Results 19,261-19,280 of 21,514 for speaker:Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

Order of Business. (26 Apr 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The Government's health strategy published in 2001 set 2002 as the target date for the publication of legislation that would provide for clear statutory provisions on entitlement to health and social services. Yet the last programme of legislation showed the eligibility for health and personal social services Bill scheduled for publication this year.

Order of Business. (26 Apr 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: In the new documents circulated this week, it is now put back again to 2007. This was first highlighted in 2002 and has been deferred for five years. What is the explanation for the further deferment of the eligibility for health and personal social services Bill?

Northern Ireland Issues. (26 Apr 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 7: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his meeting with the British Prime Minister, Mr. Tony Blair, on the margins of the Brussels European Council meeting; the other meetings he has held on the peace process since 24 March 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13425/06]

Northern Ireland Issues. (26 Apr 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 20: To ask the Taoiseach if he will proceed with his proposal for a committee of the House to facilitate the participation of elected representatives from the Six Counties in the Houses of the Oireachtas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15167/06]

Northern Ireland Issues. (26 Apr 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I ask the Taoiseach to note my regret that he has withdrawn his proposal to allow Six Counties MPs to attend here in this institution and this year to participate in meetings of the Dáil, sitting as a committee of the entire House. The Taoiseach should use the opportunity to call on the leaders of the Fine Gael and Labour parties to withdraw their opposition to such a proposition, which...

Northern Ireland Issues. (26 Apr 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: It is no more acceptable here.

Order of Business. (26 Apr 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I have a question as regards this and I ask the Taoiseach for clarification, if he has to consult the Chief Whip. Many of us are surprised to see a self-congratulatory motion being presented in the middle, not only of a crisis, but indeed a Government-declared national emergency. One wonders——

Order of Business. (26 Apr 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I am seeking clarification as regards the spill-on effect of this proposal. Will this curtail the opportunity for other parties in the House to table Private Members' motions addressing the same issue, that is, the crisis in our accident and emergency units? What is the spill-on effect of this Government-tabled motion? Will the Taoiseach please clarify that it does not, in fact, intrude on...

Order of Business. (26 Apr 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: With respect, this is a very important issue.

Order of Business. (26 Apr 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Is the Ceann Comhairle not in a position to clarify the position of the net effect of this Government-tabled proposal as regards the right of Opposition parties to table motions on this matter over the coming months?

Order of Business. (26 Apr 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: There clearly is a reason for concern.

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (25 Apr 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 166: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the criteria which are used to determine whether the availability of a health service in the State is a policy matter and, therefore, her responsibility or an operational matter and, therefore, the responsibility of the Health Service Executive. [14538/06]

Northern Ireland Issues. (25 Apr 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 2: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his meeting with Mr. Raymond McCord regarding the murder of his son Raymond in 1997; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11811/06]

Northern Ireland Issues. (25 Apr 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Is the Taoiseach aware that the persons allegedly responsible for the murder of Raymond McCord in 1997 were members of the UVF and were also agents of the RUC special branch? Is he aware that the same persons are strongly suspected of having been responsible for the attempted bombing of a Sinn Féin office in Monaghan around the same time? That office acts as my constituency office to this...

Commemorative Events. (25 Apr 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 7: To ask the Taoiseach the finalised arrangements for the commemoration of the 90th anniversary of the 1916 Easter Rising; the preparations being made for the centenary of the 1916 Easter Rising; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12980/06]

Commemorative Events. (25 Apr 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Will the Taoiseach confirm that I had communicated to him that the Sinn Féin president and I would be unable to attend the Easter Sunday event because of prior commitments, a reality far removed from speculation in some newspapers that we had somehow absented ourselves? Our party was officially represented by at least two Deputies, two MPs and one MEP, amply indicating our intent to be fully...

Commemorative Events. (25 Apr 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: This is a question. I ask whether the Taoiseach will initiate a Green Paper on Irish unity based on the widest possible consultation and participation before the end of the current Dáil. Will the Taoiseach clarify recent unconfirmed reports that consideration is being given to re-interring the remains of the 1916 leaders from Arbour Hill to Glasnevin cemetery? There has been speculation...

Commemorative Events. (25 Apr 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Does the Taoiseach agree that now that Arbour Hill is fully open and accessible to all and is a fitting place to pay homage to those who gave their lives in 1916, those interred there should remain there?

Commemorative Events. (25 Apr 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I assure the Taoiseach that I did.

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (6 Apr 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 141: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when a substantive reply will issue from the Health Service Executive to Question No. 221 of 16 November 2005. [14091/06]