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- Leaders' Questions (25 Jan 2012)
Willie O'Dea: Is the Taoiseach in a position to provide the House with an assurance that the HSE and-or the Department have a contingency plan to deal with this issue? Will he assure us that the contingency plan is adequate and that it will be in place before the exodus to which I refer occurs at the end of February?
- Leaders' Questions (25 Jan 2012)
Willie O'Dea: I am aware of Dr. Burke who the Taoiseach has just accused of making outrageous comments. I am also aware that Dr. Burke happens to be the chairperson of the Limerick branch of the Labour Party, Fine Gael's partner in government.
- Leaders' Questions (25 Jan 2012)
Willie O'Dea: I am simply asking the Taoiseach-----
- Leaders' Questions (25 Jan 2012)
Willie O'Dea: Yes, and that fact has been highlighted in the newspapers.
- Leaders' Questions (25 Jan 2012)
Willie O'Dea: Does the Taoiseach feel any sense of responsibility towards those who are suffering anxiety as a result of the cutbacks in maternity services? Is he aware that this is a matter of life and death?
- Leaders' Questions (25 Jan 2012)
Willie O'Dea: Will the Taoiseach provide a categoric assurance that the maternity hospital system in place after the end of February will be as safe as that in place?
- Order of Business (25 Jan 2012)
Willie O'Dea: In an uncharacteristic outburst of magnanimity the Minister for Justice and Equality has promised to pardon various members of the Irish Army who deserted to join the British Army during the Second World War. Can the Taoiseach advise if legislation will be necessary to make that pardon a reality or can it be done by way of statutory instrument?
- Order of Business (25 Jan 2012)
Willie O'Dea: The Taoiseach wants to answer it.
- Job Creation (25 Jan 2012)
Willie O'Dea: Question 1: To ask the Minister for Jobs; Enterprise and Innovation his views on his record on job creation so far; if he has a plan for dealing with job losses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4337/12]
- Job Creation (25 Jan 2012)
Willie O'Dea: I thank the Minister for his reply. I heard the Minister talk about the past but we are in the present now and he is a member of a Government which has been given an overwhelming majority by the people as a result of putting forward a policy, the centrepiece of which was to create jobs. The average rate of unemployment in the past 12 months during which the Government has been in office is...
- Job Creation (25 Jan 2012)
Willie O'Dea: This is the present and tomorrow is the future.
- Job Creation (25 Jan 2012)
Willie O'Dea: How many jobs has this Government created?
- Job Creation (25 Jan 2012)
Willie O'Dea: When will the Minister start to do that?
- Job Creation (25 Jan 2012)
Willie O'Dea: Not one net job has been created during the past 12 months that the Government has been in office. The reality is that unemployment is literally at the same point it was at the start of the year. I have two simple questions for the Minister. First, can he give those who are unemployed and who are emigrating any succour by indicating whether he thinks if we are sitting here in the same...
- Trade Relations (25 Jan 2012)
Willie O'Dea: Question 4: To ask the Minister for Jobs; Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide the trade balance for goods and services with the UK, with the rest of Europe, with the rest of the world and with BRIC countries for each of the years 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and for 2011; his projections for the next two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4338/12]
- Trade Relations (25 Jan 2012)
Willie O'Dea: I am trying to assimilate the host of figures the Minister has given the House. I cannot get my head around them just yet. An overall trade surplus has been projected for 2012. What increase does this represent on the trade surplus for last year? One of the many figures the Minister mentioned was the projected increase of 3.6% in exports next year. Is that correct?
- Trade Relations (25 Jan 2012)
Willie O'Dea: Is he aware of the view of the Irish Exporters Association that a minimum increase of 5% in exports will be needed to meet the financial and employment targets that are implicit in the IMF-EU deal?
- Trade Relations (25 Jan 2012)
Willie O'Dea: Does the Minister agree that we continue to rely heavily on traditional markets, like the United States and the rest of Europe? Can he indicate what percentage of our total exports went to the BRIC countries last year? How did that compare to the equivalent percentage the previous year? Can the Minister confirm that the increase in Irish exports to the BRIC countries last year was...
- Trade Relations (25 Jan 2012)
Willie O'Dea: Yes.
- Employment Rights (25 Jan 2012)
Willie O'Dea: I know the Minister has engaged in a hands-on way with the two companies mentioned but I will bring his attention to another case. He mentioned the responsibility of employers and the usefulness of the labour relations machinery. In my constituency, there was an employer that was, effectively, the State. This relates to St. Enda's Sports Complex in Limerick, which went out of business....