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Leaders' Questions (27 Sep 2012)

John Halligan: When a sizeable proportion of those on the Government benches are gone, we will still be here.

Leaders' Questions (27 Sep 2012)

John Halligan: Exactly.

Leaders' Questions (27 Sep 2012)

John Halligan: Why did she resign?

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Consultants Remuneration (27 Sep 2012)

John Halligan: To ask the Minister for Health the reason the issue of private practice was not on the table for negotiations with the consultants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41011/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (27 Sep 2012)

John Halligan: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding surgical equipment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40793/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: University Status (2 Oct 2012)

John Halligan: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there have been any further developments in relation to the south east and in particular Waterford Regional Technical College being granted university status; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41341/12]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Job Numbers (2 Oct 2012)

John Halligan: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of jobs and opportunities that have been created by the Industrial Development Agency for Waterford City and County within the past 18 months; the way these figures compare with job creation levels in cities and counties such as Limerick, Cork and Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41347/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Applications (2 Oct 2012)

John Halligan: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding leeway in the means testing of jobseeker's allowance (details supplied). [41398/12]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Services (2 Oct 2012)

John Halligan: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will clarify for Dáil Éireann the plans he has for the potential merger of services within Waterford City Council and Waterford County Council; when these plans will be made available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41870/12]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Services (2 Oct 2012)

John Halligan: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the level the numbers of currently elected council members on both Waterford City Council and Waterford County Council will potentially be reduced to; the estimated timeframe for any potential changes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41873/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (2 Oct 2012)

John Halligan: To ask the Minister for Health when day clinics, home based treatment facilities and additional staff will be provided to the Mental Health Services in County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41885/12]

Addiction Services: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (3 Oct 2012)

John Halligan: An increasing number of people are presenting to the drugs services with a variety of problems associated with addiction. These include mental illness, homelessness and literacy problems. Addiction is just the tip of the iceberg. People's issues are becoming ever more complex and heroin is becoming increasingly prominent. This, in turn, increases the complexity of the service user's...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Collection (4 Oct 2012)

John Halligan: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider a wealth tax as an alternative to property tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42324/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (4 Oct 2012)

John Halligan: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider higher taxes on incomes of more than €100,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42284/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (9 Oct 2012)

John Halligan: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has any concerns that cuts on newly qualified teachers will have a detrimental effect on both their morale and the willingness of young persons to enter such a low paid profession; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43050/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (9 Oct 2012)

John Halligan: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will outline his ideas for restructuring teachers' pay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43049/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Availability (9 Oct 2012)

John Halligan: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will reconsider reinstating the entitlement of some 20 children (details supplied) to qualify for transportation under the school transport scheme in the 2012/2013 school year; the monetary savings that would be made arising from changes to the school transport scheme in respect of these 20 pupils; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (9 Oct 2012)

John Halligan: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the resources that are being put in place to ensure that every child in the State, regardless of ability, can access education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33394/12]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Ground Rents Abolition (9 Oct 2012)

John Halligan: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality notwithstanding either the provisions contained in Part III of the Landlord and Tenant (Grounds Rents) (No. 2) Act 1978 which contains a statutory scheme whereby the fee simple interest in lands upon which a dwelling is constructed may be purchased by the property owner, or the abandoned 1997 Fianna Fáil PMM - the Landlord and Tenant (Ground...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Building Programme (9 Oct 2012)

John Halligan: To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 568 of 2 October 2012 regarding the €1.5 million which was allocated for construction and development work at the Department of Psychiatry at Waterford Regional Hospital under the Acute Mental Health Services Reconfiguration Plan outlined in 2010, if he will clarify that although there has been an aesthetic...