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Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (7 Jun 2011)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 259: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, in view of the report by the Joint Committee on the Constitution of the Oireachtas published in July 2010, which recognised that legislation that would promote female candidates as a condition of public funding might prove constitutionally frail and recommended that the Attorney General be asked to examine...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (2 Jun 2011)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 67: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide the numbers of staff employed in the public sector, by section, for end of 2008 to date in 2011, inclusive, in tabular form, with an estimate of which of these were temporary employees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14069/11]

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (2 Jun 2011)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 68: To ask the Minister for Finance the numbers of staff employed in the public sector who have taken incentivised career breaks to date; if he intends to use this facility to reduce the public sector numbers in order that the jobs and personnel concerned are not lost to the public sector but savings in payroll costs are made for a period; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Vaccination Programme: Vaccination Programme (2 Jun 2011)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 142: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if there is any provision or funding for getting a child 14 years and older or children in third year and subsequent years at second level schools vacinated under the cervical vaccination programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14056/11]

Written Answers — Parliamentary Questions: Parliamentary Questions (2 Jun 2011)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 143: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if he proposes to reform the answering of parliamentary questions in Dáil Éireann by him and Ministers of State for his Department and to stop referring questions to the Health Service Executive for direct reply by the HSE to Deputies; his views that once a parliamentary question is in order that it should be replied to directly by...

Written Answers — Parliamentary Questions: Parliamentary Questions (2 Jun 2011)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 144: To ask the Minister for Health and Children, further to Parliamentary Question No.172 of 13 April 2011, in regard to his stated intention only to answer parliamentary questions about operation issues of a national nature and to refer questions about individual patients and local service issues to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to Deputies; that this is a...

Dáil Reform: Statements (2 Jun 2011)

Joanna Tuffy: I wish to respond to points I heard made in the debate earlier. Deputies John Paul Phelan and Brendan Griffin spoke about the need to couple Dáil reform with reform of the electoral system and I fundamentally disagree with this. The point needs to be repeated again and again that any electoral system other than PR-STV in multi-seat constituencies would give the voter in Ireland less say....

Dáil Reform: Statements (2 Jun 2011)

Joanna Tuffy: I call Deputy Mitchell O'Connor.

Dáil Reform: Statements (2 Jun 2011)

Joanna Tuffy: The Deputy is not listed on my screen. There was a Labour slot but the relevant Member was not present to contribute.

Dáil Reform: Statements (2 Jun 2011)

Joanna Tuffy: It is not on my list but is it agreed? Agreed.

Dáil Reform: Statements (2 Jun 2011)

Joanna Tuffy: I wish to share time with Deputy Anne Ferris.

Dáil Reform: Statements (2 Jun 2011)

Joanna Tuffy: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (31 May 2011)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 147: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an application for extension works at a school (details supplied) in County Dublin; the progress of the proposed extension; the likely time-frame for its completion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13581/11]

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (31 May 2011)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 225: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, further to Parliamentary Question No. 239 of 24 May 2011, if he will provide details of the incremental purchase scheme; if there will be discounts for tenants of many years standing in respect of the market value of the house; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13527/11]

Written Answers — Public Procurement Contracts: Public Procurement Contracts (26 May 2011)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 9: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there are companies that are not compliant with registered employment agreements or with the requirements in relation to the construction workers' pension scheme who are being given contracts to build publicly funded construction projects; and if he will ensure that such companies are prevented from...

Written Answers — Public Procurement Contracts: Public Procurement Contracts (26 May 2011)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 10: To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he will take to ensure compliance by construction companies with registered employment agreements and the construction workers' pension scheme before those companies are approved for tender of any works that are publicly funded, including hospitals and schools by having inspectors investigate those companies beforehand; and if he will...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (26 May 2011)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 27: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the services available for children with autism living in Lucan, County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13121/11]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (26 May 2011)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 104: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the services available for children with autism living in Lucan, County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13122/11]

Finance (No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (resumed) (25 May 2011)

Joanna Tuffy: I was glad to hear Deputy Joan Collins's speech, where she said there should be no levy, and then argued in favour of a wealth tax. I am amazed at Deputies from the United Left Alliance opposing this levy. They are taking the same side as the right wing commentators, the managers and trustees of pension funds and Mr. Eddie Hobbs.

Finance (No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (resumed) (25 May 2011)

Joanna Tuffy: I recommend Deputy Collins listens to an interview on "Today with Pat Kenny" with the economist Colm Rapple. Some of the points he made would make me believe that Deputy Collins should rethink her position on this particular wealth tax. He made the point that opposition to the levy is being stirred up because in principle it is a wealth tax. It is being opposed because it is a wealth tax,...