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Written Answers — Homeless Persons: Homeless Persons (14 Oct 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 80: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the total budget allocated and spent by the Health Service Executive on homeless services in 2009 and to date in 2010. [36860/10]

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (14 Oct 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 135: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 239 of 6 October 2010, if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the British Government opted into Directive 2003/9/EC on the right to work of asylum seekers without any apparent implications for the common travel area; in view of this, to explain the reason he believes that the common...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (14 Oct 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 160: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total number of claimants of rent supplement and mortgage interest supplement, by quarter, from January to September 2010 [36917/10]

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (14 Oct 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 200: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the total budget allocated and spent by his Department on homeless services in 2009 and to date in 2010. [36861/10]

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (14 Oct 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 201: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the total budget allocated and spent by his Department on the capital assistance scheme in 2009 and to date in 2010. [36862/10]

Ministerial Staff (19 Oct 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Last year, the Taoiseach advised the House that some €500,000 was provided by his Department to fund advisers in the Department of Health and Children. Following Deputy Kenny's earlier line of inquiry, and this question relates to the boss man as Deputy Kenny termed it and the Department of the Taoiseach, the Taoiseach said it related to the work of the Cabinet committee on health that he...

Ministerial Staff (19 Oct 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I am referring to the Department of the Taoiseach.

Ministerial Staff (19 Oct 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The Ceann Comhairle must have drifted for a wee moment, he is welcome back.

Ministerial Staff (19 Oct 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I was referring to the Department of the Taoiseach and I was quite clear about that. There was no movement away from that. Does the funding continue? Why is that the sole Department from which moneys are made available to cover particular advisers? On that occasion, the Taoiseach also said that advisers give added value to Departments. What added value can the Taoiseach point to in...

Ministerial Staff (19 Oct 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: It is not an objection in principle. It relates to numbers. I would be surprised if any of my colleagues in comparable positions north of the Border had the numbers of advisers the Taoiseach or any of his colleagues in Cabinet still retain.

Ministerial Staff (19 Oct 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: On the sum of the €500,000 to which I referred, that was what I understood to be the case. If it is not, and it only relates to the post of the adviser who is no longer employed, so be it. We can check those details subsequently. Is there any value for money review on the number of advisers across the board? Has an evaluation of their value or worth been carried out other than the fact...

Official Engagements (19 Oct 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 12: To ask the Taoiseach to report on his participation at the EU summit in Brussels on 16 September 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32887/10]

Official Engagements (19 Oct 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 15: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his participation in the Asia-Europe summit [36175/10]

Official Engagements (19 Oct 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Can the Taoiseach advise us on whether the Council, during the course of the meeting of 16 September, addressed the serious impact of the current economic situation on the lives of ordinary citizens, particularly that of rising unemployment across many member states? Was any consideration given to curbing the considerable powers of the international credit rating agencies and bond markets,...

Official Engagements (19 Oct 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: -----that the last time an outside agency called for more evictions on this island, we had landlord rule under the Union Jack. Has the Taoiseach responded to that statement by Fitch? Would he join this Deputy in roundly rejecting its call for more evictions and repossessions?

Official Engagements (19 Oct 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I asked whether the Council meeting of 16 September addressed the impact of the current economic situation on the lives of ordinary citizens, with a particular focus on the growing level of unemployment here and across the greater number of member states.

Official Engagements (19 Oct 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Is there no way of curbing their power?

Order of Business (19 Oct 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: It is not agreed, pending clarification on a matter by the Taoiseach. This morning the Minister for Health and Children indicated that there would be something of the order of €600 million to €1 billion in cuts in the health service. Given the Croke Park agreement this therefore-----

Order of Business (19 Oct 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: -----to properly express its position. I am seeking time to be provided on the Order of Business. It has long been established that it is appropriate to do so. I am asking the Government whether it will provide an opportunity for the Minister to come to the House-----

Order of Business (19 Oct 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: -----to address this matter because it is of such severity that if what the Minister indicated this morning were implemented it would have devastating consequences for a health system already seriously depleted. I am asking the Taoiseach, given the gravity of the situation, to ensure that the Minister would come before the House-----