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Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 Feb 2009)

Richard Bruton: I move amendment No. 2: In page 4, between lines 15 and 16, to insert the following: ""Act of 1970" means the Health Act 1970;". The purpose of this amendment is to relieve the burden on those who are most adversely affected by the levy. It specifically refers to the possibility that people with medical cards would be excluded from the requirement to pay the levy. The 3% levy on people...

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 Feb 2009)

Richard Bruton: The Minister did not advert to the fact that the existing medical card provisions are not solely designed as a way of deciding on access to medical cards. It is a long-established practice in his Department to confer exemptions from paying levies to medical card holders. There are close parallels between this and other levies in terms of giving exemptions. Is the Minister willing to...

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2009: Committee Stage (25 Feb 2009)

Richard Bruton: As amendment No. 47 in my name is in the same vein as amendment No. 1, the amendments have been grouped together for the purposes of debate. For this reason, I beg the Acting Chairman's indulgence to allow me to address my amendment which I will not have an opportunity to discuss later in the debate. It would be appropriate to include a sunset clause in the Bill because the proposals...

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2009: Committee Stage (25 Feb 2009)

Richard Bruton: Members must be receiving thousands of e-mails from me.

Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (24 Feb 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 123: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if a company which wins a contract in open competition from a State agency has obligations under transfer of undertakings legislation in respect of the employees of the previous contractor; and if the successful company is taking some employees from the previous contractor if there are restrictions on the...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (24 Feb 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 155: To ask the Minister for Finance if it is possible for a person who has incurred losses on a rental property as a result of refurbishment expenses to set that off against their PAYE income; and the circumstances in which it is possible to make such a write off. [7222/09]

Written Answers — Youth Services: Youth Services (24 Feb 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 232: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when she will finalise the allocation to the young people's facilities and services fund; and if her attention has been drawn to the fact that organisations are having to fund operations on credit lines as no funds have been released or indicated for the first quarter of 2009. [7517/09]

Written Answers — Defence Forces Recruitment: Defence Forces Recruitment (24 Feb 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 338: To ask the Minister for Defence if he will sanction the recruitment by the Air Corps of apprentice aircraft mechanics from the short list of people who have been vetted, sent for medical assessment and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7011/09]

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (24 Feb 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 348: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will approve a pilot scheme by Dublin City Council to allow some affordable housing to be released under a rent to buy scheme or under home choice or through other approaches in view of the fact that there is a high rate of refusal at present due to the price of units being set quite a while ago and...

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (24 Feb 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 349: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the extent to which the housing budget for 2009 has been used to acquire or lease properties from developers at lower prices than have been available under outstanding affordable or direct build contracts; and the number of housing units he hopes to acquire for social or affordable clients in 2009. [6967/09]

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (24 Feb 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 383: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if the recently announced grants for the installation of high performance boilers and insulation will be extended to include work that has been recently completed or is currently under way; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7219/09]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (24 Feb 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 489: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason he has selected a school (details supplied) in Dublin 5 for suppression of a special class; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7491/09]

Banking System: Motion. (24 Feb 2009)

Richard Bruton: I move: That Dáil Éireann, recognising that: reckless and incompetent management, regulation and oversight of the domestic Irish banking system has damaged domestic and international confidence in Ireland's economy; the Irish economy cannot recover from the deepening economic depression without a functioning banking system that enjoys the trust of depositors, international markets and the...

Banking System: Motion. (24 Feb 2009)

Richard Bruton: I moved this motion in the names of the members of the Fine Gael Parliamentary Party. It does not need telling either to the Acting Chairman or to the rest of the House that we are in deep crisis. The time for denial of the extent of the crisis is past. The pretence that Government has a strategy adequate to address that crisis is also totally inadequate. We are now in a serious situation...

Banking System: Motion. (24 Feb 2009)

Richard Bruton: ——which would be introduced by way of a guillotine, as we have seen time and again, with no opportunity for debate about the options. That is what the Taoiseach sees as the role of this House. The House is facing a crisis, as is the whole country, and unless Government can be open to new ideas we will go down the tubes. That is the state of affairs. This Government has shown that it...

Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (19 Feb 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 25: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the locations of the 500 hospital beds closed in 2008, including the wards, the number that were closed in each ward, and when they were closed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6617/09]

Written Answers — Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme: Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme (19 Feb 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 113: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she is receiving regular reports on the progress in making repayments to persons unlawfully charged while in nursing homes; the proportion of cases in which payments have to be made; the reason for the delay as in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5. [6750/09]

Written Answers — International Agreements: International Agreements (19 Feb 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 147: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has assessed the case for Ireland moving to fully participate in the Schengen Agreement in view of the fact that Britain is moving towards introducing passport control between Ireland and Britain; his views on the contention that membership of Schengen would be less expensive, give a positive message regarding...

Written Answers — International Agreements: International Agreements (19 Feb 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 184: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has assessed the case for Ireland moving to fully participate in the Schengen Agreement in view of the fact that Britain is moving towards introducing passport control between Ireland and Britain; his views on the contention that membership of Schengen would be less expensive, give a positive message regarding Ireland's commitment...

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2009: Second Stage (19 Feb 2009)

Richard Bruton: The Minister's comment indicates the complete dearth of understanding on the part of the Government. One need only compare the commitments made by the Government in the last general election campaign in regard to public spending with its actions in the previous five years. Therein lies the problem. The Government increased public spending at double the rate of growth for five successive...