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Leaders' Questions (27 Nov 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: An allegation was made.

Leaders' Questions (27 Nov 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: You cannot have allegations like that being made.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: International Agreements (27 Nov 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: 79. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will seek a debate with the necessary approval of Dáil Éireann for the free trade agreement between the European Union and Colombia before the Christmas recess. [45577/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Eligibility (27 Nov 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: 173. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when assessing a student for eligibility of a school bus ticket, if it is the shortest distance between the home and the school that is calculated when determining eligibility or if it is the total distance travelled by the bus, having picked up all students on that route inevitably making the journey longer, that is measured. [45665/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Eligibility (27 Nov 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: 174. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide details of the methodology applied to measure the distance from home to school to determine school bus eligibility. [45666/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Eligibility (27 Nov 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: 175. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she accepts that the nature and ethos of a school must be taken into account by her Department when deciding the school closest and therefore deemed by her Department to be most suitable for a student to attend in order to apply for school bus travel. [45667/14]

Leaders' Questions (2 Dec 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: They are on the streets because they cannot afford their rents.

Leaders' Questions (2 Dec 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: The road to Damascus.

Leaders' Questions (2 Dec 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: It is still less than 2007.

Order of Business (2 Dec 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: In a recent OECD report Ireland had the second highest proportion of low paid jobs in OECD countries. It also has the third highest rate of underemployed people in the European Union. In its statement published six months ago the Government promised to put a low pay commission on a statutory basis. The drafts heads of the Bill have not yet been seen. When will we see the legislation? ...

Intellectual Property (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Instruction to Committee (2 Dec 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: This is the second time in recent weeks that Ministers have sought to piggyback amendments to enacted legislation. What makes this more worrying is that the legislation the Minister of State seeks to amend here only passed the Dáil and Seanad a few short months ago, in effect. Specifically on the amendments, one of the major questions is when the Minister Communications, Energy and...

Intellectual Property (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Instruction to Committee (2 Dec 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: I am not yielding on this occasion. The Minister of State will be very welcome to come in when I have finished. Perhaps he is becoming uneasy about his experience in government. As I stated, the proposition that the troika was in some way micro-managing the industrial relations environment in the State was laughable, but that is what the senior Minister in the Minister of State's...

Intellectual Property (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (2 Dec 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: I move amendment No. 3:In page 5, between lines 32 and 33, to insert the following: “4. The Patents Act 1992 is amended by the insertion of the following new section after section 61:“Common good 61A. The achievement of the common good may require permanent or temporary interference with the rights, including intellectual property rights, of persons or corporate...

Intellectual Property (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (2 Dec 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: TTIP is a significant challenge to the Irish economy. It is likely that Ireland will lose a significant number of jobs as a result of its introduction. It may also mean the introduction of meat that has been treated with hormones, for example, chlorinated chicken, which is illegal in this country. It may also mean a reduction of regulation on food, workers' rights and safety. In Europe,...

Intellectual Property (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (2 Dec 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: Ba mhaith liom buíochas a ghabháil leis an Roinn as an gcabhair a thug sé dom ón dtús. Gabhaim buíochas freisin leis an Aire Stáit agus guím gach rath air agus é ag tabhairt Bille don chéad uair tríd an Dáil. Ba cheart dúinn, sna laethanta amach romhainn, díriú isteach ar conas is féidir linn innovation agus...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (2 Dec 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: 215. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide in tabular form the total annual number of relevant contract tax registered regarding the construction sector and the number of all other RCTs between 2007 and 2014. [46181/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (2 Dec 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: 216. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide in tabular form the number of instances of fraud and-or non-compliance regarding relevant contract tax investigated by the Revenue Commissioners between 2007 and 2014. [46182/14]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ministerial Responsibilities (2 Dec 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: 244. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will identify the Minister of State with responsibility at the EU for the small and medium enterprise sector here. [45787/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Abuse in Hospitals (2 Dec 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: 357. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will meet with a person (details supplied) to discuss their allegations regarding abuse against the person at a premises in County Dublin, where they were a resident between 1984 and 1992. [46293/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Bodies Reports (2 Dec 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: 490. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will make public the National Economic and Social Council's home ownership and rental report; his views regarding the road that Ireland is on; and if he will provide an update to the House before the Christmas recess. [46150/14]