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Hospital Services: Motion (10 Feb 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I thank Deputy O'Sullivan for sharing time. My colleague, Sinn Féin councillor Seamus Morris of Nenagh Town Council, has told me that a sign was recently put up outside Nenagh General Hospital, directing children and pregnant women away from the hospital. It is the first time any such sign has appeared in that location and it is ominous for the people of north Tipperary. As the Minister...

Hospital Services: Motion (10 Feb 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Indeed there was. Is the Minister saying that is absolutely the position?

Hospital Services: Motion (10 Feb 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Is she saying that if we place the pertinent questions we will find that Mr. McEvaddy is not a beneficiary of public moneys under any guise whatsoever?

Hospital Services: Motion (10 Feb 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: We will test the Minister. I assure her we will do so.

Hospital Services: Motion (10 Feb 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The Kildare Nationalist, reporting on the Minister's visit to Naas, mentioned that she spoke of the importance of investment in health care. It went on to state: "However, she was not able to comment on the current beds crisis at Naas General Hospital." I bet she was not. Hand in hand with privatisation goes the disastrous centralisation of our public hospitals. Monaghan has been the...

Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (10 Feb 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 167: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of FÁS community employment scheme workers placed in community child care facilities in County Monaghan; if he will list these facilities; if it is intended that more CE places will be made available to community child care facilities in the coming months; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (10 Feb 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 175: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on changing the criteria to allow bus owners for eight to 11 seat buses avail of the VRT category C rate if they can prove that they are providing a service in their communities, instead of the category A rate they are currently pay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4406/09]

Written Answers — : (10 Feb 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 256: To ask the Minister for Finance the annual return to the Exchequer from stamp duty on cheques in each of the years 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008; the rates applying in each of these years; the dates on which increases came into effect; if a pattern of reduced usage of cheques has shown over the years cited or against previous years; if so, when the peak years were; and if he will...

Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (10 Feb 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 302: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if nursing home subventions for individuals have been affected by cutbacks; the position when the Health Service Executive informs an applicant that they qualify for subvention but it cannot be paid due to funding shortfalls; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that this position has arisen; if she has addressed or will...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (10 Feb 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 303: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she has received a report from the Health Service Executive regarding the closure of a nursing home (details supplied) in County Wicklow due to health and safety concerns; if this home had previously been reported to her Department and the HSE in relation to health and safety issues; if the building has obtained an annual fire...

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (10 Feb 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 325: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the provision being made for non-nursing staff at Heatherside Hospital, Buttevant, County Cork following the planned relocation of the care facility; the number who will be redeployed; the number who will be made redundant; the redundancy payment arrangements which will be made; if she has discussed with the Health Service Executive...

Written Answers — Overseas Development Aid: Overseas Development Aid (10 Feb 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 378: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the amount of funds allocated through Irish Aid for the provision of family planning, reproductive health services and commodities in the years 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4697/09]

Written Answers — Overseas Development Aid: Overseas Development Aid (10 Feb 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 379: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the steps he has taken to achieve the new 2005 Millennium Development Goal target 5b of universal access to reproductive health care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4698/09]

Leaders' Questions (11 Feb 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The Taoiseach knew it on 20 January when he asked them to buy a pig in a poke. He knew it by 20 January when he proposed to nationalise Anglo Irish Bank. That is the critical point on which we must have clarity.

Official Gifts. (11 Feb 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 3: To ask the Taoiseach the guidelines for the acceptance of gifts by Ministers from State agencies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1779/09]

Official Gifts. (11 Feb 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Yesterday I spoke about the use of the Government jet by the spouses of Ministers or Ministers of State. I made specific reference to the Minister for Health and Children, who was accompanied by her spouse in the incident mentioned by Deputy Gilmore. That trip was under the aegis of FÁS, and we know that there was much controversy in the fall out from the trip, including the personal...

Official Gifts. (11 Feb 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I would like to follow up on that. It may well be that the practices we are discussing are endemic in the private sector. There is more and more evidence of that. The difference is that we are talking specifically about the spending of public moneys by the public sector. The highest standards need to apply in such circumstances. Does the Taoiseach accept that rather than allowing State...

Freedom of Information. (11 Feb 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 7: To ask the Taoiseach the number of freedom of information requests received by his Department in 2008 and the same figure for 2003; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1780/09]

Freedom of Information. (11 Feb 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: In light of the scandals in Irish banking and in FÁS referred to earlier and, all too sadly, many others that have come to light in recent times, will the Taoiseach reconsider his position, when Minister for Finance, on the recommendation of the Information Commissioner not to continue to charge fees for FOI requests and appeals? In the context of all that has taken place, does he consider...

Freedom of Information. (11 Feb 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I thank the Taoiseach for his reply. Will he accept it is unfortunate that the argument of vexatious FOIs is used to scuttle any reconsideration of the Information Commissioner's recommendation to abolish fees? In that context, is there not a mechanism that could be introduced for an independent determination as to vexatious as against sincere and serious FOIs? Does he not consider that...