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Written Answers — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (13 Oct 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 132: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the progress that has been made to date by the Industrial Development Authority in ensuring that 50% of new or expansion investments are located outside of Dublin and Cork; the geographic location of new or expansion investments to date in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36177/10]

Order of Business (14 Oct 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I thought the Ceann Comhairle would have called me first this morning given that Sinn Féin is the only remaining Opposition party in the House.

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Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The normal procedure is that the largest Opposition party starts off the engagement with the Taoiseach or Tánaiste. For the information of the pro-Lisbon, pro-slash and burn until 2014 parties, there is an Opposition party in this House which has not been included in any engagement.

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Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The Minister can keep the old guff to himself. It is not only Sinn Féin which has been excluded; independent voices who have a right to be heard have also been excluded. It is not only the Government which has excluded; Fine Gael and the Labour Party will be complicit in this exclusion if they continue to give this process their blessing.

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Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: We have heard references to "Opposition parties" this morning. Let us be clear, the term does not refer to all Opposition parties. Opposition voices here should be willing and prepared to make that distinction and should not allow the Government off with its policy of exclusion, which is an absolute disgrace. I will ask the Tánaiste about two matters, one of which I raised with the...

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Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: -----as this issue is being discussed in every possible media outlet and in wider society but has yet to be addressed in this House by a Minister who refuses to make herself available on the issue.

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Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: On a second matter, Deputy Reilly indicated his awareness, and full marks to him, of the disgraceful happenings once again within the hospital sites within the north east region regarding the loss of further beds-----

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Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: -----the closure of wards in Navan, the cessation of activities in Cavan General Hospital-----

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Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: -----and the serious outbreak at our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda. One should make no mistake about it but these all are consequences of the Government's policy pursuits in the health care area.

Order of Business (14 Oct 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The Ceann Comhairle should settle down. He lives in the north east himself and would not wish to be dependent on one of the hospital sites at present for any difficulties that presented in respect of his own health.

Order of Business (14 Oct 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: He should keep it calm. When will the Government bring forward the licensing of health facilities Bill, which is important to those institutions that currently pass as public hospital sites in the north-eastern region courtesy of the Government? With all respect, this is not good enough.

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Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: No, I will not.

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Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: There is no other way and I intend to use this opportunity.

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Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Not at all. A Fine Gael Member has just left the Chamber now. Its deputy leader should note it seems to be a very effective ploy.

Order of Business (14 Oct 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: They are falling down. I specifically ask when this legislation will be brought forward. With respect to Deputy Reilly's points earlier, there is no point in complaining about these things and then being a party to further cuts that will only compound the already outlined difficulties that are taking place at such hospital sites.

Order of Business (14 Oct 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Wait until I tell the Deputy. That is the rubbish-----

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Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: ----- we have heard from those who have got us into-----

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Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: ----- these difficulties. The economic illiterates are not on the Sinn Féin bench but are over there on the Government side-----

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Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: ---- and are below me.

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Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Will the Minister for Health and Children come before the House on the issue of the national children's hospital?