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Íocaíochtaí Deontas (18 Jul 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: Muna mbeidh níos mó acmhainní acu, ní oibreoidh seo agus tá a fhios sin ag an Aire Stáit. Dúirt sé an rud céanna nuair a bhí sé ina shuí ar an taobh seo den Teach. Tá seo iontach práinneach. Bhí an díospóireacht agus an argóint againn an tseachtain seo caite, ach tá a fhios ag an Aire Stáit céard atá ag teastáil. Tá airgead ar fáil. Tá an Rialtas ag íoc airgid...

Written Answers — Advisory Group on Tax and Social Welfare: Advisory Group on Tax and Social Welfare (17 Jul 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: Question 37: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the report commissioned by Mandate Trade Union, Decent Work; the impact of recession on low paid workers and if she will request the Advisory Group on Tax and Social Welfare to give specific attention to the issue of precarious work as recommended by that report. [34938/12]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (17 Jul 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: Question 57: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the steps she will take, legislative or otherwise, to ensure that the Social Welfare Appeals Office publish it's decisions in a suitably anonymised format. [34939/12]

Written Answers — Disability Allowance: Disability Allowance (17 Jul 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: Question 348: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons within the appeals process with regards disability allowance applications and all other social protection allowances; the average wait time for these appeals; the longest wait times; and if the practice of giving updates on decisions of the appeals to TD's has changed. [35162/12]

Written Answers — Act na dTeangacha Oifigiúla: Act na dTeangacha Oifigiúla (17 Jul 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: Question 417: To ask the Aire Cumarsáide, Fuinnimh agus Acmhainní Nádúrtha ag féachaint don dualgas atá ar Electric Ireland faoi Act na dTeangacha Oifigiúla seirbhís a thabhairt trí Ghaeilge cén fáth nach bhfuil an tseirbhís sin ag feidhmiú (sonraí tugtha) [35055/12]

Written Answers — Rural Development Programme: Rural Development Programme (17 Jul 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: Question 469: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding funding in respect of an organisation (details supplied) in County Meath. [34822/12]

Written Answers — Non-Principal Private Residence Charge: Non-Principal Private Residence Charge (17 Jul 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: Question 471: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of persons that are paying the non principal private residence charge who own one house only. [34910/12]

Gaeltacht Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Jul 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: Not agreed.

Gaeltacht Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 Jul 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: The Minister of State is removing the voters from the system. Ní bheidh vótóirí in ann daoine a thoghadh.

Gaeltacht Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 Jul 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: Tá an Bille seo iontach tabhachtach. Táimid ag labhairt faoi todhchaí na Gaeilge agus todhchaí na Gaeltachta. Tá a fhios ag an Aire Stáit go bhfuil an todhchaí sin i gcontúirt. Tá an Ghaeilge á labhairt sa tír le níos mó ná 2,000 bliain. Nuair a bunaíodh an Stát, bhí an Ghaeilge á labhairt ag 250,000 duine sa Ghaeltacht. Is figiúr an-mhór é sin. Sna fichidí agus...

Gaeltacht Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 Jul 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: Only 18 people have availed of it.

Gaeltacht Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 Jul 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: Of course.

Gaeltacht Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 Jul 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: Not with empty platitudes.

Gaeltacht Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 Jul 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: Every Irish language group is against this Bill.

Gaeltacht Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 Jul 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: I poured scorn on the family package.

County Enterprise Boards (12 Jul 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: I have made my points on the dangers of having the local authority involved, as it is a cost and regulation centre for small businesses. Therefore, there is a natural antipathy for small businesses. There is also a lack of culture within local authorities towards enterprise, and I agree with Deputy O'Dea's comment that there is very low morale within county enterprise boards throughout the...

Information Technology (12 Jul 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: We welcome the promotion of cloud computing. It has the potential to make savings for businesses throughout the State. Businesses will connect to the cloud through broadband, and we are concerned that at present the State has three broadband speeds, namely, fast, medium and none. We have fallen to 57th place internationally with regard to broadband speeds. The movement towards cloud...

Industrial Development (12 Jul 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: Foreign direct investment is extremely important given the collapse of the domestic market. We are supportive of the successes the Government has achieved with regard to foreign direct investment, but it is not nearly enough considering the major problem we have. We also have problems with the fact foreign direct investment operates in the State as an enclave. I have previously given the...

Industrial Development (12 Jul 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: I have no problem with individuals getting bonuses for good work. That is not the point of my question. The point is that I want this Chamber to be able to review the work of individual offices, because while some offices may be successful, there is no reason we should not be able to measure what is happening in all of the offices. As a parliament, we should encourage such transparency....

Employment Support Services (12 Jul 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: People cannot eat every section of the jobs action plan, nor will the Pathways to Work scheme pay people's mortgages. What people want to see are real jobs and not some kind of self-created score card the Government can tick off and feel it is succeeding. It is disastrous that we have 200,000 people who are long-term unemployed. At the personal level, this means a significant number of...