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Departmental Staff. (12 Feb 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 2: To ask the Taoiseach the number of staff employed in the Office of the Attorney General in the drafting of legislation; the comparable number for 2002; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35282/07]

Departmental Staff. (12 Feb 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: In order to have a better understanding of the actuality of the Office of the Attorney General's role in the drafting of legislation, will the Taoiseach give a percentage of legislation prepared directly by staff employed in the Attorney General's office? What is the proportion or percentage of legislation contracted out? How is that divided up? Is there a pattern there on an annual basis?...

Departmental Staff. (12 Feb 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I posed a question at the outset regarding the percentage of legislation dealt with in-house in the Office of the Attorney General versus that contracted out. If the Taoiseach is not in a position to give us an informed answer, I accept that. If that information is not immediately available we will understand. However, if the Taoiseach could obtain this information and provide it to us, it...

Written Answers — Job Losses: Job Losses (7 Feb 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 15: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the measures that were taken to avoid the recently announced job losses (details supplied); and the steps being taken to help those being made redundant to find other sources of employment. [4083/08]

Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (7 Feb 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 80: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the status of recommendations made by the Forum on Older People established by the Health Service Executive following the publication of the Leas Cross review in late 2006. [4238/08]

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (7 Feb 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 198: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if there is a moratorium in place on applications for long term residency, which have seen no movement since at least September 2007 at which time his parliamentary question replies indicated that applications from July 2006 were being dealt with, which is still the case according to his current parliamentary question...

Employment Rights. (7 Feb 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 11: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps that were taken to promote employment rights, obligations and entitlements to employers and employees and to workers from overseas in 2007. [4082/08]

Killing of Paul Quinn: Statements (7 Feb 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I begin by extending my continuing sympathy and that of Sinn Féin to the family of Paul Quinn. Their grief at the loss of their loved one was compounded by the horrendous manner in which Paul was done to death. The brutal murder took place in my constituency, in my home county of Monaghan, at Oram last October. It shocked and sickened people in the Border counties and throughout Ireland....

Order of Business (7 Feb 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I welcome the Minister to the chair, with his colleague, the Minister for Defence. I was just thinking of the dream ticket and what the acronym would be — vote C, O'D.

Order of Business (7 Feb 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The family of a 12 year old girl with Rett syndrome and severe curvature of the spine, who has been waiting for a critical operative procedure at Crumlin children's hospital, has had to take to the airwaves to force the HSE to secure a procedure in Britain. I have asked repeatedly why the eligibility for health and personal social services Bill has not been scheduled for publication this...

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (6 Feb 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 276: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of schools currently using prefabs as classrooms; and if she will provide a breakdown of same by county. [4006/08]

Finance Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (6 Feb 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I thank Deputy Kathleen Lynch for sharing time. This is not an innovative Finance Bill by any stretch of the imagination. To my mind, it does not signal that the Minister for Finance is up to the challenge presented by the current economic circumstances. There have been a number of significant worrying developments since the budget was announced at the start of December, some of which I...

Departmental Expenditure. (6 Feb 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 3: To ask the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on the 2008 Estimate for his Department. [35281/07]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (5 Feb 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 276: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a replacement school dentist will be put in place for a school (details supplied) in County Donegal which has been without one since October 2006. [3339/08]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (5 Feb 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 295: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a reply will issue from the Health Service Executive to Parliamentary Question No. 82 of 21 November 2007. [3646/08]

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (5 Feb 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 296: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason for the continuing delay in bringing forward legislation to prohibit the use of sunbeds by persons under 16 years of age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3647/08]

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (5 Feb 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 379: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the arrest in Malaysia of human rights activists, including a person (details supplied), following a protest to mark International Human Rights day; if his attention has been further drawn to reports that Malaysian police have used tear gas and water cannons to break up human rights demonstrations, and...

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (5 Feb 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 424: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to concerns by the Irish Nurses Organisation regarding the green card scheme, which imposes new restrictions on nurses (details supplied); if his attention has further been drawn to ongoing concerns that nurses may be tempted to leave Ireland for countries such as Canada with more nurse...

Written Answers — Child Support: Child Support (5 Feb 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 447: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason for the delay in processing child benefit applications; and the steps he is taking to address same. [3649/08]

Health Services: Motion (5 Feb 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I thank Deputy O'Sullivan for sharing her time. There is something deeply sick and shameful about a society where wealth and luxury are valued to such an extent that exclusive hotels, golf clubs and health resorts can be developed and built in a short time and supported by tax breaks for their wealthy owners, while very ill people have to wait for years in dangerous and disgraceful conditions...