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Chief Executive of Centre for Public Inquiry: Statement by Minister. (13 Dec 2005)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The Minister's head is full of nonsense. My colleagues and I will face the Minister in every electoral contest armed only with whatever skills we have been born with and whatever funding we can raise legitimately, such as I have depended on in every election I have contested, during which I have faced all of the different voices in this House. To promote or perpetuate the notion that the...

Chief Executive of Centre for Public Inquiry: Statement by Minister. (13 Dec 2005)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: They belong only to the Minister.

Chief Executive of Centre for Public Inquiry: Statement by Minister. (13 Dec 2005)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: How did the Minister obtain and transfer the document?

Chief Executive of Centre for Public Inquiry: Statement by Minister. (13 Dec 2005)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: We are just prepared to work harder.

Chief Executive of Centre for Public Inquiry: Statement by Minister. (13 Dec 2005)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The Minister has come to the wrong conclusions.

Chief Executive of Centre for Public Inquiry: Statement by Minister. (13 Dec 2005)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Perhaps the Minister would like to tell the House that he got his own €100,000 contribution at a function in London.

Coroners (Amendment) Bill 2005: Second Stage. (13 Dec 2005)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Sinn Féin fully supports the Coroners (Amendment) Bill 2005 and thanks the Labour Party Deputies for introducing it. The problems it seeks to rectify have been allowed to persist for far too long, with the terrible consequence that families have been denied justice, and the court has been restricted in its ability to identity recommendations to prevent further fatalities. We join in...

Written Answers — Local Authority Funding: Local Authority Funding (13 Dec 2005)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 475: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the criteria governing spending by a local authority of moneys accruing when, for example, a local authority sells a parcel of land; the categories of projects or items on which such moneys can be spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38658/05]

Leaders' Questions. (14 Dec 2005)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The Taoiseach yesterday defended the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when he stated the Minister acted in defence of the security of the State. He would not elaborate or give reasons for that belief, or outline the threat to the security of the State. The Taoiseach asked us to wait for the Minister's subsequent statement. The Minister entered the House to deliver a fanciful...

Leaders' Questions. (14 Dec 2005)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The Taoiseach said just as little yesterday. Will he clarify exactly what organisation is bent on subverting the institutions of this State?

Leaders' Questions. (14 Dec 2005)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Are any of the Ministers, not to mention the Taoiseach——

Leaders' Questions. (14 Dec 2005)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I presume the role of the Ceann Comhairle is to keep order in the Government benches just as he exercises it in respect of the Opposition.

Leaders' Questions. (14 Dec 2005)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The Ceann Comhairle's efforts fall a long way short of what is required.

Leaders' Questions. (14 Dec 2005)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Yesterday in the Dáil the Taoiseach quite rightly questioned the whole basis of the so-called "Stormontgate" business in the North. Does he not see the parallel with this case?

Leaders' Questions. (14 Dec 2005)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Yesterday he said, regarding this issue, "It means we all went through a great deal of suffering for something that at the end of the day did not seem to add up on examination."

Leaders' Questions. (14 Dec 2005)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: My time is well up surely. Does the Taoiseach not see the parallels with the "Stormontgate" situation, where those in a position of influence in a state can fabricate a case against this party, Sinn Féin, and as a result bring about the collapse of public institutions? This parallels the actions of the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, with the approval of the Taoiseach, in...

Leaders' Questions. (14 Dec 2005)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The Ceann Comhairle could have said the same to Deputies Kenny and Rabbitte. As this is the last Leaders' Questions of this year I want the Taoiseach to spell out absolutely clearly what threat he believes there is to the security of this State from any organisation today.

Leaders' Questions. (14 Dec 2005)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: What does that have to do with the security of the State?

Leaders' Questions. (14 Dec 2005)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Who does the Taoiseach suggest did so?

Leaders' Questions. (14 Dec 2005)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: That is exactly what the Minister and this State should have done, instead of abusing this House.