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Credit Union Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: Cuirim fáilte roimh an deis labhairt ar an ábhar tabhachtach seo. I welcome many of the Government's proposals with regard to the credit unions, which have been discussed by the Commission for Credit Unions. This legislation offers an opportunity for further support for the credit union movement throughout this State. It also offers us an opportunity to create a world-class...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Civic Society Representatives and Focus Groups (8 Nov 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: Tá brón orm nach raibh mé anseo ag tús an chur i láthair. It is correct that when we frame these conversations we must be cognisant of the catastrophe that has happened in the sector. It would not be fair to do otherwise. With regard to the budgetary process, we met the troika and it was quite shocked at how long the process is in Ireland. It really starts in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Civic Society Representatives and Focus Groups (8 Nov 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: There was a discussion about the cost of the redundancy changes and sick pay. Has any analysis been undertaken by the witnesses to estimate the reduction in the number of jobs or the cost for jobs as a result of the redundancy changes and the future possible change in sick pay? There is a major change by the Government with regard to county enterprise boards, CEBs, in terms of marrying them...

Order of Business (8 Nov 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: Cathain a mbeidh an Mental Capacity Bill os comhair na Dála?

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Reports (8 Nov 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: To ask the Minister for Health the date on which he will publish the Small Hospitals Report Securing the Future of Smaller Hospitals: A Framework for Development; if he will confirm that this report recommends the closure of the ICU and full ED services at Our Lady's Hospital, Navan, County Meath, as well as at eight other sites; if he will provide an update in the proposed development of a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Energy Conservation (8 Nov 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: To ask the Minister for Health in view of the Health Service Executive budget overrun and consequent cuts in essential services, his views on whether the energy costs across the health sector, estimated by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland at €80 million a year at least, should be reduced by up to 20% on an urgent basis; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Workplace Relations Service: Discussion with Employment Appeals Tribunal (6 Nov 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: I ask questions on not having a right to ultimate appeal and having somebody decide whether it is meritorious to appeal.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Workplace Relations Service: Discussion with Employment Appeals Tribunal (6 Nov 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Workplace Relations Service: Discussion with Employment Appeals Tribunal (6 Nov 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: I thank the delegates for their interesting presentation. This is a very important piece of work. I welcome the creation of a mechanism to ensure fair treatment for all employees and provide a means for employees to seek justice when they are not fairly treated. Sinn Féin has made a detailed submission on the issue, focusing on aspects such as trade union recognition, redundancies and...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (6 Nov 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: To ask the Minister for Finance he total amount of vat collected at 13.5%, over the most recent year for which figures are available, for each of the following items; beauty treatments, massages, nail treatments, tanning or sunbed services, routine cleaning of residential property, non-oral contraceptive products, non-residential property building services related to non-residential property,...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (6 Nov 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: To ask the Minister for Finance the total amount of vat collected at 9%, over the most recent year for which figures are available, for each of the following items, green fees, membership of commercial and local government golf courses, admission to lap dancing, hot take away food and hot drinks, fair ground amusements and hair dressing. [47272/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (6 Nov 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: To ask the Minister for Finance the total value to the economy of golf club membership fees; transactions of investment gold; hire of chauffeur driven vehicle; air craft leasing and directors fees; and the amount of VAT raised on these transactions. [47273/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (6 Nov 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the July programme in respect of a school (details supplied) [47816/12]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Development (6 Nov 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide details in tabular form the number of jobs announced by the Industrial Development Agency; the number of jobs created in IDA supported companies and the value of grants refunded to the IDA for each of the past 10 years. [47274/12]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Development (6 Nov 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if the grants refunded to the Industrial Development Agency by client companies includes grants that were not drawn down as well as grants returned due to failure to meet contractual targets. [47275/12]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Development (6 Nov 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the total levels of grants awarded that were not drawn down by Industrial Development Agency client companies for each of the past 10 years. [47276/12]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: International Agreements (6 Nov 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his plans to ratify the International Labour Organisation Convention on Domestic Workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47674/12]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Development (6 Nov 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of Industrial Development Agency sponsored visits by individual potential investors for each of the past 6 years. [47693/12]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Statistics (6 Nov 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of jobs directly employed in the air craft leasing industry. [47694/12]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Expenditure (6 Nov 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the annual saving to the Exchequer of shared services between Gaeltacht programme organisations which receive core funding from his Department, Údarás na Gaeltachta or Foras na Gaeilge. [47264/12]