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Education (Amendment) (Protection of Schools) Bill 2012: Second Stage [Private Members] (3 Jul 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: Tá mé an-bhródúil go raibh seans agam obair leis an bhfeachtas Sábháil Ár Scoileanna Beaga. Tá an-taithí agam ar an bhfadhb seo. Thug mé cuairt ar an méid sin scoileanna i gContae na Mí agus i gContae na hIarmhí agus tá faitíos an domhain ar mhuintir na tuaithe faoin mbeartas atá an Rialtas seo ag cur i bhfeidhm. Tá mo chomhghleacaithe, na Teachtaí Seán Crowe agus Pearse...

Written Answers — Equality Issues: Equality Issues (3 Jul 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: Question 113: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he or any agencies operating under his aegis has carried out any study on racism in underage football; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32088/12]

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (3 Jul 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: Question 137: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to develop a Department specific job creation plans; and if he will outline any initiative for job creation he plans to bring forward. [32095/12]

Written Answers — Voluntary Housing Sector: Voluntary Housing Sector (3 Jul 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: Question 445: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the finance provided to voluntary and social housing sector organisations for the years 2009, 2010 and 2011. [31823/12]

Accident and Emergency Services (3 Jul 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: Central to the reconfiguration process that was signed up to by health professionals in the north east was the building of a new regional hospital, but this has not materialised. I hear much good medical advice to say there must be a certain through-put for procedures to be clinically safe, but I cannot find any medical professional who will say reducing services in existing hospitals...

Accident and Emergency Services (3 Jul 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: Some 16 months ago the Minister gave a commitment that he would do his best to defend hospital services in Navan. At the invitation of the Save Navan Hospital campaign, he addressed the 10,000 strong crowd who attended the public rally and said there would be no further cuts that would put people's health and lives in danger. Fine Gael candidates in the constituency stood on the election...

Written Answers — Public Sector Pay: Public Sector Pay (28 Jun 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: Question 47: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to reduce pay to the top earners in his Department particularly those earning more than €100,000 per year. [31214/12]

Written Answers — Tidy Towns Committees: Tidy Towns Committees (28 Jun 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: Question 189: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the funding available to assist tidy town committees in their work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31520/12]

Companies (Amendment) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Report Stage (28 Jun 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: I welcome this important Bill. It is important that we give foreign direct investment all the support we can, but it also important that we make sure that foreign direct investment does not operate as an enclave in this State, which it does in many ways. Some 80% to 90% of the inputs into chemical and pharmaceutical industries, which make up 60% of our exports, are brought into this State...

Order of Business (28 Jun 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: The Joint Committee on Investigations, Oversight and Petitions signed off on its Standing Orders last January. I acknowledge the great commitment the Minister has shown to getting the committee up and running. As such, I am sure he understands why there is great frustration that the motion has not yet come before the Dáil to give those Standing Orders a legal framework. If that motion is...

Companies (Amendment) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Report Stage (28 Jun 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: I too have spoken to industry representatives about this issue. This industry, which employs thousands of people across the State, is under great pressure. Many of the companies involved are small. For a small business to have to meet the cost of a €5,000 audit on a regular basis is an imposition. Also, this cost is generally passed on to customers. One of the major elements in terms...

Companies (Amendment) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Report Stage (28 Jun 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: I take the view of the Central Bank with regard to this issue but from the response it seems everybody involved realises there is an onerous burden on the industry, particularly on the smaller players. If these individuals were allowed to operate without the current auditing procedure, the Central Bank would not feel directly confident, but I believe the Central Bank looks sympathetically at...

Leaders' Questions (28 Jun 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: It is not "The Muppet Show" on this side of the House.

Leaders' Questions (28 Jun 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: We put less in our pockets than Government Members.

Written Answers — Straitéis 20 Bliain don Ghaeilge: Straitéis 20 Bliain don Ghaeilge (27 Jun 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: Question 38: To ask the Aire Oideachais agus Scileanna ar phléigh an Coiste idir-Rannach atá freagrach as Oideachas i dtaca leis an Straitéis Fiche Bliain na héifeachtaí a d'fhéadfadh a bheith ag na ciorruithe oideachais ar ghaelscoileanna agus ar scoileanna Gaeltachta, agus an ndearnadh aon mholtaí chun tionchar na gciorruithe sin a laghdú san earnáil sin. [27090/12]

Microenterprise Loan Fund Bill 2012: Second Stage (27 Jun 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: Ba mhaith liom fáilte a chur roimh an Bille seo ós comhair na Dála inniu. The legislation has been a long time coming. When the Government took office, the European progress microfinance fund was created simultaneously. The fund is open to all European countries and, at the last count, 11 countries had drawn down money from it, including Bulgaria. In the 16 months since the Government...

Leaders' Questions (27 Jun 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: Pass the point.

Leaders' Questions (27 Jun 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: Some €100 billion of new money went to Spanish banks.

Leaders' Questions (27 Jun 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: European integration.

Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (26 Jun 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: Question 304: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of citizens aged 64 years of age that have been targeted for inclusion on the Tús programme; the number of citizens aged 63 years of age that have been targeted for inclusion on the Tús programme; the number of citizens aged 62 years of age that have been targeted for inclusion on the Tús programme; the number of...