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Order of Business (4 Nov 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Is it not a matter for the IPU, etc., as well as the IMO?

Order of Business (4 Nov 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The Deputy got it in one.

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (4 Nov 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 110: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will reverse the decision to defer the implementation of the Education for People with Special Educational Needs Act 2004. [38212/08]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (4 Nov 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 220: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the breakdown of the allocation of €15 million in budget 2009 for cancer services, including development of centres of excellence and cancer screening; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37936/08]

Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (4 Nov 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 221: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the time frame she envisages for the proposed merger of the National Cancer Screening Service with the Health Service Executive; the measures that will be taken to ensure that such a merger does not lead to bureaucratic delays in the progress of the work of cancer screening; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37937/08]

Official Engagements. (5 Nov 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 8: To ask the Taoiseach when he will visit the United States next; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34856/08]

Official Engagements. (5 Nov 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I join with other voices in the House in welcoming the election of Barack Obama as the first African-American President-designate of the United States. It is an historic victory that is an enormously important step for the people of the United States. Does the Taoiseach agree the President-elect will have widespread support across the globe for his signalled policy of phased withdrawal of US...

Official Engagements. (5 Nov 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I have two very brief points. Will the Taoiseach not accept that significant concerns remain, on the part of the Irish people, regarding the use of Shannon airport——

Official Engagements. (5 Nov 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: ——by not only US military, but indeed so-called non-military flights as regards their real purpose in using that facility and others in different jurisdictions? Will he not agree that the question of extraordinary rendition has not been substantively addressed and the virtual innocent acceptance of the assurances from the Bush Administration in no way addresses the concerns of the Irish...

Order of Business (5 Nov 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: In the same vein, we must recognise that health services in the north east have been starved of necessary resources and have been penalised for not being able to operate within restricted budgets.

Order of Business (5 Nov 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I am indicating why I believe the Minister should, as Deputy Gilmore says, come before the House. The points that I am making are relevant to the situation that currently obtains, of which the evidence set out yesterday in the review of the X-rays and scans carried out in Drogheda and Navan is but the most recent example. Consultants, doctors, nurses and support staff are placed in...

Order of Business (5 Nov 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I am indicating my support for Deputy Gilmore's request.

Order of Business (5 Nov 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The Minister is not being brought before the House to debate this point.

Order of Business (5 Nov 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I refer to two Bills with an overlapping focus, both under the Department of Health and Children, the adoption Bill and the child care Bill. Both were promised for the summer session and re-promised in the new legislative programme for the autumn session this year. Can the Taoiseach advise of his expectation in respect of the presentation of both these items of legislation?

Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (5 Nov 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 205: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the waiting list for an adult outpatient seeking a dermatology appointment in Tallaght Hospital is over five years long; if, in the interest of patient safety, they are currently not accepting referrals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38559/08]

Written Answers — Parliamentary Questions: Parliamentary Questions (5 Nov 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 217: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason for the continuing failure of the Health Service Executive to reply to Parliamentary Question No. 387 of 17 June 2008. [38686/08]

Written Answers — Parliamentary Questions: Parliamentary Questions (5 Nov 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 218: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason for the continuing failure of the Health Service Executive to reply to Parliamentary Question No. 188 of 10 July 2008. [38687/08]

Written Answers — Immigration Statistics: Immigration Statistics (5 Nov 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 245: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 294 of 29 October 2008, the numbers of the top 20 nationalities registered with the Garda National Immigration Bureau as students. [38596/08]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (6 Nov 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 38: To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department discussed the impact of changes in US tax legislation in view of the likelihood of a change in the US tax codes dealing with multinationals based here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38669/08]

Written Answers — General Practitioner Co-operatives: General Practitioner Co-operatives (6 Nov 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 133: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the amount of funding given to SouthDoc, the out of hours service co-op in Counties Cork and Kerry since 2001 to date in 2008; the primary use of this funding; the controls in place to ensure appropriate use of the funding; and the status of the funding programme and the Health Service Executive's plans to support this service with...