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Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (29 Oct 2008)

Arthur Morgan: Question 381: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will ensure the proposed works under the precinct improvements programme in an area (details supplied) in Dublin 8 commence before the end of 2008 as originally agreed by him in his correspondence to residents on 29 August 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37022/08]

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (29 Oct 2008)

Arthur Morgan: Question 382: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will ensure that the proposed works under the precinct improvements programme in an area (details supplied) in Dublin 8 commence as originally agreed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37023/08]

Medical Cards: Motion (Resumed) (22 Oct 2008)

Arthur Morgan: It is because their income is so low.

Active Citizenship. (22 Oct 2008)

Arthur Morgan: Will the Minister of State join with me in congratulating Age Action Ireland and the Irish Senior Citizens Parliament for mobilising people in a brilliant example of active citizenship in opposition to the Government's attack on those holding medical cards aged 70 or over? Regarding the recommendation, what is the status of the task force recommendation that the Government establish an...

Written Answers — Combat Poverty Agency: Combat Poverty Agency (21 Oct 2008)

Arthur Morgan: Question 126: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs her views on whether the Combat Poverty Agency should remain as an independent body. [34851/08]

Written Answers — Budget Submissions: Budget Submissions (21 Oct 2008)

Arthur Morgan: Question 150: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the bodies that she has met to discuss their pre-Budget submissions in relation to her Department's expenditure. [34850/08]

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (21 Oct 2008)

Arthur Morgan: Question 434: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if a school (details supplied) in County Donegal has made an application for the school meals programme; and if their application was successful. [35534/08]

Tax Code. (21 Oct 2008)

Arthur Morgan: I thank the Minister for her contribution. However, she did not reply to the question, which related to any steps she may have taken to remove the ceiling on PRSI. Is she aware that such a removal would amount to an income stream of €334 million to the social insurance fund, thus offering a substantially greater saving than the €100 million to be gleaned by attacking pensioners over 70...

Tax Code. (21 Oct 2008)

Arthur Morgan: I had a slip of the tongue in referring to the Exchequer. We all anticipate that there will be a significant number of additional social welfare recipients in the coming 12 months. Why would the Minister not want to have at her disposal the additional funding that would arise from abolishing the PRSI ceiling in order to meet the needs of those who will require assistance? Why has she not...

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (21 Oct 2008)

Arthur Morgan: I seek to move the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to raise a matter of national importance, namely, the withdrawal of surgical services from Louth County Hospital, Dundalk, thereby denying the people of the Louth catchment area access to proper health care and further overcrowding Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, which is unfair and dangerous to staff and patients at...

Approval of Credit Institutions (Financial Support) Scheme 2008: Motion (17 Oct 2008)

Arthur Morgan: I have several questions on the document and I will go through them sequentially, but——

Approval of Credit Institutions (Financial Support) Scheme 2008: Motion (17 Oct 2008)

Arthur Morgan: There are some strong paragraphs in this document, some of which relate to transparency and accountability, but unfortunately some do not. Paragraph 6 states that "A covered institution and any group company party to a guarantee acceptance deed shall be required to comply with all the terms and conditions of this Scheme". It appears to me that the only way to sanction a bank is to remove it...

Approval of Credit Institutions (Financial Support) Scheme 2008: Motion (17 Oct 2008)

Arthur Morgan: It is an honest evaluation.

Approval of Credit Institutions (Financial Support) Scheme 2008: Motion (17 Oct 2008)

Arthur Morgan: Paragraph 32 refers to the covered institutions taking "all reasonable steps". That is not covered in the definition at the beginning. Can the Minister elaborate on what he would regard as "all reasonable steps"? There is no indication of it here, and the Minister's notion of this and mine may not be the same. When we go to the banks, their notion might be substantially different than...

Approval of Credit Institutions (Financial Support) Scheme 2008: Motion (17 Oct 2008)

Arthur Morgan: These are questions and I am asking them.

Approval of Credit Institutions (Financial Support) Scheme 2008: Motion (17 Oct 2008)

Arthur Morgan: Paragraph 45 mentions corporate social responsibility. I have never heard of a bank that had corporate social responsibility. The second line of the annexe guaranteeing the charge on page 14 refers to the State being remunerated appropriately. Would the Minister consider that the State should be remunerated proportionately? The proportional reward to the taxpayer and the State would bring...

Approval of Credit Institutions (Financial Support) Scheme 2008: Motion (17 Oct 2008)

Arthur Morgan: I thank Deputy Rabbitte for sharing time with me. When the Minister for Finance introduced the Credit Institutions (Financial Support) Bill before the House two weeks ago the Sinn Féin Party supported it. We did so because we believed it was necessary to stabilise the State's banking system. Our judgment has been proved correct. Since its implementation Ireland has not lost a bank or...

Financial Resolution No. 14: EXCISE — Mechanically Propelled Vehicles (14 Oct 2008)

Arthur Morgan: I can only describe this as a punitive tax. It is aimed at the many people who have either no or poor access to public transport services. It is aimed at small cars, engines under 2.5 litres, owned mainly by low-income families struggling to get to their place of work. They are probably thankful they still have a job and recognise they are under significant threat. No provision was made...

Financial Resolution No. 8: Excise Duty (Betting Tax) (14 Oct 2008)

Arthur Morgan: The Minister for Finance claimed that he is trying to build this economy and yet he introduced a VAT rate of 21.5%. Aside altogether from low income and working families and the nature of the impact of this increase on that category of people — goodness knows, they are very hard hit in today's budget — the small business sector will be affected and it is already crucified with steep...

Financial Resolution No. 3: Income Tax (14 Oct 2008)

Arthur Morgan: Will the 1% levy effectively scupper the social partnership deal? Under the terms of the deal, low income earners were awarded an 8.5% increase. That is now gone, and they will effectively pay double that in the levy. Can the Taoiseach confirm that low income earners will have to pay this levy when they are not even eligible to pay tax? It appears that people who are not in the tax net at...