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Finance Bill 2006: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (7 Mar 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I concur with the arguments and sentiments of the last speaker and I support amendment No. 10 which seeks, in a modest way, to provide those on the lowest income scale with some credit for their efforts to provide for pension needs in later life. The review of tax reliefs has revealed how the wealthy have used pension reliefs to avoid tax on a massive scale. One notorious case concerns...

Finance Bill 2006: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (7 Mar 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The Minister seeks to apply a broad brush stroke across the Opposition benches. I can speak only on behalf of my party, which I am proud to represent. The position I have argued consistently on the national pension fund is not as the Minister describes "to raid" it, but on the contrary to use it as a resource in the interests of the wider economy.

Finance Bill 2006: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (7 Mar 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The arrangement for the provision of education is one example of how the Government squanders money on PPP arrangements.

Finance Bill 2006: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (7 Mar 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: We would pay less in guaranteed return to the national pension fund and save the hard-pressed taxpayers their tax euro.

Finance Bill 2006: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (7 Mar 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The Minister is not prepared to accept that reality because the Government was beholden to private sector interests.

Finance Bill 2006: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (7 Mar 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I will facilitate the moving on of this debate as little more than 30 minutes remain on Report and Final Stages. I support the amendment.

Finance Bill 2006: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (7 Mar 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Both amendments are reasonable and I hope the Minister will accept them in these closing minutes of the Report and Final Stages of this Bill. I will speak specifically to amendment No. 16. Some private landlords are in receipt of what can only be seen as a bounty through the supports from the rent allowance scheme. While they are enjoying these supports provided through public moneys, and...

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (7 Mar 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 137: To ask the Minister for Transport his proposals or the initiatives he proposes to take in the area in view of the unacceptably high road deaths on the Inishowen peninsula, County Donegal. [9165/06]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (7 Mar 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 151: To ask the Minister for Transport his proposals to overcome the shortfall in the fund in view of the ongoing uncertainty regarding the pension scheme for Aer Lingus workers. [9166/06]

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (7 Mar 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 185: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the reason that parliamentary questions to her Department seeking her views on children's issues are regularly transferred to other Departments (details supplied); if she accepts that, as Minister for children, she has a responsibility to share her views on these matters and not to pass the buck to other Departments; her...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (7 Mar 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 189: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if there are arrangements in place for the sharing of respite facilities for children and young adults on an all Ireland basis; if such arrangements do not exist, if they will be initiated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8932/06]

Written Answers — Parliamentary Questions: Parliamentary Questions (7 Mar 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 229: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when a reply will issue from the Health Service Executive to Parliamentary Question No. 301 of 31 January 2006. [9130/06]

Written Answers — Parliamentary Questions: Parliamentary Questions (7 Mar 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 230: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when a reply will issue from the Health Service Executive to Parliamentary Question No. 318 of 31 January 2006. [9131/06]

Census of Population. (8 Mar 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Could the Minister of State tell me when a census will next be held in the Six Counties? Is one scheduled to run close to our own proposed for the coming month? I ask because it is important to marry the various statistical information which can be provided by the censuses in order to provide a national and island-wide view of the profile of the nation. In respect of the electoral register,...

Census of Population. (8 Mar 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: In taking on board the points already expressed, it is critical that the Minister of State and the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government reflect the importance of ensuring the name of every entitled citizen is included on the electoral register and that every entitled citizen is able to exercise his or her right to vote. I agree with earlier speakers that this is an...

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31. (8 Mar 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to debate the following urgent matter: the abject failure of the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children's so-called ten point plan for accident and emergency services given the record number of 455 people on trolleys in accident and emergency units in hospitals yesterday; and the need for the Government to fulfil its...

Order of Business. (8 Mar 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I concur with the earlier contributors. Given the backdrop to this — we are talking about air navigation — in terms of the Government's current consideration in regard to the future of Aer Lingus, it is important that all the issues that need to be addressed are dealt with in open debate and that all the matters that impinge on air navigation in this country are reflected upon.

Order of Business. (8 Mar 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Two pharmacy Bills are on the legislative programme, each of which carry the tag, "publication expected 2006". Will the Tánaiste advise when these Bills will be brought forward and if they will allow for registration of pharmacists trained outside the EEA, Australia and New Zealand? In acknowledgement of the day we celebrate today — International Women's Day — I am sure the Tánaiste is...

Order of Business. (8 Mar 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I have an appropriate question for the Tánaiste if you will allow me to finish the sentence. Cancer screening programmes must be rolled out across the country providing access for all women within the appropriate age groups. Must women have to wait for the eligibility——

Order of Business. (8 Mar 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: With respect, a Cheann Comhairle, you cannot second guess everything we are going to say.