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Written Answers — Industrial Relations: Industrial Relations (13 Feb 2008)

Arthur Morgan: Question 251: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on whether the decision of the State to concede in the High Court case taken by a group (details supplied) challenging the fixing by the Labour Court of minimum wage levels for certain industries, will have implications for upcoming pay talks. [5562/08]

Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (13 Feb 2008)

Arthur Morgan: Question 252: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to the situation where a company (details supplied) is refusing to allow workers from south of the Border to join a union and is therefore depriving its staff of collective bargaining rights; and if he will do anything about it. [5563/08]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (13 Feb 2008)

Arthur Morgan: Question 301: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if a company (details supplied) received grants in 2007 under the dairy investment fund; and if, in the event of grants having been paid to the company, they will be reclaimed if the company lets staff go in 2008. [5564/08]

Written Answers — Joint Policing Committees: Joint Policing Committees (13 Feb 2008)

Arthur Morgan: Question 393: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when joint policing committees will be rolled out throughout the State and County Louth in particular; if County Louth will be considered for a single JPC or if several JPCs are envisaged for the county; when these decisions will be made and announced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5465/08]

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 Feb 2008)

Arthur Morgan: Sinn Féin made several proposals in its pre-budget 2008 submission on social welfare, very few of which were taken on board. The amendments would have gone some way towards bringing about a more efficient and better social welfare system. We support the Bill on the basis that any increases in areas such as child benefit and the one-parent family payment are sorely needed. We will not act...

Family Support Services. (13 Feb 2008)

Arthur Morgan: I was disappointed by the Minister's reply, the majority of which was culled from his budget speech and which we have heard several times. Is the Minister aware there are 290,000 people living in consistent poverty, many of whom are children? Is he aware that 770,000 people, many of whom are children, are at risk of poverty? These figures come from a State organisation, the Combat Poverty...

Family Support Services. (13 Feb 2008)

Arthur Morgan: They have not.

Family Support Services. (13 Feb 2008)

Arthur Morgan: The House heard from Deputy Enright about the increases in electricity and oil prices. I do not want to quote the figures again. The Government has not kept pace with those costs.

Family Support Services. (13 Feb 2008)

Arthur Morgan: I would be happy to itemise any amount of deficiencies yielded by the budget, not least of which is the lack of an increase in the living alone allowance, which affects more older people because they comprise a high percentage of its recipients. The Minister stated that it is a question of choices. Would he accept the choice he has made, which is the choice the Government has consistently...

Family Support Services. (13 Feb 2008)

Arthur Morgan: The Minister has abandoned them.

Family Support Services. (13 Feb 2008)

Arthur Morgan: The evidence shows otherwise.

Family Support Services. (13 Feb 2008)

Arthur Morgan: I am getting the figures from the Government.

Family Support Services. (13 Feb 2008)

Arthur Morgan: What about the consistent poverty figures I quoted?

Employment Support Services. (13 Feb 2008)

Arthur Morgan: I am sure all Members of this House have many constituents who visit their clinics and express the huge difficulties faced by individuals and families seeking to move from social welfare to work. Does the Minister accept that a relatively low cost measure, such as extending the period of validity of the medical card for people moving from welfare to work, could be of benefit to the economy...

Departmental Bodies. (13 Feb 2008)

Arthur Morgan: There are 100,000 people on the housing list.

Request to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (13 Feb 2008)

Arthur Morgan: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to discuss the following matter of urgent national importance, namely, that the Government and the Minister for Health and Children recognise the incalculable suffering of the victims of Dr. Michael Neary by extending the terms of reference of the redress scheme to take full cognisance of the extent of the pain and suffering...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (12 Feb 2008)

Arthur Morgan: Question 140: To ask the Taoiseach the number of agency workers employed by his Department and by State agencies which fall under the auspices of his Department. [4791/08]

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (12 Feb 2008)

Arthur Morgan: Question 167: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of agency workers employed by his Department and by State agencies which fall under the auspices of his Department. [4786/08]

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (12 Feb 2008)

Arthur Morgan: Question 224: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of agency workers employed by her Department and by State agencies which fall under the auspices of her Department. [4788/08]

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (12 Feb 2008)

Arthur Morgan: Question 282: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of agency workers employed by his Department and by State agencies which fall under the auspices of his Department. [4792/08]