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Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (31 Jan 2012)

Pearse Doherty: Question 342: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a final decision on the application for disability allowance will be made in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will provide an explanation for the delay. [4983/12]

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (31 Jan 2012)

Pearse Doherty: Question 431: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if the current legal owners of the 2,045 housing units being made available by the National Asset Management Agency for social housing are developers or banks, or if the debts connected to the properties have been foreclosed by NAMA making NAMA the current legal owners; and if he will provide a breakdown of...

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (31 Jan 2012)

Pearse Doherty: Question 432: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if the leasing arrangements to be put in place for the 2,045 housing units being made available by NAMA for social housing will result in the final ownership of the units resting with the developers, voluntary housing associations, local authorities or a combination of these categories; and if he will make...

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (31 Jan 2012)

Pearse Doherty: Question 442: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a report on the withdrawal of funding from community safety forum workers, listing the total reduction for these posts; the number of and location of the posts affected; the date on which the decision was taken to withdraw these funds; the date on which the relevant local authorities and...

Written Answers — Medical Negligence: Medical Negligence (31 Jan 2012)

Pearse Doherty: Question 565: To ask the Minister for Health if he intends to pilot a no-fault compensation scheme for children who suffer catastrophic birth injuries, utilising scarce resources to support families rather than paying massive legal bills. [4810/12]

Job Creation (1 Feb 2012)

Pearse Doherty: Question 2: To ask the Minister for Finance his view on the use of the National Pension Reserve Fund discretionary portfolio for investment in job creation; if he has discussed the use of these funds with the Troika for this purpose; if so, if he will outline the specific schemes under discussion; and if he will detail his understanding of the Troika's view on this matter. [5892/12]

Job Creation (1 Feb 2012)

Pearse Doherty: In four weeks it will be a year since the people went to the polls to elect a new Government. Central to many people's thoughts when they went into the polling stations was the need for change and particularly the opportunities for employment. Figures have been issued this week indicating that more than 439,000 people are out of work. We all know about people who are leaving our shores...

Job Creation (1 Feb 2012)

Pearse Doherty: Investment by the National Pensions Reserve Fund must be made in a certain way and EUROSTAT will dictate that. The Minister says we are moving in the right direction but young people are moving to Dublin airport and from there to Australia and it is not a lifestyle choice. The set of figures the Minister claims are the best yet represent 439,000 people unemployed. It is not acceptable....

Job Creation (1 Feb 2012)

Pearse Doherty: How much of the money will be used?

Banks Recapitalisation (1 Feb 2012)

Pearse Doherty: The Minister asked for proposals. He will be aware that on 1 or 2 September I put a proposal to him on what should be done. As I knew he would not act on it, I subsequently put another proposal to refinance and deal with the capital costs through an extend and pretend arrangement. I accept the Minister is arguing the case for a version of this proposal. I will repeat a question I put to...

Banks Recapitalisation (1 Feb 2012)

Pearse Doherty: Will the Minister answer the questions I asked or is he avoiding them?

Financial Services Regulation (1 Feb 2012)

Pearse Doherty: I welcome the Minister's comments again today that the problem relates to a small number of credit unions. There was quite a bit of concern about, and criticism of, the Minister's handling of the intervention by the registrar of credit unions to appoint a special manager to Newbridge Credit Union. Thankfully, maybe because of the day that was in it, other news stories and the media acting...

Financial Transaction Tax (1 Feb 2012)

Pearse Doherty: The Minister said that if the Commission's proposals were to take place we would see a leakage of jobs and revenue from the State, presumably to London. Has the Department of Finance carried out any research on what the impact would be if Ireland signed up to a financial transaction tax, while Britain remained outside? What would be the impact on jobs, revenue, GDP, and the financial...

Tax Code (1 Feb 2012)

Pearse Doherty: I do not support the tax on lottery winnings. The national lottery uses the phrase, "It could be you" but it would be the Minister for Finance every Wednesday, Saturday and Monday. That would not go down well with the public. We can tax online gambling, which is not labour-intensive, and there is a need to consider the levies that could be placed on online gambling. Sinn Féin proposed 5%...

Written Answers — State Banking Sector: State Banking Sector (1 Feb 2012)

Pearse Doherty: Question 50: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on his discussions with the European Commission and members of ECOFIN on the issue of the promissory note, indicating any developments from the recently established EU-ECB-IMF technical working group on the promissory notes; and if he will indicate the approach being taken by him in attempting to influence the work of...

Written Answers — Financial Services Regulation: Financial Services Regulation (1 Feb 2012)

Pearse Doherty: Question 70: To ask the Minister for Finance, further to Parliamentary Question No. 159 of 24 January 2012, if he or any of his officials have had contact with KBC bank since 14 December 2011 on the subject of the passing on of ECB interest rate reductions to mortgage customers; if so, if he will detail the content of these contacts; if not, if it his intention to contact KBC bank or have...

Written Answers — Local Authority Staff: Local Authority Staff (1 Feb 2012)

Pearse Doherty: Question 118: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 145 and 147 of 25 January 2012, the individual projects to which funding was committed under the capital assistance scheme in 2011; the amount of funding committed to each of these projects in 2011 and the amount actually spent on each of these projects in 2011; with...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (1 Feb 2012)

Pearse Doherty: Question 170: To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost which would be entailed by providing free health care for infants up to one year of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5689/12]

Homelessness Strategy (2 Feb 2012)

Pearse Doherty: Question 12: To ask the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government the steps he has taken to ensure that persons coming out of a period of homelessness can be housed in suitable accommodation for their needs; and the funding in place for this. [5913/12]

Written Answers — Local Authority Staff: Local Authority Staff (2 Feb 2012)

Pearse Doherty: Question 45: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider rescinding added years and special severance gratuity payments to current city and council managers on retirement. [5902/12]