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- Leaders' Questions (29 Mar 2011)
Joe Higgins: The Taoiseach was rostered to be at the private dinner in New York on 9 November 1995, around which time a £50,000 donation was made. Is he aware of the letter from Mr. Austin-----
- Leaders' Questions (29 Mar 2011)
Joe Higgins: Allow me to finish my point.
- Leaders' Questions (29 Mar 2011)
Joe Higgins: I simply ask the Taoiseach to explain a dinner peddling Fine Gael influence to American big business, as is clearly outlined in this letter. He was rostered to be in attendance. Mr. O'Brien used it to make his £50,000 donation. Was he at that dinner and is that not another corruption of politics? How does he explain this?
- Leaders' Questions (29 Mar 2011)
Joe Higgins: Yes.
- Leaders' Questions (29 Mar 2011)
Joe Higgins: What about the principle?
- Order of Business (29 Mar 2011)
Joe Higgins: The Taoiseach said there would be one hour of questions to a Minister or Minister of State. Does he include himself in this? Will he be here to answer questions during that hour?
- Written Answers — Departmental Functions: Departmental Functions (29 Mar 2011)
Joe Higgins: Question 66: To ask the Taoiseach the responsibilities and activities in his Department for which he is responsible to Dáil Ãireann and which may be the subject of Taoiseach's questions. [5803/11]
- Cabinet Sub-Committees (30 Mar 2011)
Joe Higgins: Will there be a Cabinet sub-committee dealing with the financial services centre? I understand the Taoiseach's predecessor had a committee of some kind working on the activities of the IFSC. Is that the case and if so, will that be continued?
- Social Partnership (30 Mar 2011)
Joe Higgins: Question 3: To ask the Taoiseach if he has met with the representatives of trade unions and employers [5800/11]
- Social Partnership (30 Mar 2011)
Joe Higgins: Question 4: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the National Implementation Body. [5801/11]
- Social Partnership (30 Mar 2011)
Joe Higgins: Is it not the case that the Government and major employers used so-called social partnership since 1987 to keep workers' wages in check, but allowed speculation and profiteering in the areas of finance, property, etc., to rise uncontrolled and unchecked to obscene levels? Is it not a fraud to speak of social partnership when in the course of ten years, from 1997 to 2007, the so-called...
- Official Engagements (30 Mar 2011)
Joe Higgins: Question 6: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his visit to the United States on the occasion of St Patrick's Day 2011 [5795/11]
- Official Engagements (30 Mar 2011)
Joe Higgins: Question 7: To ask the Taoiseach the issues he discussed with President Obama on the occasion of his recent visit to the White House [5796/11]
- Official Engagements (30 Mar 2011)
Joe Higgins: Question 8: To ask the Taoiseach if he met with Republican Representative Peter King during his visit to the USA in March [5797/11]
- Official Engagements (30 Mar 2011)
Joe Higgins: Did the Taoiseach meet Representative Peter King?
- Official Engagements (30 Mar 2011)
Joe Higgins: Did the Taoiseach have an opportunity to raise the issue concerning the tens of thousands of Irish people who were forced out of their homeland in the 1980s as a result of the crisis at that time? They continue to live undocumented lives in the US, often in very insecure situations. There are many tragic stories, such as being unable to return for the funerals of their parents. This was a...
- Official Engagements (30 Mar 2011)
Joe Higgins: I also asked about Shannon Airport.
- Official Engagements (30 Mar 2011)
Joe Higgins: How long will the visit last?
- Official Engagements (30 Mar 2011)
Joe Higgins: How long will President Obama's visit last?
- Official Engagements (30 Mar 2011)
Joe Higgins: Are we really?