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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Central Bank of Ireland Staff Qualifications (3 Oct 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: 61. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will obtain from the Central Bank a report setting out the numbers of staff at the Central Bank dedicated to on-site audit/inspection of the banks, in particular providing aggregate particulars of their professional qualifications, for example, accountancy, audit, legal and their years experience in property investment, development and construction...

Financial Resolutions 2014: No. 1: Alcohol Products Tax (15 Oct 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: I lend my voice to the sentiments that have been expressed by pretty much everybody who has taken the floor to date. We must appreciate that there are significant constraints on the Government in terms of what can be delivered upon in this budget, and I am conscious that credible, effective and immediate revenue-raising measures must be introduced. Having said that, I must point out that...

Financial Resolutions 2014: No. 6: Income Tax (15 Oct 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: I support the sentiment and figures put on the record by Deputy Naughten. This measure is extremely ill-thought-out. I am not sure any serious thought was given to it. The Minister, Deputy Noonan, stated in his speech gold-plated health insurance packages would be the only health insurance packages to be affected by this measure. This is incredibly misleading. The vast majority of health...

Financial Resolutions 2014 - Financial Resolution No. 8: General (Resumed) (16 Oct 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: I appreciate the difficult task the Government faces and the significant strides which have been made. While I am deeply concerned about certain aspects and individual elements of the budget - I will work to change some of them - I will not vote against any of the measures contained in the budget. I strongly support the overall objective of getting Ireland back on a sound fiscal footing....

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Civil Registration Legislation (17 Oct 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: 44. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to amend the Civil Registration Act 2004; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43139/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Update on Health Issues: Discussion (17 Oct 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: I thank the Ministers and the team from the HSE and the Department for the very comprehensive statements that have been made. I have two areas of questioning. The Minister has been very honest about the targets set for 2014 in terms of saving the additional €360 million. I agree that some of the bases for those savings are less than solid in terms of the sort of analysis that has...

Order of Business (22 Oct 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: The Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013 is scheduled for discussion this week. I understand the Bill will not be circulated until tomorrow. Perhaps the Taoiseach will confirm if that is the case. While I welcome the Taoiseach's commitment to tackling welfare dependency, the budget for which is €20 billion, does he consider adequate the allocation, as provided for in the Dáil...

Order of Business (22 Oct 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: The Government is only allocating one hour in which to debate each €2 billion of taxpayers' money, which I do not believe is adequate.

Order of Business (22 Oct 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: There will be no guillotine.

Order of Business (22 Oct 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: I would like clarification on a matter.

Order of Business (22 Oct 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: A Leas-Cheann Comhairle-----

Order of Business (22 Oct 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: In fairness, it is important to those of us who do not officially have a Whip and wish to contribute to the debate on the Social Welfare and Pensions Bill that the Taoiseach clarifies that we will have an opportunity to speak on the Bill and that debate on it will not be guillotined on Friday.

Order of Business (22 Oct 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: It is important that any Member who wishes to contribute to the Second and Committee Stage debates has an opportunity to do so.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Public Broadcasting Charge Introduction (24 Oct 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: 10. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position regarding the introduction of a public broadcasting service charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45223/13]

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Oct 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: I move amendment No. 9:In page 8, line 37, to delete "January" and substitute "September".I am pleased to move the amendment. As the Minister will be aware, some 975,000 women are active in Ireland's labour market. Of these, more than 500,000 have children, which means they have caring responsibilities. My concern about this section is that the reduction in maternity benefit from the State...

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Oct 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: I move amendment No. 11:In page 9, between lines 25 and 26, to insert the following:“Amendment of section 62 of Principal Act 7. Section 62 of the Principal Act is amended--(a) in subsection (7) by inserting the following paragraphs after paragraph (c):“(d) the person's aggregate income in the preceding twelve months, excluding reckonable earnings and any payments under this...

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Oct 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: I want to add to the points Deputies Naughten and Timmins have made. It would not take a rocket scientist to figure out that if one continues to increase taxes and burdens for the employer on the unit cost of labour, it will act as a disincentive for new employment and will create a major risk of loss of employment at a time when we cannot afford to lose jobs or to disincentivise employment....

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Exports Data (5 Nov 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: 107. To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide in tabular form the total exports by industry category in euro for 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013; if he will provide a breakdown between foreign direct investment companies exports and indigenous small and medium enterprises exports in euro terms for 2011, 2012, and to date in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45948/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (5 Nov 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: 163. To ask the Minister for Finance the measures in place to ensure that legitimate tradespeople in the construction industry are protected against those who have started their new business and will be paying no income tax for two years; his views that the margins of the non-income tax paying trader will be able to generate will mean that they can undercut pre-existing traders. [45937/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Pensions Levy Issues (5 Nov 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: 164. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 98 of 27 June 2013, where he stated I made a point of confirming that the pension fund levy introduced as part of the jobs initiative will not be renewed after 2014, the reason the levy has been renewed after 2014; if he will confirm what happened between June and October to cause him to make this change; and if he...