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School Uniforms (27 Jun 2012)

Seán Crowe: This is a racket. I do not know how many companies are involved but, in some cases, a school jumper costs €75.

School Uniforms (27 Jun 2012)

Seán Crowe: Yes, it is lost or damaged. The same jumper could be bought online for €15 instead of €75. Clearly, somebody is making a huge profit off the requirement for jumpers to have a badge or crest. Are the Minister's hands tied on this issue? Is it a matter for each school to decide its own uniform policy? I understand that in some cases, the school itself receives part of the profit, which...

School Uniforms (27 Jun 2012)

Seán Crowe: The Minister has at his disposal a very big stick in the form of an ability to withhold funding. Is he prepared to use it to encourage action on this issue? It would be helpful to know exactly how much is being charged in every school in the country. It is unacceptable, in the current economic climate, to have this type of racket being carried on by a small number of companies.

Residential Institutions Redress Scheme (27 Jun 2012)

Seán Crowe: Question 2: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration has been given to using the database of survivors of residential abuse who applied for compensation to the Redress Board as a way of directly consulting with them on the drafting of the Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Bill, 2012. [31185/12]

Residential Institutions Redress Scheme (27 Jun 2012)

Seán Crowe: This is one of the suggestions put forward by the Munster survivors group which I considered to be practical. It is a pity the legislation cannot be used in that way. One of the major criticisms of some of the groups about the redress process up to now is about how to get the message out. They are saying the same about this scheme. It is probably a smaller cohort but one of my major...

Residential Institutions Redress Scheme (27 Jun 2012)

Seán Crowe: The difficulty is to try to get the information across. I accept there will be detailed discussion on this on Thursday but I would like to be convinced that everybody who is entitled to access this fund will be made aware of it. The issue is to fill that gap and ensure we do not compound the hurt. Can the Minister assure us that every effort will be made? Aside from advertisements and so...

National Cultural Institutions: Motion [Private Members] (26 Jun 2012)

Seán Crowe: I thank Fianna Fáil for tabling this Private Members' motion. I add my voice and that of Sinn Féin to endorsing the ongoing positive contribution made by the arts and culture sector to our economy and our society. Arts and culture should not be seen as an add-on or an afterthought. Arts and culture is about who we were, who we are and how we see ourselves. Our culture is not stagnant...

Local Government (Household Charge) (Repeal) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (20 Jun 2012)

Seán Crowe: I will not lecture anyone, particularly those listening at home to this debate. This is a genuine attempt to highlight the issue. Most people who have not paid the household charge believe it is unjust and unfair. The majority of those who have contacted me on the issue say that is why they have not paid it. I missed the debate last night because I was meeting groups dealing with the...

Local Government (Household Charge) (Repeal) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (20 Jun 2012)

Seán Crowe: That is what the ESRI states.

Local Government (Household Charge) (Repeal) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (20 Jun 2012)

Seán Crowe: The Labour Party claims our economic policies are nonsensical, but the ESRI, an established group, states the opposite. The figures in its publications confirm this. Government Deputies are talking about fairytales and cynicism. I have heard a lot of fairytales and the people are sick to the back teeth of them. No one has a monopoly on the way forward or on alterative suggestions to get...

Local Government (Household Charge) (Repeal) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (20 Jun 2012)

Seán Crowe: Most people would accept that, although the Labour Party might not. Reference was made to people being cynical during the last election but it has been stated that Sinn Féin voters did not support the party on this issue, which is absolute nonsense. That is another fairytale. Reference was also made to credibility.

Local Government (Household Charge) (Repeal) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (20 Jun 2012)

Seán Crowe: Let us look at what the Labour Party and Fine Gael said prior to the last election about what they would do and the changes they would bring about.

Local Government (Household Charge) (Repeal) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (20 Jun 2012)

Seán Crowe: They did not promise people they would implement these taxes. Deputy Gilmore promised "Frankfurt's way or Labour's way". Angela Merkel's way has stepped forward. At the end of the day, we have policies rather than the fairytales the Government has made up. The legislation attempts to reverse this unfair tax. People who deal with poverty every day of the week are saying the Government has...

Local Government (Household Charge) (Repeal) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (20 Jun 2012)

Seán Crowe: We believe there should be a wealth tax. The household charge imposes the greatest percentage loss on those on low incomes, according to the ESRI. How can the Government and, in particular, our comrades in the Labour Party justify a tax, which ordinary people with meagre incomes are expected to pay on the same basis as millionaires? That is unfair. People ask me why they should have to...

Local Government (Household Charge) (Repeal) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (20 Jun 2012)

Seán Crowe: Part of the problem in the House always is that Government parties have a pact and no one listens to anyone who has an alternative view. Government Members would want to start listening because people are starting to think for themselves.

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (19 Jun 2012)

Seán Crowe: Question 119: To ask the Minister for Health the action he proposes to take on the recommendations of the Health Information and Quality Authority report on Tallaght Hospital, Dublin 24; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29433/12]

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (19 Jun 2012)

Seán Crowe: Question 228: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the four cases of bullying brought against a person (details supplied) in a school in County Laois which were subsequently upheld; if his further attention has been drawn to the fact that following the first investigator's report into their conduct, the person was suspended on full pay from their...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (19 Jun 2012)

Seán Crowe: Question 229: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a person (details supplied) has been interviewed for the post of principal at another school since agreeing to retire from their post as principal of a school (details supplied) in County Laois; the name of the school to which they applied; if the interview has taken place; the outcome of the interview process; if the interview...

Written Answers — Appointments to State Boards: Appointments to State Boards (13 Jun 2012)

Seán Crowe: Question 15: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide a list of all current commercial semi State company and non-commercial State agency board appointees; and their annual remuneration and competencies. [28238/12]

Written Answers — State Agencies: State Agencies (13 Jun 2012)

Seán Crowe: Question 31: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the action he has taken to ensure that non-commercial State agencies comply with their requirement to present draft un-audited annual accounts to their parent Department and the Department of Finance no later than two months after the end of their financial year. [28239/12]