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Order of Business. (27 Oct 2005)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I am sorry I was not here at the time and I apologise.

Order of Business. (27 Oct 2005)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: If the Tánaiste is not in a position to answer my question I can only ask a second question regarding a response I received from her to a parliamentary question this week. Can the Tánaiste advise if the terms of reference for Mr. Patrick Declan Carey will be published when they are finally finalised?

Order of Business. (27 Oct 2005)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Will the Tánaiste advise us when she expects those terms of reference to be agreed?

Order of Business. (27 Oct 2005)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I already have but I am not getting the further information I require.

Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (27 Oct 2005)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 114: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that 1,137 appointments at Letterkenny General Hospital had to be cancelled in the first half of 2005 due to the ongoing bed shortage at the hospital and that the average bed occupancy throughout 2005 in the hospital has been 105%, with patients at times on trolleys in the...

Leaders' Questions. (2 Nov 2005)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Does the Taoiseach recognise that the social partnership process is falling asunder? Does he realise there can be no meaning or future for it if the management of Irish Ferries gets away with dumping Irish-based workers and hiring vulnerable people who will be exploited through lower wages and poorer conditions? Is he aware that Irish workers in the public and private sectors are deeply...

Leaders' Questions. (2 Nov 2005)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: On the same theme, this morning I met representatives of the Communication Workers' Union. Does the Taoiseach not also recognise that, in An Post's refusal to pay increases due under Sustaining Progress, its management is also contributing to the further erosion of confidence? The future of social partnership has seriously been called into question. What is the Taoiseach's view of IBEC's...

Leaders' Questions. (2 Nov 2005)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: ——recognising that only by doing that can we reach a situation where we can hang on to the Sustaining Progress agreement? All the issues that An Post wants to bring to the table can then be substantively addressed by the CWU on behalf of its membership.

Leaders' Questions. (2 Nov 2005)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Does the Taoiseach not recognise that his response to IBEC's backing for the actions of Irish Ferries management will only create greater concern among workers in the public and private sectors? The notion is implied in his response that it is normal and acceptable from an employer's perspective, but it is no such thing; it is abnormal and must be addressed. If the Taoiseach is not prepared...

Leaders' Questions. (2 Nov 2005)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: ——a postal strike, with all its serious consequences for the economy? Does the Taoiseach know that tomorrow thousands of Irish workers will march on this House in a further cry regarding their concerns about the future of partnership and the serious consequences of the actions of Irish Ferries management of which I have given account? In conclusion——

Leaders' Questions. (2 Nov 2005)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: ——will the Taoiseach take this matter further? Will it be raised at EU level and beyond so that the abuses by Irish Ferries management can be stamped out and no other employer, Irish or otherwise, seeks to adopt such a threatening and serious approach, which can only damage the Irish economy?

Leaders' Questions. (2 Nov 2005)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: No, it was in the context of Irish Ferries, and I put it clearly.

Leaders' Questions. (2 Nov 2005)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: He has backed An Post——

Tribunals of Inquiry. (2 Nov 2005)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 5: To ask the Taoiseach the costs to his Department of the Moriarty tribunal since its establishment; the projected costs for the completion of the tribunal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27687/05]

Tribunals of Inquiry. (2 Nov 2005)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: What is the Taoiseach's reaction to Mr. Justice Moriarty's ruling on 29 September, rejecting submissions from Mr. Denis O'Brien that——

Tribunals of Inquiry. (2 Nov 2005)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: It was extremely difficult to follow what the Taoiseach said in response to Deputy Sargent. In the context of the ruling to which I referred, does the Taoiseach not anticipate any extensive roll-on in time in regard to the Moriarty tribunal's sittings? Are there cost implications from this ruling for his Department? It is unclear whether the new fee to apply from 11 January 2006 will kick in...

Tribunals of Inquiry. (2 Nov 2005)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The specified time was 11 January.

Tribunals of Inquiry. (2 Nov 2005)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: What lobby was employed to get the Taoiseach and his colleagues to concede the extension of the old rates from 12 January to the suggested date of the end of June? Who ultimately took the decision to concede? Was any consideration given to, and what is the Taoiseach's view of, the consequences of this decision on the Moriarty tribunal applying to the other tribunals that have set dates for...

Freedom of Information. (2 Nov 2005)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 10: To ask the Taoiseach the number of freedom of information requests acceded to by his Department since January 2005; the number for the period January to end of September 2002; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27688/05]

Freedom of Information. (2 Nov 2005)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I wonder how far I will get. Is the National Treatment Purchase Fund to be included, before the Ceann Comhairle rules me out of order?