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- Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (8 Jun 2011)
Shane Ross: If Deputy Donnelly appears, I will concede to him. It is clear there is no parallel with these figures in OECD countries. There is no explanation for this extraordinary gap. It is clear that unemployment benefit is, not to put too fine a tooth on it, an easy system to access. It appears that a large number of people who are claiming unemployment benefit are not being encouraged unduly to...
- Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (8 Jun 2011)
Shane Ross: Deputy Doyle will still be here.
- Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (8 Jun 2011)
Shane Ross: He could be Taoiseach by then.
- Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (8 Jun 2011)
Shane Ross: Yes.
- Order of Business (Resumed) (9 Jun 2011)
Shane Ross: On the issue of whistleblowers legislation, I have good news for the Minister - a whistleblowers Bill will be on the Order Paper next week.
- Order of Business (Resumed) (9 Jun 2011)
Shane Ross: Will the Minister comment on the Government's attitude to the Bill?
- Order of Business (Resumed) (9 Jun 2011)
Shane Ross: Let me inform the Ceann Comhairle.
- Order of Business (Resumed) (9 Jun 2011)
Shane Ross: The Minister has seen it because-----
- Order of Business (Resumed) (9 Jun 2011)
Shane Ross: -----it is almost identical to Deputy Rabbitte's Whistleblowers Protection Bill 2010.
- Order of Business (Resumed) (9 Jun 2011)
Shane Ross: No doubt the Government will be able to accept it and allow it to go forward. There would be no reason for any further delay.
- Order of Business (Resumed) (9 Jun 2011)
Shane Ross: I just thought the Minister would like to know it was on the way.
- Order of Business (Resumed) (9 Jun 2011)
Shane Ross: No doubt he has read it many times before because those opposite are correct, in that the Bill is pure plagiarism. I will ask my second question. In view of the speculation about Greek default-----
- Order of Business (Resumed) (9 Jun 2011)
Shane Ross: I want to ask about legislation-----
- Order of Business (Resumed) (9 Jun 2011)
Shane Ross: Has the Department of Finance, in co-operation with the National Treasury Management Agency, NTMA, and the Central Bank, or any of those three bodies considered emergency legislation in preparation for the possibility of a default within the European-----
- Order of Business (Resumed) (9 Jun 2011)
Shane Ross: I am asking-----
- Order of Business (Resumed) (9 Jun 2011)
Shane Ross: What about the whistleblowers legislation?
- Finance (No. 2) Bill 2011: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Jun 2011)
Shane Ross: Deputy Healy has authorised me formally to move his amendments, as required, if that is in order. I welcome that the Minister has acknowledged the extent of the management fees. When I raised this issue on Leaders' Questions some weeks ago, the Taoiseach responded very positively and stated the matter would be looked at. It is very welcome that many Members have taken up this issue....
- Written Answers — International Agreements: International Agreements (15 Jun 2011)
Shane Ross: Question 89: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when he will ratify the Antarctic Treaty. [15268/11]
- Order of Business (16 Jun 2011)
Shane Ross: The Government has committed to having a referendum on whistleblower legislation in October. Considering the Technical Group has legislation on whistleblowers on the Order Paper, will the Tánaiste consider giving it time, particularly as it does not require a constitutional referendum? There seems to be a strong lobby against whistleblowers, including the Department of Finance and IBEC....
- Order of Business (16 Jun 2011)
Shane Ross: Yes it is.