Results 3,081-3,100 of 21,514 for speaker:Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (21 Nov 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 259: To ask the Minister for Finance the annual cost of increasing the maximum mortgage interest relief available for first-time buyers on or below the average industrial wage from €800 to €1,200 per annum for single people and from €1,600 to €2,400 per annum for widowed and married people. [38937/06]

Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (21 Nov 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 313: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the extent of compliance now and the steps underway to implement the recommendations of the Inspector of Mental Hospitals regarding current facilities at Cavan General Hospital and St. Davnet's Hospital, Monaghan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38949/06]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (21 Nov 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 454: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the cost of creating a new back to school allowance (details supplied) payable to families on social welfare payments and households in receipt of family income supplement at a rate €300 for primary school children and €475 for children over 12 years of age. [38694/06]

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (21 Nov 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 468: To ask the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Bus Éireann services to the town of Carrickmacross on the Dublin Letterkenny Derry routes have been cut back from nine stops each way per day to two and that as a consequence some passengers have been forced to disembark on the busy N2 Carrickmacross by-pass; if he will intervene to return these...

Northern Ireland Issues. (22 Nov 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 12: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his participation in the talks at St. Andrews in Scotland and subsequent negotiations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34469/06]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (22 Nov 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 65: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will terminate tax breaks for the construction of private hospitals. [39113/06]

Written Answers — Fiscal Policy: Fiscal Policy (22 Nov 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 119: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the Central Bank's stability report 2006 published on 8 November 2006. [39112/06]

Order of Business (23 Nov 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I will ask questions on two items of promised legislation. No. 65 is the enforcement of fines Bill, to end the inappropriate and arguably unjust practice of imprisoning people for non-payment of fines. Has the Government approved the heads of that Bill and when will it be published? The second issue is No. 71, a Bill to provide powers to the Director of Public Prosecutions regarding...

Order of Business (23 Nov 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Yes. In both cases I asked whether the heads of the Bills had been agreed.

Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Second Stage (23 Nov 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Ba mhaith liom a rá that I welcome this Bill as a further necessary reform of legislation regarding the care of children and the rights and responsibilities of foster parents and of relatives caring for children. Much attention has recently been paid to the need to vindicate further the rights of children. It is a pity that this arose in the somewhat confusing way occasioned by the...

Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Second Stage (23 Nov 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I know but I hope the Aire Stáit will clarify this for us. Much of the work regarding placing children's rights in the Constitution has already been done. The All-Party Committee on the Constitution in 2004 and 2005 reviewed several related articles and submissions were made on children's rights, including proposed wordings from Sinn Féin and others. The Government majority on the...

Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Second Stage (23 Nov 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I understood that the amendment on this point was not accepted in the Seanad.

Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Second Stage (23 Nov 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I welcome that, if that is the case.

Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Second Stage (23 Nov 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: There may have been another amendment on one of the key points, the length of time. While I welcome the Aire Stáit's clarification, I recommend that he reconsider the length of time. Five years is a long time, one third of a child's growth years from infancy to young adulthood at 18 years, and may be too long in this context. The case of grandparents who look after their grandchildren has...

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (23 Nov 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 71: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the representations he has made to the Government of Israel on the administrative detention, effectively internment without trial, of up to 950 people, mainly Palestinians, by that Government. [39466/06]

Freedom of Information. (28 Nov 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 3: To ask the Taoiseach the number of freedom of information requests received by his Department during October 2006 and the comparable number for October 2004; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36320/06]

Freedom of Information. (28 Nov 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Has the Department of the Taoiseach taken note of the Information Commissioner's recent decision in the case of a woman job applicant to the former Southern Health Board? A previous employer was asked for a reference——

Freedom of Information. (28 Nov 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: If I am allowed to finish, I will demonstrate that it is directly applicable.

Freedom of Information. (28 Nov 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Has the Taoiseach taken note of the Information Commissioner's decision in the case I mentioned, in which an adverse or negative reference was made by the former employer? Have any such cases been experienced by the Department of the Taoiseach, in one or more such instances? Can the Taoiseach tell the House whether the Department independently seeks references from previous employers?...

Freedom of Information. (28 Nov 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Yes.