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Written Answers — Prison Visiting Committees: Prison Visiting Committees (1 Dec 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Question 33: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the date on which he will publish new legislation covering prison visiting committees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37926/11]

Written Answers — Prisoner Releases: Prisoner Releases (1 Dec 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Question 41: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prisoners who were rearrested within three months of release, six months of release and one year of release. [37925/11]

Order of Business (1 Dec 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: No, it is not agreed. I oppose the guillotining of the debate on extending the bank guarantee and request more time is devoted to it. I have no doubt the Tánaiste's colleagues in the Labour Party, particularly the newer Members, will need a lot of time to explain their support for this extension.

Order of Business (1 Dec 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Given their very vocal commentary on the guarantee over the past three years, it is not acceptable to Sinn Féin to allocate such a short time to such a crucial debate on such a central matter which has been historically of concern to the Labour Party. More time should be extended.

Order of Business (1 Dec 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: I also object to these arrangements. Two hours is completely inadequate to debate in any serious way the statement that the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform will make to the House on Monday.

Order of Business (1 Dec 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: It also begs the question as to whether, when the Minister for Finance, Deputy Noonan, gets to his feet on Tuesday, there will be a similar arrangement. It strikes me that this is a manoeuvre to shut down debate on the budgetary proposals. Far from being-----

Order of Business (1 Dec 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: The debate happens here, as the Minister, Deputy Howlin, well knows. It strikes me that far from being a Government committed to transparency and offering up the full facts, it is pulling a sly one to try to break up the budget and shut the debate down in this House. That is a disgraceful manoeuvre on the Government's part.

Order of Business (1 Dec 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: The Government will hardly announce the budget outside the House.

Leaders' Questions (1 Dec 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: We have 448,600 people out of work and the Tánaiste states unemployment is the Government's top priority as a policy issue. Heaven help us if this is the Government working to put jobs first. Figures published yesterday show an unemployment rate of 14.5% and a shocking increase in poverty levels. Some 22.5% of people reported that they live in deprivation, which means being unable to...

Leaders' Questions (1 Dec 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Does the Tánaiste support the Minister's commentary? If he disagrees with him, will he apologise for the comments the Minister made? Let us also have a real commitment from the Tánaiste that the unemployed and those living in poverty will be front and centre in the Government's proposals in next week's budget.

Leaders' Questions (1 Dec 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: I notice the Tánaiste did not distance himself from the Minister's commentary. Irrespective of what his role is in the Government, it is not the Minister's role to add insult to injury to the unemployed and deprived people of this State. I hope the Tánaiste is clear about that.

Leaders' Questions (1 Dec 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: The Tánaiste stated the Government's efforts have focused on rebuilding the State's reputation. What kind of a reputation can a state have when almost half a million of its people are languishing on the unemployment lines? These are not statistics but people and families, yet less than a week before a budget that will be very hard on people we have a senior Government Minister being...

Leaders' Questions (1 Dec 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: -----fight against high pay and left former taoisigh on massive pensions. Out of the other side of its mouth, it tells people to cheer up, things will not be so bad and we should all take a weekend break. That is completely mad politics.

Leaders' Questions (1 Dec 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Heaven help us if this heralds what the Government proposes to present to the Dáil and citizens in its budget next week. The Tánaiste stated the Government's priority is to get people back to work and listed the initiatives it has taken.

Leaders' Questions (1 Dec 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Its initiatives are not working. What will it do differently? What new initiatives will it bring forward? When will it demonstrate in real terms a seriousness about getting people back to work? The figures do not lie. They reflect the failure of the Government.

Leaders' Questions (1 Dec 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: The Minister has done it already.

Leaders' Questions (1 Dec 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: What is the Government doing about them?

Leaders' Questions (1 Dec 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: The Government is failing in its job.

Written Answers — Ministerial Responsibilities: Ministerial Responsibilities (30 Nov 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Question 40: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans for the responsibility of housing under his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37747/11]

Housing Regeneration Projects (30 Nov 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Question 12: To ask the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government the amount of money he intends to supply in 2012 and onwards for the continuation and completion of regeneration projects which are already underway in Ballymun, Dublin, and in Limerick. [37745/11]