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- Order of Business (3 Feb 2010)
Michael D'Arcy: I refer to the finance Bill and I am asking the Taoiseach's opinion prior to that debate. When it is done it is a fait accompli ââ
- Order of Business (3 Feb 2010)
Michael D'Arcy: ââand everyone will march up through the middle of the Chamber to pass the finance Bill.
- Order of Business (3 Feb 2010)
Michael D'Arcy: The Taoiseach is from a rural constituency and I seek his view as to whether it is correct and appropriate to remove the tax relief in respect of the transfer of a site from a parent to a child.
- Order of Business (3 Feb 2010)
Michael D'Arcy: The Government intends to tax it.
- Arbitration Bill 2008: Report Stage (3 Feb 2010)
Michael D'Arcy: I welcome the Minister's removal of these sections. It was an issue that arose time and again when the matter was being analysed. It is a step in the right direction. There is certainly an appetite for Ireland becoming a base for international arbitration. We are non-American and non-British and could be seen as a safe port for arbitration to be considered. The sections in question were...
- Arbitration Bill 2008: Report Stage (3 Feb 2010)
Michael D'Arcy: The objective of the Bill is to create a centre of excellence. I concur with Deputy Rabbitte that if Irish arbitrators are eager to include this amendment, the Minister should consider it. One of the ways we can demonstrate that Ireland is a centre of excellence is by ensuring that an arbitrator who acts in bad faith faces a substantial sanction. The Minister referred to sanctions in other...
- Arbitration Bill 2008: Report Stage (3 Feb 2010)
Michael D'Arcy: Even if they act in bad faith.
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (2 Feb 2010)
Michael D'Arcy: Question 465: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when a person (details supplied) in County Wexford will expect to have their jobseeker's appeal determined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4691/10]
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (2 Feb 2010)
Michael D'Arcy: Question 616: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when the REP scheme payment will issue to a person (details supplied); when REP scheme payments will be made to farmers in County Wexford; when the last payments for County Wexford were made; and the date that payment should have been made. [4738/10]
- Written Answers — Transition Year Programme: Transition Year Programme (2 Feb 2010)
Michael D'Arcy: Question 678: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if secondary schools have an obligation to allow all students, including special needs students, to do transition year or if they can refuse permission for such; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5075/10]
- Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (2 Feb 2010)
Michael D'Arcy: Question 679: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of education grant appeals outstanding with County Wexford Vocational Education Committee. [5077/10]
- Written Answers — Vocational Education Committees: Vocational Education Committees (2 Feb 2010)
Michael D'Arcy: Question 680: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of grade three staff available to deal with education grant applications in County Wexford Vocational Education Committee. [5078/10]
- Written Answers — Vocational Education Committees: Vocational Education Committees (2 Feb 2010)
Michael D'Arcy: Question 681: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of grade four staff available to deal with education grant applications in County Wexford Vocational Education Committee. [5079/10]
- Written Answers — Vocational Education Committees: Vocational Education Committees (2 Feb 2010)
Michael D'Arcy: Question 682: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of grade five staff available to deal with education grant applications in County Wexford Vocational Education Committee. [5080/10]
- Written Answers — Vocational Education Committees: Vocational Education Committees (2 Feb 2010)
Michael D'Arcy: Question 683: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of grade six staff available to deal with education grant applications in County Wexford Vocational Education Committee. [5081/10]
- Written Answers — Vocational Education Committees: Vocational Education Committees (2 Feb 2010)
Michael D'Arcy: Question 684: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of functions that are affected by County Wexford Vocational Education Committee staff not operating in a grade higher, acting, in their work. [5093/10]
- Severe Weather Emergencies: Motion (Resumed) (27 Jan 2010)
Michael D'Arcy: I compliment the local authority staff who did such good work in the difficult weather conditions we had in the past number of weeks. However, there were enormous failings and the primary source of that failing was at governmental level. I am not criticising the Minister, Deputy Dempsey, for being on holidays but I am criticising him sternly for there being nobody in his stead while he was...
- Civil Partnership Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 Jan 2010)
Michael D'Arcy: I consider this Bill a welcome opportunity to afford rights to the gay community. These are rights that all married couples enjoy without question, including rights to fairer rates of tax, pensions, inheritance and for basic status of next-of-kin. Homosexuality was rightly decriminalised by the State in 1993, but some people are still being punished in the context of the rights of a couple...
- Written Answers — Departmental Offices: Departmental Offices (26 Jan 2010)
Michael D'Arcy: Question 495: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the opening date for his Department's new headquarters in County Wexford. [3272/10]
- Alternative Energy Projects. (26 Jan 2010)
Michael D'Arcy: Question 98: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to introduce legislation to facilitate geothermal combined heat and power projects; and the timescale for same. [3363/10]