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Leaders' Questions (17 Apr 2014)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Does the Tánaiste recall the Labour Party advertisement from the most recent general election campaign which bore the legends "Look what Fine Gael have in store for you!" and "Fine Gael - Every Little Hurts"?

Leaders' Questions (17 Apr 2014)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Prominently featured in that advertisement was a reference to water tax, at a suggested cost of €238 per annum.

Leaders' Questions (17 Apr 2014)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Yesterday, the Taoiseach confirmed the accuracy of that Labour Party advertisement by stating that the average water tax to be imposed on people by this Government will be €240 per annum. Does the Tánaiste agree that the imposition of water tax is half-baked and that the Government has not thought through details of key issues such as metering, standing charges, ability to pay...

Leaders' Questions (17 Apr 2014)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I was merely talking about what is typical of Labour.

Leaders' Questions (17 Apr 2014)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Those opposite should dig their own holes for themselves.

Leaders' Questions (17 Apr 2014)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: We never ignore those who were in that Government.

Leaders' Questions (17 Apr 2014)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: There is no surer indication that one is hitting the right button than when the heat comes back at one like that. The Tánaiste's earlier response to Deputy O'Dea was marked by its calm nature. We are right on the button in our criticism. Let us eliminate-----

Leaders' Questions (17 Apr 2014)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: -----the anonymity in respect of Labour Party commentary to the media and quote what one of its Deputy's said this morning.

Leaders' Questions (17 Apr 2014)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Does the Tánaiste agree with the statement made this morning by Labour's Deputy Kevin Humphreys to the effect that Fine Gael in government has "acted in a dishonourable manner". Does the Tánaiste agree with what Deputy Humphreys' has said?

Leaders' Questions (17 Apr 2014)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Is it not the truth that the Labour Party decided long ago to impose the water tax on every household throughout the State, irrespective of people's ability to pay?

Leaders' Questions (17 Apr 2014)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: When one hears this kind of nonsense coming back, one knows that the Labour Party is under pressure and it is not just pressure in respect of the issue of water charges.

Leaders' Questions (17 Apr 2014)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Is it not the case that Labour has participated staunchly in the process to which I refer from the outset and that it is a co-facilitator of the introduction of what is now proposed? Is it not also the case that all of the posturing by the Tánaiste on our television screens and all of the other commentary by Labour to which I have just referred relate to the fact that the party will be...

Leaders' Questions (17 Apr 2014)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: -----and that it is trying, by any and every means, to limit the negative impact of having sold out in respect of the positions it held for many years and abandoning its voters?

Leaders' Questions (17 Apr 2014)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: We are in government in Northern Ireland.

Leaders' Questions (17 Apr 2014)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Why does the Tánaiste not answer the question?

Leaders' Questions (17 Apr 2014)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The Tánaiste is spinning again. They do not pay for water.

Leaders' Questions (17 Apr 2014)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The Tánaiste wrote the book on that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Children and Youth Issues: Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (17 Apr 2014)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I asked a question on the accountability of the AAI. To whom does the AAI give account of itself?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Children and Youth Issues: Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (17 Apr 2014)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Before the Minister continues, I expressed concern about the period of time service providers would have to upgrade their personal training programmes, given the minimum requirements to be met by September 2015. With funding only becoming available in the coming months, practitioners will have very limited time and might not be able to achieve the new qualifications required, unless they...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Children and Youth Issues: Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (17 Apr 2014)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I welcome the Minister and her officials. I tabled a number of questions. The Minister referred to the Children First Bill in reply to question No. 14. I am anxious to hear her definitive response to the criticisms that have been levelled regarding enforceability. Others use different language in respect of what may be required but, at the end of the day, that is what it is all about. I...