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Written Answers — Child Support: Child Support (5 Feb 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 447: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason for the delay in processing child benefit applications; and the steps he is taking to address same. [3649/08]

Departmental Expenditure. (6 Feb 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 3: To ask the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on the 2008 Estimate for his Department. [35281/07]

Finance Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (6 Feb 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I thank Deputy Kathleen Lynch for sharing time. This is not an innovative Finance Bill by any stretch of the imagination. To my mind, it does not signal that the Minister for Finance is up to the challenge presented by the current economic circumstances. There have been a number of significant worrying developments since the budget was announced at the start of December, some of which I...

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (6 Feb 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 276: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of schools currently using prefabs as classrooms; and if she will provide a breakdown of same by county. [4006/08]

Order of Business (7 Feb 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I welcome the Minister to the chair, with his colleague, the Minister for Defence. I was just thinking of the dream ticket and what the acronym would be — vote C, O'D.

Order of Business (7 Feb 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The family of a 12 year old girl with Rett syndrome and severe curvature of the spine, who has been waiting for a critical operative procedure at Crumlin children's hospital, has had to take to the airwaves to force the HSE to secure a procedure in Britain. I have asked repeatedly why the eligibility for health and personal social services Bill has not been scheduled for publication this...

Killing of Paul Quinn: Statements (7 Feb 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I begin by extending my continuing sympathy and that of Sinn Féin to the family of Paul Quinn. Their grief at the loss of their loved one was compounded by the horrendous manner in which Paul was done to death. The brutal murder took place in my constituency, in my home county of Monaghan, at Oram last October. It shocked and sickened people in the Border counties and throughout Ireland....

Employment Rights. (7 Feb 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 11: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps that were taken to promote employment rights, obligations and entitlements to employers and employees and to workers from overseas in 2007. [4082/08]

Written Answers — Job Losses: Job Losses (7 Feb 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 15: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the measures that were taken to avoid the recently announced job losses (details supplied); and the steps being taken to help those being made redundant to find other sources of employment. [4083/08]

Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (7 Feb 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 80: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the status of recommendations made by the Forum on Older People established by the Health Service Executive following the publication of the Leas Cross review in late 2006. [4238/08]

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (7 Feb 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 198: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if there is a moratorium in place on applications for long term residency, which have seen no movement since at least September 2007 at which time his parliamentary question replies indicated that applications from July 2006 were being dealt with, which is still the case according to his current parliamentary question...

Departmental Staff. (12 Feb 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 2: To ask the Taoiseach the number of staff employed in the Office of the Attorney General in the drafting of legislation; the comparable number for 2002; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35282/07]

Departmental Staff. (12 Feb 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: In order to have a better understanding of the actuality of the Office of the Attorney General's role in the drafting of legislation, will the Taoiseach give a percentage of legislation prepared directly by staff employed in the Attorney General's office? What is the proportion or percentage of legislation contracted out? How is that divided up? Is there a pattern there on an annual basis?...

Departmental Staff. (12 Feb 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I posed a question at the outset regarding the percentage of legislation dealt with in-house in the Office of the Attorney General versus that contracted out. If the Taoiseach is not in a position to give us an informed answer, I accept that. If that information is not immediately available we will understand. However, if the Taoiseach could obtain this information and provide it to us, it...

Regulatory Reform. (12 Feb 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 5: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the implementation of the OECD regulatory reform report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35286/07]

Special Educational Needs: Motion (12 Feb 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I thank Deputy Ruairí Quinn for sharing time. On behalf of the Sinn Féin Deputies, I fully support this motion on the dire situation in our country for children with autism and their parents. I totally reject the amendment in the name of the Minister for Education and Science, Deputy Mary Hanafin. I regret to state that the Minister's approach, be it personally or that of her Department,...

Special Educational Needs: Motion (12 Feb 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: It is very important to state that this is not a debate between two sets of educationalists about what methods are most appropriate to educate children with autism. There has been an attempt to present this as a pro and anti-ABA argument, but it is not.

Special Educational Needs: Motion (12 Feb 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: This is about ensuring that every child with autism, as of right, has access to the forms of education most appropriate to his or her individual needs. I have had help in my approach to this matter because my wife is a special needs teacher who teaches children with autism. When I make these points, it is from my exposure and personal awareness on a daily basis in a home where this is a...

Written Answers — EU Regulations: EU Regulations (12 Feb 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 151: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the progress the Government has made in implementing the regulations on the European Groupings of Territorial Co-operation. [5225/08]

Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (12 Feb 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 223: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the plans in place to ensure that the additional €1.1 million she announced in December 2007 towards progressing the care costs in sheltered housing will be delivered on in 2008; the way she will ensure that proper and transparent criteria, including prioritisation for voluntary housing associations seeking such funding, are applied...