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Twenty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Apr 2008)

Charlie O'Connor: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Twenty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Apr 2008)

Charlie O'Connor: Nine minutes have expired.

Twenty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Apr 2008)

Charlie O'Connor: I will.

Twenty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Apr 2008)

Charlie O'Connor: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Twenty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Apr 2008)

Charlie O'Connor: I appreciate the opportunity to say a few words in this important debate and to make it clear that I will of course vote yes on 12 June or whatever day it will be. I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Killeen, for giving me the opportunity to say a few words. I wish him well today and for the next four weeks and beyond. As it is my birthday — please do not tell anyone — I am reminded...

Twenty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Apr 2008)

Charlie O'Connor: As a young child, I remember listening to people in the inner city who had been affected by the events of the Second World War and, in the case of my granddad's generation, the First World War. While the development of Europe in the past half century has been important economically and socially, its most important feature has been the transition from a dangerous place in the late 1940s and...

Twenty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Apr 2008)

Charlie O'Connor: It is not easy to get constituents to vote in referendums but this is a vital referendum for the country and our communities. It is important, therefore, that the political parties take a unified approach to meeting this challenge. Deputy Simon Coveney referred to MEPs. The Minister for Finance, Deputy Brian Cowen, was elected the seventh leader of the Fianna Fáil Party this morning. I...

Twenty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Apr 2008)

Charlie O'Connor: It is kind of the Deputy to invite me. It is important that supporters of the treaty from all parties are seen to work together for the sake of the country once the date of the referendum is confirmed. This is especially the case in constituencies where determined opponents of the reform treaty are calling for a "no" vote. The Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Heritage...

Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (8 Apr 2008)

Charlie O'Connor: Question 158: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will present a report on the development of the proposed new National Children's Hospital; the schedule being followed in the matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12877/08]

Written Answers — Foreign Elections: Foreign Elections (8 Apr 2008)

Charlie O'Connor: Question 246: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has had a report on the elections in Zimbabwe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12878/08]

Cluster Munitions Bill 2008: Second Stage (8 Apr 2008)

Charlie O'Connor: I thank the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Deputy Dermot Ahern, for sharing time. I apologise for not being in the Chamber for the whole of his speech but I was attending the Fianna Fáil parliamentary party meeting, paying tribute to my fellow Dubliner, the Taoiseach, Deputy Bertie Ahern. If I still sound sad and emotional, that is the reason. I thank Deputy Timmins and the Fine Gael Party...

Cluster Munitions Bill 2008: Second Stage (8 Apr 2008)

Charlie O'Connor: The Deputy has 40 minutes.

Cluster Munitions Bill 2008: Second Stage (8 Apr 2008)

Charlie O'Connor: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Twenty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (8 Apr 2008)

Charlie O'Connor: I add my congratulations and good wishes to the Taoiseach. He could still stand for election in Tallaght.

Twenty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (8 Apr 2008)

Charlie O'Connor: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Twenty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (8 Apr 2008)

Charlie O'Connor: I wish I could, as Chair, make a speech on this occasion. Tá fiche noíméid ag an Taoiseach.

Written Answers — Departmental Offices: Departmental Offices (3 Apr 2008)

Charlie O'Connor: Question 98: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the renewed calls in the Tallaght region for the establishment of a passport office based in Tallaght; his views on the merits of such a proposal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12599/08]

Written Answers — Departmental Schemes: Departmental Schemes (2 Apr 2008)

Charlie O'Connor: Question 85: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the ongoing action he will take to ensure that there is a high level of awareness among the public of all schemes administered by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11850/08]

Written Answers — Commemorative Events: Commemorative Events (2 Apr 2008)

Charlie O'Connor: Question 161: To ask the Taoiseach his plans to set up an official annual famine commemoration; if his attention has been drawn to the public interest and support in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11829/08]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (2 Apr 2008)

Charlie O'Connor: Question 249: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a helpline (details supplied) in Dublin 24 for teenagers who are feeling suicidal, is coming under increasing pressure to meet funding needs; if she will provide assurances that this organisation, working out of Tallaght, will be assisted; and if she will make a statement on the matter....