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Business of Dáil (6 Apr 2016)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I did not interrupt.

Business of Dáil (6 Apr 2016)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: -----has not yet been drawn down. This is hugely important with a quarter of the year already passed. I have no mechanism to ask the relevant Minister or Ministers about that-----

Business of Dáil (6 Apr 2016)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: -----and about many other matters.

Business of Dáil (6 Apr 2016)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I am asking-----

Business of Dáil (6 Apr 2016)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: -----the Ceann Comhaile, in his role as the protector of the right of Members of the House - the individual parliamentarians - to afford us the opportunity to perform the task we were elected to perform, and that is-----

Business of Dáil (6 Apr 2016)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: -----to hold the existing holders of Executive office to account in line with what was outlined in the first publication of the Library and Research Service for 2016. Will the Ceann Comhairle afford Members that opportunity this week or in the coming week? I have no doubt it is not beyond the gift of our officials to structure an opportunity to put Ministers under direct question in this...

Business of Dáil (6 Apr 2016)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Will the Ceann Comhairle respond?

Business of Dáil (6 Apr 2016)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I do not want to miss this opportunity. I did, on the last occasion we were here, raise the matter of accountability of Ministers in whatever capacity - outgoing, caretaker, describe them as one chooses. If we read the first publication of 2016 from the Oireachtas Library and Research Service, we see that it is all about parliamentary scrutiny of the Government's performance. Its executive...

Housing and Homelessness: Statements (22 Mar 2016)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: It is lamentable that we find ourselves here again speaking about the homelessness and housing emergency. This incredibly important and urgent issue has been debated in this Chamber on many occasions. Solutions have been highlighted but, unfortunately, what was said appears to have fallen on deaf ears. The homelessness and housing emergency continues to spiral out of control and it is not...

Sittings and Business of Dáil: Motion (10 Mar 2016)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Fianna Fáil has done that for decades.

Sittings and Business of Dáil: Motion (10 Mar 2016)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: We want to facilitate debate.

Sittings and Business of Dáil: Motion (10 Mar 2016)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: And that parliamentary questions-----

Sittings and Business of Dáil: Motion (10 Mar 2016)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: ----- would be replied to orally.

Sittings and Business of Dáil: Motion (10 Mar 2016)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: With respect to ministerial accountability, it is absolutely important that Members have the opportunity to table parliamentary questions. I concur with the last speaker that the quicker the Government is established, the better. In the interim period, we have a caretaker Cabinet with Ministers who preside over their respective portfolios and Government Departments. As health spokesperson...

Election of Ceann Comhairle (10 Mar 2016)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 11 o’clock Ar dtús báire, ba mhaith liom mo chomhghairdeas a ghabháil le gach uile duine atá tofa go dtí an 32ú Dáil. Is mór an onóir dúinn uilig ionadaíocht a dhéanamh ar son ár dtoghthóirí. Mar is eol do Bhaill, táimse ag lorg a vótaí inniu do ról an Chinn Chomhairle. Iarraim ar...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: European Globalisation Fund (3 Feb 2016)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 77. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will submit an application under the European Globalisation Fund following the liquidation of Xtravision and the resulting 580 job losses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4518/16]

National Monuments: Motion [Private Members] (2 Feb 2016)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: While the events of Easter week 1916 took place primarily to the backdrop of the city of Dublin, men and women from across the country participated in the rebellion. As the Minister should know, there is no county more proud than County Monaghan with our close links to James Connolly, Margaret Skinnader and Bernard MaCartan Ward, among others, who played prominent roles and who marched out...

Establishment of a Statutory Commission of Investigation into a Foster Home in the South East: Statements (2 Feb 2016)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The recent abuse allegations surrounding a foster home in the south-east and the most horrendous treatment endured by an intellectually disabled young woman, whom we have come to know as Grace, depicts another example of the system that has failed to protect, respect and cherish those who are most vulnerable in our society. It has been revealed that Grace was subjected to the most horrendous...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Medicinal Products Availability (2 Feb 2016)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The critical advice is the clinical assessment of the efficacy of the drugs in question. This is a proven science at this point in time. There is ample evidence across a number of EU countries as to the effectiveness of this drug. There is a serious fault line in our insistence as a single entity - a State - on trying to engage with the drug distributor or manufacturer in this and many...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Medicinal Products Availability (2 Feb 2016)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 61. To ask the Minister for Health why the drug Sativex is not available to persons who suffer from multiple sclerosis despite the then Minister of State for Primary Care, Deputy Alex White, signing a statutory instrument legalising its use in July 2014; when it will be available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4082/16]