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Leaders' Questions (25 May 2011)

Joe Higgins: Is the Taoiseach doing a Bertie Ahern on it?

Order of Business (25 May 2011)

Joe Higgins: Yes, I have been trying for some time to ask a question.

Order of Business (25 May 2011)

Joe Higgins: I appreciate that. I do not have a dispute with the Ceann Comhairle today. The Taoiseach is not up to speed with the legislative programme of his Ministers. Three weeks ago the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, who is admittedly the Machiavelli of the Government with whom the Taoiseach will have a job keeping up, stated-----

Order of Business (25 May 2011)

Joe Higgins: -----that water charges or a property tax would not be introduced next year.

Order of Business (25 May 2011)

Joe Higgins: However, he promised a new household utility charge on a flat rate. When will the legislation giving effect to this charge be brought before the House? Is the Labour Party happy with the charge?

Order of Business (25 May 2011)

Joe Higgins: With respect, a Cheann Comhairle-----

Order of Business (25 May 2011)

Joe Higgins: I am sorry to disagree with the Ceann Comhairle. Three weeks ago, the Minister stood opposite and promised the House that a charge would be introduced. The Taoiseach must tell us when it will be introduced.

Order of Business (25 May 2011)

Joe Higgins: He did not even refer to the charge but raised something else that has been set aside.

Official Engagements (25 May 2011)

Joe Higgins: Question 2: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent visit to the United States. [10397/11]

Official Engagements (25 May 2011)

Joe Higgins: In his discussions in the United States, was the Taoiseach able to cast any light on the claim that the US Government's Financial Secretary had vetoed the idea that €30 billion of bondholders' bad gambling debts should not become the responsibility of the Irish people? That was flatly refused by the US Government. Did the Taoiseach get any insight into that in America or from his recent...

Official Engagements (25 May 2011)

Joe Higgins: Yes.

Official Engagements (25 May 2011)

Joe Higgins: Did the Taoiseach ask President Obama about it?

Official Engagements (25 May 2011)

Joe Higgins: We are talking about issues of magnitude.

Official Engagements (25 May 2011)

Joe Higgins: The Taoiseach has said he discussed the restructuring of banks with President Obama. I ask him to take us briefly through that conversation. Did he explain how German, French and other banks had recklessly gambled tens of billions of euro on Irish properties and then lost? Did he remind the President that his guy, Mr. Geithner, had vetoed the idea that these gambling banks should carry...

Official Engagements (25 May 2011)

Joe Higgins: I asked three questions.

Official Engagements (25 May 2011)

Joe Higgins: What is not clear is why the Taoiseach did not pursue the matter with President Obama on Monday last.

Written Answers — Trade Union Recognition: Trade Union Recognition (25 May 2011)

Joe Higgins: Question 109: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the steps he will take to assist a group of workers at a factory (details supplied) who are being denied the right to join a trade union. [12916/11]

Order of Business (2 Jun 2011)

Joe Higgins: Speaking of reruns, can the Tánaiste imagine how sick we are of seeing Fine Gael and the Labour Party doing an exact rerun of the horror movie that was Fianna Fáil and the Green Party in regard to-----

Order of Business (2 Jun 2011)

Joe Higgins: I understand that Deputy Stagg is still smarting from being forced to sit over there rather than nearer the seat of power but he must desist.

Order of Business (2 Jun 2011)

Joe Higgins: The Tánaiste has not cleared up the confusion, from a legislative point of view, about the Government intention with regard to the new stealth taxes. Three have been proposed - water, property and the new household utility charge. What is the legislative provision for these? Specifically, will the Government introduce legislation this year to impose a water tax on householders? In regard...