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Civil Defence Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (29 Nov 2012)

Frank Feighan: I thank the Minister of State for introducing the Bill, which is in line with the current policy to bring the functions of many State agencies back within their parent Departments. The Bill makes provision for the dissolution of the Civil Defence Board and the transfer of its functions back to the Department of Defence. The Civil Defence Board is funded from grant aid provided out of the...

Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Nov 2012)

Frank Feighan: I thank the Minister of State for bringing the Bill to the House. The Bill has many aspects which are very welcome. Since the foundation of the State we have had a love affair with owning our own property and home. Perhaps it came from colonialism. It certainly had a very positive effect, but in recent years it has had a very negative effect. We were not very familiar with renting, but...

Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (15 Nov 2012)

Frank Feighan: I welcome the Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2012. Risk equalisation is an issue with which I am quite familiar as I spoke about it many years ago in the Seanad. It was one of the few issues on which we in the then Opposition agreed with the then Government. When it was first debated, it was in the heady days of open markets and value for money. I believed then risk equalisation was a...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (13 Nov 2012)

Frank Feighan: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason an application for carer's has not been processed and decided upon in respect of a person (details supplied) and when a decision will issue. [49420/12]

Tax Transparency Bill 2012: Second Stage [Private Members] (9 Nov 2012)

Frank Feighan: I thank Deputy Murphy and compliment him on bringing the Bill before the House. It is a great guide not only to the voting public, but to politicians. Sometimes we are so engrossed in our work that we do not understand where funding is coming from or where it is going. One fifth of our contributions are spent on health. For 14 years the previous Government threw money at a system and did...

Credit Union Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2012)

Frank Feighan: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this important Bill and I thank the Minister for bringing it to the House. I recognise and pay tribute to the contribution of the credit union movement and its members over the years and the valuable work they have done in this country. The credit union in my home town started operating in a small room 30 or 35 years ago. It received the support of...

Credit Union Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2012)

Frank Feighan: The Deputy should mention the €42,000.

Credit Union Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2012)

Frank Feighan: The €42,000 is tax free.

Credit Union Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2012)

Frank Feighan: I am looking forward to it.

Credit Union Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2012)

Frank Feighan: I do not want to excite the Deputy.

Credit Union Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2012)

Frank Feighan: Only the Independents can excite the Deputy.

Prospects for Irish Economy: Statements (Resumed) (25 Oct 2012)

Frank Feighan: This an Irish, European and global financial crisis. This country is part of the problem but it can be also part of the solution. Light touch regulation in the banking sector and the wrong decisions being made by the previous Government were part of the problem here. As a country we lost our way too. Unfortunately everyone, from employers to employees, from home owners to the homeless...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Transport Authority (25 Oct 2012)

Frank Feighan: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide details on current staffing levels, salaries and the operational budget at the Taxi Regulator’s office since the Taxi Regulator was subsumed into the National Transport Authority. [46976/12]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Transport Authority (25 Oct 2012)

Frank Feighan: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide details on the staffing levels, total salaries figure and operational budget at the Taxi Regulator’s office before the Taxi Regulator was subsumed into the National Transport Authority. [46977/12]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Transport Authority (25 Oct 2012)

Frank Feighan: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide details on the current staffing levels, total salaries figure and operational budget at the National Transport Authority since the Taxi Regulator was subsumed into the National Transport Authority. [46978/12]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Transport Authority (25 Oct 2012)

Frank Feighan: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide details on the current staffing levels, total salaries figure and operational budget at the National Transport Authority before the Taxi Regulator was subsumed into the National Transport Authority. [46979/12]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Transport Authority (25 Oct 2012)

Frank Feighan: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of public relation companies currently contracted to do work on behalf of the National Transport Authority. [46980/12]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Transport Authority (25 Oct 2012)

Frank Feighan: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the total current financial cost to the National Transport Authority of hiring these public relation companies for this contract work. [46981/12]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Transport Authority (25 Oct 2012)

Frank Feighan: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide the names of all the public relation companies currently contracted to do work on behalf of the National Transport Authority. [46982/12]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Transport Authority (25 Oct 2012)

Frank Feighan: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will specify the work specification and their costs of each of these public relation contracts. [46983/12]