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Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (8 Jun 2011)

Andrew Doyle: We all talk about fixing our economy and balancing the budget. There are two ways to do this - we reduce what we spend and increase revenue through taxes. People talk about getting rid of the black economy and getting more people back to work. We can approach this in two ways. The first is to go after the social welfare fraud which occurs. For a number of reasons there has always been a...

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (8 Jun 2011)

Andrew Doyle: If one wants to run for President, one has to be at least 35 years of age. There is no upper limit. Any Member of this House can continue as a Deputy until any age he or she wishes, as long as the people keep electing him or her. It is only right and proper that from now on, politicians who continue to work will not be able to draw down a pension. It is public knowledge that I will be 68...

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (8 Jun 2011)

Andrew Doyle: That will be outside my control.

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (8 Jun 2011)

Andrew Doyle: I might be well able to do it. One would never know. I was doing it when I was six.

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (8 Jun 2011)

Andrew Doyle: We will see. When the plans for dealing with this Bill were being discussed on the Order of Business yesterday, many Deputies were anxious that the minimum wage provisions be taken out of it so they could vote against it. I ask Members to take a pragmatic approach to this matter. That involves trying to create work and give people an incentive to stop relying on social welfare. The...

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (8 Jun 2011)

Andrew Doyle: I am not defending Mr. Sarkozy. It sounded like Deputy Wallace was doing so when he spoke about the increase in the pension age.

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (8 Jun 2011)

Andrew Doyle: It has to be paid for. As the Minister, Deputy Burton, mentioned yesterday, the demographics mean that rather than having six workers for each pensioner, we will have two workers for each pensioner. That is the reality. We have to pay for it in some way. I recommend the Bill to the House.

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (25 May 2011)

Andrew Doyle: Question 91: To ask the Minister for Finance the way private sector employees in the teaching profession can be considered public sector employees for the purposes of a tax on salary when they are not employed by the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12909/11]

Written Answers — Remuneration Bonuses: Remuneration Bonuses (25 May 2011)

Andrew Doyle: Question 92: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of civil servants including semi-State employees and nationalised banks that receive bonuses as part of their pay agreement for the years 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010; if these bonuses are related to performance; his plans to review the use of bonuses as incentives for production; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12919/11]

Agriculture: Motion (Resumed) (25 May 2011)

Andrew Doyle: I welcome this motion. We must be doing something right. Recently, in a Sunday newspaper, a celebrity economist identified the agrifood business as a key driver of the economy. The same person understood that, as we used to say in Wicklow: "When they're boiled, eat them up to that." I wish to make a few key points. Departments will have to adopt a flexible mentality. At present, the key...

Written Answers — Home-School Liaison Scheme: Home-School Liaison Scheme (24 May 2011)

Andrew Doyle: Question 169: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of home liaison officers in 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010; the number of home liaison officers available by county for these years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12849/11]

Written Answers — Recidivism Rate: Recidivism Rate (24 May 2011)

Andrew Doyle: Question 286: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the action he has taken to review the success of small scale prisons on lowering recidivism rates; if he intends to promote small scale prisons in present and future Government capital investment for the management of offenders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12842/11]

Written Answers — Prison Accommodation: Prison Accommodation (24 May 2011)

Andrew Doyle: Question 287: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of beds closed in all prisons due to staffing restrictions in 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010; the number of beds that have been closed in open prisons during these years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12843/11]

Written Answers — Prison Committals: Prison Committals (24 May 2011)

Andrew Doyle: Question 288: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons imprisoned for non-payment of television fines, dog licence fines or parking fines in 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010; the average custodial sentence for each category; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12848/11]

Written Answers — Abandoned Horses: Abandoned Horses (11 May 2011)

Andrew Doyle: Question 140: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the amount of staff time and money that has gone into assisting the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government in its efforts to deal with abandoned horses for the years 2008, 2009 and 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10844/11]

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (10 May 2011)

Andrew Doyle: Question 271: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the action he is taking to contribute to the reform of the outdated bankruptcy law here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10540/11]

Written Answers — Control of Horses: Control of Horses (10 May 2011)

Andrew Doyle: Question 308: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of abandoned horses that have been impounded in each county for each of the years 2008, 2009 and 2010; the estimated cost of collecting, housing and disposing of abandoned horses for these years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10484/11]

Written Answers — Animal Welfare: Animal Welfare (10 May 2011)

Andrew Doyle: Question 325: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of inspections of dog transporters in each of the years 2007 to 2010; the estimated annual cost of inspecting dog transporters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10483/11]

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (10 May 2011)

Andrew Doyle: Question 327: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the budget for coastal protection, foreshore development and coastal zone management for each of the years 2008, 2009 and 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10495/11]

Written Answers — Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (10 May 2011)

Andrew Doyle: Question 330: To ask the Minister for Agriculture; Fisheries and Food if he has or intends to contribute to the EU Commission consultations on land use, land use change and forestry in the context of the EU greenhouse gas emissions debate, on behalf of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10533/11]