Results 15,441-15,460 of 21,514 for speaker:Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (1 Oct 2014)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 85. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when she will introduce a pre-clearance scheme for non-visa required elderly dependent relatives; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37226/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Orthodontic Service Provision (1 Oct 2014)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 107. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details, including terms of reference, make up and timeframe for reporting, of the independent investigation being set up by the Health Service Executive and tasked to address matters regarding orthodontic services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37268/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Provision (1 Oct 2014)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 127. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the tendering process for enhanced home services for older people in the community; the way it is envisaged that the new tender price that requires a reduction of 20% in the hourly rate payable to those providing the services will provide an acceptable level of service when it is clear that well established home care...

Leaders' Questions (2 Oct 2014)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Can we have clarity in regard to Mr. McNulty's appointment and the Tánaiste's knowledge of it?

Leaders' Questions (2 Oct 2014)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The Tánaiste is refusing to answer the question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Concussion in Sport: Discussion (2 Oct 2014)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I support Dr. Falvey's appeal to the media covering the business of the Houses of the Oireachtas to report on these hearings. We need continuous and ever increasing attention to the issues we are discussing, and I hope they will help us in that regard. We are meeting the witnesses in our role as legislators. Do they believe there is any legislation that we should consider or are there...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Service Provision (7 Oct 2014)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 578. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the details of the national broadband scheme; if there will be provision of fixed line broadband in rural County Monaghan; if he will provide an update as to whether the targets of this plan have been achieved or otherwise, in particular the minimum of 30 Mbps for every home in the country; and if he will make a...

Protection of Children's Health (Tobacco Smoke in Mechanically Propelled Vehicles) Bill 2012: Second Stage (8 Oct 2014)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Caithfidh mé a rá go bhfuil an-sásamh orm go bhfuil iarrachtaí ar bun le déileáil le fadhb an tobac in Éirinn. Níl rud ar bith níos tábhachtaí ná an tsláinte sa tsaol seo agus sláinte ár bpáisti ach go háirithe. Tá dualgas orainne mar dhaoine a dhéanann dlíthe páistí an...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Expenditure (8 Oct 2014)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 117. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of funding which his Department and the Health Service Executive have granted to the Royal College of Physicians for programme managers and other external consultancy posts; his views that this represents the optimal use of resources in view of the current crisis in healthcare; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Provision (8 Oct 2014)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 118. To ask the Minister for Health when prescribed home support hours will be allocated in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38387/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Provision (8 Oct 2014)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 119. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who have been recommended home help and home support hours in County Meath but are currently on a waiting list for same; the total number of hours shortfall-recommended; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38388/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Accommodation (8 Oct 2014)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 120. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons currently waiting for nursing home beds in the Dublin North East Health Service Executive region; and a breakdown of same by county of residence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38389/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Care of the Elderly Provision (8 Oct 2014)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 121. To ask the Minister for Health the reason there is no community response team for care of the elderly in County Meath; his plans to create one; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38390/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Concussion in Sport: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Oct 2014)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I join the Chairman in welcoming all our panellists this morning and in thanking each of them for their very well-prepared and informative presentations. It strikes me - and I can be corrected on this - that boxing and horse sports each have very specific rules applying that are immediately enforceable, and I commend that. Individual performances in these sports are perhaps, from my...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Concussion in Sport: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Oct 2014)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I thank them for the quality for their replies, which were helpful.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage (14 Oct 2014)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 157. To ask the Minister for Health if paediatric inflammatory bowel disease might be recognised by the Health Service Executive as a long-term illness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38883/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Counselling Services (14 Oct 2014)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 208. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the counselling in the primary care service, including any information on numbers referred to date in 2014; the waiting lists to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39257/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Irish Water Funding (14 Oct 2014)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 289. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the source of State funding for Irish Water; if he will confirm that 5% of car tax and 2% of VAT now goes towards water production via Irish Water; if he will further confirm the amount of local property tax that has gone to Irish Water; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39021/14]

Financial Resolutions 2015 - Financial Resolution No. 3: General (Resumed) (15 Oct 2014)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Missed opportunity after missed opportunity - that has been the reality of budget after budget for each of the past seven budgets and now we have yet another missed opportunity with budget 2015. It contains minimalist measures - tweaking here, tinkering there - yet, despite the Government’s efforts to sell the budget as a plus for those who have suffered so much during these years,...

Seanad Reform: Motion [Private Members] (16 Oct 2014)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Is mór an onóir dom tacú le beartas Shinn Féin maidir le leasú ar an Seanad. Teastaíonn athrú bunúsach go géar. Caithfimid an Seanad a chur ag obair dúinn agus do ghnáthmhuintir na tíre seo. On 4 October last year the Government held a referendum on a constitutional amendment to abolish the Seanad. Citizens of the State were...