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Private Members' Business - Care Services: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (19 Dec 2012)

Jonathan O'Brien: -----today in the Seanad criticising political figures for raising this issue.

Private Members' Business - Care Services: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (19 Dec 2012)

Jonathan O'Brien: Senator Hayden.

Private Members' Business - Care Services: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (19 Dec 2012)

Jonathan O'Brien: She said that Opposition politicians who dare raise the issue of cuts to respite care grants are doing so for their own political purposes.

Private Members' Business - Care Services: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (19 Dec 2012)

Jonathan O'Brien: I did not say she could not.

Private Members' Business - Care Services: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (19 Dec 2012)

Jonathan O'Brien: I will. I refer to a particular point in the motion tabled by the Technical Group. I commend it to the Minister. Perhaps he will discuss it with the Cabinet. It is the need to put in place transitional arrangements to facilitate people who are long-term carers and who, due to the death of a loved one, wish to return to work or education. In my mother's case, she cared for my father for...

Private Members' Business - Care Services: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (19 Dec 2012)

Jonathan O'Brien: The Minister is more interested in his telephone than in this Deputy's contribution.

Private Members' Business - Care Services: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (19 Dec 2012)

Jonathan O'Brien: Is the Minister more interested in his telephone than in listening to this contribution?

Private Members' Business - Care Services: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (19 Dec 2012)

Jonathan O'Brien: There are no hypocrites in this House besides the Minister and his Government.

Private Members' Business - Care Services: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (19 Dec 2012)

Jonathan O'Brien: We will, and I will take no lectures from the likes of you.

Private Members' Business - Care Services: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (19 Dec 2012)

Jonathan O'Brien: You did. You were like a six year old.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Expenditure (19 Dec 2012)

Jonathan O'Brien: To ask the Minister for Health if he will detail the way in which the projected €781 million reduction in the Health Budget in 2013 will be achieved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57024/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Investigations (19 Dec 2012)

Jonathan O'Brien: To ask the Minister for Health if he will reconsider his rejection of the call by a person (details supplied) for a full public inquiry into the tragic death of their spouse at Galway Regional Hospital on 28 October 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57025/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (19 Dec 2012)

Jonathan O'Brien: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide assurances that the increase in the pupil teacher ratio in further education from 17:1 to 19:1 will not result in a reduction of 25 whole time equivalent teaching posts across the city of Cork Vocational Education Committee. [57142/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (19 Dec 2012)

Jonathan O'Brien: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on concerns that as a result of the high number of retirements in a college (details supplied), eight staffing positions have been placed at risk as a result of the increase in the pupil-teacher ratio in further education programmes. [57143/12]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (19 Dec 2012)

Jonathan O'Brien: Deputy Ray Butler said he wished Opposition Deputies would look at what is happening across Europe. He mentioned that soup kitchens and food kitchens are popping up in Spain. Perhaps he should look at what is happening in his constituency and in the State because we have our own soup kitchens and food kitchens. Some of his rationale for wanting to proceed with it as soon as possible was...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: National Council for Special Education: Discussion with Chairman Designate (19 Dec 2012)

Jonathan O'Brien: I welcome Mr. Stack, Mr. Mulkerrins and Ms. Griffin to the Joint Committee and wish them the best. It is very generous to undertake a role for nothing and it is obviously done from passion and love of public service. Nobody can underestimate the challenges which lie ahead, in particular at a time when resources are few and far between. It makes things even more difficult. There are a...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Sports Capital Programme (20 Dec 2012)

Jonathan O'Brien: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the next round of funding will be available under the sports capital programme; the amount to be allocated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57263/12]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulations (20 Dec 2012)

Jonathan O'Brien: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider further financial incentives to increase the number of wheelchair accessible vehicles in the state’s taxi fleet. [57238/12]

Further Education and Training: Motion [Private Members] (16 Jan 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: I commend Fianna Fáil on this motion. This is a very important debate in our first week back. Unfortunately, owing to the nature of the budget announcement, this is the first opportunity the House has had to discuss the impact of the €19 million cut to the education budget. Although we are focusing on the increase in the pupil-teacher ratio tonight, we must realise the use of...

Further Education and Training: Motion [Private Members] (16 Jan 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: The figures are being provided. If the Minister of State has the figures, perhaps he should publish them. Ours suggest that 400 to 500 jobs will be lost in the sector. Even in respect of Cork city, the proposal is such that 10% will be lost. If a private company announced in the morning an operational change that would result in job losses in the order of 10%, the Government would do...