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Statements on Expenditure (5 Dec 2011)

Stephen Donnelly: I accept that the Government had to make difficult decisions. I have never sat through this process or watched it on television, but if I were a lone parent or someone in receipt of a jobseeker's payment watching today's circus, in which a bunch of people making up the national Parliament who are paid a minimum of €93,000 per annum and protected by gilt edged pensions are behaving in the...

Statements on Expenditure (5 Dec 2011)

Stephen Donnelly: That is the logic.

Statements on Expenditure (5 Dec 2011)

Stephen Donnelly: It is how the Taoiseach is looking to avoid the mistakes of the past. I do not agree with the Government's overall approach and there are issues which I, members of the Government parties and others will have with the budget. However, this budget shows we can govern ourselves and are perfectly capable of making very hard decisions. I will finish with a second quote from the Minister for...

Pre-European Council Meeting on 8-9 December: Statements (30 Nov 2011)

Stephen Donnelly: I had not planned to speak in this debate but when I heard the Taoiseach's statement I asked my colleagues for some speaking time. The Taoiseach states Ireland supports the creation of stronger economic governance throughout Europe. What does this mean? He states Irish people are paying the price for the absence of such rules in the past and he is determined we will never return to the...

Pre-European Council Meeting on 8-9 December: Statements (30 Nov 2011)

Stephen Donnelly: That is right.

Pre-European Council Meeting on 8-9 December: Statements (30 Nov 2011)

Stephen Donnelly: What about quantitative easing?

Pre-European Council Meeting on 8-9 December: Statements (30 Nov 2011)

Stephen Donnelly: Yes, it is.

Written Answers — Infrastructure Investment: Infrastructure Investment (29 Nov 2011)

Stephen Donnelly: Question 157: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills, with regard to the process leading to the publication of the Infrastructure and Capital Investment 2012-2016 plan by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, if he was instructed to make recommendations up to the total value for education projects identified in the plan; if he recommended additional school development...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (29 Nov 2011)

Stephen Donnelly: Question 293: To ask the Minister for Social Protection, in the case of a family whose business has collapsed, and who won a rental property, and where one of the couple has applied for jobseeker's allowance, how the rental property is assessed as part of the means test for jobseeker's allowance; if this assessment takes into account the equity stake of the family in the property, including...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (29 Nov 2011)

Stephen Donnelly: Question 294: To ask the Minister for Social Protection, in the case of a family whose business has collapsed, and who are paying a mortgage on the family home, and where one of the couple has applied for jobseeker's allowance, if the means test is conducted on means net of the mortgage repayments on the family home; if not, the reason; her views on the matter of adjusting our social...

Written Answers — Mortgage-to-Rent Schemes: Mortgage-to-Rent Schemes (29 Nov 2011)

Stephen Donnelly: Question 341: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, with regard to comments made on 12 October 2011 that two pilot mortgage-to-rent schemes were due to be launched the following week, the date on which work started on developing the pilot mortgage-to-rent schemes; the officials or unit of his Department that was tasked with developing these; and the state...

Written Answers — Infrastructure and Capital Investment Plan: Infrastructure and Capital Investment Plan (29 Nov 2011)

Stephen Donnelly: Question 572: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the decision criteria that were used by him in selecting infrastructure projects to recommend to the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform as part of the process leading to the publication of the Infrastructure and Capital Investment 2012-2016 plan; if he was instructed to make recommendations up to the total value for...

Written Answers — Infrastructure Investment Plan: Infrastructure Investment Plan (23 Nov 2011)

Stephen Donnelly: Question 101: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if standardised or comparable cost-benefit analyses were used by all Departments in their submissions to him for the Infrastructure and Capital Expenditure Plan 2012-2016. [36386/11]

Written Answers — Infrastructure Investment Plan: Infrastructure Investment Plan (23 Nov 2011)

Stephen Donnelly: Question 102: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the decision criteria that were used by him to select the items or areas for investment in the Infrastructure and Capital Investment Plan 2012-2016; the criteria and analysis that were used to come to the figure for total spend of €17 billion; the criteria and analysis that were used to allocate the €17 billion between...

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (22 Nov 2011)

Stephen Donnelly: Question 107: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his policy with regard to the long-standing United Nations commitment to hold a referendum on the issue of self-determination for the non-self-governing territory of Western Sahara.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35589/11]

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (22 Nov 2011)

Stephen Donnelly: Question 108: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to allegations that an Irish oil exploration company (details supplied) is working in Western Saharan territory; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that, according to an opinion by United Nations legal counsel, mineral resource activities conducted in Western Sahara under...

Written Answers — Security of Aid Workers: Security of Aid Workers (22 Nov 2011)

Stephen Donnelly: Question 109: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the kidnapping of one Italian and two Spanish aid workers from the Saharawi refugee camps in Algeria on 23 October; if he has considered if Irish officials could offer any support to Spanish officials working on this case, in particular in view of the experience of officials...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (22 Nov 2011)

Stephen Donnelly: Question 119: To ask the Minister for Finance if, as part of budget 2012, he will consider reducing the VAT rate applying to artisan makers of musical instruments here from the higher rate of VAT, consistent with other businesses that are highly labour intensive and are VAT rated at 13.5%. [35583/11]

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (22 Nov 2011)

Stephen Donnelly: Question 265: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when it is proposed to introduce legislation to recognise legally the acquired gender of transgender persons, given that it is four years since the High Court ruled that Irish law in this area is in breach of the European Convention on Human Rights. [35594/11]

Written Answers — Civil Registration: Civil Registration (22 Nov 2011)

Stephen Donnelly: Question 264: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications for new birth certificates that have been received by the General Register Office or local offices from transgender persons since the decision of the High Court in the Lydia Foy case in October 2007 to the effect that the State must make provision for the legal recognition of transgender persons in their...