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Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Waiting Lists (19 Nov 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 687. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form, waiting times for occupational therapy, speech and language therapy and psychology therapy services for children; and a breakdown of same by Health Service Executive area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49366/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Sixth Report of Special Rapporteur on Child Protection: Discussion (19 Nov 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Before Dr. Shannon commences, we have come directly from a meeting with the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs. I do not have a copy of Dr. Shannon's report. Is there a copy of it available or a copy of his intended remarks?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Sixth Report of Special Rapporteur on Child Protection: Discussion (19 Nov 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The opening remarks would be fine.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Sixth Report of Special Rapporteur on Child Protection: Discussion (19 Nov 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I thank the Chairman.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Sixth Report of Special Rapporteur on Child Protection: Discussion (19 Nov 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I join my colleagues in once again welcoming Dr. Shannon for appearing before the committee. I thank him sincerely for the publication of his sixth report. His presentation here this afternoon was significant in itself, apart from the report. At the end one is moved to say “Wow!”. There is so much here. I will not try to deal with all the points I will simply try to tease...

Youth Employment: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (20 Nov 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: On Tuesday one of the key people who has been effectively governing the State for the troika, István Székely, claimed the better off in Irish society have fared worst under the austerity regime. Mr. Székely is director of economic and financial affairs at the European Commission. In 2011 a UCD academic said of Mr. Székely:There's a Hungarian university lecturer called...

Youth Employment: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (20 Nov 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: My point is not to make a personal attack on Mr. Székely but on what he represents and, even more important, on the subservience of this Government to what he represents.

Youth Employment: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (20 Nov 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Here we have a most senior figure in the troika actually claiming those on higher incomes took a greater share of the austerity.

Youth Employment: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (20 Nov 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Can one believe it? This is in the face of mass unemployment and mass emigration, and all the contrary evidence which presents daily in all our respective constituencies, no doubt including the Minister's. The European Commission, in which this person is a most senior official, has forced the austerity agenda on people across the EU, with devastating consequences for economies and societies...

Youth Employment: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (20 Nov 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Hear, hear.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Youth Guarantee (20 Nov 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 109. To ask the Minister for Social Protection where the €200 million funding for the youth guarantee is coming from; where the third of this as an Irish contribution is coming from in view of the fact that we have only budgeted €14 million this year for the youth guarantee; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49623/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Youth Guarantee (20 Nov 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 124. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if the youth guarantee funding from the EU will be subject to macro-economic conditionality; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49778/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Prescription Charges (20 Nov 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 193. To ask the Minister for Health if it is the case that those patients on the long-term illness scheme and with a medical card are liable for the prescription charge fee; if there have been recent changes regarding same; the date on which this came into effect; the position regarding a person (details supplied) in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49682/13]

Child and Family Agency Bill 2013: Report Stage (21 Nov 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I have no issue with the Minister's amendment. She has explained it to me in some detail in recent days and I accept it.

Child and Family Agency Bill 2013: Report Stage (21 Nov 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I move amendment No. 2:In page 12, line 14, after “the” to insert “educational welfare,”.The Minister knows I believe it is very important that when the functions of the agency are specified regarding supporting and promoting the development, welfare and protection of children, educational welfare be explicitly stated in the functions of the agency within the...

Child and Family Agency Bill 2013: Report Stage (21 Nov 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I do not accept the Minister's view that including a reference to educational welfare would give the impression that it would be solely within the remit and responsibility of the new agency. We must recognise that the NEWB will be an integral part of the new agency. Nowhere in section 8 which lists the functions of the new agency is education explicitly referred to. The word appears only...

Child and Family Agency Bill 2013: Report Stage (21 Nov 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: We battled on this on Committee Stage and the Minister does not intend to change her view. I believe strongly that the National Education Welfare Board is an integral part - one of the three elements - of the new agency. The new agency brings together three different and separate entities. It is imperative that we reference educational welfare among the functions of the agency. It is not...

Child and Family Agency Bill 2013: Report Stage (21 Nov 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I move amendment No. 3:In page 12, line 15, to delete "families" and substitute the following:"all families and the role of parents or guardians therein as integral to the achievement of paragraph (b) above".I seek an amendment to section 8(1)(c), which reads "support and encourage the effective functioning of families". This is one of the specified functions of the new agency, but the...

Child and Family Agency Bill 2013: Report Stage (21 Nov 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: We both cited the explanation of the term "family" from the opening pages of the Bill. The truth is that it is under the explanation of the word "couple" that we find a much more explicit reference to the understanding of family, in terms of a married couple; civil partners within the meaning of Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act; a man and woman who are...

Child and Family Agency Bill 2013: Report Stage (21 Nov 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: If I could make one comment-----