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Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (26 Feb 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 78: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the constraints that directives from the European Union put on the ability of this State to make changes to the VAT regime, including the State's ability to make changes to the number of VAT bands and the rates which they are set at. [7693/08]

Written Answers — Long-Term Illness Scheme: Long-Term Illness Scheme (26 Feb 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 150: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will place myasthenia gravis on the list of qualifying illnesses under the long term illness scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7608/08]

Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (26 Feb 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 149: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will ensure that a specialist neurologist and specialist nurse on myasthenia gravis is appointed, attached to one of the main teaching hospitals, and providing essential diagnostic and treatment services as well as liaison with primary care services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7607/08]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (26 Feb 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 151: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if funding and other resources will be provided to a group (details supplied) to assist people with this condition and to enhance education and awareness among medical professionals and the general public [7609/08]

Written Answers — General Register Office: General Register Office (26 Feb 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 261: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of marriages for which the General Registers Office has provided clearance over the past three years; and the number of these that involved a non-EU citizen. [8067/08]

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (26 Feb 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 413: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when the naturalisation application will be finalised for a person (details supplied) in County Cavan. [7580/08]

Tourism Industry. (27 Feb 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 1: To ask the Taoiseach the manner in which the numbers of overseas visitors to Ireland are estimated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29233/07]

Tourism Industry. (27 Feb 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I thank the Minister of State for his reply. I have raised this issue on a number of occasions and I require clarification. Are the figures for overseas visitors based solely on the numbers entering this jurisdiction through airports and seaports with no distinction drawn between actual visitors and Irish people returning home? This was the case and if it is still the case, it means the...

Tourism Industry. (27 Feb 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Does the Minister of State agree a far more scientific approach to determining these figures must be found? It is as reasonable to suggest the travel numbers from this island to the neighbouring island may have reduced, that more Irish people go to Europe on holidays and their return from destinations such as France, Spain and Portugal could explain the 15% increase. I do not mean to...

Tourism Industry. (27 Feb 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: With the Ceann Comhairle's indulgence I will conclude with the point that it is important that we have statistical accuracy across the board. That is the correlation I am drawing with the statistics of the Central Statistics Office. I would appreciate the Minister of State's comments on this. Is it possible that our census statistics and report are as inaccurate as the figures he has...

Census of Population. (27 Feb 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 4: To ask the Taoiseach if his attention has been drawn to concerns expressed that the last census does not give an accurate record of the number of immigrants in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29232/07]

Census of Population. (27 Feb 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The reason I brought up this point during Question No. 1 was that I thought the grouping was Questions Nos. 1 to 5. I apologise. I was not pre-empting these questions. Due to the noise during the exit after Leaders' Questions I did not hear the grouping of the questions and I made the assumption that these questions would be lumped together. I thank the Minister for his response but——

Census of Population. (27 Feb 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The Minister of State, Deputy Lenihan, has responsibility for integration.

Census of Population. (27 Feb 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Is he integrating at a rate beyond the awareness of the Minister of State, Deputy Kitt, and his colleagues? We are talking about anything between 100,000 and 140,000 people of Polish origin alone. I wonder if Deputy Lenihan had offered his opinion, how many more hundreds of thousands of people of other nationalities he had secreted in other parts of the jurisdiction. In response to Deputy...

Census of Population. (27 Feb 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Can the Minister of State confirm that? We speak of the undocumented in respect of Irish emigrants to the United States most particularly. Is there any method employed to gauge the numbers of undocumented in this country, particularly when one couples the CSO report on the census in 2006 with the information exposed this morning as very questionable? I refer to the number of visitors coming...

Census of Population. (27 Feb 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: He was talking through his hat.

Legislative Programme. (27 Feb 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 6: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the legislation committee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27529/07]

Legislative Programme. (27 Feb 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I thank the Minister of State for his reply, which referred to meeting on an ongoing basis and ensuring a steady flow of legislation. Does the Minister of State not agree we have had anything but a steady flow of legislation before this House since the general election last May? In fact the contrary is the case. Can the Minister of State tell us, as he has suggested, that the committee...

Legislative Programme. (27 Feb 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Does the Minister of State accept that making the claim that the Government came back after the 29th Dáil with a clean sheet is absolute nonsense? Does he not accept that there is a continuing delay in respect of health legislation? I do not need to list them but the nurses and midwives Bill and the eligibility for health and personal social services Bill are from the last Dáil and have...

Order of Business (27 Feb 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: We are at the 11th hour in respect of the difficulties presenting between the HSE and the Irish Pharmaceutical Union. In previous responses, the Minister for Health and Children indicated that she would consult the Attorney General to find——