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Leaders' Questions (18 Jun 2013)

John Halligan: -----refute the study in England or to come back to us with his proposals.

Leaders' Questions (18 Jun 2013)

John Halligan: I am not sure if the Minister is aware there is a high risk of sepsis from the biopsies that take place. I am somewhat taken aback that we have not up to now issued any statement on a comprehensive study undertaken by a hospital that is recognised across Europe as being to the forefront of dealing with prostate cancer. There are 141 male Deputies and based on statistics, 17 or 18 of us can...

Leaders' Questions (18 Jun 2013)

John Halligan: I thank the Minister.

Leaders' Questions (19 Jun 2013)

John Halligan: The Americans are warmongering in Afghanistan, Iraq and South America. Hezbollah is using American arms.

Leaders' Questions (19 Jun 2013)

John Halligan: The arms Hizbollah is using are American arms.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licences Applications (19 Jun 2013)

John Halligan: 51. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when will the Irish Competent Authority, required under EU Timber Regulation, be established; the resources that will be made available to the competent authority to ensure that it is appropriately staffed and is given the appropriate tools in order to allow it to carry out its functions as required under the terms of the EU Timber...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Services Provision (19 Jun 2013)

John Halligan: 102. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that in certain incidents where a secondary school pupil has been assessed by a National Educational Psychological Services psychologist and resource hours have been sanctioned by the Special Educational Needs Officer on that basis due to a reduction in funding/available services certain schools have...

Other Questions: Public Sector Staff Issues (20 Jun 2013)

John Halligan: 7. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he intends, in the interests of efficient expenditure of public money, to conduct a study of the cost of outsourcing in the public sector as against the cost of direct employment in the public sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29688/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (25 Jun 2013)

John Halligan: 105. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for Loughlinstown Hospital in view of the Framework for Smaller Hospitals report and the reorganisation of the services across South Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30415/13]

Leaders' Questions (26 Jun 2013)

John Halligan: There has been much discussion in recent weeks about Deputies acting on their conscience. I draw the Taoiseach's attention to a group of women in the Visitors Gallery who are also faced with an impossible decision. I also welcome members of the medical profession. The women concerned found themselves being told in heartbreaking fashion that they were carrying a baby who would live for just...

Leaders' Questions (26 Jun 2013)

John Halligan: While we are dealing with choice, we are also dealing with conditions that are incompatible with life. The best thing to do in the one minute available to me is to tell the Taoiseach a story of a woman I met who is too traumatised to be here today with all of the women present. She has told me that she went through with the birth having been recommended not to do so because the foetus was...

Leaders' Questions (27 Jun 2013)

John Halligan: He is not allowed to speak.

Leaders' Questions (27 Jun 2013)

John Halligan: That is not his fault.

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 Jun 2013)

John Halligan: I acknowledge the Government's determination in bringing forward the Bill. That it took the death of Savita Halappanavar and the spotlight of the world's media to bring about action is a tragic shame, as has been acknowledged by very many in government. I am afraid that the Bill has been divisive. It is truly a disgrace that such an important issue has been so starkly simplified as...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (2 Jul 2013)

John Halligan: 94. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider establishing 12.5% minimum effective tax rate and close off any loop holes in our corporate tax, that allows some companies based here to pay for less than the current 12.5% nominal rate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31854/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector Regulation (2 Jul 2013)

John Halligan: 95. To ask the Minister for Finance if he believes the revelations contained in the recently publicised Anglo tapes have any implications for Government policy in relation to banking; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31853/13]

Taxi Regulation Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (3 Jul 2013)

John Halligan: In essence, I welcome the Bill. In 2003, the taxi sector was deregulated. In terms of how this was done, it was an abject and total failure. I accept that at the time there were too few taxis in some areas, particularly Dublin. However, this was not relevant to other parts of the country, particularly rural areas. Under the new system anybody who wanted to could apply for a taxi licence....

Leaders' Questions (4 Jul 2013)

John Halligan: Another shocking but all too familiar report on children at risk of neglect was published this week. The audit of the management of neglect cases in three parts of the country, including my own area of Waterford, covered the period 2005 to 2010 and highlighted what most Deputies working in their constituencies are already aware of, namely, the systematic and ongoing impact staffing embargoes...

Leaders' Questions (4 Jul 2013)

John Halligan: I am not one to lash out unfair criticism where it is unwarranted and I acknowledge the increase in the number of social workers since the Ryan report publication. The new care pathway system involves multidisciplinary teams linking with community service looks good on paper but people are fed up of bureaucracy and guidelines, and they want front-line services.

Leaders' Questions (4 Jul 2013)

John Halligan: All I can do is speak to people on the front line, as many of us do, asking them how the service is, whether it is working and if children are being affected. They acknowledge that there has been a dramatic difference, and I acknowledge the work of the Ministers for Children and Youth Affairs and Social Protection in that regard. Based on the report, the work of the ombudsman and accounts...