Harney, MaryTuesday, 14 October 2003 |
Dáil Eireann Debate
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Leaders' Questions.
The Deputy has a lot of access to power.
The Deputy has had too much access to the corridors of power.
Order of Business.
The Deputy should wait to see what will happen. It is a long time since I arrived.
Private Members' Business. - Equity in Society: Motion.
He will be Taoiseach.
I move amendment No. 1: To delete all words after “Dáil Éireann” and substitute the following: “–calls on Members of the House to fully respect the laws enacted by the Oireachtas and to respect the in...
What are the sponsors of the motion asking us to do? They are asking us to commend Deputy Higgins's activity in encouraging people in Fingal not to pay their refuse collection charges, which were appr...
It has taken us—
Nobody has done more than I have in recent years to try—
It is not a case of no tax but of low tax.
I did not realise community employment was a training ground for budding politicians or that Deputy Boyle had been a former community employment supervisor. I commend him for his capacity to be able t...
It has taken a long time to promote a compliant taxation culture. It is ironic that an organisation that calls itself the Socialist Party now seeks to undermine the very concept of civic responsibilit...
As somebody who brought in the minimum wage I note that there were lots of lefties in Government for a long time and Deputy Breen's former party—
—was part of the Government. I am proud of the fact that we brought in the minimum wage. If the simple world of cartoon-strip politics I described was accurate, it would mean the Government was not ju...
The polluter pays principle is widely accepted not just around Europe but around Ireland. People recognise that waste collection is an essential public service and that it has to be paid for. They als...
If there was no publicity attached to some of the campaigns on the ground, I wonder how much support they would have.
The motion is about Deputy Joe Higgins. The Minister of State, Deputy Parlon, has seen the light.
These are the facts and the Deputy should be aware of them.
Written Answers. - Work Permits.
Was asked: when an application for a work permit, submitted on behalf of a person (details supplied) by an employer (details supplied) in County Tipperary, will be finalised.
I am informed that there is no record of a valid work permit application in this case. Work permit applications which are incorrect or incomplete are not regarded as valid applications and are returne...
Written Answers. - Insurance Industry.
Was asked: the progress she has made on implementing the proposals of the insurance review group report which she received in early 2002; her views on the fact that the present insurance costs are imposing seri...
I am very much aware of the serious difficulties being experienced by many businesses, including some builders, regarding the cost of insurance. Reductions in insurance premia cannot be made by minist...
Written Answers. - Departmental Records.
Was asked: if her Department has a corporate policy, a departmental strategy and an electronic document and record management system in place in connection with electronic records; the system in place to preser...
A standardised function based filing system was introduced throughout my Department in advance of the commencement date of the Freedom of Information Act in April 1998. Records received and maintained...
Written Answers. - Jobs Initiative.
Was asked: the criteria and terms set down for participants at the time the jobs initiative was introduced; the number currently involved nationally in the jobs initiative; the number in Dublin; the rights of w...
Was asked: the breakdown of the numbers involved in jobs initiatives; the years of service of those working on the jobs initiative programme; if FÁS has drawn the attention of these workers to their rights base...
Was asked: if her attention has been drawn to the allegations that FÁS is in breach of its responsibilities under labour law as employers of workers in the jobs initiative programme; and if she will make a stat...
Was asked: if she will make a statement on the future of the whole time jobs initiative; and the steps she is taking to ensure that the 2,500 public service jobs created under this initiative are not lost.
Written Answers. - Work Permits.
Was asked: if a person who has a valid work permit until November 2003 can continue working here until the end of January 2004 when they will be returning home; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
The Employment Permits Act 2003 requires that an employer must have a valid employment permit in order to employ a non-EEA national. Employing such a person or being in employment in the State, in th...
Written Answers. - Community Employment Schemes.
Was asked: when she expects the review of the community employment schemes to be completed; if it is her intention to ensure continuous employment on community employment schemes for persons with disabilities a...
Was asked: the proposals being put to Cabinet or which will shortly be put to Cabinet regarding a workable replacement for community employment schemes as outlined in the community employment and community serv...
Was asked: if an analysis has been carried out regarding the locations in which community employment places have been lost, to see if there is a discrepancy between areas; and if it is intended to carry out suc...
Was asked: the consultation which has been made with groups in Neilstown, Rowlagh, Quarryvale, Ronanstown, Bawnogue, Clondalkin, Lucan, Saggart, Rathcoole, Newcastle, Brittas and Palmerstown regarding a replace...
Was asked: if there is a transitional arrangement proposed between the end of the community employment schemes and the beginning of rumoured new non-FÁS related community schemes; if the expertise of FÁS will b...
Was asked: if there are plans to review the budget of FÁS or its successor in relation to community employment schemes and other community schemes due to the inadequacies of the current situation whereby an ann...
Written Answers. - Ministerial Transport.
Was asked: the cost to the State of providing transport expenses to each individual Minister of State since the formation of the Government.
Transport expenses, in this instance, are understood to refer to the transport costs incurred by Ministers of State while engaged on official business using their own private vehicles. These expenses ...
Written Answers. - Insurance Industry.
Was asked: the discussions she has had with the insurance industry regarding the refusal of travel insurance for persons over 75 years of age; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
I have not had any discussions with the insurance industry specifically regarding the refusal of travel insurance for persons over 75 years of age. I have, however, met representatives of the industry...
Written Answers. - Social Economy Programme.
Was asked: the position at present regarding the social economy programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
Written Answers. - Job Creation.
Was asked: the number of IDA Ireland supported jobs created in County Kerry in each year from 1997 to 2002 and to date in 2003; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
I understand from IDA Ireland, the agency with statutory responsibility for the attraction of foreign direct investment to Ireland and its regions, that there is a diverse range of companies in Kerry ...
Was asked: if she will visit south Kerry to meet industry and trade union representatives to discuss the unemployment situation in the area at present; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
Job creation is a day-to-day operational matter for the industrial development agencies under the aegis of my Department. These agencies are continuing their efforts towards the attraction of inward i...
Written Answers. - Employment Support Services.
Was asked: if it is the intention of her Department to review the range of supports currently available to small and medium size enterprises; if so, when such a review will commence; the length of time such a r...
Was asked: if her Department intends to review the supports currently available to multinational companies; if so, when such a review will commence; the length of time such a review will be expected to take; an...
I propose to take Questions Nos. 187 and 188 together. The 1990s was a period of unprecedented growth for the country and we continue to enjoy the benefits of the social and economic progress made in ...
Was asked: if additional funding will be made available to indigenous industry in view of the relocation of many multinational companies to EU accession States and third world countries to avail of cheap labour...
The Irish economy is undergoing fundamental change at present and Ireland is no longer a low cost location for investment. A key component of the Government's strategy to tackle the competitiveness ch...
Written Answers. - Work Permits.
Was asked: the position regarding an application for a work permit in respect of a person (details supplied).
A work permit in respect of the individual concerned has been issued and has been forwarded to the employer. Questions Nos. 191 to 195, inclusive, taken with Question No. 181.
Written Answers. - European Council Meetings.
The following table sets out the meetings of the Council appropriate to my Department and the attendances since June 1997:
Written Answers. - EU Directives.
Was asked: the EU directives relevant to her Department which are awaiting implementation; the nature of the directives; when each was passed by the Council of Ministers; the date for implementation; if the Gov...
The current position in relation to the transposition of EU directives for which my Department is responsible is available on my Department's website at www.entemp.ie/ecd/eudirectives The website cont...
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