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

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I move: "That the Bill be taken in Private Members' time."

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ministerial Travel (28 Mar 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide details of the meeting he had with the American Secretary of State John Kerry on 18 March; and if American immigration reform was discussed. [15525/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: State Dental Schemes: Discussion (28 Mar 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I join with the Chairman in welcoming all our guests this morning. Neither Mr. Hourihan nor I expected we would meet so soon when I made the proposition to accommodate a meeting at the earliest opportunity. I say "Well done" for stepping into the gap that opened up. I have been exposed, particularly in recent years, to much of what Mr. Hourihan outlined this morning in terms of the impact...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: State Dental Schemes: Discussion (28 Mar 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Dr. Bolas instanced young males, but I am thinking of young females who are called "Nanny McPhee" at age 11 because of an abnormality. It is a label that will never be erased. It is something that requires earlier intervention. Whatever Dr. Bolas can do to encourage that earliest support saves a child or a young adult's life. This has been a very interesting presentation, and I sincerely...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Child and Family Support Agency Establishment (16 Apr 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will clarify the factual position regarding the now anticipated official commencement of operations by the Child and Family Support Agency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17434/13]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Child and Family Support Agency Establishment (16 Apr 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I join the Minister in wishing Ms Norah Gibbons every success in her new role and responsibilities. I welcome her appointment. The Minister used the phrase "this Dáil term" with reference to the legislation. However, one of her Cabinet colleagues, the Minister for Health, Deputy James Reilly, also used that phrase in response to questions I posed to him on a different matter, that...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Child and Family Support Agency Establishment (16 Apr 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: It will be before the summer.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Child and Family Support Agency Establishment (16 Apr 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: On the question of the psychiatrists, the Minister is fully aware of the concerns on paper and knows from listening to the oral case presented that there is a basis for that concern that must be addressed, measured and evaluated and a decision reached. Can the Minister indicate where this process is at present? Also, what is the situation with the public health nurses?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Bullying in Schools (16 Apr 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she and her Department have received any report or feedback from the Department of Education and Skills on the reception of or reaction to the publication of the Action Plan on Bullying by school principals or teachers; if during the almost three months since its publication any further consideration has been given to its pro-active...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Bullying in Schools (16 Apr 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The definition in the action plan states that bullying is not just about any kind of injury or negative impact, it involves a particular kind of harm. It is aimed at engendering a kind of helplessness or inability to act or do anything. I agree with that definition but it is also about the humiliation and subjugation of the target, which invariably has life-long consequences. The scourge...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Bullying in Schools (16 Apr 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Members received a briefing in the AV room on this area towards the latter end of 2012, which was attended by a former school principal from a county neighbouring the city of Dublin, whose contribution was very informative. It demonstrated, which I fear may be the reality, that in the main it is down to the penchant of the principal and the other senior players within a respective school...

Other Questions: Inter-Country Adoptions (16 Apr 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I realise that the Minister will not have the relevant information in her possession now but would she be in a position to access the up-to-date statistics in respect of the number of Irish parents who are waiting to successfully complete the process of adoption? Will she outline the most recent statistics regarding domestic adoptions and those made from the variety of international...

Other Questions: Inter-Country Adoptions (16 Apr 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Will the Minister circulate the relevant information?

Statute of Limitations (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage [Private Members] (16 Apr 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I begin by welcoming again to Leinster House many of the women who suffered the barbaric act of symphysiotomy in Irish hospitals. They have come in such numbers that the Public Gallery has not been sufficient to accommodate them all. I extend greetings and good wishes to all of those who are in the audiovisual room following coverage of...

Statute of Limitations (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage [Private Members] (16 Apr 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: More than once in the past the women concerned have left Leinster House feeling disappointed and let down by the political system. I sincerely hope that will not be the case again tomorrow night. I appeal individually to each and every Teachta Dála, regardless of where he or she sits in this Chamber, to support the women by supporting this Bill. I believe the appeal of the women is...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Proposed Legislation (16 Apr 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the position regarding her preparations for the presentation to the Dáil of the adoption amendment legislation arising from the successful passage of the Children's Rights Referendum; the additional areas she is planning to include; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17266/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Cross-Border Projects (16 Apr 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the extent of contact she has had with her portfolio holding counterpart north of the border; the specific initiatives they have discussed and have or do now plan to undertake; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17271/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Appeals (16 Apr 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a Student Universal Support Ireland grant appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cavan will be heard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16537/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Patronage (16 Apr 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the options available to parents who wish their children to commence catholic primary school in Ashbourne, County Meath in the years September 2013, 2014 or 2015 in view of the lack of availability of places at this time; the measures he will take to address this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16882/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Mortgage Interest Supplement Eligibility (16 Apr 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if it is the case that a review of all cases of mortgage interest supplement payments took place earlier this year; if she will confirm that new thresholds have been introduced; the details of the review including the number of previously eligible recipients who became ineligible; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16881/13]