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Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (23 Oct 2007)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 567: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the processing times for applications for residency based upon marriage to an Irish citizen; if his attention has been drawn to the hardship posed to these families due to the denial of employment rights while these applications are pending; if his attention has further been drawn to reports that some Irish emigrants are...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (23 Oct 2007)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 568: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when the naturalisation application by a person (details supplied) will be processed; and if same can be expedited as the applicant, a spouse of an Irish citizen, reports regular harassment on their visits to their native country including demands for bribes from local immigration officials, which foreign passport holders...

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (23 Oct 2007)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 611: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the works undertaken in an estate (details supplied) in County Louth in the course of the remedial scheme undertaken there; the number of houses affected by the service road realignment works or other such infrastructural works carried out in the course of said scheme; the number of houses that were in local...

Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy. (23 Oct 2007)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I join the Taoiseach and other Dáil colleagues in expressing our sympathy to the wife and family of the late John Wilson. I also extend sympathy on behalf of the Sinn Féin Party in the House to the Taoiseach and the Fianna Fáil Party on the loss of their long-serving colleague. John Wilson's record of service has been reflected by a number of speakers and I will not repeat the various...

Order of Business (23 Oct 2007)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: This is a very vexed issue for me. With respect to the Chief Whip and the Taoiseach I ask them to pay heed to the points I am making. I have endeavoured over a protracted period to ensure access for me and my colleagues in the Sinn Féin Party to committees to be established by this motion. As we speak there is no such facilitation. The confusion, with respect to the Chief Whip, is...

Order of Business (23 Oct 2007)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Coming into the Chamber today I was offered access to one committee and none of my party colleagues is being accommodated at all. This is a travesty of the democratic process. It is fuelled by the confusing information that is issued from the Chief Whip's office and by him, directly, to each of the other party representatives — and we are represented at Whips' meetings. This cannot...

Order of Business (23 Oct 2007)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: No, it is not agreed. I just want to respond to that——-

Order of Business (23 Oct 2007)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I have to say "endeavour to try" is not good enough.

Order of Business (23 Oct 2007)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I hope the Taoiseach will take on board——

Order of Business (23 Oct 2007)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Section C of the Government's list of promised legislation, to be introduced by the Department of Health and Children, mentions eight Bills, the heads of which have not yet been approved by the Government. It has been indicated that the publication of each of the Bills is expected some time in 2008. Can the Taoiseach give a more accurate forecast of when the Bills will be processed? When...

Programmes for Government. (23 Oct 2007)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 5: To ask the Taoiseach the procedures in place in his Department to monitor the implementation of the new programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16867/07]

Benchmarking Awards. (23 Oct 2007)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 2: To ask the Taoiseach the cost to his Department of benchmarking pay awards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18791/07]

Benchmarking Awards. (23 Oct 2007)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: At a recent conference in Kenmare, County Kerry, the Minister for Finance, Deputy Brian Cowen, stated that the benchmarking body, in making comparisons and recommendations for future pay awards, is "likely to give greater weight to the value of the public service pension package". At the same conference, by coincidence, Mr. Fergal O'Brien of the Irish Business and Employers Confederation...

Benchmarking Awards. (23 Oct 2007)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The remarks to which I referred were made at a conference entitled the Dublin economics workshop, which of course was held in County Kerry, which makes eminent sense. The Taoiseach's response, which must be of concern to people in the public service, indicates that the linkage to which I referred exists and will exist into the future. He mentioned the present agreed pensions arrangements...

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (18 Oct 2007)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 151: To ask the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a company (details supplied) has recently ceased providing a service to Malin Head and Manorcunningham village in County Donegal and is expected to scale down its services further to sustain its overall business; the reason that his Department ceased the provision of a subsidy to this company for...

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (18 Oct 2007)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 173: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he will reiterate a previous commitment (details supplied) that the long promised decentralisation of staff from his Department to Buncrana, County Donegal will take place in 2009. [24541/07]

Written Answers — Ferry Services: Ferry Services (18 Oct 2007)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 179: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if an application has been made to his Department by Donegal County Council for a contribution towards the cost of subsidising the Lough Swilly ferry in County Donegal; and his views on assisting with maintaining this important tourist initiative. [24595/07]

Written Answers — Site Acquisitions: Site Acquisitions (18 Oct 2007)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 196: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the status of plans for a new school for Monreagh, Carrigans, County Donegal. [24539/07]

Written Answers — Third Level Fees: Third Level Fees (18 Oct 2007)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 197: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she has engaged in discussions with her Northern counterpart on third level education, Minister for Employment and Learning, Mr. Reg Empey, on the financial burden faced by students from the 26 counties who must pay fees for studying in third level institutions in the Six Counties; and the way she proposes to alleviate that...

Written Answers — Community Pharmacy Services: Community Pharmacy Services (17 Oct 2007)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 95: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the proposed changes in Health Service Executive payment schemes for the supply of medicines; if progress has been made in the discussions between the HSE and the Irish Pharmaceutical Union; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24054/07]