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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Directives (16 Apr 2013)

Clare Daly: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason he voted against a proposed temporary Europe-wide ban on the use of Neonicotinoid insecticides, when the use of these insecticides have been scientifically linked to serious harm in bees, which provide a critical pollination service to the economy; and if he received any representations from special interests in the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Thalidomide Victims Compensation (16 Apr 2013)

Clare Daly: To ask the Minister for Health if he will convene a meeting with the Department of Social Protection, the Department of Environment, Community and Local Government and the Thalidomide Survivors groups as a matter of urgency to prepare a comprehensive plan for the delivery of a care package for the 32 Thalidomide survivors which honours the commitment given to their parents in 1975 [16655/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Thalidomide Victims Compensation (16 Apr 2013)

Clare Daly: To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that funds are ringfenced to meet the needs of the 32 Thalidomide survivors, including access to car and dwelling adapations, personal assistances, and any other measures necessary in a comprehensive care package [16658/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Maternity Services (16 Apr 2013)

Clare Daly: To ask the Minister for Health with regard to the Draft National Consent Policy in relation to refusal of treatment in pregnancy, if the guideline which says that a woman's refusal of treatment which may impact on the life of the foetus must require a legal opinion to be sought and if this is not a serious breach of the woman's human rights regarding her own decision making with regard to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (16 Apr 2013)

Clare Daly: To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that the 891 staff promised for community mental health services are delivered as a matter of urgency [16654/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Assisted Human Reproduction (16 Apr 2013)

Clare Daly: To ask the Minister for Health if he will address the issue of infertility treatment in Ireland from the point of view of the lack of available clinics for medical card holders and the inadequate private health insurance cover for many of the treatments, with particular reference to considering a model as operated under the NHS, where couples get a minimum of one free treatment and can apply...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Breath Testing Equipment (16 Apr 2013)

Clare Daly: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in relation to the intoxilyzer 6000 breath testing equipment, the regularity with which this equipment is tested and maintained; the number of instances in the past five years that maintenance and testing has been carried out because of specific requests to that effect from a particular Garda station or court of law as distinct from normal...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Breath Testing Equipment (16 Apr 2013)

Clare Daly: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in relation to the intoxilyzer 6000 breath testing equipment, the nature of the faults reported/found with the equipment as detected over the past five years. [17688/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Breath Testing Equipment (16 Apr 2013)

Clare Daly: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in relation to the intoxilyzer 6000 breath testing equipment, if equipment was faulty would a trained Garda operator be able to detect this; and the way in which such a fault becomes apparent to the Garda operator who is not trained in maintenance and testing. [17689/13]

Statute of Limitations (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (17 Apr 2013)

Clare Daly: No, it is a new slot and I am sharing time with Deputies Boyd Barrett and Mattie McGrath.

Statute of Limitations (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (17 Apr 2013)

Clare Daly: This is a new slot for the Technical Group and Deputies Boyd Barrett, Mattie McGrath and I are sharing time.

Statute of Limitations (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (17 Apr 2013)

Clare Daly: No problem. More than a year ago we stood here and saluted the women who have returned to the Gallery this evening. Horror was expressed at the butchery they had endured and Members indicated their shock at how society could have allowed this barbaric practice to go unchallenged. All parties expressed their resolve to rectify the damage visited upon these women and to ensure that action...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Post-Leaving Certificate Courses (17 Apr 2013)

Clare Daly: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will reverse the decision to impose a 19 to 1 student teacher ratio for further education colleges which deal with the creative arts, such as Ballyfermot College of Further Education, Dublin 10, in order to ensure that courses are not lost and students denied an opportunity to develop their creative potential. [17449/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Services Provision (17 Apr 2013)

Clare Daly: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will address the fact that Down's Syndrome is not categorised as a low incidence disability, meaning less teaching supports and acting as a deterrent to Down's Sydrome children receiving a mainstream education. [17450/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Private Residential Tenancies Board Remit (17 Apr 2013)

Clare Daly: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the steps that have been taken to reduce the waiting time to hear cases by the PRTB; the relief that is available to those who spend months waiting for an adjudication in some cases without receiving any rent payments during that time. [17747/13]

Leaders' Questions (18 Apr 2013)

Clare Daly: The Labour Party has been in power for two years. It has been resoundingly rejected by the people of Meath East-----

Leaders' Questions (18 Apr 2013)

Clare Daly: ----and now decisively rejected by the organised movement of working people, a union movement led in many instances from the ranks of the Tánaiste's own members who valiantly battled for him to try to convince workers of the merits of his attack on their wages and conditions, but who failed utterly. An overwhelming majority of workers stood up to the Government parties' threats -...

Leaders' Questions (18 Apr 2013)

Clare Daly: Where is the Government going? The labour and trade union movement was built on solidarity and sacrifice. The ambitions of people like Connolly and Larkin were not just about defending wages and conditions but also about developing a vision of a better society which puts the interests of ordinary people first. The Tánaiste has completely failed and abandoned that tradition. More...

Leaders' Questions (18 Apr 2013)

Clare Daly: The Tánaiste has become so indistinguishable from Fine Gael that he does not answer questions in the same way. The reality is people have clearly rejected the Labour Party and is it any wonder? More than 13,000 full-time jobs were lost last year and youth unemployment stands at 27%, despite the fact that 1,600 young people are being driven from these shores every week. The Government...

Leaders' Questions (18 Apr 2013)

Clare Daly: -----while those at the top, including former Ministers on pensions of €135,000, were asked to take a 5% cut. Alternatives have been clearly outlined. The problem for the Tánaiste is that he must try to spin the fairytale of "Eamon in wonderland", a place where it is possible to magically squeeze blood from people who have nothing else to give. That is the message the...