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Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (22 Apr 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 338: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the assistance available to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7 to obtain the drug Tysabri which they have been told is unavailable under the long-term illness scheme and costs €3,000 a month. [15833/09]

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (22 Apr 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 339: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the concern of a growing number of parents and the potential damage that can be inflicted on young children by her decision not to approve the recruitment of temporary cover speech and language therapists across the service in place of therapists on maternity or parental leave or other long-term...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (22 Apr 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 340: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the numbers on the waiting lists for initial assessments for children referred to the speech and language therapy services in each of the Counties Cavan, Monaghan and Louth; the numbers in each case who have been waiting more than three months; the staffing levels and the actual in attendance levels in each of the speech and language...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (22 Apr 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 341: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan has not had their initial assessment by a speech and language therapist in the Louth service, having been listed for same since 25 August 2008; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the County Louth speech and language therapy service, like the services in Counties...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (22 Apr 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 399: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on introducing a system whereby citizenship applicants can check the status of their applications on-line in view of the fact that the telephone information line is open only for a few hours each week and that callers are often unable to get through or are kept waiting on hold. [15353/09]

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (22 Apr 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 477: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of times in the past five years that he has exercised his discretion under section 16(a) of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956 to waive the statutory naturalisation requirements for persons of Irish descent or associations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15798/09]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (22 Apr 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 533: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if the cut in jobseeker's allowance, which affects only persons under the age of 20, is in violation of European anti-discrimination law; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15754/09]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (22 Apr 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 538: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the strategy in place to support young people aged 18 to 19 years into work or into training and education who are currently on the live register; the number of new education and training places that were provided for this group as part of the 7 April 2009 Budget announcement to halve their jobseeker's allowance; and if she will...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (22 Apr 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 539: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason the Government decided to halve the jobseeker's allowance for young people aged 18 to 19 years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15413/09]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (22 Apr 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 540: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if her Department conducted a study or analysis of the policy or supports that young people aged 18 to 19 years need to assist them into work, training or education prior to making the decision of halving the jobseeker's allowance for this group; if such a report exists, if she will provide a copy; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Social Insurance: Social Insurance (22 Apr 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 541: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs her views on lowering employer PRSI contributions when employers take on young people aged 18 to 19 years to assist them to obtain jobs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15416/09]

Written Answers — Family Support Services: Family Support Services (22 Apr 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 549: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she will reinstate the Family Support Agency's capital grant scheme. [15751/09]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (22 Apr 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 627: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason REP scheme payment was not awarded to persons (details supplied) in County Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15308/09]

Order of Business (23 Apr 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: This must be for many, certainly young people below 40 years of age in particular, the most extraordinary of times in living and work experience memory. Over this past week and more, we have seen both the media and the political establishment focused on the proposition on what to all intents and purposes is a minor reshuffle of junior Ministers. We must take on board and recognise that...

Order of Business (23 Apr 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: It is a scandal and a disgrace.

Order of Business (23 Apr 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: It is the real litmus test of the Tánaiste's position as Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment and the Government's intent on job retention and what measures she will add on top of that for job creation. These are the debates we need in this House and we need a strategy urgently from the Government.

Order of Business (23 Apr 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: No.

Order of Business (23 Apr 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Neither I, nor any of my Sinn Féin colleagues, have had an opportunity yet to participate on Second Stage of the Social Welfare Bill. It will be difficult to find the opportunity in the course of the limited time being provided with a guillotine falling at 3.30 p.m. This is important legislation. Among the issues already referred to by Deputy Shortall, there is also the cancellation of...

Order of Business (23 Apr 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Thank you, a Cheann Comhairle, for getting silence in the House. Many hard-pressed families, to provide Christmas for their children, will be driven into the arms of the moneylenders. It is unacceptable. The guillotine has to be opposed. I urge that the guillotine be lifted and that the opportunity for full participation be provided to the Members of the House. Believe me, it is no...

Order of Business (23 Apr 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I wish to add to the points made on the mental health (amendment) Bill. It is important to remind ourselves, as I did with the Taoiseach yesterday, that 319 people with intellectual disability are retained in psychiatric institutions in the State. This indicates the failure of the Government to move properly towards the full implementation of A Vision for Change.