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Written Answers — Department of Health: Mobility Allowance Applications (20 Mar 2013)

Joe Higgins: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the number of claims under the Equal Status Acts 2000 - 2008, made since January 2009 against his Department or the Health Service Executive, arising from the application of an upper age limit in the case of the mobility allowance, and which were referred to the Director of the Equality Tribunal; the number of such claims which have...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Property Taxation Exemptions (21 Mar 2013)

Joe Higgins: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when he will, for the purposes of Section 10 (3) of the Finance (Local Property Tax) Act 2013, prescribe a list of developments in the State, being developments each of which that Minister is satisfied is incomplete to a substantial extent; the way the criteria will be interpreted; in particular, the circumstance (d) listed...

Leaders' Questions (26 Mar 2013)

Joe Higgins: It is a bondholders' tax.

Leaders' Questions (26 Mar 2013)

Joe Higgins: The Taoiseach did not look too happy yesterday with that big fellow in front of him. He was looking at his shirt pocket.

Leaders' Questions (26 Mar 2013)

Joe Higgins: We paid them €60 billion already.

Leaders' Questions (26 Mar 2013)

Joe Higgins: They are paying for it already.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): IFSC Clearing House Group (26 Mar 2013)

Joe Higgins: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the recent contacts that he has had with the International Financial Services Centre Clearing House Group. [12511/13]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): IFSC Clearing House Group (26 Mar 2013)

Joe Higgins: Apart from representing the selfish interests of the financial services industry which comprises the main players in the world's financial markets, what benefits to society has the IFSC delivered for the people of Ireland in the past ten years? The Taoiseach has said the clearing house group has been meeting since 1987 when the IFSC was set up. Does he know whether, at any stage during the...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): IFSC Clearing House Group (26 Mar 2013)

Joe Higgins: I would put it to the Taoiseach straight that it is time to stand down this IFSC Clearing House Group in its present manifestation and that it cannot be defended in view of the gross inequality vis-à-vis the rights of citizens and the bulk of taxpayers, who do not, in any sense, have such structured, high level and regular access to Government. It flies in the face of any concept of...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Appointments to State Boards (26 Mar 2013)

Joe Higgins: To ask the Taoiseach if he has made any recent appointments to State boards. [12513/13]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Appointments to State Boards (26 Mar 2013)

Joe Higgins: I suggest we leave the word "corruption" out of it. Will the Taoiseach agree that he entered government promising a revolution in how the State was governed? Really, we did not get a revolution but rather more of the same and a counter-revolution in many areas in economic and financial matters? In view of the fact that so few of the people who applied to be considered for membership of...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Appointments to State Boards (26 Mar 2013)

Joe Higgins: Did the Taoiseach look for-----

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulations (26 Mar 2013)

Joe Higgins: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if discretion will be allowed with the suitability case for taxis specifically in the case of prohibiting tinted windows (details supplied) [14919/13]

European Council: Statements (27 Mar 2013)

Joe Higgins: The crisis measures imposed on the Cypriot people relating to the banking situation on that island show that the words emanating from EU leaders at their summits are utterly redundant. In June 2012, we were promised seismic changes in the way banking and sovereign debt would be dealt with in the EU. Instead, the citizens of Europe have been treated to institutional dishonesty and mendacity...

European Council: Statements (27 Mar 2013)

Joe Higgins: The Tánaiste said the Government supported Cyprus in its hour of need. Would it not be true to say the situation was that the Government supported Cyprus as a scaffold supports an unfortunate about the hanged? That was the extent of the solidarity. Why did the Government, through the Minister for Finance, support the initial proposal to reach into the bank accounts of low and middle...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland Issues (27 Mar 2013)

Joe Higgins: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on recent political contacts with political leaders in Northern Ireland. [12519/13]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Official Engagements (27 Mar 2013)

Joe Higgins: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has met the new United States Secretary of State, John Kerry. [12510/13]

Topical Issue Debate: Schools Building Projects (28 Mar 2013)

Joe Higgins: I am sorry the Minister for Education and Skills is not here because I want to call him to account for a gross breach of promise and remind him of his responsibility to the people of Castleknock. It came as a body blow to the parents, staff and students of Castleknock community college when they saw an answer to a parliamentary question from the Minister towards the end of last year saying...

Topical Issue Debate: Schools Building Projects (28 Mar 2013)

Joe Higgins: Unfortunately, there is cold comfort here for the students of Castleknock community college and their parents, with "cold" being the appropriate word. Many students will continue to be forced to be educated in substandard prefab accommodation. This is not acceptable. The Minister of State's reply outlines what the project entails: ten new classrooms to replace the existing temporary...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Prison Committals (28 Mar 2013)

Joe Higgins: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will raise with his Spanish counterpart the situation facing Basque prisoners in the Spanish State as has been raised by the Dublin Basque Solidarity Committee, specifically the denial of parole, inhumane treatment of terminally ill prisoners, the cancellation of visits; excessive use of solitary confinement and the...