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Constitutional Amendments. (8 Jul 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The Taoiseach has announced the date of 2 October. We welcome the decision to set the date and let the debate begin in earnest. Sinn Féin looks forward to participating in the debate on the second referendum on the Lisbon treaty on which the Irish people have already given their views. When will the referendum commission be established? Today's newspapers have a report on the appointment...

Constitutional Amendments. (8 Jul 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The Taoiseach stated that he is not aware, but that is not a satisfactory reply. Has he taken the necessary steps to ensure that the initiative by the Minister on the part of the Government in what was unquestionably a naked promotion of the "Yes" position on the Lisbon treaty is not in contravention of the McKenna judgment? It is the McKenna judgment that I am asking the Taoiseach to...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (8 Jul 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 60: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to tax child benefit. [27279/09]

Written Answers — Banking Sector: Banking Sector (8 Jul 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 93: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has received reports from the banks covered under the guarantee scheme with regard to their lending to small businesses. [27280/09]

Written Answers — Feachtais Gaeilge: Feachtais Gaeilge (8 Jul 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 149: To ask the Aire Airgeadais cén dul chun cinn atá déanta maidir leis an bhfeachtas ag duine (sonraí tugtha) chun an leagan Béarla coimrithe d'ainm na tíre (IRL) atá ar chláruimhreacha na gcarranna anseo a athrú ar ais go dtí an leagan Gaeilge coimrithe (ÉIR), a bhí ar ghluaisteáin go dtí 1962 sular athraíodh faoin Acht um Thrácht ar Bhóithre 1961 é, i gcás...

Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (8 Jul 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 212: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans to avert the closure of the six bed acute psychiatric unit for older people at Portlaoise General Hospital and the closure of beds at St. Brigid's Hospital, Shaen, Portlaoise; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28312/09]

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (9 Jul 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to raise a matter of national importance, namely, the urgent need for the Taoiseach and the Minister for Health and Children to intervene directly to prevent the planned removal on 22 July of all acute services from Monaghan General Hospital, including all emergency and inpatient medical services, with potentially devastating...

Order of Business (9 Jul 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I join the other Opposition voices calling on the Government to circulate the McCarthy report by an bord snip nua to Members of this House; indeed, I suggested this some weeks ago. We should have the opportunity to debate properly the contents of the report. Some alternatives may not be under consideration but we have a collective responsibility to face up to these challenges. This matter...

Order of Business (9 Jul 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: It is not agreed. The Sinn Féin Deputies will not agree to the ordering of any business today relating to health. The very idea is galling as the Government yesterday presided over the final announcement of the closure of acute medical services at Monaghan General Hospital.

Order of Business (9 Jul 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: This is not out of order. I am giving the reasons I will not agree to No. b1. The Ceann Comhairle would give any other Member the opportunity to speak and I can tell him that it will not be long before the same situation occurs in his own constituency.

Order of Business (9 Jul 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The Government must wake up to what it is presiding over; it is an absolute disgrace.

Order of Business (9 Jul 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Sinn Féin will also oppose the guillotine on the Local Government (Charges) Bill 2009.

Order of Business (9 Jul 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: What is partly new is that we have just seen a vote of 70:68 and regrettably three of the Cavan-Monaghan Members voted against the interests of hospital care in our constituency.

Order of Business (9 Jul 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The Ceann Comhairle cut me off on the last occasion when we were discussing the Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill. If the provision of acute medical services at Monaghan General Hospital did not come under that particular topic then why not?

Order of Business (9 Jul 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The Ceann Comhairle has a very jaundiced view of Deputies raising hospital services in this Chamber.

Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2009: From the Seanad (9 Jul 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I accept that this amendment is essentially technical and allows for the coming into effect of sections 60 to 64, inclusive, but I must raise my concerns about the implementation of section 62. This section was introduced as a Government amendment on Committee Stage and we objected at the time on the grounds that it was a substantial measure that in this Deputy's view and that of others...

Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2009: From the Seanad (9 Jul 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The Minister of State has provided an assurance to Members on current staff numbers and the critical remaining concern is in respect of the future. Am I to understand that the legislation to which the Minister of State referred, which is scheduled for 2011, will place in legislation the standards of training to be reached and sustained by people involved in this line of work in the future?...

Health Services. (9 Jul 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: On this morning's Order of Business, the Ceann Comhairle characterised the axing of services at Monaghan General Hospital as a constituency matter. With respect, I must correct the Ceann Comhairle and say that it is a national matter with consequences for hospitals throughout the country. Monaghan is the blueprint for this Government's policy of slashing services in local hospitals. What...

Health Services. (9 Jul 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: If the Deputies had abstained, the Government would have been defeated in the vote.

Health Services. (9 Jul 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: As a result, the issue of Monaghan General Hospital would have been catapulted to major national attention. Deputy Conlon mentioned scurrilous attacks. I wish to refer to just one such attack which I heard this evening on the "Drivetime" programme on RTE radio, when Deputy O'Hanlon actually had the gall to blame those courageous people who have campaigned in defence of the hospital for the...