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- Leaders' Questions (23 Oct 2013)
Gerry Adams: Not to do this.
- Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Issues (23 Oct 2013)
Gerry Adams: 24. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the reports that two senior executive officers in Louth County Council used their influence to have properties in their ownership purchased by the council for social housing despite serious questions of conflict of interest and the unsuitability of at least one of the properties; and if...
- Order of Business (22 Oct 2013)
Gerry Adams: I understand the Department of Social Protection must do a social impact assessment of the budget. Has that assessment commenced and, if so, when do we expect to have it? Is the Taoiseach aware that the European Commission has criticised the fact that these assessments, which are quite limited, are done after the budget as opposed to before it? The assessment does not include budgetary...
- Order of Business (22 Oct 2013)
Gerry Adams: The Taoiseach avoided the question I asked, which was whether the Department of Social Protection would do a social impact assessment of the budget. If so, when can we expect to have it?
- Order of Business (22 Oct 2013)
Gerry Adams: When can we expect the social impact assessment?
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committee Meetings (22 Oct 2013)
Gerry Adams: The Mickey Mouse stuff.
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committee Meetings (22 Oct 2013)
Gerry Adams: We will not.
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committee Meetings (22 Oct 2013)
Gerry Adams: The Vikings were there too.
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committee Meetings (22 Oct 2013)
Gerry Adams: It is reasonable to ask what targets the Government has set. The additional spend earmarked in the budget is approximately €260 per unemployed young person. Is that enough for quality training? Is that enough for education? Does the Government have a strategy or has it even discussed the fact that so many people have left and are leaving? We have welcomed some of the measures put...
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committee Meetings (22 Oct 2013)
Gerry Adams: The problem is that the Taoiseach recites all of these figures, statistics and so on but I cannot see any sign of an appropriate and focused investment by the Government in job creation. There is no ongoing effort to try to provide a better context for small businesses. The problems small businesses have are too high rates, too high rents and the fact they cannot get credit. These people...
- Leaders' Questions (22 Oct 2013)
Gerry Adams: Come on.
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committee Meetings (22 Oct 2013)
Gerry Adams: 2. To ask the Taoiseach the number of times the Cabinet Sub-Committee on Economic Recovery and Jobs has met since the beginning of the year. [40732/13]
- Leaders' Questions (22 Oct 2013)
Gerry Adams: Is fíor é.
- Leaders' Questions (22 Oct 2013)
Gerry Adams: What of the elderly and the young?
- Leaders' Questions (22 Oct 2013)
Gerry Adams: First, I remind the Taoiseach the Government has no mandate to do what it is doing. Fine Gael has no mandate to do what it is doing and neither does the Labour Party.
- Leaders' Questions (22 Oct 2013)
Gerry Adams: The Taoiseach stated it is difficult to make these decisions but these are the easy options. It is difficult to tackle the elites, the wealthy and those who actually are in power in the State. It is not difficult to tackle the elderly, those who are sick and young people. How does the Taoiseach expect the health service to survive a cut of up to €1 billion next year on top of the...
- Leaders' Questions (22 Oct 2013)
Gerry Adams: However, I repeat the Government has no mandate to implement these policies. The Taoiseach talks all the time about the people and democratic revolution. I have a question for the Taoiseach.
- Leaders' Questions (22 Oct 2013)
Gerry Adams: Why does the Taoiseach not resign? Why does the Taoiseach not do the right thing, go to the people and let them have their say? That is what the Taoiseach should do. The Government should go and give citizens their say on its policies.
- Leaders' Questions (22 Oct 2013)
Gerry Adams: The Taoiseach should answer the question.
- Leaders' Questions (22 Oct 2013)
Gerry Adams: Half the people.