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- By-Election for Dublin South: Motion (23 Jun 2010)
John Curran: I questioned the Labour Party's motivation in moving this writ and it is probably because substantial legislation is being processed and it has become used to political opportunism and soundbite politics.
- By-Election for Dublin South: Motion (23 Jun 2010)
John Curran: While the Labour Party will hold us to account in the House, in recent times it has had a great deal of success with populist soundbites.
- By-Election for Dublin South: Motion (23 Jun 2010)
John Curran: I beg to differ.
- By-Election for Dublin South: Motion (23 Jun 2010)
John Curran: We will also challenge policies. It is easy for Deputy Gilmore to tell the Taoiseach to enter negotiations with unions about public sector reform and so forth but when the Croke Park deal was brokered, the Labour Party was nowhere to be seen in terms of supporting it.
- By-Election for Dublin South: Motion (23 Jun 2010)
John Curran: Was that before or after it was passed?
- By-Election for Dublin South: Motion (23 Jun 2010)
John Curran: If the Croke Park agreement is contentious I will stay away from it.
- By-Election for Dublin South: Motion (23 Jun 2010)
John Curran: Last year, the Labour Party was solid on gangland crime but, unfortunately, when legislation was introduced in the House, it would not support it. I will not accept the proposal.
- Motion re Post-Release (Restrictions on Certain Activities) Order Scheme 2010: Referral to Committee (22 Jun 2010)
John Curran: I move: That the proposal that Dáil Ãireann approves the following Order in draft: Post-Release (Restrictions on Certain Activities) Orders Scheme 2010, copies of which were laid in draft form before Dáil Ãireann on 19 January 2010, be referred to the Joint Committee on Justice, Equality, Defence and Women's Rights, in accordance with paragraph (2) of the Orders of Reference of that...
- Order of Business. (17 Jun 2010)
John Curran: It is proposed that No. 15 be taken immediately on the conclusion of the Order of Business and be brought to a conclusion after 20 minutes and the following arrangements shall apply - the speeches shall be confined to a Minister or Minister of State and to the main spokespersons for Fine Gael, the Labour Party and Sinn Féin, who shall be called upon in that order, who may share their time,...
- EU Directives and Convention: Motions (17 Jun 2010)
John Curran: I move the following motions: That Dáil Ãireann approves the exercise by the State of the option or discretion under Protocol No. 21 on the position of the United Kingdom and Ireland in respect of the area of freedom, security and justice annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, to take part in the adoption and application of the...
- Order of Business. (17 Jun 2010)
John Curran: They will be discussed at a meeting of the Whips.
- Sunbeds Regulation (No. 2) Bill 2010: First Stage (16 Jun 2010)
John Curran: No.
- Ministerial Rota for Parliamentary Questions: Motion (16 Jun 2010)
John Curran: I move: That, notwithstanding anything in the Resolution of the Dáil of 14th June, 2007, setting out the rota in which Questions to members of the Government are to be asked, Questions for oral answer, following those next set down to the Minister for Transport, shall be set down to Ministers in the following temporary sequence: Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport Minister for Foreign...
- Business of Dáil: Motion (15 Jun 2010)
John Curran: I move: That notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders the following arrangements shall apply in regard to today's sitting. First, there shall be no Oral Questions, Private Notice Questions and Leaders' Questions and no Private Members' business. Matters may not be raised under the provisions of Standing Order 21, section 3 and Standing Order 32. Second, the Order of Business shall be...
- Written Answers — Statutory Instruments: Statutory Instruments (15 Jun 2010)
John Curran: Under Section 25 of the Statistics Act 1993 the following Statutory Instruments are currently in force: S.I. No. 774 of 2005: European Communities (Statistical Classification of Building and Construction Activities) Regulations 2005 S.I. No. 909 of 2005: Statistics (Business Registers) Order 2005 S.I. No. 247 of 2006: (European Communities (Statistics) (Business Accounts Surveys) Regulations...
- Written Answers — Income Levels: Income Levels (9 Jun 2010)
John Curran: The latest published SILC results are for reference year 2008. Table 1 below shows the distribution of persons by age group across the published SILC income bands when social transfers are excluded from income. Table 2 shows the average income of those persons referred to in table 1 when social transfers are excluded. Table 1 Distribution of persons by SILC 2008 income band by age group,...
- Written Answers — Unemployment Levels: Unemployment Levels (9 Jun 2010)
John Curran: The Live Register series gives a monthly breakdown of the number of people claiming jobseekers Benefit, Jobseekers Allowance and other registrants as registered with the Department of Social Protection. The table below shows the number of persons on the Live Register broken down by age, gender and county in December 2009, December 2008, December 2007, April 2007 and April 2002. It should be...
- Proceeds of Crime (Amendment) Bill 2010: First Stage (3 Jun 2010)
John Curran: No.
- Business of Dáil: Motion (3 Jun 2010)
John Curran: I move: That, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, unless the Dáil shall otherwise order: (1) the following arrangements shall apply in relation to the sittings of the Dáil on Wednesday 9th and Thursday 10th June, 2010: (i) oral questions shall not be taken; (ii) there shall be no Order of Business within the meaning of Standing Order 26; (iii) matters may not be raised under the...
- Written Answers — Live Register: Live Register (1 Jun 2010)
John Curran: I propose to take Questions 81 and 82 together. The Live Register series gives a monthly breakdown of the number of people claiming Jobseeker's Benefit, Jobseeker's Allowance and other registrants as registered with the Department of Social Protection. The table contains Live Register information for persons aged under 25 years, 25 years and over and total persons in each county in December...