Results 741-760 of 21,514 for speaker:Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

Order of Business. (26 Apr 2005)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Will the Taoiseach note that the minimum wage is due to be increased from Sunday next, 1 May? It is paltry but welcome. Will this be brought about by a ministerial order or by another mechanism? Given that the increase will——

Order of Business. (26 Apr 2005)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: With respect, my question does arise. Given that some 30,000 workers——

Order of Business. (26 Apr 2005)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Will the Ceann Comhairle allow me to finish my question? How can he second-guess what I am attempting to ask? He should allow me to finish the question. As a result of the increase, some 37,000 workers will find themselves back in the tax net. Will the Taoiseach——

Order of Business. (26 Apr 2005)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: ——allow a special debate in the House on this matter in the coming weeks?

Order of Business. (26 Apr 2005)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Will the Taoiseach arrange a debate on the matter? The 37,000 workers to whom I refer will be back in the tax net.

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (26 Apr 2005)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 172: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if early treatment for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 17 will be secured. [12857/05]

Written Answers — Children in Care: Children in Care (26 Apr 2005)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 200: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been brought to the case of a person (details supplied); if she will meet with the family of this person; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13195/05]

Departmental Staff. (27 Apr 2005)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 5: To ask the Taoiseach the percentage of persons with disabilities employed in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11936/05]

Departmental Staff. (27 Apr 2005)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The disability legislation consultation group concluded that a more robust mechanism is required for the enforcement of the 3% quota with regard to the employment of people with disabilities. Does the Taoiseach agree that a gradual increase in this quota is needed? I take some hope from his earlier reply when he said he would like to see this increase to 4% and 5%. Does the Department of...

Departmental Staff. (27 Apr 2005)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: My question also refers to the Department of the Taoiseach. Does the Department of Justice, Equality and Law reform monitor and enforce the quota with regard to the Department of the Taoiseach and all others? Is there a special unit for that purpose?

Departmental Staff. (27 Apr 2005)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Who is monitoring the issue?

Departmental Staff. (27 Apr 2005)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Has it a special unit?

Freedom of Information. (27 Apr 2005)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 9: To ask the Taoiseach the number of freedom of information requests to his Department in 2005 which were refused in cases in which the Secretary General has issued a certificate stating that the record contains matter relating to the deliberative process of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11937/05]

Freedom of Information. (27 Apr 2005)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I seek clarification on one aspect of my Question No. 9. In any case did the Secretary General issue a certificate stating that the record of the subject matter of the request related to the deliberative process of the Department? Have any appeals been made to the Information Commissioner on any of the requests that were refused? Last year the Information Commissioner asked for a reappraisal...

Freedom of Information. (27 Apr 2005)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Has that review been undertaken?

Freedom of Information. (27 Apr 2005)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The Taoiseach might tell us anyway.

Public Private Partnerships. (27 Apr 2005)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 11: To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet sub-committee on housing, infrastructure and PPPs last met and the membership of the sub-committee. [11677/05]

Public Private Partnerships. (27 Apr 2005)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Has the Cabinet sub-committee on housing, infrastructure and PPPs examined the issue of second homes? I ask in the context of the absence of real statistics regarding second homes. However, the indication is that currently, as far as new starts are concerned, the number of second homes outstrips the provision for social housing in a ratio of three to one.

Public Private Partnerships. (27 Apr 2005)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Will the Cabinet sub-committee address this matter? This is the focus of these questions. As it is so important, will the Taoiseach state whether the Cabinet sub-committee will address this major disparity? The NESC report recommended a significant increase in local authority housing. Will the Cabinet sub-committee address the details in the NESC report? It is a damning indictment of the...

Public Private Partnerships. (27 Apr 2005)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: We have more than 40,000 households——