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Written Answers — Departmental Reports: Departmental Reports (8 Feb 2007)

Joe Higgins: Question 172: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the exact location of the 54 boxes of documentation presented to her Department by a person (details supplied). [4598/07]

Written Answers — Departmental Reports: Departmental Reports (8 Feb 2007)

Joe Higgins: Question 173: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when Parents for Justice can view the entire contents of the 54 boxes of documentation presented to her Department by a person (details supplied). [4599/07]

Written Answers — Teacher Training: Teacher Training (8 Feb 2007)

Joe Higgins: Question 246: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if teacher training students will receive a subsidy to cover the expenses they incur during their mandatory teaching practice placement in view of the fact that these expenses are placing an extra financial burden on students. [4461/07]

Active Citizenship. (13 Feb 2007)

Joe Higgins: Question 1: To ask the Taoiseach when the task force on active citizenship last met; and when he expects the next meeting to take place. [42772/06]

Social Partnership. (13 Feb 2007)

Joe Higgins: Question 6: To ask the Taoiseach the studies being carried out by the National Economic and Social Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42775/06]

Social Partnership. (13 Feb 2007)

Joe Higgins: Question 14: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent contacts with the social partners. [1611/07]

Social Partnership. (13 Feb 2007)

Joe Higgins: Question 17: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the implementation of the current social partnership agreement Towards 2016. [4431/07]

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (13 Feb 2007)

Joe Higgins: Question 257: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when he will bring forward legislation setting out the rights of unmarried, cohabiting couples. [5196/07]

Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (13 Feb 2007)

Joe Higgins: Question 386: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the steps she has taken over the past 11 months to begin the implementation of the new national policy framework for mental health, A Vision for Change. [5168/07]

Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (13 Feb 2007)

Joe Higgins: Question 387: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when she will publish an implementation plan setting out the measures she will take across all areas identified in A Vision for Change and a detailed timetable as to when these measures will be implemented. [5169/07]

Leaders' Questions (14 Feb 2007)

Joe Higgins: Is the Taoiseach filled with embarrassment this morning over the mess into which, by the privatisation of the national airline, he has plunged Aer Lingus workers who have felt obliged to vote by 95% to take industrial action to repel a very wide-ranging assault on their income and conditions? The Taoiseach sold out Aer Lingus workers, he threw them to the wolves on the international Stock...

Leaders' Questions (14 Feb 2007)

Joe Higgins: They have already imposed yellow pack contracts on new entrants, to be extended to all existing employees. Only last September, a letter to SIPTU signed by both the chairman and chief executive stated that following flotation, Aer Lingus will continue to adhere to all existing collective agreements and continue with existing consultative and negotiating arrangements in accordance with agreed...

Leaders' Questions (14 Feb 2007)

Joe Higgins: There has not been a word of objection from the Taoiseach and the Minister for Finance. The lambs on the Fianna Fáil back bench could not even manage a bleat of opposition. What is the view of the Government with regard to Aer Lingus tearing up these agreements and attacking its workers' rights and conditions in this way?

Leaders' Questions (14 Feb 2007)

Joe Higgins: That is a disgraceful reply. The Taoiseach did nothing more than read what could be the Aer Lingus management's press statement. How can workers take anything seriously when they are supposed to begin from the point of view of accepting a complete tearing up of agreements and reassurances that were given by the very top management only a matter of months ago? The Taoiseach comes in here...

Leaders' Questions (14 Feb 2007)

Joe Higgins: If Ryanair will resort in the future to charging passengers a penny to go to the bathroom, which surely cannot be very far off, Aer Lingus management will want to go one better and perhaps charge them for the hand dryer as well. The Taoiseach stands by and unless he replies differently at his next opportunity, he is endorsing this attack on these workers' wages and conditions. How much...

Leaders' Questions (14 Feb 2007)

Joe Higgins: In conclusion, will the Taoiseach at the very least vindicate the workers' rights under existing agreements, which were reaffirmed only five months ago, or will he now betray those workers over and over again?

Social Inclusion. (14 Feb 2007)

Joe Higgins: Question 1: To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet sub-committee on drugs and social inclusion last met. [42778/06]

Social Inclusion. (14 Feb 2007)

Joe Higgins: Was the last meeting held in September or December?

Social Inclusion. (14 Feb 2007)

Joe Higgins: It is interesting that nearly one half of the Taoiseach's short reply was devoted to an argument as to why he should not give any information in regard to his own policies and approach to the issue of drugs in this country.

Social Inclusion. (14 Feb 2007)

Joe Higgins: During the previous Dáil and the current Dáil, the Ceann Comhairle has allowed more flexibility with regard to teasing out the drugs issue during Taoiseach's questions.