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Order of Business (13 Mar 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Clearly, we are in very good hands with the three amigos on the Government Front Bench, the Ministers for Arts, Sport and Tourism; Defence; and Communications, Energy and Natural Resources. I welcome the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism back to the House. Clearly, he is in much improved health and I extend best wishes to him for the future.

Order of Business (13 Mar 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Ag beagnach deireadh Seachtain na Gaeilge, ba mhaith liom ceist a chur faoin teanga. We are almost at the end of Seachtain na Gaeilge. In the course of this week why did we not facilitate, as happened previously, a specific debate on the Irish language? Will that be facilitated on the resumption of the Dáil post Easter? I appeal to members of goodwill within the Government parties to...

Order of Business (13 Mar 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Will such a debate be facilitated post the resumption? Surely we can——

Order of Business (13 Mar 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: It will be facilitated. Tá sin i bhfad níos fearr.

Social Partnership. (2 Apr 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 2: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the National Economic and Social Council and the National Economic and Social Forum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4979/08]

Social Partnership. (2 Apr 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 6: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the outcome of the meeting of the parties to the Towards 2016 agreement on 15 February 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7913/08]

Social Partnership. (2 Apr 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I ask the Ceann Comhairle to allow me, as the leader of the smaller of the three Opposition parties in the House who did not have an opportunity to do so during Leaders' Questions, to take the opportunity to offer the Taoiseach good wishes for the remainder of his term as Taoiseach and for whatever time lies before him in public service. I commend him on all the good he has done over the...

Social Partnership. (2 Apr 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: There is no chance the Taoiseach is taking the good Deputy Harney with him. I will dream on. One never knows. Today was a surprise and perhaps another one will present itself. The Taoiseach will recall that one of the most important reports presented by the National Economic and Social Forum, NESF, in recent years focused on the care of older people. With regard to questions I asked the...

Social Partnership. (2 Apr 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The Taoiseach made no reference in his response to my question on the current position of the fair deal debacle. This important matter needs to be addressed in the context of all of this and perhaps the Taoiseach will address it. As regards low paid workers and the 0.5% additional increase, will the Taoiseach accept that it is imperative that low pay is a singular issue for discussion in...

Social Partnership. (2 Apr 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I will conclude with the following question. What action does the Government intend to take in respect of the HSE's job cuts and the whole debacle that took place last year and is still ongoing? Some 30,000 health care workers are currently balloting for industrial action as a consequence of the HSE's obstinacy and attitude towards its employees. This is aside from how it has stood over...

Social Partnership. (2 Apr 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: What about the HSE?

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (2 Apr 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil to discuss the following matter of national importance requiring urgent consideration, namely, the continuing crisis in our health care system, as highlighted by the thousands of people who marched calling for a decent health system in Dublin last Saturday; the dysfunction in cancer services and HSE mismanagement, as identified in the report on the case of...

Order of Business (2 Apr 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I seek clarification of the Taoiseach's response to Deputy Kenny regarding the health (long-term residential care services) Bill. It was indicated in the spring programme that this Bill would be published during the last session, but we are now told it will be published during the summer session. As the Taoiseach has said on many occasions, the parliamentary session runs until the first day...

Order of Business (2 Apr 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: What is the Taoiseach's response to the prospect of further deepening the gambling crisis that exists in this country by means of the speculated introduction of legislation by the Minister?

Order of Business (2 Apr 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: That is hardly an assurance.

Nursing Home Subventions (2 Apr 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Today I tried to extract information from the Taoiseach on the status of the fair deal scheme. He ends his time as Taoiseach as he began by keeping his cards close to his chest. I could only get an indication — I could not call it a commitment — that the health (long-term residential care services) Bill would be published in this term. Nothing was said to address the concern and...

Nursing Home Subventions (2 Apr 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Where is the €110 million? The Minister of State did not answer that question.

Written Answers — Social Insurance: Social Insurance (2 Apr 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 114: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if the Government will proceed with its programme for Government promise to cut levels of PRSI. [12090/08]

Written Answers — Social Insurance: Social Insurance (2 Apr 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 143: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs where he proposes to get the funds to pay rising unemployment costs if the social insurance fund can not meet the amount. [12091/08]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (2 Apr 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 180: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if, in repaying tax to PAYE taxpayers the Revenue Commissioners provide only for such payments to be made into bank accounts, requiring persons who do not hold bank accounts to open them for the sole purpose of receiving the repayment; if repayments can be made in other forms not requiring bank accounts; and if he will make a...