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Order of Business (28 Jan 2016)

Clare Daly: It will carry on as the agenda was initially.

Order of Business (28 Jan 2016)

Clare Daly: Sex workers and important human rights organisations like Amnesty International have expressed significant concerns about this legislation, which absolutely deserves further scrutiny. That is why we opposed the proposal made earlier.

Other Questions: Child Care Services Provision (28 Jan 2016)

Clare Daly: I thank the Minister. I was struck by this issue during the episode of "The People's Debate with Vincent Browne", which the Minister managed to miss.

Other Questions: Child Care Services Provision (28 Jan 2016)

Clare Daly: During the debate, the Fianna Fáil Party candidate was ochóning the cost of child care, and stated that she paid an astronomical amount of money and asked what would happen if Fianna Fáil were returned. The exact same points applied ten years ago when Fianna Fáil was in power and the Government had loads of money. The problem is that we view child care the wrong way...

Other Questions: Child Care Services Provision (28 Jan 2016)

Clare Daly: The Minister did not address the point. Unless those very talented school leavers had received free or affordable State-led child care in their youth, the Minister's answer was irrelevant. The key issue is affordability for many people. Some 70% of women earn less than €30,000 per year. Child care for two children in a Dublin crèche costs €27,000, leaving no money for...

Other Questions: Child Care Services Provision (28 Jan 2016)

Clare Daly: 9. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will raise the issue of deficiencies in the area of child care here, as noted in the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child's review of the report of Ireland, with the appropriate Departments; and the steps he will take to ensure that appropriate, affordable child care is available for every child. [3056/16]

Other Questions: Child Care Services Provision (28 Jan 2016)

Clare Daly: The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child questioned the Minister about what it described as the "deficiencies" in child care in Ireland. The deficiencies are obviously fairly glaring, given that the average amount spent on child care is 12% of income per household across the OECD and 35% in Ireland. The average cost of child care for two children is €22,000 per annum nationally....

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (28 Jan 2016)

Clare Daly: 67. To ask the Minister for Finance the arrangements he made with the Microsoft company in respect of being granted the status of being domiciled here; if that arrangement included a condition that it was required to retain manufacturing here; and if this arrangement is now non-existent given the decision of the Arvato plant in Swords in County Dublin to re-locate its packaging and...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Foreign Direct Investment (28 Jan 2016)

Clare Daly: 126. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the arrangements he made with the Microsoft company in relation to being granted the status of being domiciled in Ireland; if that arrangement included a condition, that it was required to retain manufacturing here; and if this arrangement is now non-existent, given the decision of the Arvato plant in Swords in County Dublin, to...

Social Housing: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (27 Jan 2016)

Clare Daly: I am delighted that Fianna Fáil has robbed some of the points originally raised by Deputy Wallace a long time ago. The Government should compel the National Asset Management Agency, NAMA, to allocate at least 50% of the 20,000 units it is providing for social housing. Perhaps one of the reasons the Government is failing to address that sensible and practical solution to the delivery of...

Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Report Stage (27 Jan 2016)

Clare Daly: Regarding the subject matter of amendment No. 49, why is the Minister doing this? The interests of the insurance industry are being prioritised above the interests of the citizen. The inference, one that everyone makes instinctively, is "Once a fraudster, always a fraudster," and there is an assumption that the person will do it again. Even if someone who committed insurance fraud, which...

Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Report Stage (27 Jan 2016)

Clare Daly: Are we discussing amendment No. 49 as well?

Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Report Stage (27 Jan 2016)

Clare Daly: As Deputy Pringle said, amendment No. 48 deals with the provision in the Bill whereby if somebody is being interviewed by gardaí and is asked about previous convictions, he or she must tell them about a conviction even if it has been expunged. This is utterly ludicrous. When is a spent conviction actually spent? There are so many exclusions that the idea of providing a template...

Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Report Stage (27 Jan 2016)

Clare Daly: I would like to echo some of the points made by Deputy Pringle on this incredibly important amendment. The whole basis of this legislation is that a mistake made by someone in his or her past should be left in the past. By ensuring that mistake stays in the past, we will give the person in question the ability to learn from it and to move forward with his or her life. That is the whole...

Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Report Stage (27 Jan 2016)

Clare Daly: The caveats and exclusions provided for in the legislation as drafted were supposedly designed to ensure we have a just and proportionate system. However, I do not think it was drafted in a sufficiently careful manner. I agree with the first point made by Deputy Pringle, which is that there is no reference to previous convictions being "relevant to the crime being tried". To be honest, I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: The Pensions Authority: Chairperson Designate (27 Jan 2016)

Clare Daly: Our time is relatively limited. The challenges facing the pensions industry and the authority are immense. The role of the Pensions Authority has probably not assisted in the crisis over the past period and we will struggle to get to the bottom of it here in one session; even over a Dáil term, we would struggle to do so. It is appropriate that we take the opportunity to question Mr....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: The Pensions Authority: Chairperson Designate (27 Jan 2016)

Clare Daly: Fine. I will come back in. I am wondering why Mr. Begg thinks that would help pensioners in his new authority. In light of the Chairman's remarks, what would Mr. Begg say to those who argue that, given that he was a director of the Central Bank for 14 years, and that the banking inquiry has been quite scathing and has made the point that the Central Bank had sufficient powers to intervene-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: The Pensions Authority: Chairperson Designate (27 Jan 2016)

Clare Daly: It is, because the role Mr. Begg had in the Central Bank could be viewed to be quite similar to that which he holds in the Pensions Authority - one of oversight. It was the lack of oversight of the Central Bank that caused some of the problems. How do we know we will have a different approach to oversight in respect of the Pensions Authority role? My comments relate to Mr. Begg's previous...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: The Pensions Authority: Chairperson Designate (27 Jan 2016)

Clare Daly: I have several points to make about what Mr. Begg said. Perhaps he did not understand the point about being a member of the board of the Central Bank. In essence, the point is that he signed off on financial stability reports, particularly in the period 2003 to 2007 when the Central Bank allowed the banks to borrow 50% of GDP, loan it out and fuel the property bubble. We know that as a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: The Pensions Authority: Chairperson Designate (27 Jan 2016)

Clare Daly: I am seeking Mr. Begg's comments on this. With regard to Mr. Begg's role in the Pensions Authority, is he prepared to order an investigation into what occurred with the IASS, particularly because there were not only poor management decisions but also negligent investment decisions made by the trustees, who decided to divest the pension fund of probably the most unrivalled property...