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Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (1 May 2013)

Clare Daly: It is somewhat ironic that there are so many problems in the State and so many issues on which the Government could legislate to fix them, yet it has frantically decided to address one of the areas that is probably not that bad in an international context due to the very low level of repossessions in this country. It is doing so at the behest of the troika. It is also ironic that the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Pyrite Remediation Programme Issues (1 May 2013)

Clare Daly: 24. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will explain the way Homebond may be involved in the pyrite resolution process established by him when they have recently informed homeowners that all previous inspections and tests which they carried out were being withdrawn; his views on whether this amounts to a conflict of interest. [20425/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Property Taxation Exemptions (1 May 2013)

Clare Daly: 70. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will confirm that under his Department's guidelines for a house claiming exemption from property tax that it will be sufficient that a structural report by a chartered engineer containing opinion that damage to house is due to pyrite induced heave together with a hardcore test result showing pyrite content above the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) Appeals (1 May 2013)

Clare Daly: 136. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will ensure that the pension of a person (details supplied) is paid from 22 February 2013. [20629/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) Appeals (1 May 2013)

Clare Daly: 137. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) was issued with a letter from the State pension contributory Social Welfare Office on 12 March explaining that a self employed pension was dependant on payment of PRSI contributions as outlined by section 110(1) of the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 and yet a month later a follow on letter was...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Code Reform (1 May 2013)

Clare Daly: 138. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a new social welfare payment can be introduced combining the disability payment with the mobility allowance for those who meet the criteria irrespective of age. [20631/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Child Abduction (1 May 2013)

Clare Daly: 177. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will investigate the case of an Irish person (details supplied) illegally taken while on holiday in breach of UN Convention on Human Rights. [20651/13]

Industrial Development (Science Foundation Ireland) (Amendment) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (2 May 2013)

Clare Daly: When we look at any organisation moving towards reform, as we are doing in the case of Science Foundation Ireland, we must start by looking back, considering where it has come from, and make an evaluation of the organisation and its remit to date, asking whether it has been fit for purpose, before we considering changing it. From a personal point of view, my first knowledge of Science...

Industrial Development (Science Foundation Ireland) (Amendment) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (2 May 2013)

Clare Daly: I apologise, a Cheann Comhairle, but the filling of this post, with a salary scale that breached the cap, was not a good thing and caused much concern at the time. In addition, much concern was expressed about the person who was given that job, in terms of his record in the private sector. This organisation is in charge of a multi-billion funding pot which is being steered in the direction...

Other Questions: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (2 May 2013)

Clare Daly: 7. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the operation of the Garda Ombudsman; and if he has any plans to improve accountability of An Garda Síochána. [20714/13]

Other Questions: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (2 May 2013)

Clare Daly: There are many issues to be monitored. The operation of the ombudsman commission has been an absolute and utter failure and it has not in any way given accountability and oversight of the Garda. This is evident from the fact that the level of prosecutions arising out of the complaints since its inception has been less than 0.5%. I am familiar with a case where the protocols in place are...

Other Questions: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (2 May 2013)

Clare Daly: I am glad the Minister has said the protocol should be adhered to because the reality is that it is not. When we get the report, will the House have an opportunity to discuss it? There are indications that the blue wall of silence is still alive and well. A body that has been set up, involving many gardaí, is not the best body to have independent oversight. The question was not just...

Other Questions: Garda Investigations (2 May 2013)

Clare Daly: The drama is clearly continuing with this and there is now so much controversy and unanswered questions that nothing short of a public inquiry will suffice. The information I have is that the head of the cold case unit, the person in charge of the investigation, briefed the family and stated the report the Minister said was not completed was completed at the end of February and given to the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Penalty Point System (2 May 2013)

Clare Daly: 42. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the progress and conduct of the Garda Assistant Commissioner's Report into allegations of the cancellation of fixed charge penalty notices, with particular reference to the delays in bringing the matter before Dáil Éireann. [20715/13]

Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage [Private Members] (3 May 2013)

Clare Daly: One would struggle to find anybody who would say that he or she is in favour of prostitution. It is something that I would not like to envisage for myself, my daughter, any member of my family or anybody who I know. There is no dispute whatsoever that prostitution is synonymous with exploitation. It is linked-in inevitably with brutality and, in many instances, with violence. I will not...

Housing (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (7 May 2013)

Clare Daly: I wish to make some brief points from a couple of standpoints. It is necessary to consider the interest of the tenant and of the local authority and also the overall situation in the real-world rental market. Other Deputies are correct in highlighting the current situation. I refer to the recent report in the media about the rise in private rents which has vindicated what all of us knew...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diplomatic Contacts (7 May 2013)

Clare Daly: 120. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will organise for the Irish Embassy in Oslo, Norway, to make contact with a person (details supplied) an Irish citizen in order to establish information regarding their well being. [21562/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Personal Public Service Numbers (7 May 2013)

Clare Daly: 217. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason the delays in the issuing of PPS numbers, which is now taking between 10 and 12 weeks, causing enormous problems for staff in new employment who are paying emergency tax forcing them in some incidences to have to leave their employment and the measures she proposes to deal with this backlog. [21353/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: State Pension Reform (7 May 2013)

Clare Daly: 222. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she has any plans to compel employers to maintain the employment of citizens beyond the age of 65, should they chose to do so, in view of the fact that pension entitlements to this group have been outlawed by her Department. [21381/13]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Wildlife Protection (7 May 2013)

Clare Daly: 250. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht in view of the post-mortem investigations into dolphins found dead off the Mayo coast; if he will now investigate the spate of dead seals as revealed by the Irish Seal Sanctuary. [21506/13]