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Leaders' Questions (30 Nov 2011)

Gerry Adams: The Taoiseach is speaking double-Dutch.

Order of Business (30 Nov 2011)

Gerry Adams: This is the use of the guillotine again today. Last evening, Sinn Féin had over a dozen amendments on the judges' pay issue and not one of them was taken. The Taoiseach talks about reforming the Dáil, openness and the role the Opposition can play. We went and did the work. Our Teachtaí Dála brought forward thoughtful amendments and, while the Taoiseach might not have agreed with them,...

Order of Business (30 Nov 2011)

Gerry Adams: I share those concerns on this issue, not least because these workers are the most vulnerable and the lowest paid. I encourage the Taoiseach to share that information with us and let us know how this will proceed. On another issue, when will the Industrial Relations (Amendment) Bill to deal with the issue of joint labour committees be published?

Pre-European Council Meeting on 8-9 December: Statements (30 Nov 2011)

Gerry Adams: Beidh an Teachta Mac Lochlainn ag labhairt fosta.

Pre-European Council Meeting on 8-9 December: Statements (30 Nov 2011)

Gerry Adams: Déanfaidh mé mo dhícheall bheith críochnaithe i ndeich nóiméad. The ESRI has predicted that much weaker economic growth than previously anticipated in Europe will seriously affect the Irish economy's performance this year. Yesterday Italian bonds rose to almost 8%, well in excess of the bond rates applying to this State when it was manoeuvred into a bailout last year. Arís agus arís...

Pre-European Council Meeting on 8-9 December: Statements (30 Nov 2011)

Gerry Adams: We will have to wait until next Monday and Tuesday to hear what is proposed, when we have the double act of the two Ministers representing the Tory parties of this Government. As Head of State, as an Irish person, as a citizen, as a human being, the Taoiseach surely does not believe this is a good scenario. It has been demeaning for our parliamentary system and for citizens. Throughout this...

Pre-European Council Meeting on 8-9 December: Statements (30 Nov 2011)

Gerry Adams: He usually responds to such questions by saying his Government did not create this mess and that we must do whatever is necessary to get out of it. We are past all of that. This Government has taken decisions which influence these matters. The ECB is to lend billions of euro to the IMF which it will, in turn, lend to Italy and Spain. We are all agreed that borrowing is part of the cause...

Building Regulations (30 Nov 2011)

Gerry Adams: Question 31: To ask the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government his views that it is of the utmost urgency to introduce legislation that establishes a new fire safety inspectorate and certification regime and which makes it mandatory for builders and architects to provide evidence of compliance with building regulations including fire standards. [37556/11]

Social Welfare Benefits: Motion (Resumed) (30 Nov 2011)

Gerry Adams: I would like to address the bulk of my remarks to the Labour Party because this debate is about core values. Last night, in her remarks, the Minister for Social Protection accused Sinn Féin of paying less in child benefit in the North than is paid in this State. As she knows well, child benefit rates in the North are set by the British Government. The Executive has no powers whatsoever on...

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (30 Nov 2011)

Gerry Adams: Question 18: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans for the forthcoming Housing Bill. [37748/11]

Written Answers — EU-IMF Programme: EU-IMF Programme (30 Nov 2011)

Gerry Adams: Question 54: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the leaking of Government documents given to the troika. [36998/11]

Written Answers — EU-IMF Programme: EU-IMF Programme (30 Nov 2011)

Gerry Adams: Question 55: To ask the Minister for Finance his response to the fact that documents relating to budget 2012 were given to a German parliamentary committee before being put before Dáil Éireann. [36999/11]

Written Answers — Banks Recapitalisation: Banks Recapitalisation (30 Nov 2011)

Gerry Adams: Question 57: To ask the Minister for Finance the total cost so far to the Exchequer and to Irish persons of the bank bailout. [37819/11]

Written Answers — Early Childhood Education: Early Childhood Education (30 Nov 2011)

Gerry Adams: Question 68: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are any funding resources available for the provision of ICT equipment or services for Montessori education; if he has considered providing a small level of funding for early-years education which would enhance the free pre-school scheme; his views on whether incorporating ICT into the early-years curriculum could integrate...

Written Answers — Departmental Investigations: Departmental Investigations (30 Nov 2011)

Gerry Adams: Question 85: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he has inquired into the complaints made by a person (details supplied) concerning his company and the Industrial Development Agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37823/11]

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (30 Nov 2011)

Gerry Adams: Question 125: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when he will begin accepting applications for the capital assistance scheme that approved housing bodies can avail of when developing housing; and the amount of funding that will be allocated to the programme. [37778/11]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (30 Nov 2011)

Gerry Adams: Question 196: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a detailed breakdown of how the €725,710 that has been made available for proposals relating to Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, County Louth, between now and the end of the year will be spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37765/11]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (30 Nov 2011)

Gerry Adams: Question 197: To ask the Minister for Health the precise timeline for the additional funds that have been provided for Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda, County Louth; when the funding is due to cease; and the proposals in place for beyond that date. [37766/11]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (30 Nov 2011)

Gerry Adams: Question 198: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the number of additional beds that have been opened in Louth County Hospital and in Navan Hospital, County Meath, as part of the measures introduced to tackle overcrowding in the Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda. [37767/11]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (30 Nov 2011)

Gerry Adams: Question 201: To ask the Minister for Health if any assessments have been carried out by hospital management or others of the bed capacity required in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda, County Louth, to tackle issues of persistent overcrowding; the finding of such reports or assessments; the current bed capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37770/11]