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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Fire Service Staff (15 Nov 2012)

John Halligan: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of fire chiefs, assistant fire chiefs, senior assistant chiefs, fire prevention chiefs, full-time fire fighters and part-time fire fighters currently employed in County Waterford; the number of part-time fire fighters that have resigned from the services in County Waterford in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012; and...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Staff Remuneration (15 Nov 2012)

John Halligan: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the pay scale currently used in the fire services; specifically, the annual salary and expenses payable to fire chiefs, assistant fire chiefs, senior assistant chiefs, fire prevention chiefs, full-time fire fighters and part-time fire fighters. [50737/12]

Credit Union Bill 2012 (Resumed): Second Stage (Resumed) (14 Nov 2012)

John Halligan: There is an interesting reference in the Bill to supporting shared services. I was unaware that if I was a member of a credit union in Waterford and I happened to be on holiday in Donegal or Dublin, I could not use a credit union facility in those counties because I was not a member of it. That is not fair and it does not represent the idea of shared services. It should be the same with...

Credit Union Bill 2012 (Resumed): Second Stage (Resumed) (14 Nov 2012)

John Halligan: No one denies that the credit union sector now finds itself in need of strong regulation, high standards of probity and better governance. A quarter of credit unions in the State are under close supervision by the Central Bank due to fears about rising loan arrears. Thousands of loans, totalling about €1 billion in value, are more than ten weeks in arrears, which is putting...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Child Benefit Payments (14 Nov 2012)

John Halligan: To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on the proposals to cut additional payments to parents of multiple births in Budget 2013 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50553/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (14 Nov 2012)

John Halligan: To ask the Minister for Health if he will give a commitment to have the Podiatry post filled in Waterford Regional Hospital as it has been in hospitals in Dublin, Galway and Limerick; if he will acknowledge that the filling of this post is critical to tackling diabetes foot disease in the community and keeping persons with this health complication out of hospital, healthy and mobile; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco Control Measures (14 Nov 2012)

John Halligan: To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 49 of 24 October 2012, if any members of his Department or any Irish officials will be attending the COP5 fifth session of the Conference of the Parties to the WHO framework Convention on Tobacco Control which is due to take place in Seoul on 12 to 17 November 2012; if so, if he will provide details of this delegation; and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (14 Nov 2012)

John Halligan: To ask the Minister for Health if the promised second adult diabetes endocrinologist consultant post will soon be awarded in Waterford Regional Hospital; when this post will be filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50431/12]

Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Services (13 Nov 2012)

John Halligan: I am not here to criticise the Minister for Health, but when he came to power he spoke about taking a "hands-on approach" that would be different to that of the last disastrous Government, in order to improve the terrible health system he inherited. However, my understanding of a hands-on approach was that he would be in contact with and would speak to people who work on the front line, like...

Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Services (13 Nov 2012)

John Halligan: I will finish with this point. The Secretary General, Dr. Ambrose McLoughlin, stated he would be amazed and shocked and that it would be unacceptable if it were to happen that the essential services I have mentioned were affected and that, while he was Secretary General, this would not happen. We want to have this stated in the Dáil.

Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Services (13 Nov 2012)

John Halligan: Like the previous speakers, including my colleague from Waterford, Deputy Ciara Conway, I remind the Minister of State that an estimated 15,000 people came onto the streets of Waterford last Saturday to protest at what they believe to be the latest attack on the city of Waterford. The 15,000 men, women and children had one thing in mind: to send a clear message to the Minister of State and...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Other Questions: Rent Supplement Scheme Payments (13 Nov 2012)

John Halligan: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will examine the cases of persons (details supplied) in relation to community welfare offices having flexibility in making payments. [49921/12]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Other Questions: Rent Supplement Scheme Payments (13 Nov 2012)

John Halligan: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will respond to evidence that new rent allowance limits are resulting in tenants becoming homeless and or living in overcrowded situations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49917/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (13 Nov 2012)

John Halligan: To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm the date the independent hospital review group is due to report back to him; if he will agree that a reconfiguration of hospitals within the south east with Waterford Regional Hospital at its central core is the most strategic way forward; if he acknowledges that a critical mass of 500,000 people living in the south east region makes a south...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Labour Court Recommendations (8 Nov 2012)

John Halligan: To ask the Minister for Health his plans to ensure that there are standard contracts with detailed terms and conditions for workers in the home help sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41676/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Labour Court Recommendations (8 Nov 2012)

John Halligan: To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to concerns being raised by home helps with regards to their lack of contracts and conditions of employment; his plans to take action regarding same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41677/12]

Pensions and Retirement Lump Sums: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (7 Nov 2012)

John Halligan: A decade ago, the notion of limiting Irish citizens' access to pensions would have been declared a sacrilege. Today, the pension funds of ordinary Irish people have become fair game while the Government is attempting to work certain categories of employees until they drop by progressively raising the age of eligibility for the State pension. If the Government wishes to lead this country...

Pensions and Retirement Lump Sums: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (7 Nov 2012)

John Halligan: The parties opposite get millions every year. All payments should be vouched or they should be abolished. There is an opportunity to do that in the budget next month, but it will not be done.

Pensions and Retirement Lump Sums: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (7 Nov 2012)

John Halligan: It will not be done because the Government parties would lose millions. That is enough of that. The RTE documentary "Too Broke to Retire", broadcast last Monday, made for highly discomforting viewing for everybody in this House. How can we as public representatives stand by these exorbitant pay-outs while so many pensioners who worked hard of all their lives in anticipation of a...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (7 Nov 2012)

John Halligan: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason behind the decision to allocate further staff resources to new applications for carer's allowance in an effort reduce processing times while old applications, that is, those received prior to a certain date are still being subjected to delays, some of which have already been waiting over a year for a decision; her vies on whether it would...