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Health Service Plan 2012: Statements (Resumed) (1 Feb 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The Minister may have no regard for it but the Labour Party Deputies should have regard for Dr. Burke's view because he is the chair of their party in Limerick City.

Health Service Plan 2012: Statements (Resumed) (1 Feb 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation, INMO, general secretary Liam Doran has said the country's maternity services will be facing a very severe crisis come the end of February, but the remarks of the head of the HSE's maternity services programme have received less attention. Let us go to the heart of the matter and see where the Minister stands. Professor Michael Turner, director of...

Health Service Plan 2012: Statements (Resumed) (1 Feb 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I did not interrupt the Minister.

Health Service Plan 2012: Statements (Resumed) (1 Feb 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Professor Turner said: We still have one of the lowest maternal mortality ratios in the world. Having said that, there can be no room for complacency. My concern is that unless we prioritise maternity services we will see in the future an increase in maternal deaths if we cut maternity resources too much - that is the price that will be paid. And then what usually happens is there is a crisis...

Health Service Plan 2012: Statements (Resumed) (1 Feb 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I will quote Professor Turner once more to remind the Minister of what he said: "This is an important issue that we are discussing with the HSE".

Health Service Plan 2012: Statements (Resumed) (1 Feb 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I will conclude with this quotation: This is an important issue that we are discussing with the HSE. It should be pointed out that Ireland has the lowest number of consultant obstetricians among OECD countries. Greece, which has also had the IMF in, has nine times as many obstetricians as we have. The Minister, Deputy Reilly, is presiding over a disgrace. I have it to say that what the...

Written Answers — Financial Services Regulation: Financial Services Regulation (1 Feb 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 41: To ask the Minister for Finance, following on from the intervention by the Registrar of Credit Unions at Newbridge credit union last month, if any future interventions will be part of a wider restructuring plan for the credit union movement developed in conjunction with the credit unions, or if they will be led by the Financial Regulator's office. [5657/12]

Written Answers — Financial Sector Regulation: Financial Sector Regulation (1 Feb 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 51: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of credit unions that have approached the Registrar of Credit Unions seeking the easing or lifting of lending restrictions placed on them by the Registrar; and the number of these requests that have been granted. [5658/12]

Written Answers — Departmental Investigations: Departmental Investigations (1 Feb 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 155: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the concern at the manner in which his Department's special investigations unit has carried out some of its work, with indications that in a range of cases it has abused the extensive powers given to it under legislation; if he will order an independent review of the operation of this...

Written Answers — Departmental Investigations: Departmental Investigations (1 Feb 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 156: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to amend the legislation governing the special investigations unit of his Department in order to provide stronger safeguards for the rights of citizens, including an avenue of appeal other than the courts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5698/12]

Written Answers — Departmental Investigations: Departmental Investigations (1 Feb 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 157: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, recognising the need for absolute vigilance to ensure food safety and animal health and welfare, if he will put in place a stronger regime with regard to education, information and prevention, balancing the strong emphasis on prosecution as pursued by the special investigations unit of his Department; and if he will make...

Written Answers — Departmental Investigations: Departmental Investigations (1 Feb 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 158: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will set out the annual costs of the operation of his Department's special investigations unit in 2009, 2010 and 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5700/12]

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (1 Feb 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 159: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will set out the annual spending by him on education, information and prevention with regard to animal health and welfare and food safety in 2009, 2010 and 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5701/12]

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (1 Feb 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 174: To ask the Minister for Health if he is responsible for centralised co-ordination of contingency plans to address the severe shortfall in Health Service Executive staff, especially in front-line services, that will follow the departure of thousands of employees under early retirement at the end of February 2012; if he has satisfied himself that such contingency plans exist; and...

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (1 Feb 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 195: To ask the Minister for Health if the figure of 500 general practitioners in primary care teams cited by the CEO of the Health Service Executive includes the 116 GPs who resigned from these teams in the north-east area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5856/12]

Local Government Reform (2 Feb 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 55: To ask the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if he has plans to introduce any legislation that will impact on town councils and if so, will the town councils remain a separate legal and political entity to local authorities. [5897/12]

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (2 Feb 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 61: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the duration of lease terms for National Asset Management Agency properties designated for social housing; and the mixture of tenure approach that will be taken. [5918/12]

Private Members' Business. Community Employment Schemes: Motion (7 Feb 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The cuts to community employment, CE, schemes in the 2012 budget were dressed up by the Minister for Social Protection and her colleagues as some form of enhancement of training opportunities and employment prospects for the jobless. Of course, they are nothing of the kind. They are spending cuts, plain and simple. Why did the Minister announce a review of the schemes in the wake of the...

Written Answers — Prisoner Welfare: Prisoner Welfare (7 Feb 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 75: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the proposal for the Irish Prison Service to examine options for the development of prisoner welfare and resettlement functions generally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6525/12]

Written Answers — Prison Accommodation: Prison Accommodation (7 Feb 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 84: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if a meeting of governors and doctors has been held advising of new procedures that govern the use of safety observation cells and close supervision cells as set out in the action plan on Limerick prison. [6526/12]