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Public Accounts Committee: Irish Congress of Trade Unions - Review of Allowances (31 Oct 2012)

Michael McCarthy: Has the INTO identified allowances for which a stronger case can be made for retention? To ask the question in another form, has the INTO identified allowances that could be discontinued?

Public Accounts Committee: Irish Congress of Trade Unions - Review of Allowances (31 Oct 2012)

Michael McCarthy: Ms Nunan mentioned island, Gaeltacht, gaelscoil and board of management allowances. Will the INTO contest the discontinuation of those allowances?

Public Accounts Committee: Irish Congress of Trade Unions - Review of Allowances (31 Oct 2012)

Michael McCarthy: I welcome the delegates and thank them for their attendance. What is the union position on the decision to stop paying allowances to new recruits? What is Mr. Cody's view on the fairness and equity of this measure?

Public Accounts Committee: Irish Congress of Trade Unions - Review of Allowances (31 Oct 2012)

Michael McCarthy: Has Mr. Cody formed an opinion on how to approach the issue when the union may have formed an opinion it should be discontinued? I presume the union has drawn a distinction between allowances that should be retained and those that the union is less likely to argue to retain?

Public Accounts Committee: Irish Congress of Trade Unions - Review of Allowances (31 Oct 2012)

Michael McCarthy: Are unions or workers' representatives outside the ambit of ICTU pursuing a separate campaign with the Government on allowances?

Public Accounts Committee: Irish Congress of Trade Unions - Review of Allowances (31 Oct 2012)

Michael McCarthy: Under the arbitration procedures of the Croke Park agreement, what level of discussion is operating within that framework?

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (25 Oct 2012)

Michael McCarthy: To ask the Minister for Health his views on a health Service Executive position which requires Community First Responder volunteers in an area of west Cork to pay a €30 fee for inoculation purposes in order to meet the Health Information and Quality Authority standards being imposed on the National Ambulance Service; if his attention has been drawn to the costs that one west Cork CFR...

Order of Business (24 Oct 2012)

Michael McCarthy: The Deputy just did so.

Order of Business (24 Oct 2012)

Michael McCarthy: Is there a Bill on fine weather?

Order of Business (24 Oct 2012)

Michael McCarthy: If there were such a Bill, there would be no amendments to it.

Autism Bill 2012: First Stage (24 Oct 2012)

Michael McCarthy: I move:That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to provide for an autism strategy to be prepared and to provide for related matters.

Autism Bill 2012: First Stage (24 Oct 2012)

Michael McCarthy: I move: "That the Bill be taken in Private Members' time."

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (24 Oct 2012)

Michael McCarthy: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason an application for naturalisation has not yet been decided upon in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46578/12]

Statutory Sick Pay: Motion [Private Members] (23 Oct 2012)

Michael McCarthy: Can we have a copy of the Deputy's paper?

Statutory Sick Pay: Motion [Private Members] (23 Oct 2012)

Michael McCarthy: What about the ideology of the DUP?

Statutory Sick Pay: Motion [Private Members] (23 Oct 2012)

Michael McCarthy: I will outline the context of this debate. In the three years up to March 2011 when the Government took office, the retail jobs sector was in free-fall and 250,000 jobs were lost in that area. From the point of view of small businesses and what Government has done to support them, let me remind the House that the action plan for jobs has four critical areas, namely, starting a business,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Comprehensive Action Programme for the Reform of Local Government: Discussion (23 Oct 2012)

Michael McCarthy: That is the Senator's third intervention. We will seek an answer, but that will conclude matters.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Comprehensive Action Programme for the Reform of Local Government: Discussion (23 Oct 2012)

Michael McCarthy: The Senator can also raise the matter on the Adjournment in the Seanad. I thank our guests for their interaction with the committee at such short notice. We appreciate their level of engagement. I propose that the committee reflect on the proceedings of the past two hours or so and that we use private session next week to decide on actions to take.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Comprehensive Action Programme for the Reform of Local Government: Discussion (23 Oct 2012)

Michael McCarthy: I will group the next three speakers because they have not spoken yet. The speakers are Deputies Flanagan, Corcoran Kennedy and Coffey.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Comprehensive Action Programme for the Reform of Local Government: Discussion (23 Oct 2012)

Michael McCarthy: There are a significant number of questions. I will bring in Senator O'Sullivan if he has a single question but if he has more than that, he can come in after.