Results 4,041-4,060 of 21,514 for speaker:Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

Care of the Elderly. (21 Nov 2007)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Will the Minister of State clarify what is the role of HIQA with regard to private nursing home facilities? Will she assure the House that HIQA has a role in ensuring full inspection and accountability of all State funded places, be they in public or private nursing homes, for senior citizens and other residents of such facilities? The Government is committed to extending the remit of the...

Care of the Elderly. (21 Nov 2007)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The Government is committed to extending the remit of the social services inspectorate. Will the Minister of State indicate whether it will include residential care for older people and what progress, if any, has been made on this?

Food Labelling. (21 Nov 2007)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: What steps do the Minister of State and the Department propose to take with regard to the mislabelling of food products imported to this country and represented to the consumer as Irish in origin when clearly they are not? A substantial amount of meat produce circulating in supermarket chains here is labelled as Irish or EU but does not come from the European market. It is imported into the...

National Cancer Strategy. (21 Nov 2007)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: In her initial response, the Minister referred to moving "some stuff out" and other "stuff" in. Does she agree that this is a wholly inappropriate use of language to describe issues which directly impinge on people's lives? Does she understand that the decisions she takes affect the prospects of survival of people around the country? The Minister is proceeding with the closure of hospital...

National Cancer Strategy. (21 Nov 2007)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: A comprehensive team is in place in Sligo General Hospital.

National Cancer Strategy. (21 Nov 2007)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The issue we must address is in Ireland.

Young People: Motion (Resumed) (21 Nov 2007)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I wonder what the Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Deputy Sargent, would have stated on this motion if he were in Opposition.

Young People: Motion (Resumed) (21 Nov 2007)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I genuinely believe that young people are ill-served by this so-called debate. It is staged by the Government as a time-filler because it has not got its act together and it has no legislation to process today. This is the sum total of the entire matter. We were presented by this generalised motion last Friday and asked to come back by 10.30 a.m. on Monday with any amendments. The motion...

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (21 Nov 2007)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 66: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of applications received under the new community childcare subvention scheme; the means by which these will be assessed; if there will be proper consultation with the community childcare sector; if changes will be made to the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29941/07]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (21 Nov 2007)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 72: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will report on the discussions she has had with the Health Service Executive regarding the crisis in mammography services and the implications for wider cancer care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29940/07]

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (21 Nov 2007)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 152: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the annual figure refunded in each of the past five years for excise duty paid on fuel used in passenger transport services to the public transport services with the names of same and the private transport providers; his intentions in Budget 2008 or by other means, to compensate the passenger transport sectors for the anticipated...

Official Engagements. (27 Nov 2007)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 3: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his ongoing dialogue with churches, faith communities and similar bodies; the purpose of the dialogue; the outcome he anticipates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29231/07]

Official Engagements. (27 Nov 2007)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I join Deputy Kenny in extending congratulations to Cardinal Seán Brady on his elevation at the weekend. On the Taoiseach's dialogue with the various churches and the different faith communities, the issue of education which previous speakers addressed in some depth is a vast and complex area. Can the Taoiseach give us a sense of the time he can devote in terms of these engagements to such...

Official Engagements. (27 Nov 2007)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: A church.

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (27 Nov 2007)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: A Cheann Comhairle——

Order of Business (27 Nov 2007)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Deputy Kenny indicated that the Fine Gael Party and the Labour Party have motions of no confidence in the Minister for Health and Children on today's Order Paper, and so does Sinn Féin. It is important to note that Sinn Féin previously expressed no confidence in this Minister and its shock at her reappointment following the election.

Order of Business (27 Nov 2007)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The proposal to allow a free vote is the only way to give Members an opportunity to participate properly as representatives of their respective constituencies. There are Members of the Taoiseach's party who do not agree with the Government amendment and are of one mind with the selection of no confidence motions put down by each of the three Opposition parties. I have no doubt that there...

Order of Business (27 Nov 2007)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: If the Taoiseach is so confident that Labour Party Members——

Order of Business (27 Nov 2007)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: If the Ceann Comhairle was a member of Sinn Féin, he would know that for me this was brief.

Order of Business (27 Nov 2007)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The Taoiseach needs to test his belief and have confidence in his assertion. I would have every confidence in Labour Party Members and every other Opposition Deputy in circumstances where there was a free vote. I also have confidence in the fact that members of the Taoiseach's party would not support the Minister, Deputy Harney, or her pursuit of health policy if a free vote were applied by...