Results 19,681-19,700 of 21,514 for speaker:Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

Order of Business. (1 Feb 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I have questions on two Bills. In the last session it was expected the Medical Practitioners Bill, legislation pertaining to the Department of Health and Children, would be published in mid-2006, but according to the most recent legislative programme it is not expected until late 2006.

Order of Business. (1 Feb 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I would like to know the answer. Regardless of whether the matter was raised yesterday or on any other day, I want to know why there is a further delay regarding the legislation. The former legislative programme indicated it was not possible to determine when the revenue Bill would be published. It does not appear on the current legislative programme. Will the Taoiseach please explain that?

National Economic and Social Development Office Bill 2002: Report Stage. (1 Feb 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I add my support to the amendment proposed by Deputy Bruton. It is a welcome amendment which I hope the Government is prepared to accept. It seeks to place within the functions of the NESC the responsibility of presenting to the Houses of the Oireachtas an assessment of the key strategic challenges relating to the economy and the achievement of social justice. It offers an opportunity for...

Official Travel. (1 Feb 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 8: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his visit to India; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1721/06]

Official Travel. (1 Feb 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: In the course of his visit to India, did the Taoiseach have an opportunity to address any of the ongoing tensions between India and Pakistan? Both countries possess nuclear weapons. Did the Taoiseach get a sense that relations between the two countries have improved, particularly given the widely reported measures of goodwill employed by India towards Pakistan in the course of the natural...

Written Answers — Medical Inquiries: Medical Inquiries (31 Jan 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 149: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she has received the report of the investigation into practices at the obstetrics and gynaecology unit at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2986/06]

Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (31 Jan 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 173: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she will report on progress in the negotiations on the new contract for hospital consultants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2985/06]

Written Answers — Alcohol Labelling: Alcohol Labelling (31 Jan 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 268: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she intends to change the law to require that labels be placed on alcoholic beverages warning of the risks of foetal alcohol spectrum disorders; the steps she is taking to prevent FASD; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2846/06]

Written Answers — Foster Care: Foster Care (31 Jan 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 301: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if social worker support for foster parents is available on weekends or after 5.30 p.m. on weekdays and if not, her plans to change this. [2967/06]

Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (31 Jan 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 318: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if, in view of the crisis situation in the national neurosurgery centre at Beaumont Hospital, she will provide for the immediate appointment of the additional neurosurgeons required and for increased co-operation with the health services in the Six Counties in this area of health care. [3222/06]

Written Answers — Freedom of Information: Freedom of Information (31 Jan 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 381: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if requests to his Department for information regarding the use of Shannon Airport by United States military forces have been refused under section 24 of the Freedom of Information Act 1997; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3185/06]

Order of Business. (31 Jan 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Relative to the earlier question put to the Taoiseach, is the Government, in the absence of consultation and impact assessment, prepared even at this late hour to consider any measure to alleviate the feared impact of the implementation of the nitrates regulations as of midnight tonight?

Order of Business. (31 Jan 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Will the Taoiseach answer the question? On No. 69 on the list of promised legislation, publication of the legal costs Bill is expected in 2007. Given the exorbitant rate of legal fees charged by senior barristers, in particular, which is a significant drain on the individual citizen and on the State, will the Government expedite this Bill to regulate costs?

Hospitals Building Programme. (31 Jan 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Is the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children aware that the Minister for Finance is unable to tell us the cost to date of tax relief for developers of private hospitals? In response to a parliamentary question last month he was unable to tell me the names and locations of hospital developments that have benefited. Is the Tánaiste aware that the Minister for Finance, her colleague,...

Hospitals Building Programme. (31 Jan 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Absolutely not.

Official Engagements. (31 Jan 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 13: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his meeting with the President of Cyprus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38769/05]

Official Engagements. (31 Jan 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Will the Taoiseach elaborate on his meeting with the President of Cyprus? Will he report progress on the issue of the illegal occupation and partition of the island of Cyprus by Turkey? Did the Taoiseach offer assistance in the move towards the reunification of that island and the establishment of normal relations between Cyprus and Turkey? On the issue of his many foreign visits and meetings...

Written Answers — National Health Strategy: National Health Strategy (26 Jan 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 53: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the progress made to date on action 76 of Quality and Fairness — a Health System for You; the number of primary care teams and networks in place; the number expected to be in place by the end of 2006; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2718/06]

Written Answers — National Health Strategy: National Health Strategy (26 Jan 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 54: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the progress made to date on action 77 of Quality and Fairness — a Health System for You; the number of general practitioner co-operatives in place compared to the number in January 2004; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2719/06]

Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (26 Jan 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 55: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the estimated cost per year of provision of a single additional acute hospital public beds. [2720/06]