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- Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Remuneration (12 Mar 2013)
Finian McGrath: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will confirm the premium payment under the retired Garda pension scheme which relates to the number of unsociable hours worked during time of service will be cut as part of the Labour Relations Commission proposal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13021/13]
- Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Code Issues (12 Mar 2013)
Finian McGrath: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of hours a person on a welfare payment may work per week without losing their benefits. [12312/13]
- Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Non-Principal Private Residence Charge (12 Mar 2013)
Finian McGrath: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding the non principal private residence payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9. [12661/13]
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Land Issues (12 Mar 2013)
Finian McGrath: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide statistics for the number of hectares of leased /rented land by county for the most recent years available. [13111/13]
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (12 Mar 2013)
Finian McGrath: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will list in tabular form the disadvantaged area scheme payments made on a county basis for the years 2010, 2011 and 2012. [13113/13]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Thalidomide Victim Compensation (12 Mar 2013)
Finian McGrath: To ask the Minister for Health if he will support the Irish Thalidomide Association in 2013 and not to take an adversarial approach to their plight (details supplied) [13312/13]
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulations (12 Mar 2013)
Finian McGrath: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will support a matter (details supplied) regarding the Taxi Regulation Bill [12530/13]
- Leaders' Questions (13 Mar 2013)
Finian McGrath: I am not taking his calls.
- Leaders' Questions (13 Mar 2013)
Finian McGrath: Well done.
- Job Creation and Economic Growth: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (13 Mar 2013)
Finian McGrath: I thank the Acting Chairman for the opportunity to speak on this very important motion. Unemployment is a huge problem in this State and we need to act sensibly to protect and develop jobs in the real economy. We also have to be honest and open on this issue and deal with the facts. In 2012 almost 12,800 full-time jobs were lost to the economy and replaced by 14,000 part-time jobs. There...
- Job Creation and Economic Growth: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (13 Mar 2013)
Finian McGrath: I thank the Acting Chairman for the opportunity to speak on this very important motion. Unemployment is a huge problem in this State and we need to act sensibly to protect and develop jobs in the real economy. We also have to be honest and open on this issue and deal with the facts. In 2012 almost 12,800 full-time jobs were lost to the economy and replaced by 14,000 part-time jobs. There...
- Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Support Services Provision (13 Mar 2013)
Finian McGrath: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will support the Springboard Innovation Academy Business Hub (details supplied). [13430/13]
- Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Support Services Provision (13 Mar 2013)
Finian McGrath: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will support the Springboard Innovation Academy Business Hub (details supplied). [13430/13]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (13 Mar 2013)
Finian McGrath: To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether a three day service is adequate in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9 [13234/13]
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rural Transport (13 Mar 2013)
Finian McGrath: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the new transport co-ordination unit will be able to maintain the personalised door to door service that is already in place and provided by the 35 rural transport groups throughout the country; if he will guarantee the service will be maintained for rural transport groups (details, supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Black Market: Discussion with National Federation of Retail Newsagents (13 Mar 2013)
Finian McGrath: I apologise, as I was delayed at another meeting. I welcome Mr. Sweeney, Mr. Mulligan and Ms Drennan and thank them for their submission. I wish to focus on the illicit trade in tobacco. I disagree with some of my colleagues. The submission relates, first, to the preservation of jobs in the retail sector and, second, to how we can improve the amount of tax we contribute to the Exchequer....
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Black Market: Discussion with National Federation of Retail Newsagents (13 Mar 2013)
Finian McGrath: I will deal with that issue as well. I strongly support the federation’s submission because I know the reality on the ground. One issue to which reference has been made is illegal cigarettes and smuggling. However, reference has not been made to the fact that some of the serious drugs gangs have moved from cocaine to cigarette smuggling. Armed criminals are involved. It appears...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Black Market: Discussion with National Federation of Retail Newsagents (13 Mar 2013)
Finian McGrath: Apologies for being late. I may have repeated something that has already been said.
- Leaders' Questions (14 Mar 2013)
Finian McGrath: Some of them even got 50% write-downs.
- Leaders' Questions (14 Mar 2013)
Finian McGrath: The bully boys are at it again.