teams; if opportunities for the participation of communities in the planning and development stages were created in accordance with commitments given under Action 19 of the Primary Care...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (20 Feb 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 191: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason that the findings of the Health Service Executive working group on cystic fibrosis have not been published. [6927/08]

Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (20 Feb 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 192: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the critical situation in St. Brigid's Psychiatric Hospital, Ballinasloe which is operating on a skeleton staff as a result of Health Service Executive cutbacks; if she will intervene immediately to address the unacceptable level of staffing, especially in the psychiatric intensive care unit and the...

Agency Workers: Motion (Resumed) (20 Feb 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I am sharing time with Deputy Gilmore, with the permission of the House. On behalf of Sinn Féin I want to thank everyone who has participated in this debate, particularly those who have spoken in support of the motion, who will vote for it here this evening. This is an historic motion and debate, as it is the first such jointly tabled by the Labour Party and Sinn Féin in the Oireachtas....

Order of Business (20 Feb 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Will the Taoiseach confirm that the Minister for Health and Children is next due to take questions in the House on 5 March and that four Ministers of State are preparing to meet her in delegation to address the crisis in community pharmacy? Will he ask the Chief Whip to reschedule the ministerial order for questions in order that the Minister for Health and Children can come before the House...