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Financial Resolution No.5: General (Resumed). Debate resumed on the following motion: (10 Dec 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: There is no mention of Monaghan. -----and the development of new primary care centres through lease arrangements to include Kinnegad, Moate, Gorey, Waterford, Carlow, Callan and Trim early in 2010, with a further 37 centres during the remainder of the year.

Financial Resolution No.5: General (Resumed). Debate resumed on the following motion: (10 Dec 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: On a point of order. There are three Opposition parties in this House. I note the Taoiseach continues only to refer to two.

Financial Resolution No.5: General (Resumed). Debate resumed on the following motion: (10 Dec 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Sinn Féin understands and accepts the change.

Financial Resolution No.5: General (Resumed). Debate resumed on the following motion: (10 Dec 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Last night, the gulf between Government Deputies and those who elected them grew wider than ever before. The people looked on with horror as the members of Fianna Fáil and the Green Party applauded a savage budget that attacks the poor, the low-paid and the medium income earners. It was a budget cobbled together by economic illiterates.

Financial Resolution No.5: General (Resumed). Debate resumed on the following motion: (10 Dec 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I am glad that has been noted. The Minister, Deputy Lenihan's, speech must rank as one of the greatest examples of self-delusion we have ever had to listen to. Either that or he is deeply cynical. Certainly, he is trying to delude the Irish people. He told us we are "on the road to economic recovery". Who does he think he is kidding? Like a First World War general, the Minister told us...

Financial Resolution No.5: General (Resumed). Debate resumed on the following motion: (10 Dec 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The full extent of the health cutbacks in this budget will become clear in time and public patients will pay dearly for them. I spoke earlier of the Government's oft-repeated claim that we are a knowledge economy. The Minister, Deputy Brian Lenihan, chose not to highlight in his speech the cuts of €200 million to education in 2010. It is an outrage that 27% has been cut from the budget...

Order of Business (11 Dec 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: It is not agreed.

Order of Business (11 Dec 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The Sinn Féin Deputies object to taking the Order of Business as proposed by the Tánaiste. I wish to correct one point in respect of Deputy Gilmore's portrayal of the now famous six, who he refers to as strays. If one takes a look at them, there is only one stray among the six and the other five are clearly prodigal sons. All too sadly, they will return to the fold as the need presents....

Order of Business (11 Dec 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: We will oppose it line by line.

Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: With respect, I would like to make a point of order. As a Deputy in this House for more than 13 years, I would like to indicate that I have not had the opportunity to participate in this debate, nor has the Sinn Féin slot as ordered by the office of the Ceann Comhairle.

Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The speaking order for all the parties represented here was determined by your predecessor. The Sinn Féin slot has not even been reached. Only for the accommodation of the Labour Party to share a slot, we would not have had the opportunity-----

Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: This is very important, with respect. I do not seek to disrupt the House. A Cheann Comhairle, I am asking you to take on board the fact that we have been censored and cut out. Three quarters of the Sinn Féin team in the Dáil have been prevented from participating on Second Stage of one of the most important Bills to come before this House, with far-reaching consequences for our...

Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: There can be no other decision taken by this Government than a decision to go to the people. If the Government proceeds to ram this down the throats of the people, it should have the courage of its convictions to go before the people and let them judge what it is foisting on each and every one of them. For shame.

Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Censored and silenced.

Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: We have been silenced and prevented from participating.

Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: This Bill is anti-children, anti-young people and anti-jobs.

Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The situation which obtains now is very different from that which obtained just over then years ago.

Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: What about the real hardship that will result from what is being done?

Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Shame.

European Council Meetings. (15 Dec 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 4: To ask the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on the outcome of the EU summit of 19 November 2009. [44310/09]