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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Credit Union Bill 2012: Discussion with Irish League of Credit Unions (19 Sep 2012)

Joe Higgins: Perhaps the witnesses could be introduced?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Credit Union Bill 2012: Discussion with Irish League of Credit Unions (19 Sep 2012)

Joe Higgins: In response to Mr. Johnson, we have a very comprehensive Oireachtas Library & Research Service document on this issue. One of the useful pieces of information is that 3.2 million people are members of credit unions. I take it that figure is for the island as a whole but, obviously, the large majority would be in this State. When Mr. Johnson heard that the President was elected with...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Credit Union Bill 2012: Discussion with Irish League of Credit Unions (19 Sep 2012)

Joe Higgins: Between the vibes and the reality falls the shadow of the Government party Whips.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Credit Union Bill 2012: Discussion with Irish League of Credit Unions (19 Sep 2012)

Joe Higgins: The delegates pointed to some omissions. Have they drafted amendments to the Bill to give to members of the committee who could table them on Committee and Report Stages if they are convinced by them?

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Ethics in Public Office Legislation (20 Sep 2012)

Joe Higgins: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will confirm that the common law offence of misconduct in public office has passed into law here, along with other common law offences, on the formation of the Irish State. [39828/12]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Ethics in Public Office Prosecutions (20 Sep 2012)

Joe Higgins: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will state and list the number of cases of misconduct in public office which have been prosecuted since the formation of the State. [39829/12]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Ethics in Public Office Prosecutions (20 Sep 2012)

Joe Higgins: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if the Garda Síochána has discretion as to whether or not to investigate a credible complaint of misconduct in public office as a matter of policy. [39830/12]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Remuneration (20 Sep 2012)

Joe Higgins: To ask the Minister for Defence if he will explain the reason army personnel who have served longer than 21 years lose their increment upon reaching retirement age. [39827/12]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Northern Ireland Issues (25 Sep 2012)

Joe Higgins: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on any recent discussions with the political leaders in the North. [38965/12]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Northern Ireland Issues (25 Sep 2012)

Joe Higgins: Unfortunately, the sectarian rioting and attacks that erupted over a number of weeks in August and at the beginning of September, especially the incidents around Carlisle Circus in north Belfast, point to new sectarian flashpoints and are worrying indications that this could continue and even worsen. It is extremely worrying that 14 years after the Good Friday Agreement was signed, when...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Northern Ireland Issues (25 Sep 2012)

Joe Higgins: The Taoiseach stated, correctly, that the creation of jobs and the transformation of the economy in guaranteeing a future for youth would be key to transforming the situation in the North. Does he see the enormous and unfortunate contradiction in his position in this regard? The policies being imposed that come from the Tory-Liberal Democrat Government in London are the same policies of...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Northern Ireland Issues (25 Sep 2012)

Joe Higgins: The bailing out of bankers in Britain on the shoulders of working-class people in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland is having the same deleterious effects on the jobs and lives of our people. Destructive austerity is causing huge social dislocation and, as the Taoiseach has agreed, is a factor in the tensions among sections of the community. I put it to the Taoiseach that,...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Northern Ireland Issues (25 Sep 2012)

Joe Higgins: Regarding parades, will the Taoiseach agree that the critical issue is not parades commissions and this and that quango but communities themselves engaging in dialogue? The Orange Order must talk to the Catholic communities. Equally, the Catholic communities affected must talk to the loyalists in recognising that there are rights on both sides but also a right above all not to be dragged...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committee Meetings (25 Sep 2012)

Joe Higgins: To ask the Taoiseach the number of Cabinet sub committee meetings he has attended since the summer recess. [38955/12]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committee Meetings (25 Sep 2012)

Joe Higgins: To ask the Taoiseach if the Cabinet sub Committee on Economic Recovery and Jobs has met recently. [38956/12]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committee Meetings (25 Sep 2012)

Joe Higgins: To ask the Taoiseach if the Cabinet sub Committee on Economic Infrastructure has met recently. [38957/12]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committee Meetings (25 Sep 2012)

Joe Higgins: To ask the Taoiseach if the Cabinet sub Committee on Mortgage Arrears has met recently. [38958/12]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committee Meetings (25 Sep 2012)

Joe Higgins: To ask the Taoiseach if the Cabinet sub Committee on European Affairs has met recently. [38959/12]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committee Meetings (25 Sep 2012)

Joe Higgins: To ask the Taoiseach if the Cabinet sub Committee on Climate Change and the Green Economy has met recently. [38960/12]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committee Meetings (25 Sep 2012)

Joe Higgins: To ask the Taoiseach if the Cabinet sub Committee on Social Policy has met recently. [38961/12]