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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 offices between Gaeltacht programme organisations which receive core funding from the Department, Údarás na Gaeltachta or Foras na Gaeilge. [47265/12]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Radio Spectrum (6 Nov 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if his Department together with its sectoral regulator Comreg, has commenced the bid/auction stage of the Multiband Spectrum award process and if he anticipates that any Revenue will accrue to the Exchequer in the current financial year. [47277/12]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Foster Care (25 Oct 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the progress being made by the Health Service Executive in their efforts to ensure that all foster carers are fully compliant with all regulations and standards, including full vetting; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46762/12]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Upward Only Rent Reviews (24 Oct 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the steps or proposals that are under active consideration by him to address the issue of the operation of upward only rents. [41613/12]

Statutory Sick Pay: Motion [Private Members] (23 Oct 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: In the midst of the greatest jobs crisis in generations, Fine Gael and the Labour Party have managed to devise a proposal that will cost jobs and erode the conditions of workers. Over the past four years, more jobs were lost in this State on a per capita basis than in any other western country since the Great Depression. All we see from the Government, however, are policies that will...

Statutory Sick Pay: Motion [Private Members] (23 Oct 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: The Government's remaining cohesiveness is rapidly evaporating. We are seeing two parties working against each other. On a regular basis the Minister for Social Protection, Deputy Burton, and the Minister of State at the Department of Finance, Deputy Brian Hayes, are happy to fly their ideological flags to the advantage of their own parties-----

Statutory Sick Pay: Motion [Private Members] (23 Oct 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: -----and to position themselves when their respective old guards cash in their political pensions. The work of the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Deputy Bruton, is being neutralised by these additional costs, but the bulk of the cost will be met by the State through unemployment. The Government has failed to tackle upward-only rents or energy and insurance costs. It changed...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Micro-Enterprise and Small Business Unit: Discussion with EI, ISME and SFA (23 Oct 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: Go raibh maith ag na haíonna as teacht isteach. Aontaím go mór leo. Most of what the witnesses said has been properly articulated by previous delegations, although the witnesses have probably articulated the position in a stronger fashion. On the issue about the confused relationship between the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government and the Department...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Micro-Enterprise and Small Business Unit: Discussion with EI, ISME and SFA (23 Oct 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: Most particularly, as Deputy Calleary said, we should request immediately that the stakeholders in the enterprise sector be given a role in the process and that proposal should be forwarded to the Minister.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Micro-Enterprise and Small Business Unit: Discussion with EI, ISME and SFA (23 Oct 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: The next stage will be legislation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Micro-Enterprise and Small Business Unit: Discussion with EI, ISME and SFA (23 Oct 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: County enterprise boards, CEBs, were mentioned. It is important to point out that morale in some of them is on the floor due to what has occurred in recent years. The Irish Exporters Association, IEA, referred to an inertia within the CEBs in terms of their dealings with small businesses. An emergency response unit was mentioned. Spicer's Bakery closed in Navan and 70 jobs were lost over...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Micro-Enterprise and Small Business Unit: Discussion with EI, ISME and SFA (23 Oct 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: They would not in general be from the micro employment sector - companies with ten employees or fewer?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Micro-Enterprise and Small Business Unit: Discussion with EI, ISME and SFA (23 Oct 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: That was not a critique of Mr. Hayes's organisation. It was more an analysis of the environment in which we find ourselves.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Micro-Enterprise and Small Business Unit: Discussion with EI, ISME and SFA (23 Oct 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: What about the export programmes and the necessity to hand-hold?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Micro-Enterprise and Small Business Unit: Discussion with EI, ISME and SFA (23 Oct 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: Ba mhaith liom buíochas a ghabháil leis na hoifigigh a tháinig isteach agus a rinne cur i láthair an-suimiúil. It is important when we talk about these issues that we contrast the position with what we are up against. We are in the midst of probably the worst enterprise and jobs environment this State has experienced in 50 to 70 years. For all the good that...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Reform (23 Oct 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans for strengthening the reserved functions of elected members; the timeframe for these changes to be implemented; and if legislation will be required. [46078/12]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Mortgage Arrears (23 Oct 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to make the mortgage to rent scheme more accessible for persons struggling to keep their home. [46201/12]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Commercial Rates (23 Oct 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will outline any proposals currently being developed by him to ensure that the commercial rates of a business reflect the ability of a business to pay. [41608/12]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Commercial Rates (23 Oct 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will outline any proposals currently being developed by him to ensure that the commercial rates of a business reflect the ability of a business to pay. [41608/12]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Commercial Rates (23 Oct 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will outline any proposals currently being developed by him to ensure that the commercial rates of a business reflect the ability of a business to pay. [41608/12]