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Garda Operations (18 May 2011)

Joe Higgins: Deputy Catherine Murphy reminded me that a citizen has inquired and is concerned that the Queen may return to England thinking that our national colour is yellow since all she has seen on the streets of Dublin are thousands of individuals with high-visibility jackets.

Proposed Legislation (18 May 2011)

Joe Higgins: Question 43: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when the proposed referendum in relation to judge's pay will be held. [10394/11]

Proposed Legislation (18 May 2011)

Joe Higgins: Does the Minister agree that it is repugnant that a very privileged elite in our society - which senior judges in particular are given that some of them might be on six or seven times the average industrial wage - should be allowed to continue with such very high salaries while working people, poor people and unemployed people are getting hammered by the Government continuing the policy of...

Departmental Staff (18 May 2011)

Joe Higgins: Will the Taoiseach elucidate on the mysterious, anonymous spokespersons weakly quoted as sources for the Government who sometimes make very authoritative statements? How does the system work? Who are they and do they have favourite journalists whom they call in the dead of night to make serious revelations on behalf of Ministers or the Taoiseach, fly various kites and send up balloons to...

Leaders' Questions (17 May 2011)

Joe Higgins: Last night's RTE special "Prime Time" programme on the taxi industry highlighted a number of shocking incidents of dangerous practices that would put the public at serious risk by a minority involved on the supply side of the taxi industry. It also highlighted shocking examples of outright corruption, involving, we presume and hope, a small minority of national car test individuals. Those...

Leaders' Questions (17 May 2011)

Joe Higgins: Everybody should agree that taxi drivers provide an essential public transport service and, therefore, deserve support and respect. That there are approximately 500 parking spaces in Dublin for up to 15,000 taxis is a disgrace. Many taxi drivers are treated like fugitives and pushed around by An Garda Síochána when looking for a place to wait to pick up passengers. While nobody is...

Jobs Initiative 2011: Statements (Resumed) (12 May 2011)

Joe Higgins: Tragically, 440,000 people are unemployed in the State. The Taoiseach has pointedly refused to answer questions about the number of jobs this initiative will create and the projections for employment and unemployment rates in the next 12 months. Does the Minister for Finance agree this contrasts sharply with Fine Gael's claim during the election that in its first 100 days programme it would...

Jobs Initiative 2011: Statements (Resumed) (12 May 2011)

Joe Higgins: That is nonsense.

Jobs Initiative 2011: Statements (Resumed) (12 May 2011)

Joe Higgins: The Government said its programme would-----

Jobs Initiative 2011: Statements (Resumed) (12 May 2011)

Joe Higgins: The Minister has made a mockery of my question by referring to Romania and other rubbish. I ask him to answer my question.

Jobs Initiative 2011: Statements (Resumed) (12 May 2011)

Joe Higgins: The Government said €7 billion would be invested in its programme. Where is it?

Jobs Initiative 2011: Statements (Resumed) (12 May 2011)

Joe Higgins: The Minister lasted 14 years on negativity.

Order of Business (12 May 2011)

Joe Higgins: Of everybody here, a Cheann Comhairle, I am the last person you need advise of that, to be fair. I am glad to hear the Tánaiste will bring forward, hopefully as a matter of urgency, the matters regarding personal insolvency. It is bad enough to have certain banks robbing us but killing us as well is far worse. Despite the Fine Gael-Labour Party coalition having laboured for 100 days and...

Order of Business (12 May 2011)

Joe Higgins: You have just anticipated my question, a Cheann Comhairle. What legal clarity can the Tánaiste bring to this issue because there seems to be huge confusion with regard to the raid on the pension fund?

Jobs Initiative 2011: Statements (10 May 2011)

Joe Higgins: Where are the jobs?

Jobs Initiative 2011: Statements (10 May 2011)

Joe Higgins: They are not here, that is for sure.

Cabinet Sub-Committees (10 May 2011)

Joe Higgins: Question 3: To ask the Taoiseach the sub-committees of the Cabinet he has set-up; and the membership of each such sub-committee. [8289/11]

Cabinet Sub-Committees (10 May 2011)

Joe Higgins: The Ceann Comhairle has left me speechless.

Cabinet Sub-Committees (10 May 2011)

Joe Higgins: I know, much to the delight of the benches opposite. What exactly is the role of the sub-committees? I have not yet had the benefit of seeing the membership lists, but is there a crossover in membership of many or most of them? How often will they meet? How will they relate to the Cabinet and the Dáil and will the Taoiseach report to the Dáil on their workings?

Cabinet Sub-Committees (10 May 2011)

Joe Higgins: I have heard about a sub-committee related to the financial services sector. Is there any such sub-committee and, if so, is the Taoiseach involved in it? I believe the previous Government had one.