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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Industrial Relations (15 Nov 2016)

Dara Calleary: 91. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her efforts in relation to resolving pending industrial relations disputes at An Garda Siochána; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31004/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Data (15 Nov 2016)

Dara Calleary: 451. To ask the Minister for Health the number of additional home help hours additional to those provided in the previous month that have been provided on a county by county basis in each month since June 2016, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34471/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Commercial Vehicle Testing (15 Nov 2016)

Dara Calleary: 673. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason it is necessary to charge €43 for commercial vehicle roadworthiness re-testing. [34480/16]

Social Welfare Bill 2016: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Nov 2016)

Dara Calleary: I welcome this opportunity to speak on the Social Welfare Bill. It is always good, and appropriate during the debate on the Social Welfare Bill, to acknowledge the huge work of the staff in the Department of Social Protection, especially those in local offices around the State. Staff in every part of the Department have been very much on the front line of the economic collapse. They have...

Questions on Proposed Legislation (10 Nov 2016)

Dara Calleary: This morning, the Tánaiste confirmed in response to a parliamentary question from me that the projected cost of the Labour Court recommendation in regard to An Garda Síochána, on a full year basis, is €50 million but there is no provision for this within her Department's budget for 2017. Does the Tánaiste intend introducing a Revised Estimate for the Department for...

Leaders' Questions (10 Nov 2016)

Dara Calleary: There were two questions.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Industrial Relations (9 Nov 2016)

Dara Calleary: 53. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the estimated first year and full year cost of the proposed agreement with the Garda Representative Association and Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors set out by the Labour Court on 3 November 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34059/16]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Lansdowne Road Agreement Implementation (9 Nov 2016)

Dara Calleary: 136. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the total cost of the implementation of the Lansdowne Road Agreement in 2017; if that cost has been revised in view of recent Labour Court recommendations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34060/16]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Service Pay Commission Establishment (9 Nov 2016)

Dara Calleary: 137. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the timeframe for the Public Service Pay Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34061/16]

Public Sector Pay: Motion [Private Members] (8 Nov 2016)

Dara Calleary: The reason Fianna Fáil will not be supporting the Sinn Féin motion is simple and relates to the link that was established in 2000 by the Buckley report, which conferred independence in respect of the setting of the wages of politicians in the State. This is an independence that is international and which is also done in the Northern Ireland Assembly. That link is important because...

Public Sector Pay: Motion [Private Members] (8 Nov 2016)

Dara Calleary: The Deputy does so.

Public Sector Pay: Motion [Private Members] (8 Nov 2016)

Dara Calleary: Given that he takes the money, he must answer for what he does with it.

Public Sector Pay: Motion [Private Members] (8 Nov 2016)

Dara Calleary: The Lansdowne Road agreement, which was supported by Sinn Féin up until today, lays out a process for income recovery for a large number of public servants. That process started last year for those on lower pay. It would be ideal if it were done quicker. That is the space into which we are now moving but the notion that it can - or that we should - exclude specific parts of the public...

Public Sector Pay: Motion [Private Members] (8 Nov 2016)

Dara Calleary: What Ministers wish to do is their matter.

Public Sector Pay: Motion [Private Members] (8 Nov 2016)

Dara Calleary: What Deputy Cullinane wishes to do is his matter. I do not agree with, and I do not engage much in, the over-the-top criticism that is often presented in this House in respect of Sinn Féin. However, in the context of Sinn Féin undergoing its own internal pay review, it is ironic that this has not even been mentioned. Sinn Féin uses terms such as "double standards",...

Public Sector Pay: Motion [Private Members] (8 Nov 2016)

Dara Calleary: Those in Sinn Féin ignored that and did not mention it in their public discussion. Deputy Munster may seek to do it at an appropriate time during her contribution.

Public Sector Pay: Motion [Private Members] (8 Nov 2016)

Dara Calleary: This is an opportune moment to comment on the overall situation regarding the Lansdowne Road agreement, especially in the context of the events of recent days. The Minister agreed to the establishment of the public service pay commission in the confidence-and-supply agreement signed last May. During the summer, however, a number of issues relating to the Garda and the teaching profession...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Gambling Legislation (8 Nov 2016)

Dara Calleary: 74. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the plans she has to progress issues that are outside of the gambling control Bill; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33369/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (8 Nov 2016)

Dara Calleary: 316. To ask the Minister for Health the additional funding available for persons who have undertaken selective dorsal rhizotomy surgery for aftercare services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33384/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (8 Nov 2016)

Dara Calleary: 327. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application for a prosthetic limb in respect of a person (details supplied). [33422/16]