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Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (17 Oct 2007)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 126: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the introduction of the community child care subvention scheme will be suspended pending an urgent review in full consultation with the child care sector in view of the serious concerns regarding the effect of implementation of the scheme in its present form including the prospect of closure of community child care facilities; and...

Written Answers — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (17 Oct 2007)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 339: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of women and girls deported to the Democratic Republic of Congo in the past twelve months; if the extent of gender based violence in the DRC is taken into consideration in deportation proceedings against women and girls; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24142/07]

Health Services. (17 Oct 2007)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: As has been stated, this facility was opened in a blaze of publicity——

Health Services. (17 Oct 2007)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: It certainly was. With all due respect, this is another insult not only to the people of Dundalk and County Louth but also the north east. Clearly, it was a stunt in advance of the general election in which the Minister participated. Had she taken any time to establish if the HSE were going to ensure the human resources would be in place to operate this facility? Is she aware that it took...

Health Services. (17 Oct 2007)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: It is not much use if it is not functioning.

Health Services. (17 Oct 2007)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: It is in Dundalk. The Minister should not get confused.

Cancer Screening Programme. (17 Oct 2007)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Is the Minister aware we are approaching the third anniversary of the publication of the expert group's report in December? She must agree there has been far too little progress made in the subsequent period. The issue of the outsourcing of smear tests has been raised and large numbers of smear tests are being sent abroad for testing. Does the Minister agree such tests should be carried...

Cancer Screening Programme. (17 Oct 2007)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Should they be here at home?

Health Services. (17 Oct 2007)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I indicated that I wanted to ask a question.

Acquired Brain Injury. (17 Oct 2007)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I do not intend to repeat everything that has been said. However, the wife of a person from County Meath who needs to be admitted to the National Rehabilitation Hospital was on "Liveline" on RTE radio yesterday, and today there was another case in County Cavan, in the constituency I share with the Minister of State's colleague, Deputy Brendan Smith, in which a person was seeking admission to...

Acquired Brain Injury. (17 Oct 2007)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The Minister of State should not allow it to happen. This morning there was a Supplementary Estimate for the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources. We are dealing with people's lives. If there is additional money required there should be no penalty for overspend. It is necessary.

Order of Business (17 Oct 2007)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: This Vote has been sought as a Supplementary Estimate by the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources. I am sure he will be able to justify the request on the floor of the House, but Members of the Opposition are at a significant disadvantage in that we do have and have not been provided with the detail of what is being sought and the purpose and intent of same. Inquiries...

Order of Business (17 Oct 2007)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Please God, is the answer to that. The eligibility for health and personal social services Bill is promised to clarify and update the present provisions relating to eligibility for these services. Is the Taoiseach aware that because of the gross mismanagement of our health services by both the Government and the HSE, people are dying unnecessarily——

Order of Business (17 Oct 2007)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: This must be seen in the context of the current failure of the health services to meet the needs of people. Susie Long is but one case. Go ndéanfaidh Dia trócaire ar a h-anam.

Order of Business (17 Oct 2007)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: We have a situation where medical card patients are being threatened with the withdrawal of access to medication under that scheme by pharmacists throughout the country. We have a situation where methadone dependent——

Order of Business (17 Oct 2007)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: There is a whole raft of areas — I will not trundle out the whole bible of them but it is growing by the day. When will the Bill come before the House and is the Government in a position to publish the heads?

Order of Business (17 Oct 2007)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Is the Government in a position to publish the heads of the Bill?

Decentralisation Programme. (17 Oct 2007)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 2: To ask the Taoiseach the way the decentralisation programme affects his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18790/07]

Decentralisation Programme. (17 Oct 2007)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The Taoiseach indicated that 33 staff in his Department had applied to decentralise and that ten have already been redeployed. What percentage of the staff in the Taoiseach's Department do these figures represent? I agree fully with Deputy Bruton that the figures under review do not reflect the intent of the former Minister for Finance, Mr. McCreevy, who indicated that the purpose of this...

Decentralisation Programme. (17 Oct 2007)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The Taoiseach did not respond regarding the figures pertaining to his Department.