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Agency Workers: Motion (19 Feb 2008)

Arthur Morgan: The practices are legal at present.

Agency Workers: Motion (19 Feb 2008)

Arthur Morgan: The Government has Britain and Germany to block it.

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (19 Feb 2008)

Arthur Morgan: Question 200: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of applications for the domiciliary care allowance in County Louth; and the number of applicants successfully awarded the grant. [5947/08]

Written Answers — Trade Union Recognition: Trade Union Recognition (19 Feb 2008)

Arthur Morgan: Question 377: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to of the situation where a company (details supplied) is refusing to recognise union representatives for its workers from south of the border, while willingly dealing with union representatives for workers north of the border; and his views on whether this kind of double standard is a form...

Written Answers — Public Private Partnerships: Public Private Partnerships (19 Feb 2008)

Arthur Morgan: Question 481: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the terms of the public private partnership contract that has been agreed between her Department and a construction company for the provision of two secondary schools at Borris Road, Portlaoise, including but not restricted to the length of the lease, tax incentives, any initial payment, the ongoing cost of the lease and any final...

Written Answers — Employer's Liability Insurance: Employer's Liability Insurance (19 Feb 2008)

Arthur Morgan: Question 695: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if it was a requirement in March 1977 that companies which were holders of State mining leases were to be in possession of employer's liability insurance cover, for mines that were in use and where people were employed. [5948/08]

School Funding. (20 Feb 2008)

Arthur Morgan: Question 100: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on the fact that nearly half the State's private fee-paying schools are claiming to be charities to avail of tax exemptions; if she will withdraw State funding for these schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6768/08]

School Funding. (20 Feb 2008)

Arthur Morgan: The denomination of such schools is of little interest to me. However, these schools receive taxpayers' money on the double. They are in receipt of the €80 million pot earmarked by the Department for private post-primary schools. Would the Minister consider deducting from that contribution of taxpayers' money to them an amount equivalent to the money they receive under the tax exemption...

School Funding. (20 Feb 2008)

Arthur Morgan: Does the Minister believe we should be trying to move towards circumstances in which there is no need for private schools and in which public schools will deliver adequate education and facilities for all pupils in the State? Would this not be the ideal model? Is the Minister doing anything to move the education sector in this direction?

Inservice Training. (20 Feb 2008)

Arthur Morgan: Can we just focus for a moment on primary English language support teachers? My understanding is that seminars had been arranged for teachers in that category for some considerable time. My colleague, Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh, tabled a question to the Minister in November 2007, at which point it was established that no seminars were scheduled. No seminars for primary English language...

Inservice Training. (20 Feb 2008)

Arthur Morgan: Will the Minister please confirm that her Department intends to hold no further seminars for primary English support teachers and that the seminar scheme, which was poor enough in its own right, will be replaced by the issuing of a language resource kit? Will she accept that this is the cutback of all cutbacks? As regards her earlier reference to the INTO-Marino College course, my...

Inservice Training. (20 Feb 2008)

Arthur Morgan: It was paid for by the teachers.

Agency Workers: Motion (Resumed) (20 Feb 2008)

Arthur Morgan: That is true.

Agency Workers: Motion (Resumed) (20 Feb 2008)

Arthur Morgan: It cannot deal with those cases of outlaw dealings.

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (20 Feb 2008)

Arthur Morgan: Question 123: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the way she will address the low financial supports available to third level and further education students on low income but above the social welfare threshold. [6769/08]

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (26 Feb 2008)

Arthur Morgan: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to debate the following urgent matter, namely, the chronic shortage of home support hours available from the HSE in County Louth, the consequent suffering of those in need of home support, especially elderly people, and the need to ensure appropriate funding is made available without delay from the Department of Health and Children,...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (26 Feb 2008)

Arthur Morgan: Question 74: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his views on whether the work of the working group on Common Consolidated Corporation Tax Base chaired by an official from the Taxation and Customs Union Directorate General of the EU Commission is leading towards the introduction of such a CCCTB across the EU. [7688/08]

Written Answers — Fiscal Policy: Fiscal Policy (26 Feb 2008)

Arthur Morgan: Question 62: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his views on the warning from the European Commission in its annual report on the Irish economy under the Stability and Growth Pact, that the Government faces several economic challenges and a noticeable deterioration in its budgetary position in coming years. [7689/08]

Written Answers — Departmental Schemes: Departmental Schemes (26 Feb 2008)

Arthur Morgan: Question 100: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to plans to introduce a savings scheme for low-income households on a pilot basis for two years to address the fact that low-income families which have no savings are at a particularly high risk of falling into debt. [4617/08]

Written Answers — Industrial Relations: Industrial Relations (28 Feb 2008)

Arthur Morgan: Question 38: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on whether it is acceptable for a company (details supplied) operating all over this island and with multiple bases, to engage with union representatives for its workers in the North of Ireland but to refuse to do so for its workers in the South. [8250/08]