Results 9,701-9,720 of 21,514 for speaker:Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin
- Departmental Records (23 Nov 2010)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 1: To ask the Taoiseach if he has satisfied himself that there are adequate procedures and facilities in his Department for archiving documents held in electronic form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32343/10]
- Departmental Records (23 Nov 2010)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: When I last raised this matter, along with other voices here in the Chamber on 23 February this year, the Taoiseach indicated he was not aware of the position on the safe retention of electronic documentation. He told us that he expected the comments in the Seanad of the Minister of State at the Department of Finance, Deputy Martin Mansergh, to be correct. I brought to the attention of the...
- Departmental Records (23 Nov 2010)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: When I advised the Taoiseach of the comments by the Minister of State, Deputy Mansergh in the Seanad, stating that electronic documents would not be preserved, he indicated in reply that he was confident, knowing the Minister of State, that what he stated in the Seanad was correct. Clearly, the Taoiseach's confidence was ill-placed if we are to take it that the reply is indicating that...
- Public Service Reform (23 Nov 2010)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 5: To ask the Taoiseach the position regarding the Second Report of the Organisational Review Programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41386/10]
- Public Service Reform (23 Nov 2010)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The second report of the organisational review programme, also in reference to the Department of Health and Children, stated among its recommendations that the Department should: Define its customer and stakeholder groups clearly and align resources, processes and procedures to serve each one in the most appropriate way and at the same time strike an optimal balance in the allocation of...
- Public Service Reform (23 Nov 2010)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: There are marked differences between the Taoiseach and me regarding how to describe the Department of Health and Children and the situation relating to our network of public hospital sites. The second report of the organisational review programme was published in the first week of October. Is there a timeframe regarding the implementation of the recommendations in the report, particularly...
- Northern Ireland Issues (23 Nov 2010)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 8: To ask the Taoiseach his views on extending the remit of the North and South Ministerial Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41387/10]
- Northern Ireland Issues (23 Nov 2010)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Is the Taoiseach aware that on 14 September in the Assembly, the Minister for Health, Social Services and Public Safety, Michael McGimpsey, advised the Stormont Assembly that he had agreed with the Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Mary Harney, not to publish or bring forward the feasibility report on North-South co-operation on the issue of health? This issue has been raised at a...
- Order of Business (23 Nov 2010)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I oppose the Order of Business as presented by the Taoiseach. It is absolutely inappropriate that he is even proposing an Order of Business today when he should have gone to the park yesterday evening if not a long time before, as we have called for, to allow the people the opportunity to give a mandate to a Government in order to ensure confidence is restored and that measures are...
- Order of Business (23 Nov 2010)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I am on no tangent. I will explain why I am opposing the Order of Business.
- Order of Business (23 Nov 2010)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: There is indeed. It is the precedent day after day.
- Order of Business (23 Nov 2010)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: If it is only what I am saying that the Ceann Comhairle does not like, that is tough. The fact of the matter is that we should not be having this Order of Business today. The Taoiseach has not got the support of either his own party or his coalition partners-----
- Order of Business (23 Nov 2010)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: -----who indicated yesterday that they no longer have confidence in him.
- Order of Business (23 Nov 2010)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: It is the only example I can think of from history where rats have given notice of their intention to abandon the sinking ship some weeks or months in advance.
- Order of Business (23 Nov 2010)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: No. The fact of the matter is that the proposition-----
- Order of Business (23 Nov 2010)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: -----is absolutely unacceptable.
- Order of Business (23 Nov 2010)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: This Government is seeking to cling on to power in order to straitjacket the Irish electorate into a budget it is not prepared to support-----
- Order of Business (23 Nov 2010)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: -----and a four-year plan, the detail of which it has not yet seen. It is absolutely unacceptable.
- Order of Business (23 Nov 2010)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Furthermore, an IMF and ECB debt is to be strapped around our shoulders for generations.
- Order of Business (23 Nov 2010)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: No.