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Prison Committals (5 Oct 2011)

Joe Higgins: That is the engagement we seek. The five United Left Alliance Deputies are concerned about this issue. We stand in solidarity. The Minister should be here.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (4 Oct 2011)

Joe Higgins: Question 322: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if workers involved in the JobBridge scheme will be entitled to benefits, such as fuel allowance, if they were not receiving that entitlement before they began their internship. [26910/11]

Issue of Writ: Dublin West By-election (4 Oct 2011)

Joe Higgins: Let battle commence.

Issue of Writ: Dublin West By-election (4 Oct 2011)

Joe Higgins: We understand that this is a difficult time and that the by-election will be a difficult time for the family and close personal friends of the late Deputy, Brian Lenihan. The Socialist Party and the United Left Alliance, our candidate, Councillor Ruth Coppinger, and me as director of elections understand that and pledge that this will not be a personalised campaign with the type of abuse and...

Northern Ireland Issues (4 Oct 2011)

Joe Higgins: Is the Taoiseach concerned, and has he had any discussions with Northern Ireland leaders or his British counterparts, with regard to the effects of the projected stg£4 billion in cuts outlined in the Northern Ireland budget at the beginning of this year? These are, from here on, designed to result in thousands of job losses in the public sector, on which the North is very dependent, as the...

Northern Ireland Issues (4 Oct 2011)

Joe Higgins: The rights of people in the North in respect of the Irish language are important. However, far more pressing at this time in working-class communities is the massive crisis with regard to jobs, the beckoning health and education cuts and the sectarian division that, unfortunately, still underlines society in the North. As a representative of a political tendency that historically has...

Northern Ireland Issues (4 Oct 2011)

Joe Higgins: It really is up to ordinary people, the trade union movement and others in the North to stand up and fight against the cuts being implemented, whether from London or the Assembly.

Official Engagements (4 Oct 2011)

Joe Higgins: Question 10: To ask the Taoiseach his contacts with the British Prime Minister since Dáil Éireann rose on 22 July 2011. [24423/11]

Official Engagements (4 Oct 2011)

Joe Higgins: Has the Taoiseach had any discussions with the British Prime Minister on the plight of the Travelling people in Dale Farm in England? These people, who are either Irish or English-born Irish Travellers, are facing extreme difficulties, including the threat of possible imminent eviction from the homes where many of them have been for a long time. The Travelling people in England face many of...

Official Engagements (4 Oct 2011)

Joe Higgins: Question 12: To ask the Taoiseach the foreign leaders he will meet here up to the end of 2011. [24426/11]

Official Engagements (4 Oct 2011)

Joe Higgins: Question 13: To ask the Taoiseach the official visits abroad he has planned up to the end of 2011. [24427/11]

Official Engagements (4 Oct 2011)

Joe Higgins: When the Taoiseach next meets the leadership of the European Union on 17 and 18 October and on 9 December, given his election pledge to the people, does he intend to resume to seek a significant cut in the amounts of bad debts that are to be repaid to the European bondholders, bankers and speculators who gambled so wildly on Irish property or given that the Minister for Finance, Deputy...

Northern Ireland Issues (4 Oct 2011)

Joe Higgins: Question 6: To ask the Taoiseach his plans to meet with the political leaders in the North. [24428/11]

Leaders' Questions (28 Sep 2011)

Joe Higgins: The trauma continues for tens of thousands of homeowners who, with their families, comprise some hundreds of thousands of ordinary people whose homes are exploding in slow motion, but relentlessly so, because of pyrite-induced heaving emanating from contamination of underfloor infill. It is especially acute in west Dublin, north Dublin, Meath, Kildare and some other areas. Since I raised...

Leaders' Questions (28 Sep 2011)

Joe Higgins: Who will make up the panel? Will the affected homeowners have direct representation on it? What is its timeframe - it must be very short - and will the Government compel Homebond to meets its responsibilities? Due to the huge worry that exists, will the Taoiseach set up an immediate State remediation scheme to provide testing and remediation to resolve the worries of homeowners and to...

Leaders' Questions (28 Sep 2011)

Joe Higgins: The Taoiseach empathises with the homeowners and individuals concerned, which is good. However, when responding to questions, he spends much of his time describing the problem, which reminds me of one of his predecessors, one Bertie Ahern, who gave us the whole story and scientific background of everything, but did not answer the questions.

Leaders' Questions (28 Sep 2011)

Joe Higgins: I will pose the questions again. Will the Taoiseach ensure there is significant representation of homeowners on the panel? Will he set a timeframe by which it must come up with solutions? Considering that people's homes are cracking and they need to know whether this is due to pyrite and that the tests to check this cost from €2,000 to €3,000, will he set up a fund immediately to...

Order of Business (27 Sep 2011)

Joe Higgins: The Taoiseach announced a by-election in Dublin West on 27 October, which means the writ needs to be moved and ministerial orders made. I notice today with some alarm that the poles are rapidly filling up with posters of the growing list of presidential wannabees, which might indicate that in Dublin West there will be no space for the peasants if the Taoiseach delays.

Order of Business (27 Sep 2011)

Joe Higgins: Will the Government move the writ and put the process in place this week? Laochra Fáil can do it but they seem to be a little hesitant at the moment. Perhaps they will announce their intentions here but the people of Dublin West are anxious to begin the debate.

EU Affairs (27 Sep 2011)

Joe Higgins: Question 8: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the emergency summit of European Union leaders on 21 July 2011. [24424/11]