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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Business of Committee (21 Mar 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The international focus today will be on Down's syndrome. Ireland has historically played a front-line role in setting world standards in terms of care and support for young people and the ever-growing adult population, with the longer life expectancy of people with Down's syndrome. I think it is important to record this at the start of our day's work.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Tackling Childhood Poverty: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Mar 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I welcome Ms O'Mara, Mr. Bohan and Ms O'Brien and thank them for their contributions. I probably reflect the situation for most of us when I say that we did not have prior sight of the contributions that they were going to make, which normally help us to concentrate and prepare for our discussion. I am winging it here in terms of what has been said, but there are some broader points I would...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Tackling Childhood Poverty: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Mar 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: -----which means that young people will again be suffering?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Tackling Childhood Poverty: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Mar 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Straying? I do not think so. However, I share those thoughts with the delegates and I thank them again for their contributions.

Health (Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages: Tax Code (26 Mar 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I support both amendments in Deputy Billy Kelleher's name. I did not submit amendments because I find the proposition of what the Bill sets out to do offensive. There are elements of it which I identified in my Second Stage contribution with which I agree and understand must progress, but these are coupled with the proposition that the medical card will be taken from 20,000 people who will...

Health (Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages: Tax Code (26 Mar 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The Minister of State indicated in his response to our opening contributions that the purpose of this was to "protect from improper use". What about the issuance of sensitive, personal data to any agency of the State and its employees? In this regard, I mean the unnecessary and inappropriate release of critical information regarding a citizen. Let me be clear, I have no problem with...

Health (Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages: Tax Code (26 Mar 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The Bill states, "That the Minister for Social Protection may request the Health Service Executive to furnish to him or her personal data held by...", "...when he or she requires it for the purpose of calculating...". There is no guarantee in that language that the data to be released are to be particular to the exercise to be undertaken by the Minister for Social Protection nor is that...

Health (Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages: Tax Code (26 Mar 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: In his last response the Minister of State relied on language such as "gratuitous" and "improper" in his defence of the position. Nobody was suggesting something gratuitous or improper other than the fact that I believe that the release of unnecessary and irrelevant information in this two-way flow is improper. It is important to understand that. It does not mean that other access to, and...

Health (Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages: Tax Code (26 Mar 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I have read it on numerous occasions.

Health (Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages: Tax Code (26 Mar 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I will use what time I have left as I judge appropriate. The key point here is that it goes on to deal with the person who receives and I am talking all the time about the person who releases. The Minister of State either will not grasp this or he is avoiding it. There is nothing to prevent the release of inappropriate and unnecessary information between these three agencies in the way...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Payments (26 Mar 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for a delay in providing clarity to Student Universal Support Ireland on the application of a person (details supplied) on whether their qualification is equivalent to a level 8 undergraduate degree or a level 9 masters degree, according to the Irish National Framework of Qualifications; when clarity will issue, in view of the fact that...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Equality Tribunal Cases (26 Mar 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of and settlements made in cases taken to the Equality Tribunal by citizens under the Equal Status Acts in the context of their exclusion from access to the mobility allowance and motorised transport grant schemes; when said settlements were reached; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15205/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (26 Mar 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: To ask the Minister for Health the reason the Artassist Device is no longer available to patients living in counties Mayo and Galway; if access to this limb saving device is also denied elsewhere across the Health Service Executive regions; if he will take appropriate steps to restore early, if not immediate, access based on need; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15285/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Expenditure (27 Mar 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a breakdown of the way the €19 million available to Fáilte Ireland in funds for 2013 will be spent on the public tourism product and infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15308/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Services Provision (27 Mar 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will accept that the current arrangements for the allocation of additional teaching hours in our schools discriminates against children with down syndrome with an IQ in the mild range whose special educational needs are either not being met or are, invariably, seriously underprovided; if he will undertake to include this category of child on...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Mortgage Interest Supplement Payments (27 Mar 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason the mortgage supplement relief was reduced in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Meath ; if she will review this decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15563/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Remedial Works Schemes (27 Mar 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will advise on the up-to-date position of Phase 3 of the Mullaghmatt Remedial Scheme, Monaghan town; if all the obstacles that presented to the issuing of a green light to proceed have been overcome; when works will be underway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15541/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Access (27 Mar 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: To ask the Minister for Health the supports available for those with foetal valproate syndrome; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15564/13]

In Camera Rule in Childcare and Family Law Proceedings Bill 2013: First Stage (28 Mar 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: We will leave them until later in the day, if possible.

Statute of Limitations (Amendment) Bill 2013: First Stage (28 Mar 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to provide that certain persons shall be under a disability for the purpose of bringing actions relating to symphysiotomy and pubiotomy performed on them without medical justification, for that purpose to amend the Statute of Limitations, 1957, and to provide for matters connected therewith.