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Written Answers — Ministerial Staff: Ministerial Staff (15 Nov 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Question 474: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of his constituency and parliamentary staff, appointed following the February 2011 elections, on salaries that exceed their applicable pay scale grade; the number of his existing and parliamentary staff employed prior to the February 2011 elections but awarded salary increases following the election that exceed their applicable pay...

Written Answers — Ministerial Staff: Ministerial Staff (15 Nov 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Question 516: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of his constituency and parliamentary staff, appointed following the February 2011 elections, on salaries that exceed their applicable pay scale grade; the number of his existing and parliamentary staff employed prior to the February 2011 elections but awarded salary increases following the election that exceed...

Written Answers — Ministerial Staff: Ministerial Staff (15 Nov 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Question 548: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of her constituency and parliamentary staff, appointed following the February 2011 elections, on salaries that exceed their applicable pay scale grade; the number of her existing and parliamentary staff employed prior to the February 2011 elections but awarded salary increases following the election that exceed their...

Written Answers — Ministerial Staff: Ministerial Staff (15 Nov 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Question 611: To ask the Minister for Health the number of his constituency and parliamentary staff, appointed following the February 2011 elections, on salaries that exceed their applicable pay scale grade; the number of his existing and parliamentary staff who were employed prior to the February 2011 elections but were awarded salary increases following the election that exceeded their...

Written Answers — Ministerial Staff: Ministerial Staff (15 Nov 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Question 657: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of his constituency and parliamentary staff, appointed following the February 2011 elections, on salaries that exceed their applicable pay scale grade; the number of his existing and parliamentary staff employed prior to the February 2011 elections but awarded salary increases following the election that exceed...

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (9 Nov 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Question 25: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he plans to review the semi-State bodies operating under his aegis in the area of tourism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33410/11]

Written Answers — Cycle Facilities: Cycle Facilities (9 Nov 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Question 36: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to aid the development of strategies for local authorities to put in place and achieve resourcing for bike schemes similar to that operated in Dublin. [33430/11]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (8 Nov 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Question 52: To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on progress in the development of the new cystic fibrosis unit at St. Vincent's Hospital, Dublin and of other services for persons with this condition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32967/11]

Private Members' Business - Promissory Notes: Motion (8 Nov 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: A few short months ago, the Minister, Deputy Noonan, on behalf of the Government promised he would seek to share losses with investors holding unguaranteed, unsecured bonds in Anglo Irish Bank and Irish Nationwide Building Society. I am unsure whether it was the Minister himself or his colleague, Deputy Howlin, who went so far as to describe such bondholders as legitimate targets for haircuts.

Private Members' Business - Promissory Notes: Motion (8 Nov 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Members were told that burden sharing with bondholders would be sought by agreement and through clear, determined and competent negotiation. A few short months later, the Government's record on negotiation has been found wanting. Despite the pre-election hyperbole of Fine Gael and the Labour Party, they have also been found out because the current Administration's failure to renegotiate...

Community Employment Schemes (8 Nov 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: I wish to raise the issue of the revised points for eligibility for ring-fenced projects agreed by FÁS. In particular, I wish to zero in on one such project, the community after schools project known as CASPr. The project has been operating in the north-east inner city of Dublin since 1995 and I need not tell Members about the level of social and educational disadvantage suffered by that...

Community Employment Schemes (8 Nov 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: I appreciate this is the response the Minister of State received but our information flatly contradicts what has been said. At no stage was CASPr involved in a consultation procedure. I believe Citywide, a very fine group, is being cited because it was perhaps the only group engaged on this matter. If it is the case that the nine points have not been changed, how is it that a scheme which...

Written Answers — Vocational Education Committees: Vocational Education Committees (3 Nov 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Question 23: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of vacant youth officer posts in vocational education committees; and when she expects these to be filled. [32506/11]

Written Answers — Child and Family Supports: Child and Family Supports (3 Nov 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Question 35: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the mechanisms she will use to enhance the role of early intervention in child poverty and support programmes for vulnerable children in the context of the new child and family support services agency. [32507/11]

Order of Business (3 Nov 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: I refer to the climate change Bill. The Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Deputy Phil Hogan, has decided it is not a matter of priority. I assume he is aware of the severe episodes of flooding in Dublin and elsewhere across the State. I ask the Tánaiste to outline the position in respect of that Bill and his view on it. The temporary agency workers Bill will...

Order of Business (3 Nov 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: What about the temporary agency workers Bill?

Order of Business (3 Nov 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Will there be no derogation?

Leaders' Questions (3 Nov 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Yesterday, we saw the Tánaiste's Government hand over €700 million to unguaranteed bondholders.

Leaders' Questions (3 Nov 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: We see evidence today of tax revenues falling. Of particular note is the drop in VAT receipts, a further reflection of the decimation of the domestic economy and people's spending power due to austerity measures directed at middle and low income earners. Tomorrow we expect to see the Government's growth projections revised downwards yet again. We also found out recently that a €3.6...

Leaders' Questions (3 Nov 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: What about the Department of Finance?