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Constitutional Amendments (13 Oct 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Clearly from the Taoiseach's responses this morning, the all-party consensus on the wording of the constitutional amendment to enshrine children's rights in the Constitution has been rejected by the Government. Over the past while, there has been much talk about achieving all-party consensus. We had all-party consensus after a protracted period of engagement between all the parties in the...

Constitutional Amendments (13 Oct 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: -----with the finest of legal advice, expert to this area. Now that the Taoiseach has indicated to the House that the Government will proceed to look at an alternative wording, will he advise us whether he has concluded his deliberations with the various Departments vis-À-vis the impact of the change in the Constitution on their respective areas of responsibility; whether the deliberations...

Constitutional Amendments (13 Oct 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Of course it is absolutely appropriate.

Constitutional Amendments (13 Oct 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Let me assure the Ceann Comhairle that it is absolutely appropriate. I did not spend two years wasting my time so I want to know exactly what will happen. Many people from all parties, including Fianna Fáil, put much good work into this and I want to know whether we have been absolutely discarded and set aside or whether there will be any consultation whatsoever with what has been referred...

Constitutional Amendments (13 Oct 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Will the Taoiseach address the matter of the timeframe of the work in hand? Does he have any idea at this moment in time when the current process of drafting and consultation with the various Departments and the Office of the Attorney General will conclude? Will there actually be a product and, thereby by extension, a determination as to when a referendum would follow? On an unrelated issue...

Constitutional Amendments (13 Oct 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: No, this is about this question. It is really tedious not being allowed to conclude simple questions. I do not expect to be treated any differently from anybody else who has tabled-----

Constitutional Amendments (13 Oct 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: No, we are not running into difficulty here; we are going directly to a specific question. The point is that the Taoiseach has reflected on the important role and the potential of involving the diaspora more in problems currently besetting us. Is any consideration being given at this point in time to a constitutional referendum on extending the rights of participation to Irish citizens...

Constitutional Amendments (13 Oct 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Does the Taoiseach have any interest in it?

Constitutional Amendments (13 Oct 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: You are the Taoiseach.

Constitutional Amendments (13 Oct 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Will the Taoiseach initiate a consideration?

Constitutional Amendments (13 Oct 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The Taoiseach's predecessor actually-----

Constitutional Amendments (13 Oct 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The Taoiseach's predecessor was very strongly of that view.

Constitutional Amendments (13 Oct 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The Joint Committee on the Constitution, in its fourth report published in July 2010, recommended that a new electoral commission, as promised in the programme for Government, be formally established under the Constitution in order to enhance its legitimacy and guarantee its independence. Will the Taoiseach act on this recommendation contained in the report of the Joint Committee on the...

Official Travel (13 Oct 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: On the undocumented Irish, the so-called illegal Irish emigrants in the United States, is it possible that the Department of Foreign Affairs would prepare a briefing for the leaders of the Opposition parties on its approach - the steps taken and areas of possible redress identified - to the very serious situation faced by countless Irish people, some of whom have lived in the United States...

Official Travel (13 Oct 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Not at all. I am asking the Taoiseach, in the context of his US visits, whether he is aware of this growth in interest which is a natural outworking of all that we have achieved moving from a peace process to a political process. Is he aware of it? Has he been briefed on it or has he discussed it with the Minister for Foreign Affairs? Will he join me in the logical outworking of it by...

Order of Business (13 Oct 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: If I may ask a question on the same issue but within the context of the Order of Business-----

Order of Business (13 Oct 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I will try to impress the Ceann Comhairle. On the same issue, Members undoubtedly are eager to address this matter. Will the Taoiseach schedule, either for tomorrow or next week, an opportunity to address the subject of the national children's hospital and all the associated matters for debate, as well as the expected completion date in 2015? It is a major cause of worry and concern and is...

Order of Business (13 Oct 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I will conclude with this point. The Minister has made no substantive comment regarding the resignation of the chairman of the board in this instance. These all are matters that Members could address here.

Order of Business (13 Oct 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Will the Taoiseach be good enough to accommodate such an opportunity as early as possible?

Written Answers — Public Procurement: Public Procurement (13 Oct 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 88: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the plans he has to ensure fuller segmentation of public procurement contracts; the timeframe involved; to clarify if this will apply to capital works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36178/10]