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Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Seanad Reform (4 Feb 2014)

Joe Higgins: What mysterious force is stopping the Taoiseach from doing this?

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Seanad Reform (4 Feb 2014)

Joe Higgins: The profound link between the supposed democratic institutions of the Irish State, which are being discussed here in the Dáil today, and institutions such as the European Central Bank is that the Government, at the beginning of this Administration, claimed to be a champion of democracy and promised a democratic revolution. Is that not true? On the other hand, is it not true that this...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Seanad Reform (4 Feb 2014)

Joe Higgins: -----and allowed the dictatorship of the European Central Bank to decide that our people would be obliged to carry the massive burden of the bondholders? Might the Taoiseach also not have-----

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Seanad Reform (4 Feb 2014)

Joe Higgins: Well, it does----

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Seanad Reform (4 Feb 2014)

Joe Higgins: Might the Taoiseach not as well be the Prime Minister in Saudi Arabia, where the King gives the order and then the Parliament jumps? What is the difference?

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Data (4 Feb 2014)

Joe Higgins: 331. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the action an employer may take at an organisation where community employment workers are employed (details supplied) if overtures are made to the CE workers by a representative of another organisation to switch their CE placement to that organisation. [5195/14]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Waterways Ireland Remit (4 Feb 2014)

Joe Higgins: 367. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will support the proposal from Waterways Ireland to increase the cost of the annual mooring permit, houseboat permits, and the introduction of fixed penalty notices and District Court fines for those unable to pay; his views on the matter with particular reference to the impact on tourism; and if he will make a statement on...

Northern Ireland: Statements (5 Feb 2014)

Joe Higgins: Even a cursory glance at the daily newspapers in the North bears out that sectarianism is alive and present and intruding negatively on the everyday lives of ordinary people across communities. Sectarian actions and statements regularly emanate not only from minorities in both Protestant and Catholic communities but also from politicians and political parties on both sides of the divide....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders (6 Feb 2014)

Joe Higgins: 129. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the deportation order for a person (details supplied) who supplied information to Irish Nationalisation and Immigration Service on 16 July 2013 that indicated they were not in the State a number of years prior to a deportation order being issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5910/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders (6 Feb 2014)

Joe Higgins: 130. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the process of verification of deportation orders prior to them being issued; the process in place for revoking orders should information be supplied that indicates there was an error made in issuing an order; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5911/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders Data (6 Feb 2014)

Joe Higgins: 131. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of deportation orders that were revoked by him in the years 2011, 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014; if he will provide information on the number of these that were due to deportation orders being issued to persons already outside the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5912/14]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Referendum Campaigns (11 Feb 2014)

Joe Higgins: 2. To ask the Taoiseach if he plans to propose any referenda in 2014. [53722/13]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Referendum Campaigns (11 Feb 2014)

Joe Higgins: The constitutional referendum on same-sex marriage the Government has announced for 2015 has acquired new and perhaps more urgent dimensions following the recent controversy and outrageous decision of RTE to pay €85,000 to individuals who are opposed to same-sex marriage because of some mild enough remarks made on RTE about the individuals in question by the gay activist, Rory O'Neill....

Ceisteanna - Questions: Referendum Campaigns (11 Feb 2014)

Joe Higgins: The Taoiseach said he did not plan for any referendums for 2014. I suggest that there is a referendum the Government should hold this autumn and the Government would have widespread support for it. Water is a precious resource, crucial to human life in a most vital way, as it is to most forms of life. However, it is also a resource that is cherished by the majority of ordinary Irish...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Taxation Data (11 Feb 2014)

Joe Higgins: 153. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of home owners who have paid the 2014 property tax in full; and the number that have agreed payment arrangements with the Revenue Commissioners. [6538/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Taxation Data (11 Feb 2014)

Joe Higgins: 154. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of home owners who have their property tax bills deducted without their consent from their wages, social welfare payments or other income. [6539/14]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Rights Issues (11 Feb 2014)

Joe Higgins: 273. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will intervene in the dispute at a supermarket (details supplied) in County Limerick so the workers may secure all pay and redundancy payments and receive full assistance in gaining further employment. [6777/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Property Taxation Administration (11 Feb 2014)

Joe Higgins: 376. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the way the local property tax will be set by local authorities; if it will be a function of the manager to propose a rate in the annual budget; and what power councillors will have. [6369/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Services Provision (11 Feb 2014)

Joe Higgins: 390. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the public funds that have been earmarked for the installation of household water meters. [6542/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Services Provision (11 Feb 2014)

Joe Higgins: 391. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the public funds that have been earmarked for the institution of Uisce Éireann excluding the installation of household water meters programme. [6543/14]