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Social Welfare: Motion (Resumed) (1 Apr 2009)

Noel Coonan: May I share time with my colleagues, Deputies Stanton and Enright?

Social Welfare: Motion (Resumed) (1 Apr 2009)

Noel Coonan: I am delighted to have the opportunity to contribute to this debate and I compliment Deputy Enright on tabling the motion, which is opportune in light of the severe haemorrhaging of jobs nationally and, as the Minister of State is well aware, in our constituency of Tipperary North. The Department of Social and Family Affairs provides an excellent service to Members and many Departments could...

Social Welfare: Motion (Resumed) (1 Apr 2009)

Noel Coonan: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for my remaining minute. As the Minister of State knows, a community welfare officer can no longer attend a building in Borrisalee because the HSE has deemed it unsuitable for health and safety reasons. The people of the area must travel to Templemore, a round trip of 15 miles, to meet a social welfare officer who has been inundated by calls from Templemore and...

Order of Business (2 Apr 2009)

Noel Coonan: Will the Tánaiste ensure that Government policy on the closure of the accident and emergency department in Nenagh Hospital, as annunciated by the Minister of State, Deputy Maire Hoctor, be implemented?

Order of Business (2 Apr 2009)

Noel Coonan: It is with regard to the reconfiguration of health services. The Minister of State, Deputy Hoctor, announced the closure would not take place until all services were put in place.

Order of Business (2 Apr 2009)

Noel Coonan: This is misleading the House. Is it any wonder that the Minister's super-junior colleague, Deputy Lowry, asked to have Ministers of State abolished seeing that Deputy Hoctor gave wrong information.

Order of Business (2 Apr 2009)

Noel Coonan: Will the Tánaiste confirm that this is Government policy?

Order of Business (2 Apr 2009)

Noel Coonan: Why not? It is on Government policy.

Order of Business (2 Apr 2009)

Noel Coonan: The House is being misled by a Minister of State who stated that all services would be put in place before closure. Will the Tánaiste confirm that this is Government policy?

Order of Business (9 Apr 2009)

Noel Coonan: Zero tolerance.

Order of Business (30 Apr 2009)

Noel Coonan: What about paying for it?

Leaders' Questions (19 May 2009)

Noel Coonan: Look behind you.

Leaders' Questions (19 May 2009)

Noel Coonan: Get on over here.

Leaders' Questions (19 May 2009)

Noel Coonan: Even the Taoiseach does not know.

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (28 May 2009)

Noel Coonan: Name them all.

Order of Business (18 Jun 2009)

Noel Coonan: An industrial manufacturing company in Tipperary, Eltex, sought the assistance of the Tánaiste's Department, through the IDA, to protect jobs.

Order of Business (18 Jun 2009)

Noel Coonan: Has the Tánaiste any plans to introduce legislation to protect jobs in the manufacturing industry before she goes on holidays?

Order of Business (18 Jun 2009)

Noel Coonan: The IDA's response to the manufacturing company was that the stabilisation fund was being reduced by the Department, was over-restrictive and was unworkable. Has the Tánaiste plans to introduce emergency legislation before the recess, so that small manufacturing companies in this country will not be closed when we return?

Order of Business (18 Jun 2009)

Noel Coonan: It is not good enough for the IDA to state that-----

Order of Business (18 Jun 2009)

Noel Coonan: -----the fund was unworkable and too restrictive. Has the Tánaiste plans-----