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Centenarian Bounty. (9 May 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 1[i]a[/i]: To ask the Taoiseach the new terms and conditions of the centenarians' bounty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13424/06]

Centenarian Bounty. (9 May 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Does the Taoiseach recall the words, "The centenarians' bounty is not just a practical gesture, it is also a token of regard. It is appropriate therefore that this regard should be extended equally to Irish people wherever they are in the world"? Does the Taoiseach recall making those remarks regarding new proposals for the centenarians' bounty? In the spirit of what he said, will the...

Centenarian Bounty. (9 May 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: And into the future.

Centenarian Bounty. (9 May 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Did that apply heretofore regarding residents of the North of Ireland, or is that only under the new terms and conditions?

Centenarian Bounty. (9 May 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I ask the Taoiseach to note that in my initial response to what he said——

Centenarian Bounty. (9 May 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: It is a question I am asking.

Centenarian Bounty. (9 May 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I indicated a welcome for these changes because I understood the Taoiseach was indicating the inclusion of people who had reached 100 years of age——

Centenarian Bounty. (9 May 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: ——now residing on our shores.

Centenarian Bounty. (9 May 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Will the Taoiseach again clarify the position because there is some confusion? It is not only on the basis of——

Centenarian Bounty. (9 May 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: If it is not the intent of the new conditions to include people now resident here, I ask the Taoiseach that we do so.

Centenarian Bounty. (9 May 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Will the Taoiseach clarify the position? I understand he will do so.

Centenarian Bounty. (9 May 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: They are hardly going to flock here just to collect the cheque.

Northern Ireland Issues. (9 May 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 1: To ask the Taoiseach the action which will be taken arising from the report of the Joint Committee on Justice, Equality, Defence and Women's Rights on the report of the independent commission of inquiry into the murder of Séamus Ludlow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13426/06]

Northern Ireland Issues. (9 May 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I have no doubt the Taoiseach will join me in condemning the brutal sectarian murder in Ballymena of young Michael McIlveen and extending sympathy to his family, condemning all sectarian acts and calling on all political leaders to use whatever influence they have in their respective communities to help to root out this terrible scourge. Did the Taoiseach raise the joint committee's report on...

Leaders' Questions. (9 May 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: There has been much concern and a debate in this House recently about the terrible toll arising from road traffic accidents. Is the Taoiseach aware the number of deaths on our roads is exceeded by the number of deaths from suicide and that we have one of the highest rates of suicide in the world? It is the most common cause of death among young people and in particular among young males...

Leaders' Questions. (9 May 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Will the Taoiseach agree that to take one's own life is an act of sheer desperation and not one of selfishness? Is the Taoiseach aware that a recent report has indicated that somewhere between 40% to 60% of people who suffer from schizophrenia will in the course of their lives attempt to take their own life and that some 10% of people with schizophrenia die by suicide? Will the Taoiseach...

Leaders' Questions. (9 May 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I do not see Deputy Neville nodding his head in assent.

Leaders' Questions. (9 May 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: It is not muddled thinking. I cited what is in the report.

Order of Business. (9 May 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I will pass, a Cheann Comhairle, thank you.

Written Answers — Overseas Missions: Overseas Missions (9 May 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 74: To ask the Minister for Defence if members of the Defence Forces operating in Afghanistan have had involvement with the operators of a detention site at Bagram holding some 500 so-called terror suspects in primitive conditions, indefinitely and without charges. [17161/06]