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Leaders' Questions (18 Jan 2011)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I again ask the Taoiseach why he did not provide the information that he then offered when the third of Leaders' Questions was put to him last Wednesday? What is his view in regard to the suitability or appropriateness of a director of the Central Bank and a member of IFSRA sitting down with three senior directors of Anglo Irish Bank to discuss all of the matters that have now been...

Leaders' Questions (18 Jan 2011)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I have a final question. It has been reported that Mr. Drumm has secured a deal with Anglo Irish Bank which will block the Garda Síochána gaining access to confidential reports which are to be revealed in the context of Mr. Drumm's court case in the US?

Leaders' Questions (18 Jan 2011)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Is there any basis to these reports? Is there any fear that Mr. Drumm will evade full scrutiny in this jurisdiction and prosecution if same be appropriate because of this? Did the Minister for Finance or anyone approve such an arrangement as inferred from the reports before us?

Leaders' Questions (18 Jan 2011)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I only asked-----

Leaders' Questions (18 Jan 2011)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Why did the Taoiseach not give the information?

Leaders' Questions (18 Jan 2011)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: It appears to be relevant since.

Leaders' Questions (18 Jan 2011)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I am asking a question.

Leaders' Questions (18 Jan 2011)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I asked the Taoiseach if Mr. Drumm is lying. That is all.

Requests to move Adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 (18 Jan 2011)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to address the following matter of national importance, namely, the need for the Minister for Finance to indicate his and his Department's true intentions towards the proposals prepared jointly over a period of months by Quinn Insurance Limited and Anglo Irish Bank and that offer the prospect of the retention of all existing jobs in...

Order of Business (18 Jan 2011)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: On the point about concluding the finance Bill a month earlier, last year Second Stage of the Finance Bill was taken from 9 February to 22 February, Committee Stage was taken from 23 February to 25 February and Report Stage was taken on 9 March to 10 March. I do not see "a month earlier" in any of that. Those are the dates over which the Finance Bill went through this House. Clearly I would...

Order of Business (18 Jan 2011)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: -----who are all concerned and anxious to know exactly what the Government intends? Will the Taoiseach give clarification please?

Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (18 Jan 2011)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I join with my colleagues who have already spoken on this matter to commend the wording offered by Deputies Jan O'Sullivan and Kathleen Lynch. We must remind ourselves the Bill is entitled the Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2009. As has already been well put, language of the type used in this legislation, that is, detention, suggests punishment and a punitive situation and it should not be...

Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (18 Jan 2011)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: It is interesting that the two previous speakers stated that the voice of the child must be heard. We are of one mind on this issue. It was addressed in an extremely careful manner during the course of the deliberations of the Joint Committee on the Constitutional Amendment on Children. It is important to point out that the voice of the child must not only be heard, it must also be...

Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (18 Jan 2011)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: That would broadly summarise my position. We are not making much headway in terms of any accedence on the part of the Minister of State to the very carefully considered amendments the Opposition voices are offering. I find it difficult to accept we can settle for something that may not measure up to what amendments Nos. 5 to 8, inclusive, seek to achieve. I am discomforted by it to the...

Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (18 Jan 2011)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I move amendment No. 6: In page 45, between lines 42 and 43, to insert the following: "(2) The Health Service Executive shall have regard to the views of the child, taking into consideration the child's age and understanding. Prior to taking steps under this section, the court shall give such directions as are appropriate where the Health Service Executive proposes to take steps to which the...

Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (18 Jan 2011)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I believe amendments Nos. 17, 18 and 19 are key to this Bill. These amendments address the need for statutory right to after care. I cannot emphasise enough how important I believe that to be. I believe it to be central and crucial to the value of the legislation being considered here this evening. There can be no valid counter argument to the call for the Health Service Executive to be...

Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (18 Jan 2011)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The Minister of State's observation in respect of the Ombudsman for Children's own arguments and the particular section that I cited is important. In the amendments tabled, it is clear in respect of section 45(1)(a) that what Members seek is that: Where a child leaves the care of the Health Service Executive, the Executive shall, in accordance with subsection (2), assist him or her for so...

Quinn Insurance Group (18 Jan 2011)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I welcome the cross-party nature of this evening's attempt to address this hugely important issue. However, while I welcome the fact that the Minister of State, Deputy Mary Alexandra White, is taking this Adjournment matter, I regret that the Minister for Finance, Deputy Brian Lenihan, is not here in person. I understand that he may be preoccupied with a matter concerning a single job -...

Written Answers — Deportation Procedures: Deportation Procedures (18 Jan 2011)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 284: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to a deportation that took place on 15 December 2010 in which significant violations of the rights and dignities of the Nigerian passengers have been reported, including that they were kept on the plane for two hours before it departed and not allowed to use the toilet during this time, forcing...

Termination of Ministerial Appointment: Announcement by Taoiseach (19 Jan 2011)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I see the Taoiseach is back on the pellets.