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Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (22 Mar 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 231: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his policy of denying naturalisation to applicants who have availed of social welfare within the past three years will be applied to medical card holders or general practitioner only medical card holders. [11373/06]

Order of Business. (23 Mar 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The Tánaiste will recall that at one time the British Government renamed Long Kesh as The Maze. On another occasion, it renamed Windscale as Sellafield.

Order of Business. (23 Mar 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The most bizarre of them all appears to be the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Harney's, proposal to rename the accident and emergency units as admission lounges, which I noted from the newspapers this week. She is now in the business of introducing admission lounges. I wonder when we will get the opportunity to question the Tánaiste on this. If we submit questions to...

Order of Business. (23 Mar 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: There is.

Care of the Elderly: Statements. (23 Mar 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I wish to share my time with Deputies McGrath and Gormley. I welcome the opportunity to address the issue of care for older people. This issue has come to the fore in the media and public life generally in recent times. The issue always existed. Older people have always needed the care of their families, their communities and the State. Many in the House will recall the dedicated work of the...

Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (23 Mar 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 24: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of occasions on which he or his predecessors have asked the Labour Court to carry out investigations into employment conditions as provided for in section 24 of the Industrial Relations Act 1946 since its enactment; and the details of each such report sought. [11229/06]

Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (23 Mar 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 57: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of inspections which have been carried out by the labour inspectorate in respect of compliance with the provisions of the National Minimum Wage Act 2000 since its enactment; and the number of prosecutions for failure to comply with its provisions during the same period. [11230/06]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (23 Mar 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 100: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the actions her Department is undertaking to promote the prevention and treatment of motor neurone disease; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11501/06]

Dublin-Monaghan Bombings. (28 Mar 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 4: To ask the Taoiseach if he has received the report of Mr. Justice Barron on the Dundalk bombing of 1975; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9270/06]

Dublin-Monaghan Bombings. (28 Mar 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 5: To ask the Taoiseach if he has received the interim report of Mr. Patrick MacEntee on the investigation of the Dublin and Monaghan bombings of May 1974; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9271/06]

Dublin-Monaghan Bombings. (28 Mar 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Is the Taoiseach aware that the former Taoiseach, Liam Cosgrave, wrote to the British Government in May 1975 requesting advice of the names of the suspects responsible for the May 1974 Dublin and Monaghan bombing? Is he aware that Justice for the Forgotten has established that the documentation pertaining to that request is within the British national archives? Has he had such a trawl in his...

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——

Freedom of Information. (28 Mar 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: With respect, why is that so?

Freedom of Information. (28 Mar 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The Taoiseach either shares the concern or he does not. I will ask a different question, although the Ceann Comhairle may rule it out of order. Does the Taoiseach share the concern of Members about the use of the public-private partnership approach to conceal information on public policy and the utilisation of public money?

Freedom of Information. (28 Mar 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: If the Taoiseach does not have a response, I ask him to give some thought to this important issue. He should consult Ulick O'Connor the next time he meets him.

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.