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Report by the Interdepartmental Working Group on Mortgage Arrears: Statements (18 Oct 2011)

John Halligan: I ask the Minister to consider some of these proposals because I would not like to vote against this motion. However, based on some of the proposals contained in it and others that are not, I may be forced to do so.

Report by the Interdepartmental Working Group on Mortgage Arrears: Statements (18 Oct 2011)

John Halligan: I apologise. I am sharing time with Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan.

Job Creation (12 Oct 2011)

John Halligan: Question 3: To ask the Minister for Jobs; Enterprise and Innovation his strategy for job creation in County Waterford in view of the 575 job losses announced at the Talk Talk call centre in the city and almost 3,000 redundancies in the city in the past four years; if he will establish a dedicated task force to address Waterford's local economy; the estimated time frame for the establishment...

Job Creation (12 Oct 2011)

John Halligan: As the Minister is aware, the 575 jobs are gone. Of the workers and their families I spoke with last week, 12 people had found new employment. I am not levelling direct criticism at the Minister. He is relatively new in the job and he went to County Waterford and did his best. This debate will be broadcast on WLR FM shortly. I do not hesitate to state that there is no criticism of the...

Job Creation (12 Oct 2011)

John Halligan: I have two questions. I welcome that there will be an action plan, but I would like to see a more detailed analysis of it. I hope it will involve business people, job agencies and trade unions. When will the action plan be ready to be laid before the House or the relevant people in Waterford? My second question is on a broader issue. It appears that many companies, even though they are in...

Job Creation (12 Oct 2011)

John Halligan: We give companies finance to start off. Can anything be done to stop those that are making profits from leaving the State for no reason and making people redundant?

Job Creation (12 Oct 2011)

John Halligan: I welcome the Minister's action plan, but it must be seen. Time is not on Waterford's side. Given the substantial job losses in recent years, we need an action plan now. It can be a task force or an action plan - I am not tied to either - but it must show the thousands of unemployed people in Waterford that there is some hope for the future. Another blow this past week saw the VEC...

Job Creation (12 Oct 2011)

John Halligan: That move would have sat well with the previous Government. It was disgraceful.

Nurses and Midwives Bill 2011: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (11 Oct 2011)

John Halligan: I, too, met with the Community Midwives Association. I commend the purpose of the Bill which is to enhance the protection of the public in its dealings with nurses and midwives. However, I have some serious reservations about it. A letter from the Community Midwives Association, which I am sure the Minister, too, received, sets out its grave concerns in regard to sections 24 and 40. The...

Nurses and Midwives Bill 2011: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (11 Oct 2011)

John Halligan: Yes.

Nurses and Midwives Bill 2011: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (11 Oct 2011)

John Halligan: I concur with my colleague, Deputy Ó Caoláin. The association said, as currently worded, the Bill is not the best arrangement for mother and midwife. It also pointed out how the sections in question do not take account of their members' professionalism, the nature of their business and best practice. Additionally, these sections do not allow for the potential removal of insurance due to...

Road Traffic (No. 2) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Oct 2011)

John Halligan: I congratulate the Minister for bringing the Bill before the House. I welcome in particular the provisions that deal with the accepted norm that one can drink and then drive. There is no need for me to rehearse the statistics on the numbers of individuals and families who have been damaged by drink driving. However, concerns arise in regard to section 7 which provides for mandatory testing...

Employment and National Internship Scheme: Motion (Resumed) (28 Sep 2011)

John Halligan: We made a good few suggestions.

Employment and National Internship Scheme: Motion (Resumed) (28 Sep 2011)

John Halligan: Will the Minister of State take on those suggestions?

Employment and National Internship Scheme: Motion (Resumed) (28 Sep 2011)

John Halligan: The Minister of State should read our submissions.

Cancer Screening Programme (28 Sep 2011)

John Halligan: Question 3: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide funding for a national screening programme for prostate cancer involving a simple examination and a PSA blood test which a prostate cancer charity recently described as the first line of defence against the disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26436/11]

Cancer Screening Programme (28 Sep 2011)

John Halligan: I am disappointed, to a degree, by the Minister's answer. The statistics show that well over 2,500 men in Ireland are diagnosed with prostate cancer every year, with deaths reaching well over 550 per year. Prostate cancer has become the most common male cancer in Irish men, one in 12 of whom will develop it. There is extensive publicity about breast cancer, but incredibly, the risk of a...

Cancer Screening Programme (28 Sep 2011)

John Halligan: I accept the six fast-track clinics that have been chosen but those are for people who have already been diagnosed with prostate cancer who can be fast-tracked for treatment. Surely when we are talking about saving money, all the international evidence shows that early intervention saves lives and reduces costs. To go for a simple PSA test without a medical examination costs €20. I have...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (27 Sep 2011)

John Halligan: Question 236: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that there is no notice given where jobseeker's benefit is finishing and job seeker's allowance needs to be applied for; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25729/11]

Employment and National Internship Scheme: Motion (27 Sep 2011)

John Halligan: I move: That Dáil Éireann: recognises: — the unacceptable fact that the current rate of unemployment is 14.5%; — the crushing toll that persistent job losses, mounting unemployment and heightening emigration levels are having on ordinary Irish people and the desperate need for honesty when addressing this crisis and those affected by it; and — the particularly devastating impact of...