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Written Answers — International Agreements: International Agreements (9 Feb 2012)

Michael McGrath: Question 62: To ask the Minister for Finance the changes to the treaty establishing the European Stability Mechanism to which he recently agreed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7449/12]

Written Answers — Financial Services Regulation: Financial Services Regulation (9 Feb 2012)

Michael McGrath: Question 63: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of registered moneylenders here at the end of 2011; his views on the extent of legislative protection for consumers availing of the services of moneylenders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7450/12]

Written Answers — State Banking Sector: State Banking Sector (9 Feb 2012)

Michael McGrath: Question 64: To ask the Minister for Finance the value of senior and subordinated bonds outstanding in the covered institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7451/12]

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (9 Feb 2012)

Michael McGrath: Question 68: To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 194 of 4 October 2011, if he will arrange for the report to be supplied. [7513/12]

Written Answers — Public Sector Staff: Public Sector Staff (9 Feb 2012)

Michael McGrath: Question 95: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform in view of the fact that the number of persons expected to leave the public service at the end of February 2012 is now known, if he will provide details of the estimated gross salary saving in 2012; the additional pension costs that will be incurred in 2012; the amount of the lump sums that will be paid in 2012; and if he...

Written Answers — Exchequer Savings: Exchequer Savings (9 Feb 2012)

Michael McGrath: Question 96: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the way the payment of lump sums to the public servants retiring at the end of February 2012 will be accounted for in the monthly Exchequer returns and the national accounts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7425/12]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (9 Feb 2012)

Michael McGrath: Question 101: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will set out the details of the severance package arrangements agreed with a person (details supplied). [7422/12]

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (9 Feb 2012)

Michael McGrath: Question 249: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the paediatric diabetes posts for the Health Service Executive south for 2012; and when will the recruitment process for posts be carried out [7438/12]

Leaders' Questions (9 Feb 2012)

Michael McGrath: How many bankers has the Minister had locked up?

Order of Business (9 Feb 2012)

Michael McGrath: We can all agree that the first priority of the Government and the country is employment creation. When will the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation bring forward a jobs plan? Despite the modest recent reduction in the numbers on the live register, the figure has remained stubbornly high for the past 12 months. Can we have a date for the announcement of a jobs plan? How quickly...

Leaders' Questions (9 Feb 2012)

Michael McGrath: On behalf of the Fianna Fáil Party, I express sympathy to our deputy leader, Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív, on the death of his mother, Emer Uí Chuív. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a h-anam. The Taoiseach told the Dáil earlier this week that next Tuesday the Cabinet would approve the setting up of transition teams to manage the retirement of thousands of public sector employees at the end of February....

Leaders' Questions (9 Feb 2012)

Michael McGrath: Will the Minister also clarify the amount in retirement lump sums that will be paid this year?

Leaders' Questions (9 Feb 2012)

Michael McGrath: Where was the Minister? The people of Dublin South disenfranchised him on that occasion.

Leaders' Questions (9 Feb 2012)

Michael McGrath: I am looking for information.

Leaders' Questions (9 Feb 2012)

Michael McGrath: Has the Minister got the numbers?

Leaders' Questions (9 Feb 2012)

Michael McGrath: That response is beyond belief.

Leaders' Questions (9 Feb 2012)

Michael McGrath: The Minister was asked simple straightforward questions-----

Leaders' Questions (9 Feb 2012)

Michael McGrath: -----about what the savings will be arising from the retirements that will take place at the end of this month. She gave no answer to any of those questions. That pretty well sums up the way this Government has handled this issue over the last number of months. The fact is that there was no preparation-----

Leaders' Questions (9 Feb 2012)

Michael McGrath: -----no plans were put in place and with two weeks to go, the Government will consider formally establishing transition teams to manage an exodus of 7,000 to 8,000 public sector employees, which was known about 11 months ago today when the Minister came into office. That is the simple truth.

Leaders' Questions (9 Feb 2012)

Michael McGrath: The chorus is in fine form this morning.