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Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (27 Sep 2011)

Pearse Doherty: Question 572: To ask the Minister for Health the cost to the State to pay for a single resident in full-time residential care at St. John of God Menni Enterprises, Ballyfermot, Dublin. [26357/11]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (27 Sep 2011)

Pearse Doherty: Question 573: To ask the Minister for Health the cost to the State of a person accessing the day care centre per day at St. John of God Menni Enterprises, Ballyfermot, Dublin. [26358/11]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (27 Sep 2011)

Pearse Doherty: Question 574: To ask the Minister for Health the total contributions from the State on an annual basis for the past ten years to St. John of God Menni Enterprises, Ballyfermot, Dublin. [26359/11]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (27 Sep 2011)

Pearse Doherty: Question 575: To ask the Minister for Health the total number of full-time and part-time staff positions funded by the State at St. John of God Menni Enterprises, Ballyfermot, Dublin; and if he will provide a breakdown of the number of staff earning up to €40,000 per year, the number of staff earning between €40,000 and €80,000 per year, the number of staff earning between €80,000...

Order of Business (28 Sep 2011)

Pearse Doherty: I strongly object to the Government's approach to the Bill, which will dip into the pockets of every insurance policyholder bar health policyholders to the tune of approximately €738 million. The figure was first announced at €600 million in April and it is increasing on a weekly basis. The Minister needs to answer serious questions regarding this legislation, particularly in regard to...

Order of Business (28 Sep 2011)

Pearse Doherty: If the Taoiseach had listened to the debate yesterday, he would have heard our concerns about the workers.

Order of Business (28 Sep 2011)

Pearse Doherty: On the proposed legislation to deal with the European stability mechanism, can the Taoiseach give a date for when the Bill will be presented to the House and when it will pass all Stages in both Houses? When the Bill is published, will the Taoiseach also publish the legal opinion to inform Members in their deliberations on this important legislation?

Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (28 Sep 2011)

Pearse Doherty: My question is on a different issue.

Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (28 Sep 2011)

Pearse Doherty: The Minister will agree that the manner in which we are dealing with this legislation is unsatisfactory. Although his clock is ticking down to 4 October, we should have had an opportunity to listen to and digest his contribution and that of other Members, examine the legislation and, if required, present amendments. Asking us to table amendments last week before we had even heard him on...

Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (28 Sep 2011)

Pearse Doherty: The Minister knows it is inappropriate to ask people to take Second and Committee Stages on the same day.

Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (28 Sep 2011)

Pearse Doherty: I read the Minister's speech to the Seanad. It was a different speech from the one he gave to the Dáil. It also contained different figures.

Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (28 Sep 2011)

Pearse Doherty: The Minister published the Bill 24 hours-----

Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (28 Sep 2011)

Pearse Doherty: It was not the Minister's finest hour. He published the Bill 24 hours beforehand.

Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (28 Sep 2011)

Pearse Doherty: The Minister did not answer any of my questions.

Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (28 Sep 2011)

Pearse Doherty: A little bit more homework by the Minister would not go astray to help the functioning of this House. He stated he does not know how many people in the State will be affected by the legislation. He cannot even give an estimate although the number is probably in the hundreds of thousands. He told us today how much money will come into play but not how many people will be impacted. What...

Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (28 Sep 2011)

Pearse Doherty: If the Minister does not know whether it is a bondholder in Anglo Irish Bank that will be paid off as a result of the deal, he should note it has a fundamental bearing on the legislation. Only last week, if we are to believe what he told the people, he was over with his friends in Europe asking that unguaranteed bondholders in Anglo Irish Bank be burnt or made burden-share. If this were to...

Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (28 Sep 2011)

Pearse Doherty: I may accept that.

Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (28 Sep 2011)

Pearse Doherty: The Minister would like to have us believe he has no role, yet he told us we must pass this legislation before 4 October because the State must say the fund is in place to insure the losses before the sale to Mutual Liberty goes through. Deputy Noonan should not pretend that he, as a Minister for Finance proposing legislation that will affect hundreds of thousands of policyholders by...

Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (28 Sep 2011)

Pearse Doherty: Answer the question.

Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (28 Sep 2011)

Pearse Doherty: No.