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Leaders' Questions (18 Jun 2015)

John Halligan: Archbishop McQuaid.

Leaders' Questions (23 Jun 2015)

John Halligan: It is outrageous.

Leaders' Questions (23 Jun 2015)

John Halligan: They have child care.

Leaders' Questions (23 Jun 2015)

John Halligan: They are not automatically entitled to the family income supplement.

Leaders' Questions (23 Jun 2015)

John Halligan: That is not correct.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: National Pensions Reserve Fund Plans (23 Jun 2015)

John Halligan: 120. To ask the Minister for Finance if he and his Department have any immediate plans to restore the National Pension Reserve Fund; the estimated cost of this restoration, and over what period of time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18266/15]

Leaders' Questions (24 Jun 2015)

John Halligan: It can happen.

Leaders' Questions (24 Jun 2015)

John Halligan: No charge was made.

Leaders' Questions (24 Jun 2015)

John Halligan: Well said.

National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Second Stage (24 Jun 2015)

John Halligan: I find it deeply ironic that the Government has set out to address the plight of low-paid workers in the months preceding the general election, having spent the past four years pushing this group of people into abject poverty. One in six people is in low-paid employment and this figure grew rapidly during the recession. European research shows that since 2007 the gap between the minimum...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Pensions Levy (1 Jul 2015)

John Halligan: 73. To ask the Minister for Finance when the Government will honour its commitment to reduce the 0.75% pension levy, given that the original levy introduced in 2006 at 0.6% and the increase of a further 0.15% in 2014 were both intended to be temporary measures; his views that the introduction of the levy has resulted in a vast reduction in the number of persons taking up private pensions; and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data Programme (1 Jul 2015)

John Halligan: 119. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware that farmers could end up with penalties of up to 140% of an annual payment under the beef data and genomics programme for failure to meet the 50% four to five star target, even though such failure could be completely outside their control and in reality be due to poor reliability figures from the Irish Cattle...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Data (1 Jul 2015)

John Halligan: 267. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government specifically relating to County Waterford in the years 2012 to 2014, under the relevant anti-social legislation, the number of cases of anti-social behaviour that have been dealt with; the number of persons who have been interviewed; the number who have been prosecuted; the number who have had previous complaints...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Services Provision (1 Jul 2015)

John Halligan: 268. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding private groups which have installed and maintained a private water supply, specifically a group water scheme which has been privately operated in County Waterford for over 40 years; if water conservation grants are being made available for groups such as these; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Provision (1 Jul 2015)

John Halligan: 269. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the reason for the delay in approving the homes for the elderly scheme in Tramore in County Waterford; if he is aware of the case of persons (details supplied) who have been waiting to be relocated to housing for the elderly for over three years, who currently reside in a four-bedroom property under the rental...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Commission for Energy Regulation (1 Jul 2015)

John Halligan: 275. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the date the Commission for Energy Regulation was established and under which Government; the annual cost to the State since its establishment; if he will provide a list of the directors since establishment and the length of their term; under what structure of authority does the commission operate; to whom is it...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Industry (7 Jul 2015)

John Halligan: 144. To ask the Minister for Finance in view of this Deputy's understanding that he is on record of Dáil Éireann stating that claims made against Setanta Insurance would be met by the Motor Insurers Bureau Ireland, if he will provide an explanation as to how it can be justified that genuine claimants are still being denied their court-awarded compensation and are currently caught in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (7 Jul 2015)

John Halligan: 431. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of cases where general practitioners are not registering for the under sixes medical card scheme, their patients feel the need to register with an alternative general practitioner in order to obtain cover for their children and the patients are being charged upwards of €15 for the privilege of having their files transferred to the new...

Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) (8 Jul 2015)

John Halligan: There is a balance to be struck between people's constitutional right to purchase property - in this case, a site - and hold onto it for a period of time. Looking back at what went on in the property market in recent years, we see that much of the activity was speculative, that is, it was designed to make a short-term profit. The only profit that was made was on the backs of those people...

Central Bank (Variable Rate Mortgages) Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (8 Jul 2015)

John Halligan: I note the Irish Independent reports today that the European Commission has backed the stance taken by the banks in refusing to reduce variable interest mortgage rates. One can imagine how people across Europe feel about how the European Union treats ordinary works. When one considers what the EU is doing to Greece and its role in the negotiations on a transatlantic trade and investment...