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Written Answers — Post Office Payments: Post Office Payments (19 Oct 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 404: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will monitor the effect on pensioners and others on low fixed incomes of the decision of Eircom to introduce a €20 minimum for the payment of bills in post offices; if he will make representations to Eircom to reverse this decision, in view of the hardship it will cause to many who make small but regular payments in their post...

Written Answers — National Development Plan: National Development Plan (19 Oct 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 410: To ask the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport the number of applications received for grant funding for activity and adventure projects under the national development plan; the details of the projects; the number that were granted and to whom; the amount allocated [37410/10]

Written Answers — Post Office Services: Post Office Services (19 Oct 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 476: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he or his Department have discussed with Eircom its decision to introduce a €20 minimum for the payment of bills in post offices; if he will make representations to Eircom to reverse this decision in view of the hardship it will cause to many who make small but regular payments in their post offices; and...

Written Answers — Post Office Services: Post Office Services (19 Oct 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 477: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he or his Department have discussed with a company (details supplied) its decision to unilaterally transfer all their customers to electronic billing, requiring persons to opt out and revert to the former standard bill pay arrangements, in view of the inconvenience this will cause to many persons; and if he...

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (19 Oct 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 518: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the reason for the delay in processing the applications for redundancy payment from the social insurance fund and for unpaid wages under the insolvency payments scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cavan; if he will expedite this application in view of the amount owed; and if he will make a statement...

Ministerial Appointments (20 Oct 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: It is more than two years since the abuses among executives and board members of FÁS were exposed, yet the same appointments regime is in place despite repeated calls by this Deputy and others over many years for a system to which Deputy Gilmore has referred in the context of the new revised programme for Government, which comes under the heading "Enhancing Our Democracy and Public...

Code of Conduct for Office Holders (20 Oct 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 4: To ask the Taoiseach Taoiseach his plans to amend the Code of Conduct for Office Holders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32341/10]

Code of Conduct for Office Holders (20 Oct 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Deputy Kenny did not cite the most appropriate section of the code of conduct, where it states that office holders are required to "conscientiously and prudently apply the resources of their office in furtherance of the public interest, and to ensure that the use of officially provided facilities are designed to give the public value for money". Does the Taoiseach agree with me that the code...

Code of Conduct for Office Holders (20 Oct 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: -----wholly inappropriate and in breach of the code of conduct. Will the Taoiseach not be quite specific and state clearly that he recognises that this action was not only inappropriate but in breach of the code of conduct, in line with what I have directly cited from it?

Code of Conduct for Office Holders (20 Oct 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: That is my question. I am asking the Taoiseach whether he accepts that the actions of the Minister for Transport, Deputy Dempsey, were in breach of the code of conduct in that instance, and will he again outline what steps he is taking to ensure there will be no repetition of what is clearly a patent abuse?

Code of Conduct for Office Holders (20 Oct 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I do not accept that is the full story. Whether the Minister had an appointment next day in no way excuses the transport arrangements he put in place for that journey to Glenties. I am surprised at the Taoiseach's response given that the Minister for Transport, Deputy Dempsey, stated at a subsequent Ógra Fianna Fáil event-----

Code of Conduct for Office Holders (20 Oct 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I am sorry, a Cheann Comhairle, but we are dealing with questions on the codes of conduct.

Code of Conduct for Office Holders (20 Oct 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: It does not matter how uncomfortable people are about this, we have a responsibility to ask the appropriate questions. I am making the point to the effect that the Taoiseach's response is very surprising, given that the Minister for Transport stated at a subsequent Ógra Fianna Fáil event that he was wrong to have used the jet to fly to Derry, facilitating his access to the Glenties event...

Code of Conduct for Office Holders (20 Oct 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: It is not as if this was a single incident. Finally, does the Taoiseach believe the use of the Government jet to fly back the Minister of State, Deputy Dara Calleary, to participate in a vote to prevent the moving of the writ for the Donegal South-West by-election, was suitable in that particular instance? He was flying back from Brussels, by the way.

Code of Conduct for Office Holders (20 Oct 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: How many thousands did flying back for a vote to prevent the moving of a writ cost?

Tribunals of Inquiry (20 Oct 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 8: To ask the Taoiseach Taoiseach the total cost to his Department of the Tribunal Into Payments to Politicians and Related Matters since its inception; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32348/10]

Tribunals of Inquiry (20 Oct 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: This morning there was an indication of tribunal judges' salaries of the order of €177,554, plus expenses, and that there are particular conditions with regard to travel expenses for trips of more than six miles. Can the Taoiseach clarify the details of the entitlements of tribunal judges, not only in terms of their salaries, but with a breakdown of the terms and conditions of their...

Order of Business (20 Oct 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I repeatedly asked yesterday what consideration the Minister for Health and Children would give to presenting herself here to answer questions on her signalling of serious further cutbacks to the health budget. Outside the issue of pay under the terms of the Croke Park agreement, what does this actually mean? What devastation are our health services now facing? While there is inadequate...

Order of Business (20 Oct 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Has the Taoiseach taken time to consider my appeal in the House yesterday? Will he now indicate that the Minister for Health and Children will come before this House and be accountable to its Members?

Order of Business (20 Oct 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: What about the Minister for Health and Children and the serious issues-----