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Leaders' Questions (8 Mar 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: Families are currently fire-selling their houses and the GAA generation is being deleted from communities throughout this country. The Government has let go 9,000 people from the public service in the past six weeks and, as far as I can remember this is the largest private sector job losses ever to hit the country.

Leaders' Questions (8 Mar 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: As has been said, other banks are up back behind that at present. The majority of these people feel like they are falling off a cliff. If one contrasts this desperately sad situation with the back-slapping fest that went on yesterday within Government, it was unbelievable to see. Will the Tánaiste admit at this stage that in many way he has become the Minister for emigration and that...

Leaders' Questions (8 Mar 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: The edifice of spin comes falling down when one looks at the facts. The Government has decided to pay €3.1 billion into a promissory note at the end of this month-----

Leaders' Questions (8 Mar 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: -----into a bank that has no customers. This is a completely jobs-----

Leaders' Questions (8 Mar 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: This is a completely jobs free investment. The Government is spending seven times more money on this promissory note than all the money it will spend in the IDA, Enterprise Ireland, Shannon Development and the county enterprise boards for one year in total. That shows us directly where the priorities of the Government lie. It is time the Government started investing in and fixing the real...

Leaders' Questions (8 Mar 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: We need to find out why jobs and emigration are not the priority and why they are secondary.

Leaders' Questions (8 Mar 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: The Tánaiste should check the record.

Leaders' Questions (8 Mar 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: The emigration treaty; the unemployment treaty.

Order of Business (8 Mar 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: The programme for Government contains a commitment to reform current law on employees' right to engage in collective bargaining to ensure compliance by the State with recent judgments of the European Court of Human Rights. As the Tánaiste will be aware, the Strasbourg court has ruled that the right to join a trade union includes the right to bargain collectively. In his party's election...

Public Sector Numbers: Statements (8 Mar 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: Last week in reply to an oral question put by my colleague, Deputy Mary Lou McDonald, the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Deputy Brendan Howlin, outlined his view of his job and priorities. He said: I am fixated with two things, namely, restoring the economic sovereignty of the State, which is a job I have been given, and reforming the public service. We will do both and are in...

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (8 Mar 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: Question 27: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the reason for the delays in dealing with applications from local authorities for funding in respect of housing schemes which are ready to go to construction stage. [13084/12]

Written Answers — Unfinished Housing Estates: Unfinished Housing Estates (8 Mar 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: Question 42: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will make allowances for the financial implications for the relevant local authority of taking unfinished housing estates in charge. [13077/12]

Leaders' Questions (13 Mar 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: No way.

Leaders' Questions (13 Mar 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: That is stating the obvious.

Order of Business (13 Mar 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: An féidir leis an Taoiseach insint dúinn cathain a thiocfaidh an construction contracts Bill os comhair na Dala?

Written Answers — Family Reunification: Family Reunification (13 Mar 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: Question 83: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the fact that under the MIPEX index, Ireland has the least favourable family reunification policy of any country in Europe or North America; if he intends for Ireland to opt into Directive 2003/86/EC on the right to family reunification; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13864/12]

Written Answers — Departmental Properties: Departmental Properties (13 Mar 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: Question 106: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of properties owned by his Department, their locations and the purposes for which they are currently used; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13865/12]

Written Answers — Irish Language: Irish Language (13 Mar 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: Question 195: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether it is the right of Irish children to have their education through Irish if they or their parents wish it; and if its his intention to vindicate this right. [13838/12]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (13 Mar 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: Question 243: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if it is her policy to means test State entitlements. [13832/12]

Written Answers — Turbary Rights: Turbary Rights (13 Mar 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: Question 315: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the position regarding an appeal (details supplied); when a date may be expected for an appeal; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the delay in granting an appeal date is impeding the person's rights to harvest turf and due to the seasonal nature of harvesting, the person could be restricted further; the...