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- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staffing (7 Jul 2015)
Gerry Adams: 479. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reasons for the delay in processing applications from schools for resources for special needs assistants for the upcoming school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27035/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staffing (7 Jul 2015)
Gerry Adams: 480. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when schools will be notified regarding the allocation of resources for special needs assistants in respect of the upcoming school year. [27036/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ports Development (7 Jul 2015)
Gerry Adams: 593. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans for Drogheda Port, in the context of the upcoming harbours (amendment) Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27553/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ports Policy (7 Jul 2015)
Gerry Adams: 594. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in the context of the upcoming harbours (amendment) Bill dealing with ports of regional significance, if his plan's references to the council relate to the executives of the relevant council or to the elected members of that council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27554/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ports Policy (7 Jul 2015)
Gerry Adams: 595. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to the upcoming harbours (amendment) Bill, if the elected members will vote upon the different transfer methods, or if this decision will be taken by the unelected executives. [27555/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Legislative Process (7 Jul 2015)
Gerry Adams: 596. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the upcoming harbours (amendment) Bill; the Stage the Bill is at, at present; and when it is proposed to enact this legislation. [27556/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ports Policy (7 Jul 2015)
Gerry Adams: 597. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to the upcoming harbours (amendment) Bill, its proposed impact on port-handling operator licences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27557/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ports Policy (7 Jul 2015)
Gerry Adams: 598. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to the upcoming harbours (amendment) Bill, his views on whether there may be a potential conflict of interest for port companies which issue cargo-handling operator licences and licences for stevedoring in being involved directly as a competitor to these licensees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27558/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ports Development (7 Jul 2015)
Gerry Adams: 599. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to the upcoming harbours (amendment) Bill, the work undertaken by a joint steering group established between Drogheda Port and Louth County Council; the number of times it has met; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27559/15]
- Leaders' Questions (8 Jul 2015)
Gerry Adams: We now know who the Taoiseach thinks runs the State. It is the Central Bank. It is not the Government.
- Leaders' Questions (8 Jul 2015)
Gerry Adams: Three hundred thousand households on variable mortgage rates are paying two percentage points more than the average eurozone borrower. The Taoiseach has moaned and groaned about that, but he has done nothing about it. Last month, Sinn Féin brought forward the Central Bank (Mortgage Interest Rates) Bill 2015, which would have given the Central Bank the power to cap mortgage interest...
- Leaders' Questions (8 Jul 2015)
Gerry Adams: Answer the question, Taoiseach.
- Leaders' Questions (8 Jul 2015)
Gerry Adams: Yes.
- Leaders' Questions (8 Jul 2015)
Gerry Adams: Will you answer the question?
- Leaders' Questions (8 Jul 2015)
Gerry Adams: The Taoiseach avoided the one question I put to him, which was about giving the Central Bank the power to cap mortgage interest rates for banks that had been bailed out with public money. He ignored that question. He took us through his usual raiméas and bolscaireacht. The fact is that there are 300,000 households on variable mortgage interest rates. They are being ripped off by the...
- Leaders' Questions (8 Jul 2015)
Gerry Adams: He rammed through laws to take money from families who can least afford it while former Irish Nationwide chief, Michael Fingleton, still holds on to the €1 million bonus that he promised to return to taxpayers. There is no special legislation to deal with that. Tá dlí amháin ann do dhaoine saibhre agus dlí eile do shaoránaigh eile. The bottom line is that...
- Leaders' Questions (8 Jul 2015)
Gerry Adams: Will the Taoiseach please just say "Yes" or "No"?
- Order of Business (8 Jul 2015)
Gerry Adams: Tá dhá cheist agam, ceann amháin faoi the International Protection Bill agus an McMahon report agus ceann eile faoi the Civil Debt (Procedures) Bill. The Dáil voted on Second Stage of the Civil Debt (Procedures) Bill yesterday. The Irish League of Credit Unions produced a depressing report on back-to-school costs for parents. It provides a great level of detail, such as...
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Northern Ireland Issues (14 Jul 2015)
Gerry Adams: 5. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his visit to the North of Ireland in March 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15217/15]
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Northern Ireland Issues (14 Jul 2015)
Gerry Adams: 6. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his meetings with victim groups in the North of Ireland during his March 2015 visit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15218/15]