Results 19,361-19,380 of 21,514 for speaker:Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

Freedom of Information. (28 Mar 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: With respect, why is that so?

Freedom of Information. (28 Mar 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The Taoiseach either shares the concern or he does not. I will ask a different question, although the Ceann Comhairle may rule it out of order. Does the Taoiseach share the concern of Members about the use of the public-private partnership approach to conceal information on public policy and the utilisation of public money?

Freedom of Information. (28 Mar 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: If the Taoiseach does not have a response, I ask him to give some thought to this important issue. He should consult Ulick O'Connor the next time he meets him.

Dublin-Monaghan Bombings. (28 Mar 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 4: To ask the Taoiseach if he has received the report of Mr. Justice Barron on the Dundalk bombing of 1975; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9270/06]

Dublin-Monaghan Bombings. (28 Mar 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 5: To ask the Taoiseach if he has received the interim report of Mr. Patrick MacEntee on the investigation of the Dublin and Monaghan bombings of May 1974; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9271/06]

Dublin-Monaghan Bombings. (28 Mar 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Is the Taoiseach aware that the former Taoiseach, Liam Cosgrave, wrote to the British Government in May 1975 requesting advice of the names of the suspects responsible for the May 1974 Dublin and Monaghan bombing? Is he aware that Justice for the Forgotten has established that the documentation pertaining to that request is within the British national archives? Has he had such a trawl in his...

Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (23 Mar 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 24: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of occasions on which he or his predecessors have asked the Labour Court to carry out investigations into employment conditions as provided for in section 24 of the Industrial Relations Act 1946 since its enactment; and the details of each such report sought. [11229/06]

Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (23 Mar 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 57: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of inspections which have been carried out by the labour inspectorate in respect of compliance with the provisions of the National Minimum Wage Act 2000 since its enactment; and the number of prosecutions for failure to comply with its provisions during the same period. [11230/06]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (23 Mar 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 100: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the actions her Department is undertaking to promote the prevention and treatment of motor neurone disease; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11501/06]

Care of the Elderly: Statements. (23 Mar 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I wish to share my time with Deputies McGrath and Gormley. I welcome the opportunity to address the issue of care for older people. This issue has come to the fore in the media and public life generally in recent times. The issue always existed. Older people have always needed the care of their families, their communities and the State. Many in the House will recall the dedicated work of the...

Order of Business. (23 Mar 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The Tánaiste will recall that at one time the British Government renamed Long Kesh as The Maze. On another occasion, it renamed Windscale as Sellafield.

Order of Business. (23 Mar 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The most bizarre of them all appears to be the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Harney's, proposal to rename the accident and emergency units as admission lounges, which I noted from the newspapers this week. She is now in the business of introducing admission lounges. I wonder when we will get the opportunity to question the Tánaiste on this. If we submit questions to...

Order of Business. (23 Mar 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: There is.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (22 Mar 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 87: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if figures are available to gauge how successful his Department's campaign of advertising the family income supplement has been. [10989/06]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (22 Mar 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 130: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the average time a social welfare appeal takes to be heard; and if he is satisfied with that length of time. [10990/06]

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (22 Mar 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 231: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his policy of denying naturalisation to applicants who have availed of social welfare within the past three years will be applied to medical card holders or general practitioner only medical card holders. [11373/06]

Order of Business. (22 Mar 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform has defended his defamation of Daily Ireland on the basis that he spoke as a Minister of Government. As Head of Government, does the Taoiseach stand over this comment or will he disassociate himself and his Government from that defamation?

Order of Business. (22 Mar 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: When will the defamation Bill be published? The Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children indicated legislation will be required regarding the insurance aspects of the redress scheme for the victims of Mr. Neary in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda. When will such legislation be published? When does the Taoiseach expect that Judge Harding Clark's report and recommendations on the...

Order of Business. (22 Mar 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Does the Taoiseach disassociate himself-——

Northern Ireland Issues. (22 Mar 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 12: To ask the Taoiseach the contacts he has had with the British Prime Minister, Mr. Tony Blair, regarding the peace process since 1 March 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9198/06]