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Order of Business (26 Apr 2007)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Make no mistake about it——

Order of Business (26 Apr 2007)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: That is a bit disingenuous, with all respect. The reality is what this motion is preparing for with regard to Report and Final Stages, which are coming immediately afterwards. This motion is integral to what is intended and the introduction of the amendments I have already spoken of shows that the whole nature of this Bill has changed. This is a facilitation of that process and it is...

Order of Business (26 Apr 2007)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: It was indicated last autumn that the adoption (Hague Convention, adoption authority) Bill would be published during the spring session. I am not sure whether the spring session has concluded or is still ongoing. The current programme of promised legislation states that the Bill will be published in 2007. The publication of this important Bill, which relates to a matter that needs to be...

Order of Business (26 Apr 2007)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Does the Minister think so?

Risk Equalisation (Amendment) Scheme 2007: Motion (26 Apr 2007)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I propose to share time with Deputy Joe Higgins.

Risk Equalisation (Amendment) Scheme 2007: Motion (26 Apr 2007)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: As I said this morning, the passage of this motion will have far-reaching implications for health funding in the State and the health insurance of hundreds of thousands of people. The 25 minutes provided for this debate represents an outrageous insult to this House and to the people. The Government is presiding over a shambles in our health services. Its fundamentally flawed policies and...

Risk Equalisation (Amendment) Scheme 2007: Motion (26 Apr 2007)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: What about developing the health service and never mind the market?

Order of Business (26 Apr 2007)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The passage of the proposed motion will have far-reaching implications for health funding in the State and for the many people who contribute to personal health insurance, be it through the VHI or any of its competitors. This amounts to a complete farce and represents an insult to the Dáil and to the people who elected us. The provision of 25 minutes to address a matter of such import is...

Electoral (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2007: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Apr 2007)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Sinn Féin broadly welcomes this Bill that, if passed, would allow a general election to be held on a weekend day rather than on a Thursday. I would also point out at the outset that we would have preferred for this Bill to have gone further and allow for elections to be held either on a Saturday or over two days as is the case in many of the continental elections. Our European counterparts...

Electoral (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2007: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Apr 2007)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: There is no misconception about it.

Electoral (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2007: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Apr 2007)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: My time is being taken up, the Minister of State should allow me to finish.

Electoral (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2007: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Apr 2007)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Maybe the Minister of State will make the point in his summation instead of using up my time.

Electoral (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2007: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Apr 2007)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I would like to ask, with the co-operation of the Leas-Cheann Comhairle, if the Minister of State or, preferably, someone who knows why, such as the Taoiseach, would explain to us in detail why what was good enough five years ago is not good enough today. That is the critical point and the statistical information exists to support the arguments made by the Opposition. The CSO survey on...

Order of Business (25 Apr 2007)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: It is not agreed. Last evening, the Criminal Justice Bill went through its final passage with whole sections of it not addressed. The Offences against the State Act is an important issue which comes up annually. We all know that it was signalled clearly in the Good Friday Agreement, and during its subsequent endorsement, that all oppressive legislation affecting North and South of this...

Order of Business (25 Apr 2007)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: ——when the opportunity is afforded to us today.

Order of Business (25 Apr 2007)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Again, I must oppose the imposition of a guillotine. I agree with the arguments presented by Deputy Stagg. It is unacceptable that this practice of guillotining continues. It always applies to the run-up to a recess or the dissolution of the Dáil. It is time to have a proper debate on the measures contained in this important Bill. It should be left open to the House to fully debate it.

Inter-faith Dialogue. (25 Apr 2007)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 3: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the commencement of structured dialogue with churches and other faith communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9647/07]

Inter-faith Dialogue. (25 Apr 2007)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: In the Taoiseach's dialogue with churches and communities of other faiths, has the issue of the role of the churches in education been addressed? Does he expect it will be a feature of dialogue in the future? The Good Friday Agreement makes reference to the proposed establishment of a consultative all-Ireland forum representative of civil society. Does the Taoiseach expect that...

Inter-faith Dialogue. (25 Apr 2007)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: What about the Good Friday Agreement?

Written Answers — Drug Abuse: Drug Abuse (24 Apr 2007)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 73: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the steps he has taken in the past four years to address the major challenges faced by the families of drug abusers who are incapable of rearing their own children, including steps to inform the grandparents or other relatives who are caring for such children of their rights and entitlements in this regard and the...