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- Cabinet Committees (26 Jun 2012)
Gerry Adams: Question 23: To ask the Taoiseach the number of meetings of the Cabinet Committee on Economic Recovery and Jobs that he has attended since the Easter recess. [30741/12]
- Cabinet Committees (26 Jun 2012)
Gerry Adams: Before I ask my question I wish to mention an issue which I and other Opposition Members have raised previously, namely, the fact that the Taoiseach is taking 23 parliamentary questions ranging from justice and defence, through climate change, health, mortgage arrears and Ulster Bank's crisis to the economy and jobs. I tabled eight of these questions to tease out substantive issues. I am...
- Cabinet Committees (26 Jun 2012)
Gerry Adams: I agree with the comments of the Taoiseach and his remarks about upcoming health problems, which are reflective of our lifestyles. I will share my experience. Recently, I wrenched myself very badly while cycling. I went to the minor injuries unit at Louth County Hospital. They did not have the facilities to deal with me so they put me in an ambulance and brought me to Our Lady of Lourdes...
- Cabinet Committees (26 Jun 2012)
Gerry Adams: Yes. My purpose in telling the Taoiseach my own little tale was to point out that the first hospital to which I went could not deal with me because it did not have the facilities. There are fears that even this service will be cut further. Second, we are advised that â¬2 billion will be taken out of the budget.
- Constitutional Convention (26 Jun 2012)
Gerry Adams: Question 28: To ask the Taoiseach the progress he has made towards the establishment of the Constitutional Convention. [23763/12]
- Constitutional Convention (26 Jun 2012)
Gerry Adams: Question 29: To ask the Taoiseach if voting rights for Irish citizens in the North will form part of the agenda for the Constitutional Convention. [23764/12]
- Constitutional Convention (26 Jun 2012)
Gerry Adams: Question 30: To ask the Taoiseach the civil society groups he has met in relation to the Constitutional Convention. [23765/12]
- Constitutional Convention (26 Jun 2012)
Gerry Adams: I welcome the initiative to convene a constitutional convention and I especially welcome the opportunity to attend briefings the Taoiseach has organised. However, the convention's scope has been limited. During the election campaign, the Taoiseach said, "Modern Ireland cannot be governed by a system of government originally designed for 19th century Britain. Ireland needs more than...
- Order of Business (26 Jun 2012)
Gerry Adams: I agree with Deputy Martin that it should come to the House. I have read of many issues in the media before we have dealt with them in the House. Perhaps the Taoiseach should invite all of the Deputies to the press briefing. It might be another way to do it. Tá mé buÃoch den Taoiseach as an bhfreagra a thug sé ar an HSE governance Bill. Beidh a lán oibre le déanamh againn idir seo...
- European Council: Statements (26 Jun 2012)
Gerry Adams: Go raibh maith agat a Chathaoirleach. This week the Taoiseach has yet another EU crisis summit. Yesterday Spain formally requested European aid of up to â¬100 billion for its banks, making it the fourth state to require an EU bailout, within hours of that Cyprus became the fifth state seeking a bailout for its financial sector and today Italy is paying more at a bond market. This summit,...
- European Council: Statements (26 Jun 2012)
Gerry Adams: -----that other leaders will come up with proposals that will benefit the citizens of this State". What the Taoiseach said is in the programme for Government. The Government needs to deliver the commitments made in the programme for Government and during the recent referendum campaign. The Taoiseach promised to remove the burden of the banking debt from taxpayers but this has not happened....
- National Cultural Institutions: Motion [Private Members] (26 Jun 2012)
Gerry Adams: Mo bhuÃochas do Fhianna Fáil gur chuir siad an rún seo sÃos. I will first declare an interest as I am a director of Féile an Phobail, the west Belfast people's festival, which is an unpaid position. I cannot imagine life without the arts, without music, dance, theatre, writing, language, our customs and traditions and all that makes us a people. Gan seo bheimÃs gan anam. Sin mo...
- National Cultural Institutions: Motion [Private Members] (26 Jun 2012)
Gerry Adams: Tá sin ceart. Sin mo bharúil agus tá a fhios sin ag an Aire fosta. However, I take this opportunity to remind the Minister that apart from the intrinsic value of our culture and its components, the arts and cultural sector makes an important contribution to the tourism industry. It is just bad economics to undermine the sector. Community arts projects, local libraries and other...
- Written Answers — Rent Supplement Scheme: Rent Supplement Scheme (26 Jun 2012)
Gerry Adams: Question 285: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in County Louth in receipt of rent supplement at present and the number of persons in County Louth in receipt of rent allowance at the end of December 2011. [30518/12]
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (26 Jun 2012)
Gerry Adams: Question 294: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the average and longest waiting times for appeals against refusals of domiciliary care allowance; and if she will arrange for the recruitment of additional staff in order to address the backlog of appeals. [30637/12]
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (26 Jun 2012)
Gerry Adams: Question 295: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the average and longest waiting times for appeals against refusals of carer's allowance; and if she will arrange for the recruitment of additional staff in order to address the backlog of appeals. [30638/12]
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (26 Jun 2012)
Gerry Adams: Question 296: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the average and longest waiting times for appeals against refusals of the one parent family payment; and if she will arrange for the recruitment of additional staff in order to address the backlog of appeals [30639/12]
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (26 Jun 2012)
Gerry Adams: Question 307: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her Department has completed a report to advise on the appropriate steps to deal with the general issue of social welfare payments to retained fire fighters; if she will publish the report; if legislation may be required in this area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30847/12]
- Written Answers — Hospital Facilities: Hospital Facilities (26 Jun 2012)
Gerry Adams: Question 551: To ask the Minister for Health his plans to reduce the opening hours of the minor injuries unit in Louth County Hospital, Dundalk, County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30574/12]
- Written Answers — Hospital Facilities: Hospital Facilities (26 Jun 2012)
Gerry Adams: Question 552: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of the of the average number of patients who make use of the minor injuries unit in Louth County Hospital each week [30575/12]