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- Order of Business (30 Sep 2010)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: He said, "The banks are now out of the way." It is laughable only because of how serious this matter is, what we are actually facing and the impact it is having on the lives of ordinary people. This is an absolute disgrace. I disagree with my colleagues who have spoken on the proposed statements. It is not a question of having more time for statements and having everybody make his...
- Order of Business (30 Sep 2010)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: It is unfortunate that voices in the House are satisfied with only having the opportunity for extra speaking time. I fully support the case for every Deputy, including the Independents, having the chance to participate. However, it is not about the numbers of statements. It is about whether statements of themselves are the appropriate way to address this matter. We in Sinn Féin do not...
- Order of Business (30 Sep 2010)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I am concluding my contribution.
- Order of Business (30 Sep 2010)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: If the Government has confidence in its position, why does it not put forward a motion so that we can have a proper debate and let those who are defending this approach show the colour of their support by utilising the electronic system or voting through the divisions, whichever is the case? Let them put their name to a decision here and not merely fill the air with statements which, in the...
- Order of Business (30 Sep 2010)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: -----does not come close to what is needed.
- Order of Business (30 Sep 2010)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: It is not agreed. It does not go far enough.
- Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (30 Sep 2010)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 55: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether low income families should be subject to direct taxation; his views on whether there is scope to introduce a third level of direct tax on high income earners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34066/10]
- Written Answers — Tax Yield: Tax Yield (30 Sep 2010)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 70: To ask the Minister for Finance the percentage of indirect taxation in the State in comparison with both the EU average and other EU member states; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34067/10]
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (30 Sep 2010)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 185: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will reverse the cutbacks to the dental treatment services scheme and the dental treatment benefit scheme in view of the hardship caused to patients and adverse consequences for dental health and for the dental profession, including the closure of practices; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34210/10]
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (30 Sep 2010)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 184: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her Department is carrying out an evaluation of the effects on dental health cutbacks to the dental treatment services scheme and the dental treatment benefit scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34209/10]
- Census 2011 (5 Oct 2010)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 3: To ask the Taoiseach Taoiseach the arrangements for the 2011 Census in preparation by the Central Statistics Office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11531/10]
- Census 2011 (5 Oct 2010)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Last June, the Children's Rights Alliance called on the Taoiseach to use his powers under the Statistics Act 1993 to instruct the CSO to access and to scrutinise the HSE child death records in order that we would have full information, full disclosure and accountability and the facts and figures we were seeking with difficulty during that time. Under section 25 of the Act, the Taoiseach of...
- Census 2011 (5 Oct 2010)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The first element of the question -----
- Census 2011 (5 Oct 2010)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Questions Nos. 1 to 4 are grouped.
- Census 2011 (5 Oct 2010)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I beg the pardon of the House. It is being treated as a stand-alone question.
- Ministerial Responsibilities (5 Oct 2010)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 5: To ask the Taoiseach Taoiseach if he has exercised his powers under the Statistics Act, 1993, including his power under Section 25; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25346/10]
- Ministerial Responsibilities (5 Oct 2010)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I will not repeat what I said earlier. I apologise, through the Chair, for having failed to note that the grouping did not include Parliamentary Question No. 5. I thought it would have done. In any event, the critical focus is that there was a request made of the Taoiseach going back to last June and in the context of the statistics regarding child deaths in care under the stewardship of...
- Ministerial Responsibilities (5 Oct 2010)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: There is no need.
- Ministerial Responsibilities (5 Oct 2010)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Given the Minister for Health and Children is seated beside the Minister of State today, I note that we were at that time endeavouring to extract the full facts in regard to the statistics of child deaths in State care. As the Minister of State will recall, getting to the final figure proved to be a very vexatious process. In the context of establishing the statistics - the numbers, rather...
- Mental Health Services (5 Oct 2010)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: This is my first opportunity to follow up correspondence I sent to the Minister of State on 14 July regarding the outworking of the Government's policy on mental health inpatient units in the north east. I acknowledge the reply he issued to me on 19 August. Specific questions which I asked in my letter did not receive a response in the Minister of State's letter. Is it the Government's...