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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Station Closures (6 Mar 2013)

Mary Lou McDonald: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will suspend the closure of Stepaside Garda Station, County Dublin, until the Garda Commissioner Martin Callinan has met with local residents and taken consideration of their concerns. [11952/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Station Closures (6 Mar 2013)

Mary Lou McDonald: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans for the 100 buildings currently used as Garda Stations which are due to be closed as a result of the Policing Plan for 2013. [11953/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Drugs Task Forces (6 Mar 2013)

Mary Lou McDonald: To ask the Minister for Health following 2012's review of drugs task forces, if he intends to implement the proposed recommendation of the review; and if the task forces will be given an opportunity to respond to these recommendations in advance of implementation. [11725/13]

Leaders' Questions (7 Mar 2013)

Mary Lou McDonald: As and from Monday, letters from the Revenue Commissioners will land in 1.6 million households across the State demanding payment of a tax on their family home. This tax takes no account of ability to pay, those in negative equity, those who paid massive stamp duty or the 180,000 families currently in mortgage distress. Let us acknowledge it is a tax championed and proposed by Fianna...

Leaders' Questions (7 Mar 2013)

Mary Lou McDonald: I asked the Tánaiste specifically about the measures that will be pursued in the event of people not paying the tax. On the issue of tax compliance and the sniggers from his backbenchers and some of his Front Bench-----

Leaders' Questions (7 Mar 2013)

Mary Lou McDonald: The issue is a vast number of people simply cannot afford this tax, not that they are wishing not to be tax compliant. The Tánaiste should not try to lay this on the Revenue Commissioners. The legislation rushed through this House by the Labour Party and Fine Gael will allow this family tax to be taken from social welfare payments, wages and people's bank and credit union accounts. It...

Leaders' Questions (7 Mar 2013)

Mary Lou McDonald: Never mind Sinn Féin. What about the citizens?

Leaders' Questions (7 Mar 2013)

Mary Lou McDonald: I have asked two questions about the Government's legislation.

Leaders' Questions (7 Mar 2013)

Mary Lou McDonald: Will the Tánaiste defend them?

Leaders' Questions (7 Mar 2013)

Mary Lou McDonald: My question was whether the Tánaiste is defending the deduction of this tax from social welfare payments.

Leaders' Questions (7 Mar 2013)

Mary Lou McDonald: Is it okay to take the tax from people's bank accounts?

Leaders' Questions (7 Mar 2013)

Mary Lou McDonald: That was my question.

Order of Business (7 Mar 2013)

Mary Lou McDonald: Having rushed the property tax legislation through the Dáil, the Government is now minded to do the same in respect of Irish Water, metering, water charges and the potential privatisation of water.

Order of Business (7 Mar 2013)

Mary Lou McDonald: Allowing just two hours for the debate is unacceptable. Some 47 amendments have been tabled for discussion. The Government is clearly minded to push the legislation through irrespective of the debate. I do not understand why it believes that there could be a thorough debate in such a limited time. We object strongly to the use of the guillotine, another attempt by the Government to push...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Guidance Counsellors (7 Mar 2013)

Mary Lou McDonald: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if, in view of the publication of the New National Guidelines on mental health and suicide prevention in post primary schools, which are designed to provide an enhanced framework to dissimilate information for schools and agencies supporting schools in mental health promotion and suicide prevention, the decision to withdraw the ex-quota allocation...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: National Treasury Management Agency (12 Mar 2013)

Mary Lou McDonald: To ask the Minister for Finance if developers' salaries set by the National Asset Management Agency will be reduced in 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016 and if so, if he will outline the reductions. [12353/13]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Croke Park Agreement Issues (12 Mar 2013)

Mary Lou McDonald: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform in view of the severity of the Croke Park two proposed cuts to low and middle income pay, following significant reductions in take home pay for public sector workers since 2009, and his decision to implement the new cuts in pay and pensions eight months before the Public Service Agreement 2010 concludes, his views that the LRC sought and...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Croke Park Agreement Issues (12 Mar 2013)

Mary Lou McDonald: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide in tabular form, the number of public sector employees who will be subject to the provisions of the Croke Park two agreement whose salary and allowances fall into the following bands less than €65,000; €65,000 to €150,000; €150,000 to €185,000 and more than €185,000 together with...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Croke Park Agreement Savings (12 Mar 2013)

Mary Lou McDonald: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will estimate by year in each of 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016 the gross savings arising from changes in the Croke Park two to overtime arrangements whereby overtime will be paid at time and half at the first point of the scale for those on less than €35k; time and a quarter at the individual’s scale point for those over...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Croke Park Agreement Savings (12 Mar 2013)

Mary Lou McDonald: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will estimate by year in each of 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016 the gross savings arising from changes in the so-called Croke Park two to twilight payments and reduced rate of time and three quarters for Sunday pay. [12355/13]