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Written Answers — Non-Governmental Organisations: Non-Governmental Organisations (28 Sep 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Question 24: To ask the Minister for Health his views whether it is appropriate that the CEO of Rehab, a large non-governmental organisation in receipt of significant amounts of public money, be paid a salary as reported, far in excess of the public service salary caps recently announced by him; and if he intends to take measures to bring pay levels of such NGO CEOs into line with public...

Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (28 Sep 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Question 41: To ask the Minister for Health the measures being put in place to enhance mental health inpatient services in Dublin in view of the closure of inpatient facilities at St. Ita's, Portrane, County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26383/11]

Written Answers — Homeless Persons: Homeless Persons (27 Sep 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Question 80: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will report on progress made in the implementation of the youth homelessness strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26075/11]

Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (27 Sep 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Question 169: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will explain the decision by FÁS not to continue funding for a project (details supplied) and if alternative funding can be found to keep such a vital service running. [26227/11]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (27 Sep 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Question 183: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the grades within the public and civil service entitled to receive a special severance gratuity payment on retirement; the number of public and civil servants that will be eligible for the special severance gratuity payment on retirement; the way the special severance gratuity payment calculated for each eligible grade; the...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (27 Sep 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Question 184: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the grades within the public and civil service entitled to benefit from added years enabling the latter to retire before the standard pension entitlement age with full pension benefits; the number of public and civil servants that will be eligible to benefit from added years; if he will give details of the saving to the...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (27 Sep 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Question 185: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the saving to the State if all existing public and civil service pension payments were capped at €35,930 per year. [26023/11]

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (27 Sep 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Question 323: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he has applied to the EU for a derogation from the EU Electricity Directive. [26006/11]

Written Answers — Prison Accommodation: Prison Accommodation (27 Sep 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Question 380: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if the recent judicial inquiry recommendations into conditions at Mountjoy Jail, Dublin, with respect to the installation of proper toilet facilities before Christmas will be implemented; and his views on the recent finding that the slopping out practice has been adjudged a violation of the European Convention on Human Rights by the...

Written Answers — Youth Services: Youth Services (27 Sep 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Question 464: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs in view of his commitment that frontline services will not be affected by depleted public sector numbers, the reason the Health Service Executive has decided not to replace a retiring neighbourhood youth project 1 project leader in the north inner city. [25703/11]

Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (27 Sep 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Question 555: To ask the Minister for Health the cost to the State when all publicly employed hospital consultants exceed the cap of 25% in private practice by 15%. [26009/11]

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (22 Sep 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Question 31: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the safeguards to be included in the legislation governing the implementation of the statutory trust fund that will ensure transparency and openness in its implementation; and his views that lessons can be learnt from the operation of the redress fund in which a number of victims' groups and survivors of abuse raised important...

Written Answers — Residential Institutions Statutory Fund: Residential Institutions Statutory Fund (22 Sep 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Question 35: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will give assurances that the statutory trust fund will not be used to replicate existing services that are in place to deal with persons seeking assistance on housing, welfare, and other social issues. [25096/11]

ESB and Disposal of State Assets: Motion (Resumed) (21 Sep 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: It was interesting to note the contributions of the Ministers, Deputies Rabbitte and Howlin, in which they claimed this motion in support of retaining the ESB in its totality in State ownership was made on a false premise. They tell us repeatedly that there is a new paymaster in town and apparently what the troika wants, the troika gets with no questions asked. As expected, the Minister,...

ESB and Disposal of State Assets: Motion (Resumed) (21 Sep 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: It is not a surprise to Sinn Féin that the Fine Gael Party is happy to kowtow to the troika. It shares the IMF's view of the world and is ideologically committed to small government and every man and woman for himself or herself. Prior to the election, the Labour party committed itself to State enterprises and stated categorically it would use commercial semi-State companies as a key part...

ESB and Disposal of State Assets: Motion (Resumed) (21 Sep 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: -----into the North's infrastructure during his four year tenure, delivering improved drinking water quality. Labour Party Ministers should take note that all of this was done without introducing domestic water and sewerage charges.

ESB and Disposal of State Assets: Motion (Resumed) (21 Sep 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: If they are concerned about social welfare matters in the North, they should address their analysis to their sister party, the SDLP, which holds the relevant Ministry in the Six Counties Executive. I am pretty sure the Minister, Alex Attwood, MLA, would be more than happy to take the Minister and his younger colleagues through their paces and explain to them, because they clearly require...

ESB and Disposal of State Assets: Motion (Resumed) (21 Sep 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: I welcome the Minister's acceptance of the tenor of Sinn Féin's motion with regard to the contribution the ESB has made to the State since its inception in 1927. The company is self-financing, has paid €4.3 billion to the State in taxes and dividends over the past ten years and is an international leader in the energy sector. That it can borrow substantial amounts on the markets to fund...

ESB and Disposal of State Assets: Motion (Resumed) (21 Sep 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: There is also the issue of the levels of debt the ESB is currently carrying and the impact this will have on the State's dividend and future bargaining power in deciding on the strategic needs of the State. Following the ESB's purchase of Northern Ireland Electricity, its debt levels were pushed to €3.9 billion. On receipt of proceeds from a third party investor, the State will have to...

ESB and Disposal of State Assets: Motion (Resumed) (21 Sep 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Extolling the virtues of the ESB and its achievements within the current ownership arrangements, as the Minister has done, is all fine and dandy, but all of that will change, and change absolutely, if the Government sells off a stake in the company. I would like to address the defence by the Minister of the Government's policy with regard to the privatisation of Telecom Éireann and the...