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Other Questions: Economic Competitiveness (26 Nov 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: I mentioned talent. The IMD World Talent Report 2015 shows that Ireland has dropped ten places in its ranking since 2014, the largest drop of any developed country. It states that there are problems with infrastructural development and investment, worthwhile apprenticeships and internships, and that the labour force is contracting in certain sectors. In this sector, we are 50th out of 61...

Leaders' Questions (26 Nov 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: This is the same answer the Taoiseach gave yesterday.

Leaders' Questions (26 Nov 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: The Government came into office in 2011.

Leaders' Questions (26 Nov 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: The Government has vandalised capacity for the past five years.

Leaders' Questions (26 Nov 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: We have some of the best crises in the world.

Criminal Justice (Burglary of Dwellings) Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (26 Nov 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: Ba mhaith liom míle buíochas a ghabháil leis an Teachta O'Reilly as ucht an t-am seo a roinnt liom. I attended a Save our Community public meeting in Trim on Tuesday night. Some 500 people gathered to discuss the difficulties they were having with regard to crime. There was a palpable sense of fear right through the room. There have been many references to fear throughout...

Credit Guarantee (Amendment) Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (26 Nov 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: When we last discussed this Bill two weeks ago I was expressing my views on the methods of financing enterprise. There is a macro-problem with the banking market, which is concentrated in too few institutions. The two pillar banks which share approximately 85% of the banking market are effectively an oligopoly. In other words, they exert extremely powerful supplier power, while the buyers...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Initiatives (26 Nov 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: 17. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the measures he is taking to stem the continuing reduction in the number of persons of between 20 and 34 years of age in the labour force. [41754/15]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Company Closures (26 Nov 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: 21. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he has met with Natrium Limited on the future of the Clerys Store. [41752/15]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Rights (26 Nov 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: 22. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if legislation will be brought before the Dáil prior to the next general election to end the practice of zero-hour contracts, and to ensure that contracted hours reflect the hours that are actually worked by staff. [41751/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Gaelscoileanna Issues (26 Nov 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: 195. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline her plans to provide extra primary Gaelscoil places in Navan, County Meath. [42165/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Gaelscoileanna Issues (26 Nov 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: 196. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to set down the number of children who are living in the feeder areas of secondary schools in the Navan area of County Meath who will be expected to apply for a place in these secondary schools in September 2016, September 2017, September 2018 and September 2019; the number of first-year places that will be available in each of these schools...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Company Data (26 Nov 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: 220. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the amount EirGrid has spent on advertising and sponsorship in 2015 to date, and for each of the past four years; who are EirGrid's competitors; and the objective of the advertisement and sponsorship spend. [42235/15]

Rent Certainty and Prevention of Homelessness Bill 2015: Second Stage [Private Members] (1 Dec 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: I want to put some human faces on the crisis that the Government has in large part created. I have changed the names of some of the individuals, obviously. One of the problems with the housing and homelessness crisis is that so many people do not want their names mentioned or their faces put to these issues. It is quite shocking that the responsible Minister is not in the Chamber to listen...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Cross-Border Co-operation (1 Dec 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: 233. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the details of North-South co-operation between Enterprise Ireland and the Industrial Development Agency Ireland and their Northern counterparts in 2014 and 2015; the North-South co-operation that has been delivered by their foreign offices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42592/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Expenditure (1 Dec 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: 479. To ask the Minister for Health if he will retrospectively refund patients with multiple sclerosis for moneys spent on the drug Fampyra before 1 October 2015. [43018/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport Fares (1 Dec 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: 624. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps he will take to ensure parity of bus transportation costs to the consumer (details supplied). [42860/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Forthcoming ECOFIN Council: Minister for Finance (1 Dec 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire agus gabhaim buíochas leis as an gcur i láthair a thug sé dúinn. I wish to deal with the Common Position on flexibility of the Stability and Growth Pact, which ECOFIN is to be briefed on. Obviously the Government was one of the architects of the Stability and Growth Pact. What is wrong with the rules now and what needs to be made more...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Forthcoming ECOFIN Council: Minister for Finance (1 Dec 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: Is the Government looking for further flexibility in respect of Ireland's needs outside of those?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Forthcoming ECOFIN Council: Minister for Finance (1 Dec 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: With regard to the interpretation of those rules by the Government and the Fiscal Council, obviously the Government has said that in the next five years the figures take into account the demographic and inflationary pressures, however the Fiscal Council is of the view that it does not adequately account for them. Is there not a necessity for a more uniform interpretation of those rules by...