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Order of Business (Resumed) (21 Jul 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: It is not agreed.

Order of Business (Resumed) (21 Jul 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: That sounded more like an Ard-Fheis speech than a presidential speech.

Order of Business (Resumed) (21 Jul 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: As we pack up our buckets and spades and head off-----

Order of Business (Resumed) (21 Jul 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: -----for a well earned break-----

Order of Business (Resumed) (21 Jul 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: -----it is useful to record that while politicians may work hard-----

Order of Business (Resumed) (21 Jul 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: -----many outside these walls work much harder. It is only fitting to record the fact that hundreds of thousands of low-paid workers will have a very fretful summer on foot of a High Court decision and the failure of the Government to introduce emergency legislation. We do not accept that the House should be adjourned, given that the Taoiseach is today attending an EU summit of immense...

Order of Business (Resumed) (21 Jul 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Many promises have been made by the Government in the course of this Dáil session. It promised to resolve the issue of the interest rate and deal with senior bondholders. We have heard a great deal of rhetoric but seen very little action.

Order of Business (Resumed) (21 Jul 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Reports in the media today suggest something may be brewing in the discussions between France and Germany. It would be unacceptable if the Taoiseach were to fail to present himself before the House to give us a full account of the summit and reassure Deputies and the people as a whole - the taxpayers and citizens of the State - that he has finally taken a stand, done the right thing and...

Order of Business (Resumed) (21 Jul 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Rather than adjourning for the summer, the House should reconvene next week to hear a full and frank report from the Taoiseach.

Order of Business (Resumed) (21 Jul 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Yesterday, the Taoiseach and the House set out in the clearest and most strenuous language that the abuse and sheltering of abusers which has come to light in respect of the Roman Catholic Church will not be tolerated and that any undue interference by the Vatican would not only be viewed negatively, but would have negative consequences for the relationship between this State and that one. I...

Written Answers — Credit Guarantee Scheme: Credit Guarantee Scheme (19 Jul 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Question 30: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when he will introduce a credit guarantee scheme; the amount of money that will be invested in this scheme; and the criteria that will be applied. [21157/11]

Written Answers — Enterprise Support Services: Enterprise Support Services (19 Jul 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Question 36: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the action he has taken to construct a microfinance start-up fund. [21158/11]

Written Answers — Semi-State Bodies: Semi-State Bodies (19 Jul 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Question 100: To ask the Minister for Finance if it is his intention to bring the National Treasury Management Agency CEO salary structure into line with commercial semi-state CEO pay ceilings; if the NTMA will be included in the review of the current performance bonus schemes for CEOs in commercial semi-state companies; and if this review will be extended to all levels of senior management...

Written Answers — Semi-State Bodies: Semi-State Bodies (19 Jul 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Question 101: To ask the Minister for Finance, following a statement by the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform in Dáil Éireann that he was unhappy with the pay arrangements for National Treasury Management Agency staff seconded to his Department who are not subject to public service pay ceiling, the actions he has taken to remedy this situation. [20340/11]

Written Answers — Institutes of Technology: Institutes of Technology (19 Jul 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Question 176: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the decision by Athlone Institute of Technology, County Westmeath, to sack a small number of lecturers following a Labour Court decision that said lecturers be awarded contracts of indefinite duration; and, in view of the fact that Athlone Institute is in breach of the Croke Park Agreement, if he will instruct the...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (19 Jul 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Question 494: To ask the Minister for Health if he will investigate the failings of the Health Service Executive's recent centralisation of the medical and GP card processing at the Primary Care Reimbursement Service in Finglas, Dublin 11 which is currently short 60 of its full complement of 150 staff and as a result may now have to avail of the services of an external company to provide...

Order of Business (19 Jul 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: It is. I also have a second matter to raise.

Order of Business (19 Jul 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: To reiterate we share Deputy Martin's view and I hope the Taoiseach will respond in a positive way.

Order of Business (19 Jul 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: The objective was to have the discussion after the summit, on Friday. The decision of the Government not to introduce emergency legislation to protect the hundreds of thousands of low paid workers formerly covered by the JLCs is ample illustration of the utter disregard this Administration has for those on low incomes.

Order of Business (19 Jul 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: I want to ask the Taoiseach about the household charge he intends to introduce. I understand the proposals are to be brought before the Cabinet. As we adjourn for the summer break, will the Taoiseach tell the people, in particular those whose pay has been slashed and have been left in such vulnerable circumstances, when he proposes to introduce the household charge and precisely how much of...