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Order of Business (16 Oct 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The Ceann Comhairle is out of order——

Order of Business (16 Oct 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: With regard to the proposed arrangements for tomorrow, I find the last point made by Deputy Burton very disturbing. That there is any prospect of the Minister for Finance not being here for the entirety of the scheduled debate on the measures relating to the Credit Institutions (Financial Support) Bill, just recently past, is absolutely unacceptable. The idea that the Minister for Finance...

Order of Business (16 Oct 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Earlier Deputy Kenny made the point that EU nationals of other countries living here who are over 70 and in all age groups will continue to enjoy automatic access to a full medical card.

Order of Business (16 Oct 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: What are we recommending here, that all Irish over 70s should move to other member states where they will equally then be entitled to a full medical card?

Order of Business (16 Oct 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The idea that this is a programme for emigration is particular and specific to those over 70 years of age.

Order of Business (16 Oct 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Maybe we will start by offering Jackie his one-way flight.

Order of Business (16 Oct 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: That is not the case.

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (16 Oct 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 132: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the new catchment areas in and around Wicklow town are forcing some families to drop off their children in two separate locations in order to avail of the bus service, with some children being able to get their bus in Wicklow town while others must be dropped off in Ashford village;...

Freedom of Information. (21 Oct 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 4: To ask the Taoiseach the number of freedom of information requests received by his Department since September 2007 to date in 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32336/08]

Freedom of Information. (21 Oct 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: How many of the recommendations in the Information Commissioner's report of March 2007 have been accepted by the Government? Has it accepted any recommendations to improve the working of the freedom of information process? For example, the Taoiseach spoke about appeals and the cost of same. Has he given consideration to refunding the cost of those appeals against any public body which have...

Freedom of Information. (21 Oct 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Such travel was returned as being international travel in that specific freedom of information request. The Taoiseach should examine that practice. I do not consider travel between here and Belfast to constitute international travel and I do not think the Taoiseach does either.

Freedom of Information. (21 Oct 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I agree fully.

Freedom of Information. (21 Oct 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I am specifically interested in whether fees will be refunded where the appeal is upheld by the Information Commissioner.

Social Partnership Agreements. (21 Oct 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 8: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his participation in discussions to agree a successor to the Towards 2016 agreement since Dáil Éireann rose for its summer 2008 recess; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29528/08]

Social Partnership Agreements. (21 Oct 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Is the Taoiseach aware that Aer Lingus, the former national airline which the Government privatised, has effectively torn up all notions of social partnership by indicating recently that some 1,500 workers will be let go and their work outsourced through agencies? The company proposes to bring in workers at what can only be described as yellow pack pay and conditions. Does the Taoiseach...

Social Partnership Agreements. (21 Oct 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I am seeking information on social partnership. How, in heaven's name, can the Taoiseach stand over the proposal in last week's budget to impose a 1% levy on all workers, having given to the lowest paid workers a miserly 0.5% increase which, under the terms of social partnership, will not kick in for a further 18 months? Given the Taoiseach's experience as Minister for Finance and in other...

Social Partnership Agreements. (21 Oct 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I am asking for an explanation. While the Ceann Comhairle has probably been provided with all the information, it is not available to me. I cannot understand how the Taoiseach and other Ministers, with their collective experience, could have stood over a budget proposition last week which clearly fritters away all semblance of fairness and the meagre elements——

Social Partnership Agreements. (21 Oct 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I am talking about social partnership——

Social Partnership Agreements. (21 Oct 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: ——and the meagre measures in the agreement being frittered away by the measures announced last week during the grandstand performance we witnessed in the House.

Social Partnership Agreements. (21 Oct 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I ask the Taoiseach to explain how this could be the case.