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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Comprehensive Action Programme for the Reform of Local Government: Discussion (23 Oct 2012)
Michael McCarthy: The Senator can also raise the matter on the Adjournment in the Seanad. I thank our guests for their interaction with the committee at such short notice. We appreciate their level of engagement. I propose that the committee reflect on the proceedings of the past two hours or so and that we use private session next week to decide on actions to take.
- Order of Business (24 Oct 2012)
Michael McCarthy: The Deputy just did so.
- Order of Business (24 Oct 2012)
Michael McCarthy: Is there a Bill on fine weather?
- Order of Business (24 Oct 2012)
Michael McCarthy: If there were such a Bill, there would be no amendments to it.
- Autism Bill 2012: First Stage (24 Oct 2012)
Michael McCarthy: I move:That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to provide for an autism strategy to be prepared and to provide for related matters.
- Autism Bill 2012: First Stage (24 Oct 2012)
Michael McCarthy: I move: "That the Bill be taken in Private Members' time."
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (24 Oct 2012)
Michael McCarthy: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason an application for naturalisation has not yet been decided upon in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46578/12]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (25 Oct 2012)
Michael McCarthy: To ask the Minister for Health his views on a health Service Executive position which requires Community First Responder volunteers in an area of west Cork to pay a €30 fee for inoculation purposes in order to meet the Health Information and Quality Authority standards being imposed on the National Ambulance Service; if his attention has been drawn to the costs that one west Cork CFR...
- Public Accounts Committee: Irish Congress of Trade Unions - Review of Allowances (31 Oct 2012)
Michael McCarthy: I welcome the delegates and thank them for their attendance. What is the union position on the decision to stop paying allowances to new recruits? What is Mr. Cody's view on the fairness and equity of this measure?
- Public Accounts Committee: Irish Congress of Trade Unions - Review of Allowances (31 Oct 2012)
Michael McCarthy: Has Mr. Cody formed an opinion on how to approach the issue when the union may have formed an opinion it should be discontinued? I presume the union has drawn a distinction between allowances that should be retained and those that the union is less likely to argue to retain?
- Public Accounts Committee: Irish Congress of Trade Unions - Review of Allowances (31 Oct 2012)
Michael McCarthy: Are unions or workers' representatives outside the ambit of ICTU pursuing a separate campaign with the Government on allowances?
- Public Accounts Committee: Irish Congress of Trade Unions - Review of Allowances (31 Oct 2012)
Michael McCarthy: Under the arbitration procedures of the Croke Park agreement, what level of discussion is operating within that framework?
- Public Accounts Committee: Irish Congress of Trade Unions - Review of Allowances (31 Oct 2012)
Michael McCarthy: Does Mr. Cody have information that he can share with the committee on how many of the allowances are pensionable and how many are not pensionable?
- Public Accounts Committee: Irish Congress of Trade Unions - Review of Allowances (31 Oct 2012)
Michael McCarthy: For allowances that are pensionable, is the pension contribution separate?
- Public Accounts Committee: Irish Congress of Trade Unions - Review of Allowances (31 Oct 2012)
Michael McCarthy: What is the order in terms of percentages?
- Public Accounts Committee: Irish Congress of Trade Unions - Review of Allowances (31 Oct 2012)
Michael McCarthy: They would also have taken the 14% hit on the allowance until recently.
- Public Accounts Committee: Irish Congress of Trade Unions - Review of Allowances (31 Oct 2012)
Michael McCarthy: Would it also be true to say that in some cases the allowance pushed people into a higher tax bracket?
- Public Accounts Committee: Irish Congress of Trade Unions - Review of Allowances (31 Oct 2012)
Michael McCarthy: This means they would pay more tax as a result of the allowance. In regard to the genesis of the allowance system, when did it begin and in which specific area?
- Public Accounts Committee: Irish Congress of Trade Unions - Review of Allowances (31 Oct 2012)
Michael McCarthy: Were any allowances introduced as a result of industrial unrest - that is, strikes - or were any introduced to avoid strikes?
- Public Accounts Committee: Irish Congress of Trade Unions - Review of Allowances (31 Oct 2012)
Michael McCarthy: How many of the allowances could be considered to be part of core pay? I know there are areas in which a justifiable case is made for their being part of core pay. Roughly what percentage of allowances are classed as core pay and what percentage do not fall into this category?