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Leaders' Questions (23 Nov 2011)

Joe Higgins: The Taoiseach obviously has an extraordinary concept of honesty and truth. "We will reverse rises in student fees" is clear in its meaning. Just because the Tánaiste, Deputy Gilmore, and the Taoiseach later had a chat and agreed they would not reverse the increase does not change the position. The Taoiseach is, in fact, endorsing dishonesty. The Labour Party stated it would not tolerate...

Leaders' Questions (23 Nov 2011)

Joe Higgins: That is dishonesty. On social welfare cuts, the programme for Government - not the Labour Party - indicates social welfare rates will be maintained. On the pensions issue, it is not a fallacy. The reality is that pensioners, men and women who slaved all their lives and are now on modest pensions, are having this burden placed on their shoulders, as the Tara Mines workers outside the gates...

Leaders' Questions (23 Nov 2011)

Joe Higgins: The Taoiseach's results are: test one - fail; test two - fail; test three, on social welfare - clarify please, given that it is a question of the programme for Government, not the Labour Party; and test four - fail.

Leaders' Questions (23 Nov 2011)

Joe Higgins: Zero-----

Leaders' Questions (23 Nov 2011)

Joe Higgins: The Deputy did not say anything about the little elves in the Labour Party so I will leave its members to answer to themselves over the next while.

Leaders' Questions (23 Nov 2011)

Joe Higgins: We want clarification on the social welfare issue to determine whether the Taoiseach could possibly pass one out of four, which would still be a failure overall.

Order of Business (24 Nov 2011)

Joe Higgins: Next Thursday the local government household charges Bill is scheduled. However, the draft schedule indicates that only five hours is allocated for not just the Second Stage, but all Stages of that Bill. Given that this has profound implications and represents the thin end of the wedge providing for two new taxes on property and water, which could amount to €1,300 for each household...

Order of Business (24 Nov 2011)

Joe Higgins: It will be introduced on 6 December.

Constitutional Amendments (29 Nov 2011)

Joe Higgins: I wish to express our condolences to the Taoiseach on the passing of his mother at the weekend. On the constitutional convention, the Taoiseach referred to one or two matters, such as that relating to the Seanad, which he will progress outside of it. In the context of the reform of the presidency, during one of its periods in opposition Fine Gael introduced a Bill which would have changed...

Northern Ireland Issues (29 Nov 2011)

Joe Higgins: Question 11: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his contacts with the Northern Ireland Executive in the past month. [35840/11]

Northern Ireland Issues (29 Nov 2011)

Joe Higgins: Is the Taoiseach aware that 80,000 public sector workers are taking strike action in Northern Ireland tomorrow? It is part of a 3 million strong strike in Northern Ireland, England, Scotland and Wales in response to serious attacks on living standards and the policy of the British Government. Again, like in this country, it is the working class that must pay for the crisis. Is the...

Order of Business (29 Nov 2011)

Joe Higgins: That is the third proposal. This is the second proposal.

Order of Business (29 Nov 2011)

Joe Higgins: We can be helpful to the Taoiseach. Until yesterday, the draft schedule included the Local Government (Household Charges) Bill 2011 for Thursday and had approximately five hours of debating time set aside for it, too little time in any case. Despite the Tánaiste promising me on Thursday that legislation would be with us at the weekend and that it would be debated on Thursday, we have not...

Order of Business (29 Nov 2011)

Joe Higgins: Therefore, the Government has five extra hours available and, therefore, there is no excuse for insisting on this guillotine. Since the matter is somewhat related, will the Taoiseach explain to us now why the Local Government (Household Charges) Bill has not appeared and what is going on?

Order of Business (29 Nov 2011)

Joe Higgins: What questions are they?

Order of Business (29 Nov 2011)

Joe Higgins: Which aspects?

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee and Remaining Stages (29 Nov 2011)

Joe Higgins: In such circumstances, the solution would be to train working class kids with talent and make specialists of them.

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee and Remaining Stages (29 Nov 2011)

Joe Higgins: Why should we have to depend on the children of the rich?

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee and Remaining Stages (29 Nov 2011)

Joe Higgins: Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow.

Written Answers — Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (30 Nov 2011)

Joe Higgins: Question 26: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will report on the implications for carbon reduction management in the Programme for Government. [35836/11]