Results 1,941-1,960 of 21,514 for speaker:Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

Chief State Solicitor's Office. (22 Feb 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 8: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the reorganisation of the Office of the Chief State Solicitor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3210/06]

Chief State Solicitor's Office. (22 Feb 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Is the Taoiseach aware that among the functions of the Office of the Chief State Solicitor is the advising and representing of the State in asylum and refugee law cases and the conveyancing of State property and related property law services? In the context of the reorganisation, and given the increase in asylum and refugee cases in recent years, has that entailed an increased work load and...

Regulatory Reform. (22 Feb 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 12: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the implementation of the recommendations of the OECD report Regulatory Reform in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3211/06]

Regulatory Reform. (22 Feb 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Does the Taoiseach recall that on a number of occasions, I raised one of the actions recommended in the Government's White Paper on regulatory reform in relation to the legislative process, namely, to improve the information flow and, specifically, the publication in advance of legislation of the draft heads of a Bill? Rather than going over all of the previous points, questions and exchanges...

Regulatory Reform. (22 Feb 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The Taoiseach knows it is not happening.

Regulatory Reform. (22 Feb 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Will the Taoiseach check about the detail in relation to the number?

Order of Business. (22 Feb 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I want to address two matters to the Taoiseach. The first is on the wording of the proposition, which allows for the conclusion of Private Members' Business at 8.30 p.m. tonight rather than after 90 minutes. One can anticipate a vote at 7 p.m. and this matter has been addressed on many occasions where such a situation arises. I ask, through the Taoiseach, for the Chief Whip's acceptance that...

Order of Business. (22 Feb 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The second point is that I join with colleagues in opposing the proposal to effect a guillotine at 7 p.m. regarding the Sea-Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Bill, for all the reasons articulated by colleagues this morning. I will not repeat them. I have spoken on them on previous proposals pertaining to the passage of this legislation.

Order of Business. (22 Feb 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: On a point of order, the Taoiseach did not deal with the matter of Private Members' Business.

Order of Business. (22 Feb 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I do not know whether the Taoiseach, the Chief Whip or the Ceann Comhairle can hear me. However, I seek the agreement of the Taoiseach, the Chief Whip and all parties in the House. On today's Order Paper it is stated that "Private Members' Business shall be No. 44 — Motion re: Labour Affairs: Establishment of Department of and Joint Oireachtas Committee on (resumed — to conclude at 8.30...

Order of Business. (22 Feb 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Will the Ceann Comhairle allow me to respond?

Foreign Conflicts. (22 Feb 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Does the Minister support that ban?

Labour Affairs: Motion (Resumed). (22 Feb 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Our opinion of the Minister's suitability for office far exceeds his opinion of us.

Labour Affairs: Motion (Resumed). (22 Feb 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The Minister should leave that to the PDs.

Labour Affairs: Motion (Resumed). (22 Feb 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: They do not need help from the Minister in that regard.

Labour Affairs: Motion (Resumed). (22 Feb 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Ba mhaith liom buíochas a ghabháil le gach duine a ghlac páirt sa díospóireacht ar an rún tábhachtach seo. Buíochas ach go háirithe do na Teachtaí atá ag tacú leis an rún. Tá bagairtí nua ar chearta nan-oibrithe; in Éirinn, ar fud na hEorpa agus ar fud an domhain faoi láthair. Má táimid chun na cearta sin a chur chun cinn caithfimid tosú sa bhaile agus tá an rún seo mar...

Labour Affairs: Motion (Resumed). (22 Feb 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: He spoke of a commitment to health and safety, yet, as my colleague, Deputy Crowe, pointed out last evening when the Minister was not present, there was a 42% increase in workplace deaths in 2005 in comparison with the 2004 figure. This disturbing trend must be reversed. The Minister of State also spoke of substantial increases in redundancy payments, yet statutory redundancy payments consist...

Labour Affairs: Motion (Resumed). (22 Feb 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Many of the multinationals who have come into the State in the past decade are virulently anti-union.

Labour Affairs: Motion (Resumed). (22 Feb 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: In the construction sector there is a strong belief that some trade union members are being black-listed from building sites because they are trade union activists. Tonight three men are in Mountjoy Prison for so-called contempt of court for picketing a building site. This is unacceptable. How many employers have served a day in jail for creating unsafe working conditions that have led...

Labour Affairs: Motion (Resumed). (22 Feb 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: A previous Sinn Féin Private Member's motion strongly opposed the privatisation of Aer Lingus. We pointed out then, as we do now, that privatisation invariably leads to lower pay and poorer working conditions. This is the most serious concern in respect of the imminent privatisation of the Great Southern Hotel Group. These State sell-offs are another form of downsizing as far as workers'...