Results 17,561-17,580 of 21,514 for speaker:Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

Cabinet Committees. (6 Nov 2007)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I thank the Taoiseach for his reply. He previously indicated to me that the Cabinet committee on health meets once a month. From the list of six committees the Taoiseach has outlined to us, can I take it that he is a member of the Cabinet committee on health? Does he attend these meetings every month and does the Cabinet committee on health receive reports from the HSE? I appreciate very...

Cabinet Committees. (6 Nov 2007)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I have already acknowledged that.

Cabinet Committees. (6 Nov 2007)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I am mindful that a number of points must be addressed. I seek to establish the breadth of the deliberations of the committee. I have acknowledged that, under Cabinet confidentiality rules, the Taoiseach cannot respond in respect of detail. I take on board what the Ceann Comhairle has stated but I ask the Taoiseach to indicate the breadth of the deliberations of the Cabinet sub-committee...

Cabinet Committees. (6 Nov 2007)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Taking on board what the Ceann Comhairle has stated, I hope the Taoiseach can imaginatively respond to this Deputy's questions. With regard to policy, matters regarding the health services are addressed by the Cabinet sub-committee on health. In addressing policy, does the sub-committee also address contradictions in policy?

Cabinet Committees. (6 Nov 2007)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: What type of democratic system do we have?

Cabinet Committees. (6 Nov 2007)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I do not intend to do so. With respect, I have prefaced my questioning by making it clear that I understand and appreciate that difficulty. However, we do not live in a dictatorship; this is a democracy. I am trying to establish something other than that the committee sits at all and that the Taoiseach is a member of it — big deal. Let us have some light shone on what the committee is...

Cabinet Committees. (6 Nov 2007)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: In light of the large amount of publicity it has received recently, has the Taoiseach attended a screening of Michael Moore's new film "Sicko"? The film throws some light on the health system in the United States. I recommend that the Taoiseach see it because it exposes some of the practices that obtain and the participants involved in the delivery of the so-called health service in the...

Cabinet Committees. (6 Nov 2007)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: He could have done so.

Cabinet Committees. (6 Nov 2007)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: We shall have to agree to differ on that matter.

Task Force on Active Citizenship. (6 Nov 2007)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 3: To ask the Taoiseach the progress to date of the task force on active citizenship; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18793/07]

Written Answers — School Enrolments: School Enrolments (1 Nov 2007)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 141: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the recent decision by the High Court in Belfast to deny access to Derry schools to children whose parents have moved just over the border to County Donegal, resulting in the displacement of these children; if her attention has been further drawn to the fact that similar practices take place in...

Written Answers — Student Support Schemes: Student Support Schemes (1 Nov 2007)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 142: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her Department has had consultation with the Union of Students of Ireland regarding the proposed Student Support Bill; if not, if there is an intention to engage with the USI regarding this piece of legislation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26678/07]

Written Answers — Student Support Schemes: Student Support Schemes (1 Nov 2007)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 143: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if the Student Support Bill has gone to the Attorney General; when it was sent; if it has come back; and if she will make a statement on the reason there has been a delay in publishing this Bill. [26679/07]

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (1 Nov 2007)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 208: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if, further to his comment that Ireland requires no more than two incinerators to deal with waste, which are to be located in Counties Cork and Meath, and in view of An Taoiseach's recent announcement that based on his examination of new technologies, perhaps Ireland will not need eight incinerators, there...

Criminal Law (Human Trafficking) Bill 2007: Second Stage (Resumed) (1 Nov 2007)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Sinn Féin has called for this legislation for several years and we will support it notwithstanding our concerns about its limitations, some of which have been outlined by my colleague, Deputy Ó Snodaigh. In particular, we disagree strongly with the Minister's decision to exclude protection for victims of trafficking from the scope of this Bill. It has become increasingly clear that the...

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (1 Nov 2007)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to address the following matter of urgent national importance, namely, the announcement that 470 jobs are to be lost at Waterford Crystal; the necessity for the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to outline what steps were taken by his Department and other relevant Government agencies to avert these job losses; and the...

Order of Business (1 Nov 2007)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I wish to ask about two Bills under the Department of Education and Science for which the heads have not been agreed by Government. The education Ireland Bill is proposed to establish a body to regulate the provision of education services primarily in the field of language education and the teaching of English to non-English speaking visiting students. The George Mitchell Scholarship Fund...

Written Answers — Social Insurance: Social Insurance (31 Oct 2007)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 81: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the implications for the proposals contained in the Programme for Government to cut PRSI contribution rates of the findings of the recently published 2nd Actuarial Review of the Social Insurance Fund. [25885/07]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (31 Oct 2007)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 92: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he will provide further details regarding the commitment in the Programme for Government to implement significant improvements to the back to school clothing and footwear allowance and the school meals programme. [25886/07]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (31 Oct 2007)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 211: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she has had discussions with the Health Service Executive regarding proposals to reopen the Grove Hospital in Tuam as a health care facility; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26247/07]