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Leaders' Questions (24 Sep 2015)

Clare Daly: Check the record. It was not even mentioned.

Garda Síochána (Policing Authority and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Sep 2015)

Clare Daly: It is something of an indictment of the Government's handling of the situation in the Garda that, while everything is different, it remains the same. There has been a sea change over the course of the Government's lifetime in the population's attitude towards the Garda, a greater consciousness and understanding of its role and, probably, a greater demoralisation within the service itself...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Easter Rising Commemorations (24 Sep 2015)

Clare Daly: 23. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she is satisfied that adequate space in the official programme for the 1916 centenary celebrations has been allocated to commemorating and celebrating the central role of Irish workers and women in the events of 1916. [31990/15]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Parks and Wildlife Service Staff (24 Sep 2015)

Clare Daly: 27. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht further to Parliamentary Question No. 20 of 18 June 2015, and in view of the forthcoming commencement of the coursing season, the steps she has taken to allocate extra resources to the National Parks and Wildlife Service to monitor licence compliance during coursing events in the upcoming season. [31989/15]

Other Questions: Property Tax Exemptions (29 Sep 2015)

Clare Daly: 123. To ask the Minister for Finance regarding the review of the local property tax, if he will explain why the pyrite issue was included in this process, rather than being dealt with promptly, as the difficulty with the manner in which the pyrite exemption was worded and implemented had been apparent since the inception of the tax. [32833/15]

Other Questions: Property Tax Exemptions (29 Sep 2015)

Clare Daly: It is a very poor reflection on the Department of Finance and very regrettable that I have to ask this question again. I have spoken about it on the record for almost two years and the Minister is on the record as agreeing with me. Home owners whose properties are virtually valueless because they have pyrite are supposed to have an exemption from the property tax. However, because the...

Other Questions: Property Tax Exemptions (29 Sep 2015)

Clare Daly: With respect, there is nothing new in the Minister's response. We debated the issues during an amendment I tabled to the Finance Bill last year. I have the transcript of the debate. The problem is there was an anomaly in the drafting of the statutory instrument in the legislation, which means that for somebody to get his or her exemption of hundreds of euro, he or she will have to spend...

Other Questions: Property Tax Exemptions (29 Sep 2015)

Clare Daly: We have a problem because that is really not good enough. We have been told previously that the Thornhill report would be available no later than the summer, which I took to mean I would have it no later than then. We are well into autumn now and we are expecting yet another announcement on budget day. The points the Minister made about legislative change were well flagged last year. Is...

Leaders' Questions (29 Sep 2015)

Clare Daly: The Taoiseach needs to catch up with what is already in the public domain.

Leaders' Questions (29 Sep 2015)

Clare Daly: The Taoiseach would love that.

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) (29 Sep 2015)

Clare Daly: It is a couple of months since we initiated this discussion. I will not repeat the points I made at the last session but, in essence, this amendment is about national emissions reduction targets and Ireland leading the way in tackling climate change. We are trying to make the point that one cannot measure progress unless there is a starting point from which to refer, and this is what the...

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) (29 Sep 2015)

Clare Daly: It is ironic the Minister of State would say that, particularly in the context of the European Commission finding that Ireland is going to fail to meet its climate targets. The EU report published in February made the point that Ireland is not on track to reach its greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets. We are talking about 3% up to 2020 but there is no plan for how we are going to...

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) (29 Sep 2015)

Clare Daly: The Oireachtas committee recommended that the legislation incorporate the principle of climate justice. The Minister has accepted that in a part of the legislation, namely, in amendment No. 17. We believe it is critical that the principle be inserted so Ministers will have to have regard to it when designing mitigation plans. According to Naomi Klein, climate justice really means all...

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) (29 Sep 2015)

Clare Daly: I move amendment No. 25: In page 6, between lines 6 and 7, to insert the following: “Setting annual targets 5. (1) The Minister shall, by order, set the annual targets for each year in the periods mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (g) of subsection (2).(2) The Minister shall set the annual targets for each year— (a) in the period 2015-2022, no later than 31 October 2015, (b) in...

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) (29 Sep 2015)

Clare Daly: The Minister of State has made our point for us because, as I said in the introduction, the reality is that we are subject to legally binding targets and the EU and the European Commission have stated very clearly that we will not be anywhere near reaching those targets, not only that, but that we have no way of identifying how we are going to achieve those targets. The purpose of the...

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) (29 Sep 2015)

Clare Daly: We do not have time - that is the reality. We need to move and move quickly on this. Deputy Stanley made the point very forcefully that a lot of the work has already been done or should be well known on this. We have to look at where we are, against what backdrop we are operating and whether the first national mitigation plan can come into being. The previous European Commission statement...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Tax Exemptions (29 Sep 2015)

Clare Daly: 139. To ask the Minister for Finance the specific measures he has taken to amend section 10A of the Local Property Tax Act, as amended in 2012, in order that residents can access their local property tax exemption for pyrite without having to carry out an infill test, a criteria which he is on record for over a year as stating would be addressed. [32832/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Unions Services (29 Sep 2015)

Clare Daly: 232. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will postpone the signing of the remaining sections of the commencement order of the Credit Union and Co-operation with Overseas Regulators Act 2012, as requested by the Irish League of Credit Unions, to allow further discussions on regulation CP88, which will undermine the ability of credit unions to operate effectively. [32836/15]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Workplace Relations Services (29 Sep 2015)

Clare Daly: 310. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his views on the disparity in the maximum compensatory awards allowable under the Equal Status Acts 2000 to 2012, the Employment Equality Acts 1998 to 2011, and the Workplace Relations Act 2015. [32806/15]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Agencies Reports (29 Sep 2015)

Clare Daly: 311. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the reason the Equality Tribunal has not yet published its annual report for 2014. [32807/15]