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- Seanad: Finance Bill 2010 (Certified Money Bill): Report and Final Stages. (25 Mar 2010)
John Curran: ): I understand this issue has been raised on a number of occasions, including on Report Stage in the Dáil. Reference was made to the report recently published by the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Health and Children on primary medical care in the community. The report contains a recommendation for a suite of tax incentives and other supports to be considered to facilitate investment in...
- Seanad: Finance Bill 2010 (Certified Money Bill): Report and Final Stages. (25 Mar 2010)
John Curran: I thank Senator Donohoe for acknowledging the response of the Minister for Finance who considers the proposal is worthy of consideration, even if he is not prepared to accept it in its current form. He will be asking his officials to consider it in the context of a range of incentives to encourage and support innovation and the knowledge economy. Recommendation, by leave, withdrawn....
- Seanad: Finance Bill 2010 (Certified Money Bill): Report and Final Stages. (25 Mar 2010)
John Curran: The recommendation before the House suggests a change to section 150 which concerns the domicile levy. The levy will be payable by an individual who is Irish-domiciled and an Irish citizen, whose worldwide income exceeds â¬1 million, whose Irish-located capital is greater than â¬5 million and whose liability to Irish income tax in a tax year is less than â¬200,000. The Senator's...
- Seanad: Passport Office (25 Mar 2010)
John Curran: ): I am taking this matter on behalf of the Minister for Foreign Affairs. I am sorry for the distress, inconvenience and, in many cases, financial loss suffered by citizens as a result of industrial action at the Passport Office. I am disappointed that through this industrial action, the heretofore excellent reputation of the Passport Office has been damaged. I urge the public service...
- Seanad: Passport Office (25 Mar 2010)
John Curran: I indicated it would be kept under constant review.
- Seanad: Waterways Development (25 Mar 2010)
John Curran: I thank the Senator for his kind comments. I am taking this matter on behalf of the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources. Protecting and enhancing our inland fisheries are core objectives of our inland fisheries strategy and requirements of EU law under the habitats directive. In this regard, I welcome the matter of the weir at Fermoy which is in the ownership of Fermoy...
- Seanad: Community Employment Schemes (25 Mar 2010)
John Curran: I thank the Senator for his good wishes. Perhaps I should come to the House more often.
- Seanad: Community Employment Schemes (25 Mar 2010)
John Curran: I am taking this Adjournment Matter on behalf of the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment. Community employment is an active labour market programme designed to provide eligible long-term unemployed and other disadvantaged persons with an opportunity to engage in useful work within their communities on a fixed-term basis. The purpose of the programme is to help unemployed people...
- European Union Council Decisions: Motions (24 Mar 2010)
John Curran: I move: 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 following proposed...
- European Union Council Decisions: Motions (24 Mar 2010)
John Curran: I move: 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 following proposed...
- European Union Council Decisions: Motions (24 Mar 2010)
John Curran: I move: That Dáil Ãireann approves the exercise by the State of the option of 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 following proposed...
- European Union Council Decisions: Motions (24 Mar 2010)
John Curran: I move: 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 following proposed...
- Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (23 Mar 2010)
John Curran: The information requested by the Deputy is being collated by officials in my Department. I will arrange to forward the relevant information directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (23 Mar 2010)
John Curran: I have voiced my concerns in regard to the activities of headshops and substances represented as "legal highs" sold in these outlets on numerous occasions since my appointment as Minister of State with responsibility for the National Drugs Strategy. I am arranging to forward a statement of the current position with regard to headshops directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (11 Mar 2010)
John Curran: From the establishment of my Department in 2002 up to 2009, in the region of â¬197m has been made available for drugs initiatives which, in the main, have been delivered through Local and Regional Drugs Task Forces. This figure excludes expenditure under the Young People's Facilities and Services Fund, responsibility for which transferred to the Department of Education & Science with effect...
- Written Answers — Community Support for Older People: Community Support for Older People (11 Mar 2010)
John Curran: Almost â¬4.4m has been paid to 104 community and voluntary organisations operating the Scheme of Community Support for Older People in the Dublin area since January 2004. Information on the level of grants paid to each of these groups is available on my Department's website at www.pobail.ie. For the convenience of the Deputy, I am arranging to have the relevant details forwarded to her directly.
- Seanad: Pension Provisions (11 Mar 2010)
John Curran: I am taking this matter on behalf of the Minister for Social and Family Affairs. The national pensions framework which was launched on 3 March sets out the Government's intention for a radical and wide-scale reform of the pensions system. The framework contains a new approach to pensions policy which will allow Ireland to meet the challenges of an ageing society and a reducing workforce....
- Seanad: Pension Provisions (11 Mar 2010)
John Curran: I acknowledge the points raised by the Senator and will relay them to the Minister. If one tries to moderate or vary a scheme in any way, a concern and caution is that anomalies can be created, but I take the Senator's point. He appreciated the point about welfare payments and so forth. While the broad framework of the scheme has been published, an implementation group will go through the...
- Seanad: Export Trade (11 Mar 2010)
John Curran: I am taking this matter on behalf of the Minister for Transport, Deputy Dempsey. There are currently no container vessels trading directly between Irish ports and the United States. Therefore, there are no direct costs for any ports in Ireland as a consequence of this legislation. The United States legislation, Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007, unilaterally...
- Seanad: Export Trade (11 Mar 2010)
John Curran: The Senator said he was disappointed that no containers were trading directly between Ireland and the United States. We would all like to see development of our trade in that regard. It is expected there will be a two-year extension to the 2012 deadline which will allow an opportunity to address the issue, in particular given the fact that 100% scanning is not being achieved in areas where...