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- Companies (Amendment) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 Jun 2012)
Paschal Donohoe: I concur with the views of my colleagues, Deputies Terence Flanagan and Paul J. Connaughton. I refer to the battle to attract foreign direct investment. The template for attracting foreign direct investment which this country has used in the past has proved very successful. I refer to statistical information on Ireland's share of foreign direct investment and our share of global income...
- Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 Jun 2012)
Paschal Donohoe: I welcome the Minister, Deputy Quinn, to the House for this debate. I recall clearly the time of day and circumstances in which I met the three people who came to me and told me they had been abused. I also recall the discussion I had with them as they did their best to describe to me the horror inflicted upon them and the impact it had on their lives. Those of us who have had the...
- Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 Jun 2012)
Paschal Donohoe: If the services prescribed in section 8 of the Bill do not meet the needs of those coming to the new organisation, or a significant minority of them, we should stand up and admit it and be willing to change the contents of the Bill. We should acknowledge their lives have been seared and damaged enough already. We should do all we can to be as imaginative and creative as possible to meet the...
- Written Answers — Carer's Allowance: Carer's Allowance (12 Jun 2012)
Paschal Donohoe: Question 349: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason back dated carer's allowance payments amounting to â¬5,000 over the past two years have not been paid in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28157/12]
- Written Answers — Disability Allowance: Disability Allowance (12 Jun 2012)
Paschal Donohoe: Question 353: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an appeal application for disablement benefit in respect of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28207/12]
- Written Answers — Disability Allowance: Disability Allowance (12 Jun 2012)
Paschal Donohoe: Question 358: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an appeal for disablement benefit in respect of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28229/12]
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (12 Jun 2012)
Paschal Donohoe: Question 575: To ask the Minister for Health when surgery will be performed on a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27874/12]
- Written Answers — State Examinations: State Examinations (7 Jun 2012)
Paschal Donohoe: Question 63: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the criteria in place regarding waivers and exemptions for persons with learning difficulties with dyslexia, when sitting the Leaving Certificate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27634/12]
- Written Answers — Inter-Country Adoptions: Inter-Country Adoptions (7 Jun 2012)
Paschal Donohoe: Question 122: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the progress that has been made to date in respect of advancing the possibility of inter country adoptions between Ireland and Kazakhstan; if the Adoption Authority of Ireland has reached any agreement with Kazakhstan authorities to advance this situation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27632/12]
- Written Answers — Home Help Service: Home Help Service (7 Jun 2012)
Paschal Donohoe: Question 131: To ask the Minister for Health the legislative proposals he is working on in respect of improving standards in the level of care in the home care sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27600/12]
- European Stability Mechanism Bill 2012: Second Stage (7 Jun 2012)
Paschal Donohoe: I will focus on three themes in my contribution, the first being the stance taken by some Members of the Opposition on legislation due to be passed by the Oireachtas, whereby if they are not happy with the view of the people or of the Oireachtas, they believe the appropriate course of action is to challenge it in the courts. A dangerous precedent is being set in that if Members of the...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (6 Jun 2012)
Paschal Donohoe: Question 314: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in Dublin 3 will receive their domiciliary care allowance following the decision of the Independent Social Welfare Appeals Office to grant the appeal; if payment be backdated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26209/12]
- Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (6 Jun 2012)
Paschal Donohoe: Question 655: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update on the situation facing a person (details supplied) whose student visa expired earlier this month; the steps they can take to extend their visa; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26422/12]
- Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (6 Jun 2012)
Paschal Donohoe: Question 657: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding an application for naturalisation in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26513/12]
- Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (6 Jun 2012)
Paschal Donohoe: Question 661: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding a naturalisation application in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26577/12]
- European Communities (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (6 Jun 2012)
Paschal Donohoe: I would like to pick up on some of the points made by Deputy Murphy. She made a fair point when she asked what is the vision, or the end point, of the current crisis. If there is not clarity, two things result. First, people's confidence is undermined, here and now. Second, it becomes difficult to evaluate any proposal because we do not know where it will end. I agree with some of the...
- Order of Business (24 May 2012)
Paschal Donohoe: What is the status of the national vetting bureau Bill? An issue that is continually raised with me concerns the challenge of those who are qualified and experienced to do work in the child care industry and to work in sensitive areas but who continue to experience prolonged and lengthy delays in having their qualifications and suitability checked. The introduction of such legislation would...
- Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (23 May 2012)
Paschal Donohoe: Question 183: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding an application in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25879/12]
- Private Members' Business. National Monuments: Motion (resumed) (23 May 2012)
Paschal Donohoe: When I was preparing for this debate, I could not help but think of the words of Diarmaid Ferriter which he wrote at the time of the Mahon tribunal report. In an article in The Irish Times he wrote: As we edge towards the centenary of the events that comprised the revolution of the early 20th century, we face a stark conclusion. This is a State bereft of meaningful sovereignty due to its...
- Written Answers — International Agreements: International Agreements (22 May 2012)
Paschal Donohoe: Question 218: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide details of the work of his Department in seeking to deal with the extra-territorial effects of United States Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act; the issues addressed in bilateral engagements or other contacts with U.S. officials; if he will detail any specific areas of concerns for the State; and if he will make a statement on...