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Job Creation (25 Jan 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: There are significant regional disparities in the State-aid provided through the IDA and Enterprise Ireland. For example, County Meath has 4% of Ireland's population but receives 0.3% of IDA funding. In three of the past five years, counties Cavan and Monaghan received no IDA funding. Last year, Meath received two IDA visits in total. My issue relates to Deputy Wallace's questions. When...

Promissory Notes: Motion (Resumed) (25 Jan 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: Is it normal practice for a Minister to be in attendance?

Promissory Notes: Motion (Resumed) (25 Jan 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: Perhaps we might wait until a Minister arrives.

Promissory Notes: Motion (Resumed) (25 Jan 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: I give a céad míle fáilte to the Minister of State and thank him for joining us.

Promissory Notes: Motion (Resumed) (25 Jan 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: I agree with my colleague that the Government is showing enormous disrespect for the excellent motion moved last night. People throughout the State are agog with disbelief about the Government's decision to hand over this amount of money. The failure of an individual who plays a particular role - he has been identified already - to attend the debate is a disgrace. We are handing €1.5...

Promissory Notes: Motion (Resumed) (25 Jan 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: It is a huge amount of money to take out of the State. I will explain the normal way the multiplier works. Every €1 invested in the economy normally adds up to a multiplier of €1.25 over the course of a year. Over four years one would expect a sum of approximately €4 to develop from one's initial investment of €1. As the reverse is also the case, we will have a negative in this...

Promissory Notes: Motion (Resumed) (25 Jan 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: Perhaps the Deputy did not hear us on this side.

Promissory Notes: Motion (Resumed) (25 Jan 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: Of course.

Written Answers — National Asset Management Agency: National Asset Management Agency (25 Jan 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: Question 23: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will advocate for changes to the National Asset Management Agency legislation in order to assign workers who lose their jobs preferential creditor status from the assets that NAMA holds. [4114/12]

Written Answers — Job Protection: Job Protection (25 Jan 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: Question 39: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the steps he is taking to safeguard jobs at Spicer's Bakery, Navan, County Meath. [4115/12]

Written Answers — Industrial Relations: Industrial Relations (25 Jan 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: Question 52: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will make public all communication with the troika in regard to the legislation on REAs and EROs currently being discussed as part of the Industrial Relations (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill, and including a copy of any agreements reached; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4303/12]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (25 Jan 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: Question 57: To ask the Minister for Finance the revenue raised through the VAT on taxi booking facilities, radio hire and administration for the past year. [4242/12]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (25 Jan 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: Question 58: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider a change to the VAT on taxi booking facilities, radio hire and administration for the past year in view of the fact that it is a labour intensive industry and an important aspect of the hospitality industry. [4243/12]

Leaders' Questions (26 Jan 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: Answer the question.

Leaders' Questions (26 Jan 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: He did not answer the question.

Leaders' Questions (26 Jan 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: That is baloney.

Order of Business (26 Jan 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: There are 180,000 small businesses in the State, many of which are grinding to a halt because of the glacial credit flow into the country. Some 1,600 businesses or companies crashed last year, which is not to mention sole traders. Since March last year the European Progress microfinance facility has made available €500 million in microfinance, with 11 countries in the EU drawing down...

Order of Business (26 Jan 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: When will the microfinance legislation come through so we can draw down this funding?

Order of Business (26 Jan 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: The money is there but is not being drawn down.

Report of Joint Committee: Motion (26 Jan 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: I move: That Dáil Éireann: — notes the Report of the Joint Committee on Investigations, Oversight and Petitions on 'Revised Orders of Reference for the Joint Committee', copies of which were laid before Dáil Éireann on 25th January, 2012, and the proposals contained therein for changes to Standing Orders; and — resolves that the report be referred to the Committee on Procedure and...