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Health (Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) (No. 2) Bill 2013: Report and Final Stages (26 Nov 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: It makes no mention of the €500 and the €900.

Health (Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) (No. 2) Bill 2013: Report and Final Stages (26 Nov 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I wish to remind Deputies of the reaction of the current Minister, Deputy Reilly, when he was an Opposition spokesperson, to Fianna Fáil's proposal to apply a threshold to the previously universal entitlement of the over 70s to a medical card.

Health (Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) (No. 2) Bill 2013: Report and Final Stages (26 Nov 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Deputy Reilly, in his capacity as Fine Gael's spokesperson on health, rightly described what Fianna Fáil was doing as a "vicious attack". He suggested in the strongest terms that the proposal to introduce thresholds represented a "savage assault on the elderly". Since they took office, the Minister for Health and his Ministers of State have legislated for two reductions in the...

Health (Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) (No. 2) Bill 2013: Report and Final Stages (26 Nov 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: There should be no mistake about what free GP care will entail for them. They will have to meet the cost of their medications, up to the limit of €144 per month. What about all the other services that the full medical card covers? I remind the Minister that not everyone over the age of 70 is in comfortable retirement.

Health (Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) (No. 2) Bill 2013: Report and Final Stages (26 Nov 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: As a result of various advances, many people are working to a later age. I am sure many people in this Chamber aspire to continue to work beyond the age of 70. Many people who have depended on medical cards will take a significant hit as a result of this measure, which will have a serious impact on their daily life conditions. It is fundamentally wrong. I agree with what the Minister,...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Youth Unemployment Measures (26 Nov 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 134. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the high-level conference on youth unemployment hosted by French President François Hollande in Paris on 12 November last; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50413/13]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Emigrant Support Services (26 Nov 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 140. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the funding received by each organisation supported under the emigrant support programme in the years 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50438/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (26 Nov 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 229. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the budget associated with the allocation of 2,000 places on Momentum for young persons under 25 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50439/13]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: EU Funding (26 Nov 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 278. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the way macroeconomic conditionality will be applied to Irish drawdown of EU funds; what the recent agreement at EU level means for Ireland; the funding streams that will now be subject to this conditionality; the Irish position on macroeconomic conditionality; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50502/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Education and Training Provision (26 Nov 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 374. To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 466 of 5 November 2013, if she will provide further details on the 10,000 training places for young unemployed persons including the budget associated with this training; the length of the training courses; the location of these training courses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50422/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Youth Unemployment Measures (26 Nov 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 321. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on the findings in the recent OECD economic survey of Ireland which found that a comprehensive national strategy to tackle the very high unemployment rates among the young is lacking, that youth policy is fragmented, with several Government Departments taking individual action, and its recommendation that a more co-ordinated and...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: National Internship Scheme Administration (26 Nov 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 381. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline the whistleblowing provisions for JobBridge; the way in which a person with concerns about a JobBridge opportunity and/or the JobBridge scheme may report their concerns; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50429/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: National Internship Scheme Administration (26 Nov 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 382. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide a dedicated whistleblowing feedback page on the JobBridge website to facilitate persons with concerns; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50430/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: National Internship Scheme Administration (26 Nov 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 383. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total number of intern advertisements that have been placed since the start of the jobBridge scheme; the total number of advertised vacancies that have not been filled; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50431/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Youth Guarantee (26 Nov 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 335. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the way the implementation of the youth guarantee is to be evaluated here; the person who will evaluate the guarantee; the framework that will be used; the best practice in this area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50251/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Youth Guarantee (26 Nov 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 337. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the desired outcomes for the youth guarantee; the way results will be measured; the tracking mechanisms that will be put in place to monitor young persons on the guarantee and after they complete the guarantee; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50253/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Youth Unemployment Measures (26 Nov 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 336. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of young persons not in employment, education or training here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50252/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals Issues (26 Nov 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 338. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will confirm that an appeal has been received by the Social Welfare Appeals Office on behalf of a person (details supplied); when a decision will issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50254/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Unemployment Data (26 Nov 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 367. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide the breakdown of the percentage of young persons under 25 in the low, medium and high PEX probability of exit category since the introduction of the Intreo registration process arising from Pathways to Work in 2012; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50414/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Eligibility (26 Nov 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 368. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the criteria and circumstances her Department uses to determine if a jobseeker should be subject to a sanction in the form of a reduced welfare payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50416/13]