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Euro Area Loan Facility Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (19 May 2010)

Arthur Morgan: Is the Minister saying bonds are risk-free?

Euro Area Loan Facility Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (19 May 2010)

Arthur Morgan: Twice over.

Euro Area Loan Facility Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (19 May 2010)

Arthur Morgan: Vótáil.

Euro Area Loan Facility Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (19 May 2010)

Arthur Morgan: Is that worse than an ass?

Euro Area Loan Facility Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (19 May 2010)

Arthur Morgan: If this Bill was intended to present a loan to the ordinary decent people of Greece, Sinn Féin would have no problem supporting it but we know that is not the case. The purpose of the Bill is to bail out international bond holders, who are predominantly German bankers in this case. The ordinary working people of Greece will will have to repay the debt to the Irish State.

Euro Area Loan Facility Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (19 May 2010)

Arthur Morgan: This is yet another bailout of the bankers. As we opposed Ireland's bailout of bankers and international bond holders, we are being consistent in opposing the bailout in this instance. We would have no problem with helping our Greek neighbours in their moment of need but that is not being asked of us. We are being asked to bail out the bankers while the working people of Greece are being...

Order of Business. (19 May 2010)

Arthur Morgan: Some social protection.

Euro Area Loan Facility Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 May 2010)

Arthur Morgan: I thank Deputy Costello and the Labour Party for sharing time. While in Barry McGuigan mode, I also thank the Minister and his officials for the briefing on this Bill last week, which I found to be useful. In addition, I regret my absence from the Chamber when the Minister for Finance made his contribution. I was caught in the Select Committee on Enterprise, Trade and Employment where I...

Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (18 May 2010)

Arthur Morgan: Question 76: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the policy and procedures in place to ensure that Health Service Executive facilities for older persons are upgraded, when so required by the Health Information and Quality Authority, in such a manner as to cause minimum disruption to residents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19995/10]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (18 May 2010)

Arthur Morgan: Question 87: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the rationalisation of hospital laboratory services; if she will confirm that the Association of Clinical Biochemists in Ireland was not consulted in the drawing up of the Teamwork report on this matter, despite her statement in Dáil Éireann on 8 December 2009 that stakeholders were consulted; her views...

Requests to Move Adjournment of Dáil Under Standing Order 32 (18 May 2010)

Arthur Morgan: I wish to seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to discuss the following matter of urgent national importance, namely, to allow the Minister for Health - or should I say ill health - and Children to outline to the Dáil how she will avoid a medical catastrophe on 1 July when all acute medical provision is due to be withdrawn from the Louth County Hospital, Dundalk, and...

Written Answers — Probation and Welfare Service: Probation and Welfare Service (13 May 2010)

Arthur Morgan: Question 26: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on whether the reduction in the number of probation officers and community service supervisors resulting from the moratorium on recruitment is compounding the overcrowding problem in our prisons. [19655/10]

Written Answers — Electronic Monitoring: Electronic Monitoring (13 May 2010)

Arthur Morgan: Question 79: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the cost of the proposed pilot scheme to electronically tag a number of offenders; if the decision to pursue the use of electronic tags while simultaneously reducing the number of probation officers was based on new evidence in view of the fact that existing evidence from an evaluation of their use in England found that it...

Written Answers — School Enrolments: School Enrolments (13 May 2010)

Arthur Morgan: Question 232: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if there are proposals to close or merge a school (details supplied) in county Sligo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19811/10]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (13 May 2010)

Arthur Morgan: Question 233: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the proposed improvements at a school (details supplied) in County Sligo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19812/10]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (13 May 2010)

Arthur Morgan: Question 234: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills her plans to build a new school on a green-field site in an area (details supplied) in County Sligo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19813/10]

Written Answers — Retail Sector: Retail Sector (12 May 2010)

Arthur Morgan: Question 66: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the progress that has been made in the appointment of a person to draw up a voluntary code of practise to regulate the retail sector; when he expects that this appointment will be made; the proposed timeline for the publication of this code of practice in view of the recent difficulties in finding a candidate to draw up...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (12 May 2010)

Arthur Morgan: Question 97: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the general level of compliance with the 15-day payment rule throughout Departments; the amount of late payment interest that has been incurred across all Departments in respect of non-payment within these 15 days since it came into effect in June 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17097/10]

Departmental Properties (12 May 2010)

Arthur Morgan: Is the Minister of State aware that the HSE and a host of other State agencies are renting properties all across the State at a huge cost to the taxpayer of many millions of euro, while Government-----

Departmental Properties (12 May 2010)

Arthur Morgan: -----properties lie vacant? Many people believe this is only happening because the people who are renting those properties to those State agencies happen to be associates or friends of the lead Government party of Fianna Fáil.