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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Resolution Processes (3 Oct 2013)

John Halligan: 19. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to put pressure on banks to arrive at more permanent and sustainable solutions for distressed mortgage holders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41473/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Corporate Tax Regime Issues (3 Oct 2013)

John Halligan: 39. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will introduce measures in budget 2014 to increase the tax contribution of highly profitable corporations through the introduction of a minimum effective corporation tax rate by closing off loopholes which facilitate aggressive tax avoidance by some corporations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41474/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staffing (3 Oct 2013)

John Halligan: 98. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will confirm the rationale behind the decision to introduce the supplementary allocation panel for special needs assistants; the reason entry onto this panel is only open to special needs assistants who have been working for the past school year and were to lose their positions on 31 August; the way a panel such as this could so blatantly...

Leaders' Questions (2 Oct 2013)

John Halligan: He is just trying to get an answer.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (2 Oct 2013)

John Halligan: 28. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will condemn the closure of Gaza from both the Israeli and Egyptian sides, which has resulted in a severe shortage of medicine and medical disposables entering the Gaza Strip and which combined with electricity shortages has placed nearly one thousand patients at risk of death; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (2 Oct 2013)

John Halligan: 49. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a large sewage treatment plant being constructed in Gaza with funding from the World Bank may not become operational due to a shortage of required electric power, and that an appeal for more electricity made to Israel has been ignored; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Pension Provisions (1 Oct 2013)

John Halligan: 68. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the Dún Laoghaire Harbour Company has prepared a funding proposal in relation to the funding status of the defined benefit pension scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40888/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Back to Education Allowance Eligibility (26 Sep 2013)

John Halligan: 129. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the rationale behind the recent decision to impose an obligation on those moving from a VTOS payment to a back to education allowance payment to apply for a jobseeker's payment before being assessed for a the BTEA; if she will acknowledge this change in procedure is causing undue stress to those hoping to move to BTE in 2013; if she will commit...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (26 Sep 2013)

John Halligan: 181. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of asylum seekers currently awaiting a decision; the average waiting time associated with applications for asylum; the number of residential establishments currently housing asylum seekers in the State; the weekly cost to the State to provide residential accommodation for each asylum seeker; during these placement's the attempts...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (26 Sep 2013)

John Halligan: 182. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current guidelines covering the correct and appropriate use of pepper spray by An Garda Síochána; his views that the recent use of this agent against Irish citizens outside Dáil Éireann was both warranted or necessary; if he will make a commitment to review the use of pepper spray in the future; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Development (26 Sep 2013)

John Halligan: 210. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the guidelines and parameters that have been set down by his Department to govern the oyster and mussel collection by a company (details supplied) at Woodstown Beach, County Waterford; if any restrictions have been placed on this company in relation to bringing heavy machinery onto the beach; the regulatory checks carried by his...

Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointments) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (25 Sep 2013)

John Halligan: I would welcome any progressive measures which optimise the potential for generating savings in the public sector. I have heard numerous stories over the years of State agencies in which people had no work to do or, in some cases, had no work to do for years on end. If that is the case, it is an appalling waste of resources not only in the current economic climate but at any time. This is...

Leaders' Questions (25 Sep 2013)

John Halligan: Or the banks.

Leaders' Questions (25 Sep 2013)

John Halligan: What about the rest of them when they were talking?

Leaders' Questions (25 Sep 2013)

John Halligan: Does the Ceann Comhairle give them the same instruction?

Leaders' Questions (25 Sep 2013)

John Halligan: They are the figures the Government was given by Fianna Fáil.

An Appreciation of the Life and Work of Seamus Heaney: Statements (24 Sep 2013)

John Halligan: I believe one of Seamus Heaney's greatest gifts was to make poetic themes accessible and relatable to people who, by and large, were not interested in poetry. Two thirds of poetry collections sold in the UK in the year prior to our national celebration of his 70th birthday were Seamus Heaney's books. Very few poets, contemporary or otherwise, can lay claim to such popularity. Quite...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Common Agricultural Policy Negotiations (24 Sep 2013)

John Halligan: I thank the Minister and acknowledge it is good to have a minimum payment to bring all farmers up to an acceptable level of direct supports. However, my information is that while approximately 60,000 farmers will gain under the reforms, another 50,000 farmers will lose out. The Minister might confirm this, although it may be difficult for him to provide an immediate answer and should...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Common Agricultural Policy Negotiations (24 Sep 2013)

John Halligan: The issue of how money is to be redistributed is a burning one for farmers, now more than ever. From speaking to farmers in my constituency, it is clear they need certainty on their payments. We all know it is crucial that the Minister delivers an outcome that protects the interests of farmers and their families. While I understand there is agreement in principle, can the Minister clarify...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Common Agricultural Policy Negotiations (24 Sep 2013)

John Halligan: 51. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in view of the conclusion of the recent Common Agricultural Policy negotiations, if he will confirm if Ireland will retain its current funding levels under Pillar 1 and Pillar 2; if the level of funding has been reduced; if he will further confirm the level of funding has been approved for Ireland under each Pillar; if his...