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Bretton Woods Agreements (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (15 Dec 2011)

Paschal Donohoe: He predicted that we will face anarchy and the breakdown of law. Did he also say there will be rivers of blood? Does he really believe blood will be running in the streets of our country? Is that the kind of contribution he wants to make?

Bretton Woods Agreements (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (15 Dec 2011)

Paschal Donohoe: The final comment he makes in the Dáil at a time when 440,000 people are out of work is to predict blood running down our streets. We are facing the gravest global economic crisis since the 1930s but the best Deputy Mattie McGrath can offer the country is blood flowing down our streets.

Bretton Woods Agreements (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (15 Dec 2011)

Paschal Donohoe: I apologise if I provoked Deputy Mattie McGrath but I will make my argument regardless of how often he tries to interrupt me. I clearly heard somebody exhort people to break the law and predict that blood would run down the streets of this country. As somebody who is clearly aware of the challenges we face, I believe we have to offer more than that to people who are hurting badly. The...

Order of Business (11 Jan 2012)

Paschal Donohoe: Will the fiscal responsibility Bill be brought before the House prior to the summer recess? This legislation will ensure this and future Governments do not make the same mistakes as previous Governments in relation to the wrecking of our national finances. Also, will legislation be required to bring in the loan guarantee scheme to allow small and medium sized businesses to access credit and...

Written Answers — Inter-Country Adoptions: Inter-Country Adoptions (11 Jan 2012)

Paschal Donohoe: Question 782: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide an update on plans to enter into a bilateral agreement with Ethiopia regarding intercountry adoption; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41267/11]

Industrial Relations (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Jan 2012)

Paschal Donohoe: It is important to remind our colleagues on the Independent benches of three points. The first point is that not all employers are evil, as they continually infer and suggest. All those working in the private sector are employed by people whose objective is make a profit, but in so doing they create the revenue and ability for others to earn a wage, thus enabling them to look after their...

Written Answers — School Enrolments: School Enrolments (19 Jan 2012)

Paschal Donohoe: Question 85: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the status of the review into enrolment policy; the date on which it will be completed; when he expects to be in a position to publish the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2986/12]

Written Answers — Departmental Properties: Departmental Properties (19 Jan 2012)

Paschal Donohoe: Question 116: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his attention has been drawn to a matter (details supplied) regarding charges for using the Phoenix Park, Dublin; if he will review this decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2985/12]

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (19 Jan 2012)

Paschal Donohoe: Question 168: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding the future status of the Dublin Docklands Development Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3061/12]

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (19 Jan 2012)

Paschal Donohoe: Question 200: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will review the current fees in place for those wishing to apply for citizenship who are married to Irish citizens; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3150/12]

Local Authority Charges (24 Jan 2012)

Paschal Donohoe: I welcome the Minister, Deputy Hogan, to the House. I am grateful for the opportunity to raise this matter which concerns the payment of the household services charge. The main question I am asked by people who approach me on it is how they can make the payment. I hear two points from constituents. First, there is still confusion among many people as to whether they need to pay the...

Local Authority Charges (24 Jan 2012)

Paschal Donohoe: I thank the Minister for his response and urge him not to under-estimate the level of confusion there is about how to pay the charge, particularly among people who do not have Internet access. The issue of how to make the payment is one that has been regularly raised with me. Because the legislation specifies a principal office in which this matter be handled, local authorities believe they...

Written Answers — Overseas Development Aid: Overseas Development Aid (24 Jan 2012)

Paschal Donohoe: Question 110: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the monetary value of overseas aid for 2012; the value for 2011 and the figure for the years 2013 and 2014; the measures being taken to ensure the effective spend of these moneys; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3573/12]

Written Answers — EU-IMF Programme: EU-IMF Programme (24 Jan 2012)

Paschal Donohoe: Question 137: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of ECB funding for the covered Irish financial institutions that has been replaced into three year ECB funding subsequent to the three year ECB LTRO auction on the 21 December 2011; if the provision of three year term funding means the pillar banks and Irish Life and Permanent are no longer being forced to deleverage as quickly as...

Written Answers — Book Loan Scheme: Book Loan Scheme (24 Jan 2012)

Paschal Donohoe: Question 188: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on plans to introduce a national book loan scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3388/12]

Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (24 Jan 2012)

Paschal Donohoe: Question 199: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if changes are proposed to the physics curriculum; if so, the reason for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3565/12]

Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (24 Jan 2012)

Paschal Donohoe: Question 283: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his plans to introduce further measures to deal with non-compliance of labour laws in the construction sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3391/12]

Written Answers — Adoption Services: Adoption Services (24 Jan 2012)

Paschal Donohoe: Question 576: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of applicants currently waiting to proceed with adopting children from Vietnam; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3390/12]

Written Answers — Early School Leavers: Early School Leavers (24 Jan 2012)

Paschal Donohoe: Question 586: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the level of funding that is available under the National Education Welfare Board for the school completion programme in 2012; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3610/12]

Leaders' Questions (25 Jan 2012)

Paschal Donohoe: At double the interest rates.