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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Irish Auditing and Accounting Supervisory Authority: Discussion with Chairman Designate (18 Dec 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: I wish Mr. Brendan Walsh the best of luck in his new role. As he has worked as a professor in national economics for many years he would have witnessed some of the peaks and troughs in the past. That is why I was anxious to get the point across that we need to use an institution that is structured to ensure the next trough is reduced. He made the point that most of this has happened...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Irish Auditing and Accounting Supervisory Authority: Discussion with Chairman Designate (18 Dec 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: Basically Mr. Walsh is saying that it is more of a cultural problem and individuals are part of that culture and to separate them from the culture would not be useful in the long run.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Irish Auditing and Accounting Supervisory Authority: Discussion with Chairman Designate (18 Dec 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: Would it be possible for us as a committee to have regular meetings with the authority to discuss how things are proceeding, etc., and to have annual reports as well?

Other Questions: Medicinal Products (19 Dec 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to secure reductions in the current cost of generic equivalents, which are high by international comparisons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57029/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drugs Payment Scheme (19 Dec 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: To ask the Minister for Health the consideration he has given to the proposal to benchmark the ex-factory price of medicines at the lowest rather than the average of comparable European states; if he accepts that this is the practice in a number of other EU member states; if he accepts the projected savings figure cited of €280m; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57028/12]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Maintenance (20 Dec 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures he will take to ensure the up keep of the State’s road network to maintain safety and quality conditions in view of cutbacks in Budget 2013. [57237/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Medical Services Scheme (20 Dec 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: To ask the Minister for Health his views regarding charges by certain doctors for medical examinations and subsequent reports (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57539/12]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Implementation of Government Decision Following Expert Group Report into Matters Relating to A, B and C v. Ireland (8 Jan 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: Most of the questions I wanted to ask have been already asked. Are the views expressed by the three representatives present today representative of their professional colleagues or are there many differing views within that group?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Implementation of Government Decision Following Expert Group Report into Matters Relating to A, B and C v. Ireland (9 Jan 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: The Supreme Court has stated there must be a real and substantial threat to the life of the mother. Is there any quantification of what this comprises in order to achieve a termination? The master of the National Maternity Hospital indicated yesterday that medicine and treatment operate on the basis of probabilities. The psychiatrists who came before us yesterday also indicated that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Implementation of Government Decision Following Expert Group Report into Matters Relating to A, B and C v. Ireland (9 Jan 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: I welcome the two individuals who have appeared before the committee today. I was very impressed by their engagement with the committee. When people have different views it is important that they are treated with respect. Senator Crown touched on one of the key points in the debate, which is the issue of when personhood begins. In other words, when does a human being achieve human rights?...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Implementation of Government Decision Following Expert Group Report into Matters Relating to A, B and C v. Ireland (9 Jan 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: I too am honoured to have witnessed the fascinating exchange here today. The Supreme Court decision in the X case stated that there must be a real and substantial threat to the mother's life before an abortion would be permitted. Is there any quantification of what that threat comprises? We heard evidence yesterday, for instance, that out of 100 predicted suicides, typically three will...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Expenditure (16 Jan 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will explain the decrease in the Promote Ireland's Economic and Trade Interests in Europe and Internationally section of his Department, as outlined in Budget 2013, by more than €1.1 million; the reason it was cut while recent trade figures demonstrate this State's over reliance on trade of chemical and related...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Review Office (16 Jan 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the Credit Review Offices finding that 55% of appeals regarding loan refusals to small and medium enterprises have been overturned. [51880/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Job Creation (16 Jan 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will detail research produced or identified by his Department that examines any correlation between the marginal rate of tax, foreign direct investment and job creation. [51875/12]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (16 Jan 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on whether employers who have outstanding Labour Court decisions against them should be eligible for Government procurement contracts. [57830/12]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (16 Jan 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of recipients of Government contracts that are not in compliance with Labour Court judgements. [57826/12]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (16 Jan 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the steps taken to ensure that all contractors and suppliers to Government procurement contracts are fully compliant with Labour Court judgements and employee rights legislation. [57828/12]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement (16 Jan 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of contracts and value of contracts awarded to a company (details supplied) as part of Government procurement contracts. [57827/12]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Losses (16 Jan 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of jobs lost in the Industrial Development Agency supported companies for each year from and including 2007 to 2011. [58147/12]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Protection (16 Jan 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will detail the steps taken by him to secure the jobs under threat with the issuing of protective redundancy notices by the operator of Tara mines. [1525/13]