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Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (18 Oct 2011)

Jonathan O'Brien: Question 224: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an application for redundancy in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cavan will be dealt with; the waiting time for the payment to issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29453/11]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (18 Oct 2011)

Jonathan O'Brien: Question 225: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons that used the text message service to request back to education allowance forms; if all requests were dealt with and forms issued; the number of persons that did not receive forms despite requesting the form in this way; the facility in place for those persons who used the service but did not receive a form and who...

Written Answers — Garda Operations: Garda Operations (18 Oct 2011)

Jonathan O'Brien: Question 400: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the amount it is costing the Exchequer to supply the security measures currently in place for the facilitation of the Smithfield horse fair, Dublin, in terms of Garda officials; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30148/11]

Leaders' Questions (13 Oct 2011)

Jonathan O'Brien: The Labour Party is implementing it.

Leaders' Questions (13 Oct 2011)

Jonathan O'Brien: Labour is implementing it.

Community and Voluntary Sector: Motion (Resumed) (12 Oct 2011)

Jonathan O'Brien: Everyone is aware of the role of the community and voluntary sector and the vital part it plays in providing essential services throughout the State. Workers in this sector work with some of our most disadvantaged communities in trying to build a better and more equal society, which is something everyone in this House should support. All Deputies in the House are aware of the valuable...

Community and Voluntary Sector: Motion (Resumed) (12 Oct 2011)

Jonathan O'Brien: His point was wrong.

Community and Voluntary Sector: Motion (Resumed) (12 Oct 2011)

Jonathan O'Brien: Can I call a quorum?

Community and Voluntary Sector: Motion (Resumed) (12 Oct 2011)

Jonathan O'Brien: No. The Office of the Deputy First Minister is filled.

Community and Voluntary Sector: Motion (Resumed) (12 Oct 2011)

Jonathan O'Brien: The Labour Party should go to the North and organise there.

Community and Voluntary Sector: Motion (Resumed) (12 Oct 2011)

Jonathan O'Brien: Go up and organise.

Community and Voluntary Sector: Motion (Resumed) (12 Oct 2011)

Jonathan O'Brien: The Deputy's party implemented the blanket guarantee to which he refers.

Community and Voluntary Sector: Motion (Resumed) (12 Oct 2011)

Jonathan O'Brien: We are here because we were elected.

Leaders' Questions (12 Oct 2011)

Jonathan O'Brien: We predicted that the Taoiseach would not answer the question.

Written Answers — Refugee Status: Refugee Status (11 Oct 2011)

Jonathan O'Brien: Question 382: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality, further to Parliamentary Question No. 456 of 4 October 2011, if his attention has been drawn to the fact that statistics on the Office of the Refugees Applications Commissioner website do not contain a breakdown of persons recommended or refused to be refugees per country of origin and per the top 15 countries of origin; as section...

Written Answers — Tax Reliefs: Tax Reliefs (5 Oct 2011)

Jonathan O'Brien: Question 22: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider publishing an annual list of all tax expenditure; and their cost to the State in advance of Budget 2012. [27676/11]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (5 Oct 2011)

Jonathan O'Brien: Question 48: To ask the Minister for Finance if the EU-IMF programme requirement to reduce private pension tax reliefs will be adhered to in budget 2012 and, if so, if he will provide details of same. [27675/11]

Closure of Army Barracks: Motion (Resumed) (5 Oct 2011)

Jonathan O'Brien: Say it.

Closure of Army Barracks: Motion (4 Oct 2011)

Jonathan O'Brien: I would like to share time with Deputy Ó Snodaigh.

Closure of Army Barracks: Motion (4 Oct 2011)

Jonathan O'Brien: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this motion. At this time, it would be a retrograde step to contemplate further closures of barracks in towns that are already suffering from intense distress brought on by rising unemployment and emigration. This is not the time to compound that suffering with closures which to all intents and purposes are the equivalent of closing medium sized...