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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Payments (9 Oct 2012)

Joe Higgins: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will examine the case of persons (details supplied) in Dublin 15 who will shortly face homelessness in view of the fact that they cannot find a new home in their locality within their newly allocated rent allowance cap and their landlord will not reduce the rent to the amount requested. [43229/12]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Household Charge Collection (9 Oct 2012)

Joe Higgins: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the current payment levels of the household charge nationally; and the figures by county. [43434/12]

Leaders' Questions (10 Oct 2012)

Joe Higgins: Come off it. The Taoiseach is wasting our time.

Leaders' Questions (10 Oct 2012)

Joe Higgins: And speculators.

Order of Business (10 Oct 2012)

Joe Higgins: When will there be a statement in the Dáil on the location and time cale for the children's hospital? Has the Cabinet signed off on that?

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Issues (10 Oct 2012)

Joe Higgins: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on reports that he intends to seek a further 10,000 redundancies by 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43361/12]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Croke Park Agreement Issues (10 Oct 2012)

Joe Higgins: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will report on any recent discussions he has had with the social partners. [43029/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Insolvency Payments Scheme Payments (10 Oct 2012)

Joe Higgins: To ask the Minister for Social Protection in view of the ongoing difficulty that workers are having in securing their holiday entitlements from the administrator (details supplied) if she will intervene and resolve the issue as a matter of urgency. [43661/12]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Renewable Energy Incentives (10 Oct 2012)

Joe Higgins: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources noting Irelands potential deliverable renewable energy resource identified by Sustainable Energy Ireland and referred to again by the private sector Irish Wind Energy Association in the context of the potential for the creation of 30,000 jobs in this sector, his views on whether this resource did not require prospecting or...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Renewable Energy Incentives (10 Oct 2012)

Joe Higgins: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on whether the basis for the development of our renewable energy resource has been funded by the Irish State through the Sustainable Energy Ireland, the Department of the Marine, the Marine Institute, the HMRC in UCC and the ESB; his views on whether his Departments present plans for the development of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Quinn Insurance and Insurance Compensation Fund: Discussion (10 Oct 2012)

Joe Higgins: A few years ago before the cabal of speculators and parasites crashed the economy and put the burden on everybody else, there were serious allegations regarding Quinn Insurance, which emanated from a whistleblower who had left the company, about unorthodox and unacceptable methods of pressurising claimants to settle on terms that were favourable to the company. There were allegations, for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (11 Oct 2012)

Joe Higgins: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the allocated number of teachers currently in a school (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if he will acknowledge that two teachers are necessary for this school. [43966/12]

Leaders' Questions (16 Oct 2012)

Joe Higgins: That is true.

Leaders' Questions (16 Oct 2012)

Joe Higgins: Answer the question.

Leaders' Questions (16 Oct 2012)

Joe Higgins: Address the cuts.

Leaders' Questions (16 Oct 2012)

Joe Higgins: You are worse than Bertie Ahern now.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Official Engagements (16 Oct 2012)

Joe Higgins: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report back on his meetings with the European Commission chief José Manuel Barroso and with European Council President Herman Van Rompuy. [43024/12]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Official Engagements (16 Oct 2012)

Joe Higgins: To ask the Taoiseach the European leaders with whom he has had discussions recently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43027/12]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Official Engagements (16 Oct 2012)

Joe Higgins: What is the Taoiseach's perspective on the development of the general eurozone economy over the next period of one or two years? Is he aware of and has he engaged in discussions with his European colleagues about the fact that the eurozone is beginning to plunge into a new recession? Gross domestic product grew by 0% in the first quarter of this year and fell by 0.2% in quarter two and...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Official Engagements (16 Oct 2012)

Joe Higgins: I stood over there some time ago and one of the Taoiseach's predecessors spoke in the same terms. In fact, he expressed a wish that I be banished to Cahirciveen for alleged failed economic policies. A few years' later, former Deputy Ahern's policies went down in flames. I put it to the Taoiseach that it is he who is engaging in fantasy economics when he mentioned one growth rate, which...