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- Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (9 Feb 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: Question 36: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will set up a system whereby farmers could establish a separate bank account for their profits and could pay tax on these profits as they are drawn down in order to provide more financial stability for farmers, as is the system in Australia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7076/12]
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (9 Feb 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: Question 248: To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Information Quality Authority has recommended the closing of St. Mary's Hospital in the Phoenix Park, Dublin; and if so, the action he intends to take on foot of the recommendation. [7431/12]
- Homeless Persons (14 Feb 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: Question 63: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the position regarding her efforts to address youth homelessness. [8065/12]
- Constitutional Amendments (14 Feb 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: Question 4: To ask the Taoiseach when the first meeting of the constitutional convention will be convened. [3793/12]
- Constitutional Amendments (14 Feb 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: Question 5: To ask the Taoiseach when he intends to meet with the opposition to discuss the constitutional convention. [3806/12]
- Waste Collection Services (14 Feb 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: If the Minister has followed the news, he will conclude, as I have, that the transference of household waste collection from Dublin City Council to Greyhound has been utterly shambolic from start to finish. My constituency offices, in common with those of other elected representatives across the city, are inundated with calls from citizens who in many cases have had no contact either from...
- Waste Collection Services (14 Feb 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: There is nothing coherent in the Minister's current position. As the Minister with responsibility for this area, I do not know how he can tell me with a straight face that the non-collection of waste from 18,000 households in Dublin city is not his problem. How can he so brazenly wash his hands of the issue? We are well aware that the service has been privatised but I feel strongly that...
- Waste Collection Services (14 Feb 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: The promise he made was to low-income families, but he has failed to take account of the fact that such families extend beyond those reliant on social welfare payments. The sum of â¬100 may not seem a lot to the Minister or to those who run Greyhound, but it is a bridge too far for many poor households across this State. I do not accept the Minister's answer that he will stand aloof from...
- Waste Collection Services (14 Feb 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: It was a decision by Dublin City Council management and not its public representatives.
- Waste Collection Services (14 Feb 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: It was an executive decision.
- Waste Collection Services (14 Feb 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: What if they do not have the â¬100 required?
- Waste Collection Services (14 Feb 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: It is a limited waiver scheme.
- Waste Collection Services (14 Feb 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: I want the Minister to do his job. Is that a big ask?
- Waste Collection Services (14 Feb 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: It is not micromanaging.
- Written Answers — Missing Persons: Missing Persons (14 Feb 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: Question 86: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if it is her intention to have the national missing children's hotline, when established, run by a State agency or outsourced to a private company; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8064/12]
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (14 Feb 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: Question 106: To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide an organisational chart detailing officials and their responsibilities within his Department. [7746/12]
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (14 Feb 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: Question 119: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an organisational chart detailing officials and their responsibilities within his Department. [7740/12]
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (14 Feb 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: Question 156: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an organisational chart detailing officials and their responsibilities within his Department. [7739/12]
- Written Answers — European Globalisation Fund: European Globalisation Fund (14 Feb 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: Question 200: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will confirm the amount, date and to whom European Globalisation Adjustment Fund grants were disbursed to with regards to SR Technics by his EGF policy and operations. [7651/12]
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (14 Feb 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: Question 212: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an organisational chart detailing officials and their responsibilities within his Department. [7737/12]