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Programmes for Government (15 May 2012)

Gerry Adams: I would like to deal with two issues. May I deal with the first before returning to the second?

Programmes for Government (15 May 2012)

Gerry Adams: Go raibh maith agat, a Cheann Comhairle. While I welcome publication of the Government's progress report, the real measure of its first year in office is the 7,000 citizens who pre-registered for a jobs expo held at the RDS in Dublin last weekend. This means 7,000 people paid a pre-registration fee to leave the State. The programme for Government, if I reflect it accurately, contained...

Programmes for Government (15 May 2012)

Gerry Adams: The Taoiseach sat on the Opposition benches for a long time, during which he asked questions and was not given answers. I would like to think that in his heart of hearts he appreciates that he sometimes waffles, avoids the questions he is asked and offends and insults Deputies who have a mandate and are trying to be constructive. If he does not like the proposition Sinn Féin has put...

Programmes for Government (15 May 2012)

Gerry Adams: The cut that sticks in my craw is the reduction by 500,000 in the number of home help hours. Elderly people-----

Programmes for Government (15 May 2012)

Gerry Adams: Gabh mo leithscéal, a Cheann Comhairle, but we are discussing the programme for Government and the Taoiseach will not answer a straight question seeking an explanation of what happened to two specific elements of the programme for Government. If a party such as Sinn Féin makes a common sense proposal for Government-led investment with which the Taoiseach does not agree, he should treat me...

Programmes for Government (15 May 2012)

Gerry Adams: The Taoiseach knows that is not true.

Programmes for Government (15 May 2012)

Gerry Adams: Investments, not propositions.

Programmes for Government (15 May 2012)

Gerry Adams: A Cheann Comhairle, I tabled four of those questions.

Order of Business (15 May 2012)

Gerry Adams: Tá ceist agam faoi reachtaíocht atá fógraithe, the personal insolvency Bill. The scheme was published in January and the Bill was due to be published at the end of April. It is nearly seven months since the publication of the Keane report. There are 100,000 families in mortgage distress and they face real hardship. There seems to be no sign of the publication of the Bill or of Second...

Written Answers — Child and Family Support Agency: Child and Family Support Agency (15 May 2012)

Gerry Adams: Question 122: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she has met with her Ministerial counterparts in the north of Ireland to discuss the matter of joint cooperation in the work of the Child and Family Support Agency. [23952/12]

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (15 May 2012)

Gerry Adams: Question 132: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to provide supports for transgender children; if she has met with the Department of Health on this matter. [23953/12]

Written Answers — Banking Sector Restructuring: Banking Sector Restructuring (15 May 2012)

Gerry Adams: Question 179: To ask the Minister for Finance if he intends to proceed with plans to move tracker mortgages from State owned banks such as Permanent TSB and Allied Irish Bank to Irish Bank Resolution Corporation. [23915/12]

Written Answers — Banking Sector Restructuring: Banking Sector Restructuring (15 May 2012)

Gerry Adams: Question 181: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans for further restructuring of the State owned banking sector. [23917/12]

Written Answers — Banking Sector Restructuring: Banking Sector Restructuring (15 May 2012)

Gerry Adams: Question 180: To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department, Allied Irish Bank or Permanent TSB has had any contacts with a company (details supplied) in relation to his plans for further restructuring of the State owned banking sector. [23916/12]

Written Answers — Banking Sector Regulation: Banking Sector Regulation (15 May 2012)

Gerry Adams: Question 186: To ask the Minister for Finance if the Central Bank of Ireland will confirm whether the outsourcing of servicing of residential mortgages for Permanent TSB or any other covered financial institution is considered a controlled function or pre-approval controlled function under the meaning of the Central Bank Reform Act 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24080/12]

Written Answers — Banking Sector Regulation: Banking Sector Regulation (15 May 2012)

Gerry Adams: Question 187: To ask the Minister for Finance if the Central Bank of Ireland will confirm whether the outsource services which IBRC is seeking after their published pre-qualification questionnaire are services which the Central Bank of Ireland deem as a controlled function or pre-approval controlled function under the meaning of the Central Bank Reform Act 2010; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Banking Sector Regulation: Banking Sector Regulation (15 May 2012)

Gerry Adams: Question 188: To ask the Minister for Finance if the Central Bank of Ireland will confirm whether the current agreement between a company (details supplied) and Allied Irish Banks is defined as a controlled function or pre-approval controlled function under the meaning of the Central Bank Reform Act 2010; if he will confirm, if it is considered a pre-approval controlled function, whether...

Written Answers — Banking Sector Regulation: Banking Sector Regulation (15 May 2012)

Gerry Adams: Question 189: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will confirm whether the Central Bank of Ireland, in their consideration of compliance with Section 3.3.2 (c) of the Fitness and Probity Standards Code, a person's performance of a function in a regulated financial service provider that received State financial support, only concerns financial service providers which received State...

Written Answers — State Banking Sector: State Banking Sector (15 May 2012)

Gerry Adams: Question 190: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether it was appropriate for the current chief executive of State owned IBRC to send a supportive text message to a person (details supplied) on 27 January 2012 revealing IBRC board minutes at a time when the person was challenging another State owned institution the National Assets Management Agency thus preventing the sale of...

Written Answers — Ministerial Transport: Ministerial Transport (15 May 2012)

Gerry Adams: Question 191: To ask the Minister for Finance the annual cost of the new scheme introduced for the provision of drivers for Ministers in 2011 and to date in 2012; if he will provide a comparison of the annual cost of the provision of civilian drivers and the Ministers using their own cars with the previous scheme of Garda drivers and State cars. [24085/12]