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Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (29 Mar 2011)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 224: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason the Criminal Justice (Female Genital Mutilation Bill) 2011 was not restored to the Dáil Order Paper; if he will bring forward his own legislation to outlaw this practice as a matter of priority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5829/11]

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (29 Mar 2011)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 225: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason that the Sunbeds Regulation Bill was not restored to the Dáil Order Paper; if he will bring forward his own legislation to prohibit the use of sunbeds by under 18s; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5830/11]

Social Welfare Code (30 Mar 2011)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 26: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will maintain the age of eligibility for the disability allowance at 16 [6008/11]

Moriarty Tribunal Report: Statements (Resumed) (30 Mar 2011)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Tá sé sin ceart. The findings of the Moriarty tribunal form another chapter in the sordid history of the golden circle of the powerful and the wealthy in this State. It is without question an indictment of Deputy Michael Lowry. It is an indictment also of the Fine Gael-Labour-Democratic Left Government in which he sat at the Cabinet table as Minister for Transport, Energy and...

Moriarty Tribunal Report: Statements (Resumed) (30 Mar 2011)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Nonsense.

Moriarty Tribunal Report: Statements (Resumed) (30 Mar 2011)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: They are not here now.

Moriarty Tribunal Report: Statements (Resumed) (30 Mar 2011)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: None of them is here.

Moriarty Tribunal Report: Statements (Resumed) (30 Mar 2011)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I welcome the fact the Taoiseach has joined us in the Chamber and will participate in this question and answer session. Yesterday, the Taoiseach said the Cabinet had directed the relevant Departments to provide a comprehensive report to it within four weeks on the Moriarty report's recommendations so that appropriate action can be taken. What actions are being contemplated? Has any specific...

Moriarty Tribunal Report: Statements (Resumed) (30 Mar 2011)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Will the Taoiseach respond to the questions I asked of him? I refer to the censure motion and the exercise in establishing funding donations received by Fine Gael across the board from Mr. O'Brien or associate companies.

Moriarty Tribunal Report: Statements (Resumed) (30 Mar 2011)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Will the Taoiseach put the information on the record?

Moriarty Tribunal Report: Statements (Resumed) (30 Mar 2011)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I do not think it is all in the tribunal report in the detail that I requested.

Moriarty Tribunal Report: Statements (Resumed) (30 Mar 2011)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I ask that the Taoiseach would put the submission to which he refers on the record of the House. That is reasonable. It would be a proper way to deal with it. My second question related to the censure motion. I ask the Taoiseach to address both matters.

Moriarty Tribunal Report: Statements (Resumed) (30 Mar 2011)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Will the Taoiseach check both matters before we conclude the debate?

Moriarty Tribunal Report: Statements (Resumed) (30 Mar 2011)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: We can change what we agreed.

Moriarty Tribunal Report: Statements (Resumed) (30 Mar 2011)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: It is a pity somebody did not tell us about the banks. Who said that?

Universal Service Charge: Motion (Resumed) (30 Mar 2011)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: When he was Minister for Finance, Deputy Lenihan never took ability to pay the charge into account.

Universal Service Charge: Motion (Resumed) (30 Mar 2011)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: We sent the figures in before the budget. It is all on the Minister, Deputy Noonan's desk.

Universal Service Charge: Motion (Resumed) (30 Mar 2011)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The Minister should not replicate the mistakes of his predecessors.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (30 Mar 2011)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 52: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide details on the programme for Government's commitment to divert staff from elsewhere in the public service to clear the social welfare appeals backlog, including the number, when and from where these staff will be diverted. [6007/11]

Written Answers — Public Order Offences: Public Order Offences (30 Mar 2011)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 101: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the number of persons arrested and/or prosecuted for begging-related offences in 2010 and to date in 2011; and the number moved on by gardaí for begging-related offences using the new powers in the Criminal Justice (Public Order) Act. [6065/11]