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Order of Business (19 Jul 2016)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I mean is that part of the proposition the Ceann Comhairle is putting to the House? I wanted to comment on that, please.

Order of Business (19 Jul 2016)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: First, this is an extraordinary step. It is not consequent on new politics; it is consequent on the worst of old politics. This House deserves a full explanation as to why it has taken so long for the Seanad Committee on Procedure and Privileges to be constituted. That is an essential step before the Seanad Committee on Selection is able to do its business in nominating Members of the...

Order of Business (19 Jul 2016)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: It does.

Order of Business (19 Jul 2016)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I appreciate that the Ceann Comhairle is accepting the validity of the point, and the protest, that I am making because I think it is a valid point to make.

Order of Business (19 Jul 2016)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Respect is the critical word.

Order of Business (19 Jul 2016)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: It not only behoves voices in the Seanad to explain this. It also requires those party leaders who have an insight into why this situation has been allowed to develop as it has to take the opportunity to explain to Members of this House why it has been allowed to get to this absolutely outrageous situation.

Domiciliary Care Allowance: Motion [Private Members] (19 Jul 2016)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Severely sick and disabled children in this country have been grossly neglected for many years. Parents and families of these children have put in a lot of time and energy fighting to ensure that their young sick child has the right to a medical card. It is totally unacceptable and plain wrong to put any parent or family through such an ordeal when all they want to do is simply care for...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Employment Support Services (19 Jul 2016)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 449. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number and locations of Intreo centres across the State; the counties which do not currently have an Intreo centre; his plans to establish new Intreo centres and their locations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22558/16]

Health (Amendment) Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Second Stage (20 Jul 2016)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The impact of austerity policies on people with disabilities and their families has been devastating. I know the Minister of State knows that to be the case. The mobility allowance scheme was closed and educational supports, including resource teachers and special needs assistants, diminished. Medical cards have been targeted and the mainstream public services upon which those with...

Health (Amendment) Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Second Stage (20 Jul 2016)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Is there a list of centres that may never tick the boxes for registration?

Health (Amendment) Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (20 Jul 2016)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I do not have the advantage of having the Bill in front of me but I refer to two points the Minister of State made in response to queries I raised in my Second Stage contribution. When he said that all centres had been visited by April 2016, does the word "visited" equate with the word "inspection"? I note the nod of his advisers that that is the case. The information I have been given is...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff Recruitment (20 Jul 2016)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 389. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of technical adviser positions being recruited by his Department; the number of applications received; the step by step process towards selection; the expected timeframe for completion of the current round of recruitment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23163/16]

Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (21 Jul 2016)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I stand here today on behalf of my colleague, Deputy Jonathan O'Brien who, unfortunately, is unable to attend the House. We support both amendment No. 1 and amendment No. 2. The treatment of addicts and users is first and foremost a health issue and not a criminal justice issue. I have articulated this on many occasions. Our focus in regard to the criminal justice system and drug...

Leaders' Questions (21 Jul 2016)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: It is a trial run.

Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (21 Jul 2016)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I thank the Minister of State for her response. I hope the points made are being properly noted. It goes without saying that the passage of this legislation will not change very much in the way the serious matter of synthetic cannabinoids is addressed. I make no apology for specifying them. It is very important that legislation such as this is not employed as a means of compounding the...

Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (21 Jul 2016)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I move amendment No. 2:In page 3, after line 28, to insert the following:“Amendment of section 4 of Principal Act 3. Section 4 of the Principal Act is amended by the insertion of the following subsection:“(4) It shall be lawful for any person, or a person of a class or description specified in regulations under this section, to have in his or her possession a reasonable amount...

Government Appeal of European Commission Decision on State Aid to Apple: Motion (7 Sep 2016)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The collective stance of Ministers, Fine Gael Members of this Dáil, their Fianna Fáil prop-you-ups and the so-called Independent members of the Cabinet - who could aptly be referred to as the Apple crumbles of this grand coalition - today in this Chamber is a sham, as is their proposition to not only turn up their noses at a €13 billion back-tax windfall, but to set a course...

Government Appeal of European Commission Decision on State Aid to Apple: Motion (7 Sep 2016)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Is the Minister in a position to advise the House of what number of cases in respect of state aid in the taxation context are under active consideration within the European Commission? Is he aware of any case that has been referred and is currently suspended for further consideration pending the outcome of separate actions by other interests in other member states that may or may not...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Motor Insurance Regulation (16 Sep 2016)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 203. To ask the Minister for Finance the commencement date and timeframe for reporting, membership, terms of reference and consultative plans of the review body established to investigate and inquire into the motor insurance industry and specifically the unprecedented and extraordinary increases recorded in motor insurance costs in recent times; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Ireland Strategic Investment Fund Investments (16 Sep 2016)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 207. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he will take to ensure a more favourable deployment of Ireland Strategic Investment Fund, ISIF, capital supports across counties Donegal, Cavan and Monaghan thereby supporting a greater share of the jobs assisted across the State in these Border counties whose economies are already showing the adverse effects of the recent Brexit decision and...