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Order of Business (17 Nov 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I note that the comprehensive spending review will be announced outside the House today. The capital spending review was also announced outside the House. Can the Tánaiste confirm that the budget will be announced in the House? Does the Government intend to announce it at a press conference in the media centre?

Order of Business (17 Nov 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: We did, and the Labour Party voted with us on every occasion.

Access to Central Treasury Funds (Commission for Energy Regulation) Bill 2011: Committee and Remaining Stages (17 Nov 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I wonder if we will get into the Guinness book of records for the quickest passing of Committee and Report Stages of a Bill.

Health Services (22 Nov 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Ba mhaith liom buíochas a ghlacadh leis an Aire as ucht teacht isteach sa Teach anocht chun an cheist seo a thógáil. Go bunúsach, tógadh Áras Rónáin i gCill Rónáin in Inis Mór sa bhliain 1999 nuair a tháinig an pobal le chéile chun teach altranais a thógáil mar aon le tithíocht shóisialta do sheandaoine. Thug an tAire Comhshaoil a bhí ann ag an am, Bobby Molloy, cead cuid...

Health Services (22 Nov 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: This seems to be one of those cases involving a voluntary group in which all sorts of legalities and difficulties are being thrown up. I am sure that as a backbencher for many years, the Minister threw up his hands in despair about how pedantic the State could become. In this case the lessee will be the HSE. I often used to ask the question when in government, "Can we get it into our heads...

Health Services (22 Nov 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: There are two agencies involved.

Health Services (22 Nov 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I did that.

Health Services (22 Nov 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: What about the HSE? If one set of conditions is laid down, the HSE might not be happy; the result is that we are caught between two State agencies. Will the Department liaise directly with the HSE to sort out the matter?

Health Services (22 Nov 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: That would be appreciated.

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (22 Nov 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Question 380: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his Department has issued guidelines to local authorities instructing that houses that were originally purchased by tenants from local authorities under the tenant purchase scheme are not eligible for the rental accommodation scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36351/11]

Written Answers — Scéim um Roghanna Comhshaoil Talmhaíochta: Scéim um Roghanna Comhshaoil Talmhaíochta (22 Nov 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Question 538: To ask the Aire Talmhaíochta, Bia agus Mara an mbeidh an scéim um roghanna comhshaoil talmhaíochta oscailte d'fheirmeoirí nua i 2012 a d'fhág an scéim cosanta comhshaoil tuaithe i 2011 agus a bhfuil a gcuid talún i Limistéar Oidhreachta Nádúrtha/Limistéar Caomhantais Speisialta; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [36138/11]

Order of Business (23 Nov 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: They are not getting that opportunity in the Seanad.

Order of Business (23 Nov 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I ask the Taoiseach to correct what he said-----

Order of Business (23 Nov 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Not all Senators are getting an opportunity to contribute to the debate on the Bill because it has been guillotined.

Commercial Rates: Motion (Resumed) (23 Nov 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I dtosach báire, ba mhaith liom labhairt faoi cheist na n-oileán. Ar ndóigh, tá costas maireachtála i bhfad níos airde ar na hoileáin ná mar atá ar an mórthír. Ní hé an costas iompair amháin atá i gceist. Bíonn daoine ag caint faoin gcostas iompair, ach go minic ar oileán séard a chaitheas duine a dhéanamh ná an t-ábhar a thabhairt chomh fada leis an gcéibh, íoc as...

Leaders' Questions (24 Nov 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: It is fair to say the two biggest problems facing many households are unemployment and problems with mortgages and personal debt. What we have seen is a fiasco of a jobs initiative and the unemployment figures as bad as ever. On mortgage debt, nothing is happening. We left behind us-----

Leaders' Questions (24 Nov 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: -----the Cooney report. The Government knew the situation and it took on the job. To be quite honest, those who have distressed mortgages today do not want history lessons; they want solutions from this Government.

Leaders' Questions (24 Nov 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I left behind me in the Department a set of actions the Minister for Social Protection could have implemented in the spring to help people with distressed mortgages by improving the mortgage interest supplement.

Leaders' Questions (24 Nov 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: What did they get from the Government?

Leaders' Questions (24 Nov 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Instead of acting on the report that was there, it parked it and set up the Keane group. That group reported and what did we get then? Another working group to look at the issue all over again.