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Budget 2013 (17 Jul 2012)

John Halligan: I remind the Minister that the Irish Association of Suicidology has indicated, based on international research, that for every one percentage point increase in unemployment, there is a 0.78% increase in the rate of suicide. Let us be clear that as the economic situation worsens, human lives are at stake. I urge the Minister to bear in mind the arguments put forward by those organisations...

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (11 Jul 2012)

John Halligan: Question 11: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the actions at a political and diplomatic level he will take to show his support for the democratic protests and revolution taking place in Bahrain which is being repressed by the Bahraini Government with help from Saudi Arabia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33707/12]

Human Rights Issues (11 Jul 2012)

John Halligan: Question 3: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will contact the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh and raise with him the issue of an independent and credible investigation into the murder of journalists (details supplied) in February 2012; the steps he has taken and is taking in addressing anti press violence in Bangladesh; and if he will make a...

Human Rights Issues (11 Jul 2012)

John Halligan: I thank the Tánaiste for his reply. I chair an international fact-finding commission, comprising people from America, Canada, Bangladesh and England, into the murder of both these journalists in front of their five-year old son last February in Bangladesh. Their deaths are just one part of a continuous series of physical attacks and murders perpetrated against journalists in Bangladesh,...

Human Rights Issues (11 Jul 2012)

John Halligan: Bangladesh is among the worst nations in the world in combating deadly anti-press violence. The highly respected New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists, or CPJ, has tracked the murders of 12 journalists in Bangladesh that have not even been investigated. An independent and credible investigation into the torture, murder and disappearance not only of journalists but a growing number...

Human Rights Issues (11 Jul 2012)

John Halligan: I acknowledge the Tánaiste's fine record in human rights. I thank him for having made contact with the Bangladeshi authorities but I would urge him to continue those contacts in the coming months. When other countries made contact with the Bangladeshi Prime Minister during the week, he made a curt remark, stating, "We can't guard every journalist's bedroom". That is the extent of the...

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (10 Jul 2012)

John Halligan: Question 56: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reason a person (details supplied) in County Dublin has been excluded from school, has no respite and their father has no care at home for them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33338/12]

Written Answers — Tax Yield: Tax Yield (5 Jul 2012)

John Halligan: Question 21: To ask the Minister for Finance based on the most up to date revenue figures, the total earnings of the top 10% of income earners and the amount of tax this group is paying in absolute and percentage terms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32757/12]

Written Answers — Fiscal Policy: Fiscal Policy (5 Jul 2012)

John Halligan: Question 40: To ask the Minister for Finance with regard to the recent EU meeting on the European banking crisis, the relief Irish citizens may expect in terms of an end to and reversal of cuts and austerity measures over the coming period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32758/12]

Leaders' Questions (5 Jul 2012)

John Halligan: We are paying millions to private landlords. How could that be efficient? It is a waste of money.

Criminal Justice (Search Warrants) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (4 Jul 2012)

John Halligan: I wish to share my time with Deputy Pringle.

Criminal Justice (Search Warrants) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (4 Jul 2012)

John Halligan: The Supreme Court challenge to the controversial section 29 warrant by Mr. Ali Charaf Damache called for swift action. I commend the Minister and his Department on providing such a speedy response to tidy up this legislative area. I have always felt that independence and transparency are essential to the integrity of the criminal justice system, and we would do victims of crime a grave...

Semi-State Sector Remuneration (4 Jul 2012)

John Halligan: Question 14: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason the pay level set by the Government in respect of the starting salary for the chief executive of a commercial State company was breached for in the incoming chief executive of the VHI; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32497/12]

Written Answers — Tourism Promotion: Tourism Promotion (3 Jul 2012)

John Halligan: Question 97: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will work with Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, in the interests of promoting tourism, to ensure that the jetty and safety railing on Dalkey Island are repaired and made safe to allow visitors to the island this summer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32102/12]

Education (Amendment) (Protection of Schools) Bill 2012: Second Stage [Private Members] (3 Jul 2012)

John Halligan: Small rural schools provide one of the most vital services and are severely under threat in these difficult times. Some 18 such schools in my constituency are under the threshold for potential cuts and in danger of losing teachers in the coming years. This is taking place in a country in which 80% of people are without a third level education qualification and the rate of youth unemployment...

Local Authority Housing (28 Jun 2012)

John Halligan: Question 14: To ask the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government his plans to reduce the numbers on the housing waiting lists, which currently stand at 96,000; if he is proposing a maximum waiting time for housing applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31263/12]

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (28 Jun 2012)

John Halligan: Question 41: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of social housing units that will be provided in 2012 and 2013 in each local authority; the manner in which they will be provided whether by direct provision of council houses, by leasing arrangements with private landlords or by discussions with the National Assets Management Agency; if he will...

Criminal Justice (Withholding of Information on Offences Against Children and Vulnerable Persons) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 Jun 2012)

John Halligan: The frequency and source of the denials associated with child abuse in Ireland, as we have all said, is nothing short of a national shame. The Bill is long overdue. It is a small start to ensuring what happened will not happen again. It is a pity the law cannot be made retrospective with regard to those who withheld information concerning sexual offences in the past, particularly in the...

Written Answers — Seismic Surveys: Seismic Surveys (26 Jun 2012)

John Halligan: Question 124: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on concerns regarding the impact of seismic surveying in the Corrib gas field; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30692/12]

Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (26 Jun 2012)

John Halligan: Question 536: To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons now on the waiting list at Waterford Regional Hospital for 2012; the number of persons left on trolleys or on chairs in Waterford Regional Hospital this year in comparison to 2011; and the number of men that have been diagnosed with prostate cancer this year in comparison to 2011 [30377/12]