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Written Answers — Alcohol Policy: Alcohol Policy (28 Mar 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 161: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her plans to set up an office of alcohol control or to take other measures to deal with the consequences of below-cost selling of alcohol since the repeal of the groceries order. [11694/06]

Written Answers — Alcohol Policy: Alcohol Policy (28 Mar 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 162: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the reason that assessment of the need for general warnings on alcoholic beverages has been given to the working group on alcohol as opposed to the strategic task force on alcohol. [11695/06]

Written Answers — Alcohol Policy: Alcohol Policy (28 Mar 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 167: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the reason that assessment of the need for pregnancy specific warnings on alcoholic beverages is being left to the working group on alcohol, whose membership includes no experts on foetal alcohol spectrum disorders. [11700/06]

Written Answers — Alcohol Policy: Alcohol Policy (28 Mar 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 163: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to studies (details supplied), which report that more than 80% of pregnant women here drink alcohol; the implications this statistic has for the incidence of foetal alcohol spectrum disorders, given that foetal alcohol spectrum disorders occur in 1% of all live births in the US, which has...

Written Answers — Alcohol Policy: Alcohol Policy (28 Mar 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 164: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her views on whether it is long past time that the Department of Health and Children dealt with the issue of alcohol and pregnancy and the resulting foetal alcohol spectrum disorders; and if she will establish a dedicated working group to address the issue. [11697/06]

Written Answers — Alcohol Policy: Alcohol Policy (28 Mar 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 165: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the rate over the past ten years of foetal alcohol syndrome with confirmed maternal alcohol consumption; with unconfirmed maternal alcohol consumption; with partial foetal alcohol syndrome; alcohol-related neurodevelopmental disorders and alcohol-related birth defects. [11698/06]

Written Answers — Alcohol Policy: Alcohol Policy (28 Mar 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 166: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the amount of avoidable damage to children as a result of pre-natal exposure to alcohol, which would represent an acceptable figure for the Department of Health and Children. [11699/06]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (28 Mar 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 175: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the breakdown of the usage made of the sums referred to in DOHC 09/09/03 — CS/10210, which states that Meath would receive €170,000 to provide for the therapeutic needs of five specific families and all families with multiple children with ASD would receive a sum of €60,000 until the end of the year; the basis on...

Written Answers — Accident and Emergency Services: Accident and Emergency Services (28 Mar 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 187: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the membership of the task force she is assembling to address the accident and emergency crisis; and in particular, who is or are the patient representative(s) on the task force. [11964/06]

Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (28 Mar 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 233: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the additional measures he will undertake to protect coarse fish stocks in rivers and lakes here which are under threat from illegal fishing; if he will encourage a catch and release ethos, strengthen legislation and regulation, as required, and improve enforcement; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (28 Mar 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 461: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason her Department has so far refused the necessary funding to provide appropriate educational support for all 16 children currently attending a school (details supplied) in County Wicklow; if she intends making up the funding shortfall; if so, how soon; her Department's plans for the development of this applied behavioural...

Written Answers — Remedial Works Scheme: Remedial Works Scheme (28 Mar 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 539: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the details of the Mullaghmatt remedial scheme in Monaghan town; the works already undertaken by house number; the works currently in train; the detail and timeframe for all works planned; the reason cost applies to those former tenancies who have made a personal investment in the scheme; the prospect of said...

Order of Business. (28 Mar 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: One must welcome what amounts to a tacit acceptance on the part of Government that the methodology or approach of the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform is anti-democratic and unacceptable in terms of legislation. This is not the first example of the approach he has employed, which has resulted in more than 200 amendments across substantive legislation that has only 38 sections. A...

Order of Business. (28 Mar 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I welcome that No. 4 has been included as it is. Occasionally we can offer kudos.

Order of Business. (28 Mar 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Given the incredible situation revealed by the Irish Haemophilia Society that the Government has not only prevaricated but has as good as refused to pursue the pharmaceutical companies which provided infected blood products——

Order of Business. (28 Mar 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I do indeed. Given that the Government has refused to pursue the pharmaceutical companies that provided infected blood products to people in need in this jurisdiction, including many who have died, when will the hepatitis C and HIV compensation tribunal amendment Bill come before the Dáil in order that we can properly address this most vexatious matter in this Chamber?

Dublin-Monaghan Bombings. (28 Mar 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: In regard to the most recent Barron report that the Taoiseach received last month, when does he intend to bring it forward to the relevant committee for its attention? In respect of the correspondence to which I referred earlier, I asked the Taoiseach was he aware of that correspondence which issued in May 1975, a year following the 17 May 1974 atrocities. He did not answer on that. The...

Dublin-Monaghan Bombings. (28 Mar 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Therefore, something may be in the archive that has not been published. Is that the case? Will the Taoiseach say whether the documents to which I already referred, which were initiated and issued by a former Taoiseach and in respect of which, I understand, responses were received, are in his Department? I must ask that question because if all those documents are not published how can the...

Freedom of Information. (28 Mar 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 9: To ask the Taoiseach the number of officials within his Department responsible for dealing with freedom of information requests; the separate responsibilities of each in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10568/06]

Freedom of Information. (28 Mar 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Does the Taoiseach share the concern of many in this House about the report of the Information Commissioner on the working of the Freedom of Information Act, in particular, the continued exclusion of critical areas——