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European Financial Stability Facility and Euro Area Loan Facility (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Sep 2011)

Paschal Donohoe: Anyone who intends to vote against this Bill or advocates opposition to participation in a mechanism such as this has a duty to answer one simple question: where would they find the €15 billion that is needed this year to fund the difference between what we take in as tax and what we are spending? That is €15 billion that has nothing to do with the cost of recapitalising banks but is...

An Bille um an Tríochadú Leasú ar an mBunreacht (Fiosruithe Thithe an Oireachtais) 2011 — An Dara Céim / Thirtieth Amendment of the Constitution (Houses of the Oireachtas Inquiries) Bill 2011 — Second Stage (15 Sep 2011)

Paschal Donohoe: I am struck by the contributions of my colleagues. They illustrate a caution about this Bill, but if Members of the Oireachtas continue to say that they need more power to do their job properly, they cannot on the other hand say they do not trust themselves to discharge that power properly. With regard to the points made by Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan, I do not see many Senator McCarthys in...

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (14 Sep 2011)

Paschal Donohoe: Question 205: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of funding teacher upskilling courses run by the National Centre for Technology in Education; the breakdown for funding each of these courses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23783/11]

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (14 Sep 2011)

Paschal Donohoe: Question 206: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of funding from his Department for the Irish National Teachers' Organisation run courses under the National Centre for Technology in Education; if he will provide a breakdown of these costs for each course; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23784/11]

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (14 Sep 2011)

Paschal Donohoe: Question 207: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide details of teacher training upskilling courses run by the National Centre for Technology in Education which are not alternatively provided by private sector education providers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23785/11]

Order of Business (14 Sep 2011)

Paschal Donohoe: The way in which rents are set in the commercial sector is of huge interest to many and important to the economy. The Government promised legislation to review this area. When will this be introduced to the House?

Written Answers — Tax Yield: Tax Yield (19 Jul 2011)

Paschal Donohoe: Question 144: To ask the Minister for Finance the tax revenue expected for 2012, 2013 and 2014; if he will supply in tabular form the value, in gross spending and percentage terms, which is forecast to go into servicing the national debt, paying for public services and any costs associated with supporting the banking system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21170/11]

Written Answers — Drugs Task Force: Drugs Task Force (19 Jul 2011)

Paschal Donohoe: Question 505: To ask the Minister for Health when he expects that the Drugs Programme Unit will sanction the second round of Drugs Task Force funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21012/11]

Public Health (Tobacco) (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second and Subsequent Stages (15 Jul 2011)

Paschal Donohoe: I support the Bill and note the progress made in tackling the problem of smoking. One of my favourite television programmes is "Mad Men", a series about the birth of the advertising industry in the United States in the late 1950s and early 1960s. One of the striking aspects of the programme is that virtually all the characters smoke and do so at all times and in all settings, whether at...

Residential Institutions Redress (Amendment) Bill, 2011: Second Stage (14 Jul 2011)

Paschal Donohoe: About two years ago I had the opportunity to visit a building which housed one of the schools covered by this Bill. Even now, with the passage of decades, to visit one of those buildings as an adult is a searing experience. My clear recollection is of walking down very long corridors with tiny rooms off them. I went into one of the rooms which I was told was preserved in a way that kept it...

Leaders' Questions (13 Jul 2011)

Paschal Donohoe: Where will we get €70 million?

Order of Business (13 Jul 2011)

Paschal Donohoe: One of the consequences of the boom and subsequent collapse of our housing market is that more and more people made the choice to live in rental accommodation. An unfortunate difficulty being experienced is that sometimes the quality of the rental accommodation is not what it should be. The Government has made a commitment to introduce the residential tenancies (Amendment) Bill to...

Written Answers — Tax Reliefs: Tax Reliefs (12 Jul 2011)

Paschal Donohoe: Question 88: To ask the Minister for Finance his views in relation to the provision of section 23 tax reliefs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19524/11]

Written Answers — Tax Yield: Tax Yield (12 Jul 2011)

Paschal Donohoe: Question 99: To ask the Minister for Finance the total tax revenue expected for 2010 and 2011; and if he will supply in tabular form the value, in gross spending and percentage terms of this revenue going into servicing the national debt, paying for public services and any costs associated with supporting the banking system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19693/11]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (12 Jul 2011)

Paschal Donohoe: Question 148: To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the universal social charge (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20052/11]

Written Answers — Semi-State Bodies: Semi-State Bodies (12 Jul 2011)

Paschal Donohoe: Question 294: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he prevents customers of semi-State bodies (details supplied) from being more than €300 in credit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20053/11]

Written Answers — Raw Milk Sales: Raw Milk Sales (12 Jul 2011)

Paschal Donohoe: Question 356: To ask the Minister for Agriculture; Fisheries and Food if he will explain the reasoning behind the proposed ban on raw milk; when this legislation is due to be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19526/11]

Written Answers — Drug Treatment Centres: Drug Treatment Centres (12 Jul 2011)

Paschal Donohoe: Question 423: To ask the Minister for Health if there are any legal protocols or guidance in place regarding the setting up of drug treatment centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19691/11]

Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (6 Jul 2011)

Paschal Donohoe: I also welcome the Bill. I pick up on a theme mentioned by Deputy Buttimer, which is the role of Parliament in political life. There is one consequence the Bill cannot be allowed to have. As we move to reduce the size of our political system, it cannot be done at the expense of reducing the effectiveness of the political system or the total amount of politics and democracy available in our...

Order of Business (6 Jul 2011)

Paschal Donohoe: The supply of alcohol to minors continues to be a very big problem for gardaí and communities. As the summer approaches, the potential for this problem to flare up again is great. The Government has given a commitment to introduce a sale of alcohol Bill, which will give the Garda and other agencies even greater power to tackle these issues, including the growing problem of the supply of...