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Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Seanad Referendum (24 Sep 2013)

Gerry Adams: As the Taoiseach is aware, Sinn Féin seeks the abolition of the Seanad in its current form. However, it takes serious issue with the manner in which the Taoiseach has dealt with this matter. I have asked him a number of times to include this matter for discussion in the Constitutional Convention but he has refused to do so. I attended the Constitutional Convention session at which the...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Seanad Referendum (24 Sep 2013)

Gerry Adams: -----but it now seeks to retain it. No democrat can defend the current position in which a small minority elects the Seanad. There is no universal franchise, some folks have multiple votes but the vast majority of people have no say. Has the Government sought legal advice on the conduct of its campaign and in the role of departmental officials or of the Government Information Service? I...

Leaders' Questions (24 Sep 2013)

Gerry Adams: The National Ploughing Championships got under way this morning. Tá mé fíorchinnte go n-aontóidh an Taoiseach liom nuair a guím ádh mór ar na heagraíochtaí agus na rannpháirtithe uilig a ghlacfaidh páirt sa chomórtas ar feadh an trí lá ar a mbeadh sé ar siúl. Some 200,000 people are expected to attend the...

Leaders' Questions (24 Sep 2013)

Gerry Adams: I asked the Taoiseach to outline the Government's strategy for rural Ireland on this the opening day of the ploughing championships but he has declined to do so. For the record, I did not say that rural Ireland was bearing the brunt of suicide. I know that is not the case. What I said was that the second largest numbers for suicide are among those working in agriculture. That needs to be...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Consultancy Contracts Expenditure (24 Sep 2013)

Gerry Adams: 130. To ask the Taoiseach the names of all consultants hired by his Department since he took office and the total cost to the State of these consultants in each case. [39126/13]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Houses of the Oireachtas Commission Staff (24 Sep 2013)

Gerry Adams: 137. To ask the Taoiseach the contacts he has had in relation to the appointment of a new Clerk of Dáil Éireann; if a procedure has been agreed to process the appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39159/13]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Cabinet Committee Meetings (24 Sep 2013)

Gerry Adams: 138. To ask the Taoiseach the attendees of the weekly Economic Management Council meetings; if there has been any change in the attendees since the EMC was first established; and his plans to broaden the membership of the EMC. [39193/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (24 Sep 2013)

Gerry Adams: 233. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if it is the case that in a school (details supplied) in County Louth children are being taught in classrooms with in one case 36 and in another case 37 children; if the school is entitled to employ additional teaching staff to ease the issue of overcrowding in the school; the steps he has taken to address the issue of overcrowding at the...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Adoption Services Provision (19 Sep 2013)

Gerry Adams: 10. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the steps she and her Department are taking to assist those prospective adopters who have been planning to adopt a child from Russia and who had pre-2010 declarations and were in the process of finalising arrangements before the 31 October but now find themselves in the distressful situation of not being able to conclude the process due...

Leaders' Questions (18 Sep 2013)

Gerry Adams: The Taoiseach says he is waiting until all the information is available. We know that half a million people are unemployed and that there are thousands and thousands of families in mortgage distress. We know that every single week 1,700 citizens, mostly young people, leave this State. We know that people have had their child benefit cut and people who are carers have had their benefits...

Leaders' Questions (18 Sep 2013)

Gerry Adams: I ask the Taoiseach to give a very clear commitment that he will lift the burden of austerity from the citizens of this State.

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Scéim Labhairt na Gaeilge (18 Sep 2013)

Gerry Adams: 16. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht an bhfuil sé i gceist aige an scéim “Líofa 2015” a chur ar bun sa stát seo; agus mura bhfuil, an dtabharfaidh sé míniú ina thaobh. [38488/13]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: An Straitéis 20 Bliain don Ghaeilge (18 Sep 2013)

Gerry Adams: 34. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht an ndéanfaidh sé cinnte de go mbeidh an t-éileamh a rinne na 66 eagraíocht Gaeilge, Gaeltachta, cultúrtha agus oideachais chun tosaigh ar chlár an tseimineáir atá beartaithe ag an Roinn Ealaíon, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta a eagrú, is é sin go gcuirfí struchtúr...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Rebates (18 Sep 2013)

Gerry Adams: 176. To ask the Minister for Finance if a person (details supplied) in County Limerick is entitled to a tax refund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37319/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Course Accreditation (18 Sep 2013)

Gerry Adams: 304. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will intervene in the crisis facing the 21 students studying audiology in Athlone Institute of Technology whose course has been cancelled; the steps he has taken to date in relation this issue; the date on which he first became aware of problems with accreditation and placements; the step he took to resolve the issue; and if he will make...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Course Accreditation (18 Sep 2013)

Gerry Adams: 305. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to revive to reistate the four year BSc. course in audiology which has been cancelled by Athlone Institute of Technology; and the implications for the training of audiololgists here. [37470/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Services Provision (18 Sep 2013)

Gerry Adams: 406. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to include Down syndrome in the list of low incidence complex disorders that will enable children with Down syndrome to receive special assistance in mainstream classrooms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38559/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Leader Programmes Applications (18 Sep 2013)

Gerry Adams: 949. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his Department has received an application for grant approval from Louth Leader Partnership in respect of an organisation (details supplied); the date on which the application was received; when a decision will be made on the application; and the average processing time for such applications. [38303/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grants Funding (18 Sep 2013)

Gerry Adams: 964. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he has decided to cut funding to local authorities for the provision of housing adaption grants for persons with disabilities or other special needs; if he will provide a breakdown of the funding that has been provided to each local authority for housing adaption in 2010, 2011 and 2012; the amount that has been...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Data Protection (18 Sep 2013)

Gerry Adams: 1000. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the detrimental impact the inclusion of civil registration records in a forthcoming EU Data protection directive will have on genealogical, historical, and biographical research, will the principle of public ownership and the right of genealogical heritage be included in any measures dealing with access to...