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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Alternative Ten Point Plan for Micro, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises: Discussion (25 Jun 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: I am aware of the other witnesses.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Alternative Ten Point Plan for Micro, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises: Discussion (25 Jun 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: If the Chairman wishes, I can ask my questions now and the witnesses can deal with questions from two committee members at a time rather than individually.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Alternative Ten Point Plan for Micro, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises: Discussion (25 Jun 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: With regard to a reduced VAT rate for housing repair, my party has a proposal on green energy funds for the development of retrofitting in housing. Has Chambers Ireland calculated the cost benefit of its proposed reduced VAT rate for housing repair? A five year period has been proposed for offsetting corporation tax against other taxes for start-ups. This is a long time for start-ups, in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Budget 2014 Proposals: Discussion with IBEC (25 Jun 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: I welcome the IBEC representatives and thank them for the efforts they have made to bring forward positive suggestions with regard to the growth of the economy. At the start, I suppose I could agree with Mr. O'Brien that the emphasis needs to be on growth and away from austerity, and that one of the most important elements of the economy right now is expectations. If people believe that...

Other Questions: Rail Network (27 Jun 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: 9. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to develop a rail service to Navan, County Meath, linking it with Dublin city. [31035/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Facilities (27 Jun 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: 53. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to support the Boyne Greenway Initiative which will run from the source of the Boyne to the estuary and which has the potential to become an international tourism product; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30952/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grants Funding (27 Jun 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: 192. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will account for the 50% reduction in the local authority adaptation grant from the 2012 allocation to Meath County Council; his assessment of the impact of this cut on the disabled and will he consider revisiting the allocation. [31316/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (27 Jun 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: 249. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding home care in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry [31196/13]

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (1 Jul 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: Ba mhaith liom buíochas a ghabháil leis an Teachta Flanagan as ucht a chuid ama a roinnt liom ar an Bille tábhachtach seo. Abortion is a severely difficult issue for most people in the State. The majority of people in the Chamber and in society in general, whether they have a pro-life or pro-choice perspective, come to the issue with justice and compassion in mind. Nobody...

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (1 Jul 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: There should be no confusion on this point whatsoever in any hospital in Ireland. I wholeheartedly support the sections of the Bill which deal with evidence-based medical treatment. However, this abortion Bill will introduce a radical change from the status quo. For the first time treatment for suicidal ideation or intent in one person will include ending the life of another person. For...

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (1 Jul 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: If we put medical evidence at the heart of this decision we see that abortion extinguishes the life of the child, often damages the life of the mother and actually increases maternal suicide. For the first time the decision to terminate an unborn child will not be based on objective medical markers but on subjective prediction with an accuracy level as low as 3%. For me an outcome of this...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Equality Proofing of Budgets (2 Jul 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: 123. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on progress on examining the use of equality proofing in the budgetary process this year. [31872/13]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Economic Competitiveness (2 Jul 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: 144. To ask the Taoiseach if he will outline gross value added for the most recent five years for which data is available; and the way gross value added compares with Northern Ireland and Britain over this time period. [29746/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Bank Charges (2 Jul 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: 213. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps taken to ensure that banking lending rates to the small and medium enterprises sector reflect international borrowing rates and that bank charges reflect the need to support SMEs. [24453/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Job Creation Issues (2 Jul 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: 215. To ask the Minister for Finance his response to the view that increases in growth rates will not deliver the scale of job creation required to reduce significantly the rates of unemployment. [24464/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector Issues (2 Jul 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: 214. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will outline the impact of change in cash handling charges on enterprises; and if he will consider developing a guide to banking costs including cost comparisons between the pillar banks. [24452/13]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Export Statistics (2 Jul 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: 422. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will detail the value of exports of Enterprise Ireland client companies and the value of exports of Industrial Development Agency client companies. [24451/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Home Care Provision: Discussion with Home and Community Care Ireland (2 Jul 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: Gabhaim buíochas leis na finnéithe as a gcur i láthair. Their work is important. A large number with whom I have engaged over the past number of years have found that nursing homes or hospitals are not for them and that they need care at home. It offers them much dignity and peace of mind. It is a good environment in general if one is able for it to be cared for at home if...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Home Care Provision: Discussion with Home and Community Care Ireland (2 Jul 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: There is no argument there.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Home Care Provision: Discussion with Home and Community Care Ireland (2 Jul 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: Mr. Murphy said the employees are given 11 hours off. As I see it, the employees are entitled to those hours off. It is their time. No one is giving them anything. They are enjoying their own entitlements.