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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Insolvency Service of Ireland: Discussion (17 Jul 2013)

Stephen Donnelly: Mr. O’Connor mentioned examples used during training. The Insolvency Service produced a small set of case studies some months ago and I was looking for a second round to be produced specifically because the case studies that were produced did not reflect some of the detailed conversations we had when the insolvency Bill went through the Dáil. Has that second set of examples been...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Insolvency Service of Ireland: Discussion (17 Jul 2013)

Stephen Donnelly: One example I am very keen on, and which I have mentioned before, is that the Minister for Justice, Equality and Defence was very clear in a back and forth with me in the Chamber during the legislative process, that six years was not a target for somebody in a PIA but a maximum. The example I used was of a lady in Wicklow town. The Minister agreed that there was no public benefit in a...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Commemorative Events (16 Jul 2013)

Stephen Donnelly: 120. To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide a breakdown of the total cost to his Department, for its involvement in the recent JFK50 commemoration events; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34434/13]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Data Retention (16 Jul 2013)

Stephen Donnelly: 131. To ask the Taoiseach further to Parliamentary Question No. 123 of 9 July 2013, the changes in the filing and retention of documents in his Department that have been introduced since this Government came into office. [34908/13]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Consular Services Provision (16 Jul 2013)

Stephen Donnelly: 142. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if there is any assistance his Department can offer the family of an Irish citizen (details supplied) on life support in a foreign hospital, whose family are trying to have him repatriated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34340/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Arrears Proposals (16 Jul 2013)

Stephen Donnelly: 230. To ask the Minister for Finance the way in which each bank is meeting the Central Bank's targets for mortgage arrears resolution; if he will provide a breakdown of the sustainable offers made, that is, split mortgage, debt for equity, capitalised arrears and so on, per bank and overall; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34337/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Commemorative Events (16 Jul 2013)

Stephen Donnelly: 752. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown of the total cost to his Department, for its involvement in the recent JFK50 commemoration events; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34437/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Mortgage Arrears Proposals (16 Jul 2013)

Stephen Donnelly: 794. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he has prepared for an increase in demand in services from his Department as a result of upcoming developments such as the Central Bank's updated code of conduct on mortgage arrears, the Land and Conveyancing Bill; the targets that have been set for the banks regarding sustainable solutions, or any other developments;...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Expenditure (16 Jul 2013)

Stephen Donnelly: 937. To ask the Minister for Defence if he will provide a breakdown of the total cost to his Department of its involvement in the recent JFK 50 commemoration events; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34436/13]

Estimates for Public Services 2013: Motion (11 Jul 2013)

Stephen Donnelly: I still want to reduce expenditure.

Estimates for Public Services 2013: Motion (11 Jul 2013)

Stephen Donnelly: Recently the Minister and I discussed the Croke Park agreement in the Chamber. At the time I said I supported the targeted reduction in public expenditure of €300 million. I would go further in that an end goal for me, as a societal rule, would be that there should be no difference between public and private sector remuneration, after adjusting for education, jobs and experience....

Estimates for Public Services 2013: Motion (11 Jul 2013)

Stephen Donnelly: It may be that after so much time any of us would simply not be able to see the waste. This is not a personal jibe at the Minister. I hope that when he described the systematic identification of non-wage inefficiency as a con job that was a rhetorical flourish. I doubt if he necessarily believes that. I would like to take some minutes to explain the idea further because I really believe...

Order of Business (11 Jul 2013)

Stephen Donnelly: When is the President expected to sign into law, assuming it is passed by the Seanad, the Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill?

Mortgage Arrears Proposals: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (10 Jul 2013)

Stephen Donnelly: I would like to support this Private Members' motion on the code of conduct on mortgage arrears and the mortgage crisis. I compliment Deputy Michael McGrath on his motion. Early in 2011, I co-sponsored a Private Members' Bill that urged action in the mortgage crisis, and it is quite a crisis. The figures we are talking about are the latest Central Bank figures, which refer to 95,000...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Invest in Irish Job Scheme: Discussion. (10 Jul 2013)

Stephen Donnelly: The Vice Chairman is opening up a can of worms here.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Invest in Irish Job Scheme: Discussion. (10 Jul 2013)

Stephen Donnelly: We are voting at 2 a.m., so we do have the time to go into this.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Invest in Irish Job Scheme: Discussion. (10 Jul 2013)

Stephen Donnelly: My observation from working in the social sector in the United Kingdom is that part of the problem for the sector here is that it has not professionalised. In London, by contrast, in the late 1990s and the 2000s, there was a move towards professionalisation and an acceptance, for instance, that it is necessary to pay decent wages to attract the right people, people who will bring in 20, 100...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Invest in Irish Job Scheme: Discussion. (10 Jul 2013)

Stephen Donnelly: What I was trying to establish - Mr. Flannery essentially answered the point - was whether, for example, money raised here would be diverted to the types of initiatives that are meant to be covered by the micro-enterprise fund. I am satisfied the answer is "No".

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Invest in Irish Job Scheme: Discussion. (10 Jul 2013)

Stephen Donnelly: I have a question for the Vice Chairman and the committee secretariat. The Revenue Commissioners would be able to provide some analysis on this issue. Could the committee request that the latter run both scenarios, namely, that which is before us and another based on a range of perhaps 10%, 20% or 30% in tax forgone? I would be interested in discovering whether we are discussing a marginal...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Invest in Irish Job Scheme: Discussion. (10 Jul 2013)

Stephen Donnelly: I will start by recognising the great work done by the witnesses. It has been my privilege to do a bit of work tangentially with the One Foundation and Ashoka. I am aware of Ms Casey's work with the Kanchi Foundation in changing mindsets about disabilities. We are all aware of the fantastic work done by the Ireland Funds. We have gone into the detail on the trade-offs involved. I agree...