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Nomination of Taoiseach (Resumed) (6 May 2016)

Stephen Donnelly: -----but it also got many things wrong. After five years in here trying to change some of the things I and the Social Democrats believe they got wrong, my conclusion is that at the heart of the errors the previous Government made was a failure of ideology. Allowing a republic where one child in nine lives in daily poverty to continue is not a failure of policy, it is a failure of ideology....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Regulation (5 May 2016)

Stephen Donnelly: 76. To ask the Minister for Health to set out the status of the progress of approval of the drug Lumacaftor or Ivactor; the actions he will take to ensure its availability; the criteria he will use to assess its use for persons with cystic fibrosis; the further actions he will take to support this drug, if approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9278/16]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Remuneration (4 May 2016)

Stephen Donnelly: 66. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of acting-up payments he has put in place since the lifting of the moratorium in 2015; the reason Civil Servants and Public Servants have not received payments for 84 days, given that the moratorium is over; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8877/16]

Irish Water: Statements (27 Apr 2016)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to share time with Deputy Catherine Murphy. I welcome the fact that the issue of Irish Water has been brought into the Dáil for debate. It is something the Social Democrats called for this week. It is an important issue but it is only one of the important issues facing the country, and we are also dealing with crises in homelessness, housing, distressed mortgages, health...

Ireland's Stability Programme Update April 2016: Statements (27 Apr 2016)

Stephen Donnelly: That is not a point of order.

Ireland's Stability Programme Update April 2016: Statements (27 Apr 2016)

Stephen Donnelly: It is not a point of order.

Ireland's Stability Programme Update April 2016: Statements (27 Apr 2016)

Stephen Donnelly: That is not a point of order, as the Deputy well knows.

Ireland's Stability Programme Update April 2016: Statements (27 Apr 2016)

Stephen Donnelly: It is more bombast and nonsense from that side of the House.

Ireland's Stability Programme Update April 2016: Statements (27 Apr 2016)

Stephen Donnelly: I had several questions for the two Ministers and I will happily put them to the Minister present, Deputy Humphreys. However, I doubt that she is in a position to answer the technical questions I have.

Ireland's Stability Programme Update April 2016: Statements (27 Apr 2016)

Stephen Donnelly: What level of demographic adjustment has been made to the fiscal space? Why is the fiscal space not laid out in the document? Does the underlying fiscal space include projected overruns of €500 million? How is the projected overrun broken down? What percentage of inflation assumption has been applied to the expenditure ceiling for this year? Last year, the assumption was...

Ireland's Stability Programme Update April 2016: Statements (27 Apr 2016)

Stephen Donnelly: Before I get into what will be a limited response to the stability programme update because of the time available, I will call out what is happening in the Dáil right now. The stability programme update is a serious document. It is the start of the budgetary process, as acknowledged in official documentation. It is not just a technical and statistical document, as the Taoiseach called...

Ireland's Stability Programme Update April 2016: Statements (27 Apr 2016)

Stephen Donnelly: I can comment on whatever I want. It is very relevant that neither Minister, Deputy Noonan nor Deputy Howlin, thought fit to listen to what the Dáil had to say about the start of the budgetary process.

Ireland's Stability Programme Update April 2016: Statements (27 Apr 2016)

Stephen Donnelly: It is relevant that neither is present. The Minister, Deputy Noonan, stated that he would take on board feedback from the Chamber. How can we give meaningful feedback with approximately two hours' preparation, no meeting with Department of Finance officials and no briefings? It cannot be done. Even if it could, how could the Ministers possibly take our feedback and incorporate it into...

Business of Dáil (27 Apr 2016)

Stephen Donnelly: Under the fiscal compact, every national parliament must consider the stability programme update and return it to the European Union. This matters. It sets parameters for the budget, is based on the growth forecast and comes from the Commission. This is the first part in a very important part of the budgetary process. We got it at 10 p.m. last night. We telephoned the Minister's office...

Insurance Costs: Statements (20 Apr 2016)

Stephen Donnelly: I welcome the opportunity to address the rising costs of insurance and, more generally, the ongoing increases in the cost of living in Ireland. The Social Democrats campaigned on reducing the cost of living and we will pursue this goal in this Dáil term. During the campaign, it is fair to say there was broad political agreement across all parties and the Independents on the need to...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation Data (20 Apr 2016)

Stephen Donnelly: 140. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of jobs created by companies supported by the Industrial Development Agency Ireland in County Wicklow in each of the past ten years in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7337/16]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payments Administration (20 Apr 2016)

Stephen Donnelly: 465. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the additional resources being allocated for local authorities to assist the implementation of the housing assistance payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7419/16]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Service Provision (20 Apr 2016)

Stephen Donnelly: 496. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources with regard to his broadband map, if he will confirm that blue areas that are due to receive 30meg by end of 2016 via commercial operators will do so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7572/16]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Service Provision (20 Apr 2016)

Stephen Donnelly: 497. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources to measure broadband provision in rural Ireland within either the blue or amber areas of the national broadband plan, if so, the measurement which would be provided, the areas in which this measurement will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7573/16]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Service Provision (20 Apr 2016)

Stephen Donnelly: 498. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources with regard to the national broadband plan map, where there are infill areas provision of less than 30meg within a blue area, the timeframe for commercial operators to provide 30meg to these users; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7574/16]