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Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (4 Feb 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: 673. To ask the Minister for Health the resources that will be provided to each county through the progressing disability dervices for children and young people programme in the next two years. [5378/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Equipment (4 Feb 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: 674. To ask the Minister for Health the vehicles that have been purchased by the national ambulance service in the past 12 months; the purpose of these vehicles; and if any of these vehicles are being used for private purposes by staff. [5393/14]

Companies (Amendment) Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (5 Feb 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: Cuirim fáilte roimh an mBille. Tá an Teachta Donnelly tar éis chuid mhaith obair a dhéanamh ar son gnólachtaí na hÉireann. Ag amanna mar seo, séanann an Rialtas smaointe maithe ón bhFreasúra. Iarraim ar an Aire glacadh leis an mBille seo agus na smaointe atá ann. Strong indigenous enterprise sectors are the backbone of economies...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Payments (5 Feb 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: 86. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will raise the cap on rent allowance in view of increasing rents throughout certain parts of the country. [5760/14]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Heritage Projects (6 Feb 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: 110. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the reason Castlepollard was left out of the new Lakelands Treasures app (details supplied). [5959/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Emergency Accommodation Provision (11 Feb 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: 386. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of money spent for each of the past five years on emergency accommodation for persons with housing needs. [6510/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Access to Finance for SMEs: Discussion (11 Feb 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: Go raibh míle maith agat, a Chathaoirligh. Gabhaim buíochas leis na finnéithe as ucht an cur i láthair. Tá brón orm go bhfuil mé beagáinín déanach. This is a really interesting and important new sector. It is good because it democratises the ability for people to loan money. Also, shocking though it is, there are people who are investing...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Access to Finance for SMEs: Discussion (11 Feb 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: Does Mr. O'Mahony believe there are any other barriers to growth?

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Pension Provisions (13 Feb 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: 133. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding community employment supervisors' entitlement to a pension scheme in view of the fact that the Labour Court recommended that FÁS implement a pension scheme in 2008 and some CE supervisors who have finished work still have no pension scheme in place. [7219/14]

Topical Issue Debate: North-South Interconnector Issues (18 Feb 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: The country needs an integrated all-Ireland energy market. It also needs sufficient capacity for the future and accessibility to sustainable energy generation. It needs to provide this energy in an even manner across the regions. What we do not need is a system that may endanger the lives and health of citizens or create fear. We do not need a system that will reduce the cost of...

Topical Issue Debate: North-South Interconnector Issues (18 Feb 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: I remind the Minister that we are also committed to the timely delivery of the North-South interconnector but not in its current format. The Minister mentioned it has taken ten years to get the planning levels to this point. The nub of the problem is that the current conflict is leading to delays and each year of delay costs tens of millions of euro. The Minister also mentioned the two...

An Coimisinéir Teanga a Cheapadh: Motion (18 Feb 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: Ba mhaith liom mo chuid ama a roinnt le mo chomhghleacaí, an Teachta Ellis. Ba mhaith liom buíochas a ghabháil le Seán Ó Cuirreáin as an obair iontach a rinne sé le linn an tréimhse a chaith sé mar Choimisinéir Teanga. Is laoch díograiseach é. Is mór an trua go bhfuil sé imithe ón bpost seo. Ba mhaith liom freisin...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Contracts (18 Feb 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: 401. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will appoint a sponsor to work in tandem with the Meath Job Club so that the job club can continue to provide this essential service, or failing that, allow it to self-administer the fund in order that its viability is guaranteed. [8149/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Forthcoming Competitiveness Council: Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (18 Feb 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: Ba mhaith liom buíochas a ghabháil leis an Cathaoirleach agus an Aire. I welcome the presentation. Like my colleague, I take the view that the document is high on aspiration and low on detail. How does the Minister envisage that the industrial proportion of GDP will be increased in the coming period? What key barriers to competitiveness have been identified? Has there been any...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Forthcoming Competitiveness Council: Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (18 Feb 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: The issue I wish to raise does not relate exactly to the subject of this presentation. I refer to the idea of increasing our proportion of manufacturing. One of the major threats to manufacturing is the fact that so much money is being funnelled towards assets, whether such assets be properties in south Dublin or assets on a stock exchange elsewhere. It is with those assets that we are...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: County Enterprise Boards (Dissolution) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (18 Feb 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: I move amendment No. 2: In page 5, between lines 3 and 4, to insert the following:"(c) A local authority will only provide financial support by way of loan or grant aid to a company that is compliant with all employment law and labour court judgements.”.Compliance and regulation are very important issues in this whole process. One of the major problems we have in this country is that...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: County Enterprise Boards (Dissolution) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (18 Feb 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: By putting that requirement in the procedures manual, what strength will it have? Will it be watertight? Why not give it the force of law while we are at this stage of the process and have it as a guaranteed right for employees where if they are working for a company that is not compliant, that company will not have opportunities to draw down taxpayers' money to either grant aid or support...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: County Enterprise Boards (Dissolution) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (18 Feb 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: Does the Minister think that businesses that are not compliant with labour law should be grant funded?

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: County Enterprise Boards (Dissolution) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (18 Feb 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: This is an opportunity missed. We could, at little or no cost to the State, incentivise good practice among businesses and encourage companies to treat their workers with respect. All we are asking is that companies abide by employment law, which is not an onerous task. We do not propose penalties but that additional benefits such as grant funding and supports would be withheld from...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: County Enterprise Boards (Dissolution) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (18 Feb 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: If councillors or business people in the local area have no formal infrastructure in which to impart experience and help the LEO - the structure outlined by Deputy Calleary - this process will not happen. The reality is that many councils tolerate their councillors where they have to do so. Unless they have a direct input, there will be a lot of nodding of heads but no real contribution to...