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Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Employment Data (23 Sep 2014)

Paul Kehoe: The Earnings, Hours and Employment Costs Survey (EHECS) collects quarterly information from enterprises with 3 or more employees. While gender and age are not collected and are therefore not available, there were an estimated 68,100 employees earning the minimum wage of €8.65 or below in Q1 2014.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: CSO Quarterly Accounts (23 Sep 2014)

Paul Kehoe: The exact information requested by the Deputy is not available. The Quarterly National Household Survey (QNHS) is the official source of labour force estimates in the State and the data also provides information on persons classified by nationality. The CSO does not collect information in QNHS on the reason for immigration of persons. The Q2 2014 estimates are the most recent QNHS figures...

Ministerial Rota for Parliamentary Questions: Motion (24 Sep 2014)

Paul Kehoe: I move:That, notwithstanding anything in the Order of the Dáil of 9th March, 2011, setting out the rota in which Questions to members of the Government are to be asked, Questions for oral answer, following those next set down to the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, shall be set down to Ministers in the following temporary sequence:Minister for Finance Minister for Foreign...

Membership of Committees: Motion (24 Sep 2014)

Paul Kehoe: I move:That Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin (Minister of State at the Departments of Justice and Equality and Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht) be discharged from the Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform and that Deputy Ciara Conway be appointed in substitution for him. That Deputy Ann Phelan (Minister of State at the Departments of Agriculture, Food and...

Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Sep 2014)

Paul Kehoe: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this Bill as it will bring changes to health professions. If we are to improve the health system changes are necessary. This is a technical Bill with 44 sections and some primary objectives. First, the Opticians Board will be subsumed into the Health and Social Care Professionals Council. Second, the Bill will make amendments to the Health and Social...

Order of Business (7 Oct 2014)

Paul Kehoe: Deputy Healy-Rae is raking it in. He has the Independent Member's allowance and a post office.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Live Register Data (7 Oct 2014)

Paul Kehoe: The exact information requested by the Deputy is not available. The Live Register series gives a monthly breakdown of the number of people claiming Jobseeker's Benefit, Jobseeker's Allowance and other registrants as registered with the Department of Social Protection. The table below shows the number of persons who have been on the Live Register for one year or more, for the period from...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: CSO Quarterly Accounts (7 Oct 2014)

Paul Kehoe: The information requested by the Deputy is not available for 2013 or for 2014. Data for 2013 is not yet available as it is dependent on the receipt of administrative data which are filed in 2014 but are not fully available to the CSO until March 2015. The latest CSO Business Demography returns for 2012 were released on 18 June 2014. The primary purpose of Business Demography is to provide...

Leaders' Questions (8 Oct 2014)

Paul Kehoe: What about Deputy Martin's time in office?

Order of Business (8 Oct 2014)

Paul Kehoe: The Deputy did not have the courage to stay where she was.

Order of Business (8 Oct 2014)

Paul Kehoe: He could raise it as a Topical Issue matter.

Seanad: Defence Forces Overseas Missions: Statements (8 Oct 2014)

Paul Kehoe: I welcome the opportunity to address the Seanad on this issue. If Members on all sides have one thing in common, it is respect for the Irish Defence Forces. Since 1974 the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force, UNDOF, has successfully supervised the implementation of the disengagement agreement, maintaining an area of separation between the Israeli and Syrian forces which is over 75...

Seanad: Business of Seanad (8 Oct 2014)

Paul Kehoe: I can stay until 1.50 p.m.

Seanad: Defence Forces Overseas Missions: Statements (Resumed) (8 Oct 2014)

Paul Kehoe: I thank everybody for their contributions. I am not sure if some of the Senators were here for the start of this debate and the start of my contributions. I think everyone on all sides of the House has huge respect for the Irish Defence Forces and it is unfortunate that a Senator had to come in here and show his disrespect for the people who return-----

Seanad: Defence Forces Overseas Missions: Statements (Resumed) (8 Oct 2014)

Paul Kehoe: I thank the people who did show respect for the members who came home last night and the members who departed yesterday for the Golan Heights. I wish them the very best of luck. I will not go into any individual case in this House but as I have respect for the family, the personnel and the people-----

Seanad: Defence Forces Overseas Missions: Statements (Resumed) (8 Oct 2014)

Paul Kehoe: There have been appropriate representations through the family and the Department on this issue. The gentleman involved has been quite ill for quite some time so I respect that. I know there has been dialogue with the family on this issue as recently as Tuesday this week. Perhaps Senator MacSharry was not aware of that but I was warned about the Senator's behaviour by another person on...

Financial Resolutions 2015 - Budget Statement 2015 (14 Oct 2014)

Paul Kehoe: Hear, hear.

Financial Resolutions 2015 - Budget Statement 2015 (14 Oct 2014)

Paul Kehoe: They will not be able to fly first class to Australia.

Allocation of Time: Motion (14 Oct 2014)

Paul Kehoe: I move:That, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, the financial motions by the Minister for Finance shall, for the purpose of debate, be moved and decided together in accordance with the following schedule and the proceedings thereon, and on any amendments thereto, shall, in the case of each resolution be brought to a conclusion by one question which shall be put from the Chair not...

Financial Resolutions 2015 - Financial Resolution No. 1: Tobacco Products Tax (14 Oct 2014)

Paul Kehoe: I support the measure before the House. I compliment the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Deputy James Reilly, who has responsibility for public health on the work he has done in tackling smoking in his current post and in the one he held previously. This is not just a money-raising exercise. It mirrors the action taken in the context of plain packaging and television advertising....