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Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Job Losses (5 Jun 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: The question is in a similar vein. Over the past number of weeks, the Labour Party has said that 60,000 new jobs have been created and the Minister of State, Deputy Fergus O'Dowd, referred to 5,000 jobs every week being created. The reality is shockingly different. The job creation tentatively experienced last year has ground to a halt and a number of sectors are under fierce pressure....

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Job Losses (5 Jun 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: I welcome those initiatives and particularly the ability of the retail industry to feed into Government policy. Until now, the retail industry has been the forgotten sector of society. Some 250,000 people work in it and it has lost 50,000 jobs in the past few years. It is the weathervane of the economy and it is very sensitive to expectations. I spoke to retailers who say that when the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Job Losses (5 Jun 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: I would like to focus the attention of the Minister of State on the accuracy of the figures. I raised this point in the first part of the question. The CSO figures released at the end of last month suggest the increase in employment was not as great as had been stated in March. A number of times, we have seen contradictory figures. Professor John FitzGerald of the ESRI said that this was...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Social Enterprise Sector (5 Jun 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: 14. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide an update on the work of the inter-departmental group on social enterprise; and the progress that has been made in furthering the development of this sector. [23804/14]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Support Schemes (5 Jun 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: 17. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the up to date draw down of the micro finance loan fund and the credit guarantee scheme. [23805/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Industrial Disputes (5 Jun 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: 128. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has received the preliminary report from the expert panel established to find a resolution to the Aer Lingus pensions dispute; if not, when he expects to receive same; and when is the expert panel due to submit their final report. [24033/14]

National Treasury Management Agency (Amendment) Bill 2014: Second Stage (29 May 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: Ba mhaith liom buíochas a ghabháil le mo comhghleacaí, an Teachta Pearse Doherty, as am a roinnt liom ar an mBille tábhacht seo. Mar adúirt an Teachta, táimid go léir ag fanacht lenár gcroí inár mbéal le fada le rud éigin a chloisint maidir leis an infheistíocht seo. The impending arrival of the Bill has been announced by...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Trade Agreements (29 May 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: 77. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when Ireland will ratify the EU trade agreement with Colombia. [23600/14]

Leaders' Questions (28 May 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: The Government has deepened the recession.

Employment Permits (Amendment) Bill 2014: Second Stage (27 May 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: I wish to raise an issue related to this legislation, the ongoing crisis in Paris Bakery. Shockingly, six years into the crisis we are still confronted with workers who, through no fault of their own, are not being paid for work done and who are not granted holiday and redundancy entitlements, etc. by unscrupulous employers. We are still faced with a regulation and legislation gap and a...

Leaders' Questions (27 May 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: Because of crushing poverty caused by the Government.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Oireachtas Banking Inquiry (27 May 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: The Minister should leave it up to people to be disappointed. Surely people should not be protected by the Minister in this regard.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Oireachtas Banking Inquiry (27 May 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: Does the Minister not have any power to release this letter? Do the Irish people not have an entitlement to understand the contents of the letter? This letter is important in the context of a banking inquiry. A banking inquiry should have a 360-degree view of what happened and no blind spots should be created by the Minister or the ECB. It is worrying that the ECB will not commit to...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Oireachtas Banking Inquiry (27 May 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: 5. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will release the letter, dated1 9 November 2010, of Jean Claude Trichet or give a firm commitment that it will be available to the banking inquiry; and if he will detail the communication he has with the ECB on this issue. [23122/14]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Oireachtas Banking Inquiry (27 May 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: Six years into the economic catastrophe, the people are still seeking the truth about what happened. They want a 360oview of what happened and no blind spot should be created by any institution, not least the ECB. People want to know what role the ECB played and the question asks the Minister to indicate whether he will release the letter, dated 19 November 2010, of Jean Claude Trichet to...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Oireachtas Banking Inquiry (27 May 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: I am not clear whether the Minister has answered the question. The ECB responded to a question by my colleague, Ms Martina Anderson, MEP, which stated: "It would be standard practice in line with our principle of sincere co-operation among public institutions for the Irish Department of Finance to consult the ECB on potential release of the letter." It then refers to the Department of...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Credit Unions (27 May 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: Under section 35 the credit unions are being treated like the banks in terms of their being disallowed necessary discretion. Will the Minister allow for a common-sense approach to be taken with regard to the discretion credit unions should use in relation to the extension and restructuring of loans and offering further credit to those who can afford to pay?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Credit Unions (27 May 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: The information we are receiving indicates that there is a lack of flexibility with regard to restructuring and the provision of additional credit. The figures provided by the Minister paint a clear picture but one in respect of the credit union movement as a whole rather than individual credit unions. The Commission of Credit Unions was of the view that a three-tier approach would work...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Credit Unions (27 May 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: 2. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether the cumulative effect of lending restrictions on credit unions and the lack of clarity in the use of discretion by credit unions in lending is having a negative impact on the credit union movement’s ability to advance loans to their members and thereby contribute to economic recovery. [23121/14]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Credit Unions (27 May 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: As the Minister is aware, the credit union movement is important and unique. It is at the centre of the financial ecosystem in most communities across the island of Ireland. Credit unions have been through a very rough period, but, unlike the banks, they are still held in high regard and respect among their members and wider society and we must commend their professionalism and commitment...