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Leaders' Questions (16 May 2012)

Gerry Adams: Níos luaithe ar maidin inniu, bhíomar uilig ag ocáid chuimhneachán Éirí Amach 1916, ocáid a bhí go han-mhaith. I am sure the Taoiseach will agree that today's ceremony was very moving and a reminder of how much we owe the men and women who proclaimed the Irish Republic, in defiance of an empire, 100 years ago. In this context, I raise the issue of the deplorable state of the national...

Leaders' Questions (16 May 2012)

Gerry Adams: First, the terrace is a slum. That is the truth of it. Second, the city council has unanimously asked the Minister to designate the entire terrace as a national monument. It has not been developed at all. The families of the 1916 leaders and others have done significant work in publicising the issue and campaigning for a fitting national monument. I thank them for that. Tá mé fíor...

Leaders' Questions (16 May 2012)

Gerry Adams: Okay. We are facing into the centenary of 1916 and the relatives have put forward sound proposals which are fitting for such an iconic holy place but which would also help to revitalise the north side and the centre of the city in a way which we have seen in other states and countries. This is not a Sinn Féin issue; it is bigger than us. I simply ask that the Government would support what...

Leaders' Questions (16 May 2012)

Gerry Adams: I used the word.

Leaders' Questions (16 May 2012)

Gerry Adams: To clarify, the part of the country I come from is not yet independent.

Written Answers — Child and Family Support Agency: Child and Family Support Agency (15 May 2012)

Gerry Adams: Question 122: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she has met with her Ministerial counterparts in the north of Ireland to discuss the matter of joint cooperation in the work of the Child and Family Support Agency. [23952/12]

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (15 May 2012)

Gerry Adams: Question 132: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to provide supports for transgender children; if she has met with the Department of Health on this matter. [23953/12]

Written Answers — Banking Sector Restructuring: Banking Sector Restructuring (15 May 2012)

Gerry Adams: Question 179: To ask the Minister for Finance if he intends to proceed with plans to move tracker mortgages from State owned banks such as Permanent TSB and Allied Irish Bank to Irish Bank Resolution Corporation. [23915/12]

Written Answers — Banking Sector Restructuring: Banking Sector Restructuring (15 May 2012)

Gerry Adams: Question 181: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans for further restructuring of the State owned banking sector. [23917/12]

Written Answers — Banking Sector Restructuring: Banking Sector Restructuring (15 May 2012)

Gerry Adams: Question 180: To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department, Allied Irish Bank or Permanent TSB has had any contacts with a company (details supplied) in relation to his plans for further restructuring of the State owned banking sector. [23916/12]

Written Answers — Banking Sector Regulation: Banking Sector Regulation (15 May 2012)

Gerry Adams: Question 186: To ask the Minister for Finance if the Central Bank of Ireland will confirm whether the outsourcing of servicing of residential mortgages for Permanent TSB or any other covered financial institution is considered a controlled function or pre-approval controlled function under the meaning of the Central Bank Reform Act 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24080/12]

Written Answers — Banking Sector Regulation: Banking Sector Regulation (15 May 2012)

Gerry Adams: Question 187: To ask the Minister for Finance if the Central Bank of Ireland will confirm whether the outsource services which IBRC is seeking after their published pre-qualification questionnaire are services which the Central Bank of Ireland deem as a controlled function or pre-approval controlled function under the meaning of the Central Bank Reform Act 2010; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Banking Sector Regulation: Banking Sector Regulation (15 May 2012)

Gerry Adams: Question 188: To ask the Minister for Finance if the Central Bank of Ireland will confirm whether the current agreement between a company (details supplied) and Allied Irish Banks is defined as a controlled function or pre-approval controlled function under the meaning of the Central Bank Reform Act 2010; if he will confirm, if it is considered a pre-approval controlled function, whether...

Written Answers — Banking Sector Regulation: Banking Sector Regulation (15 May 2012)

Gerry Adams: Question 189: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will confirm whether the Central Bank of Ireland, in their consideration of compliance with Section 3.3.2 (c) of the Fitness and Probity Standards Code, a person's performance of a function in a regulated financial service provider that received State financial support, only concerns financial service providers which received State...

Written Answers — State Banking Sector: State Banking Sector (15 May 2012)

Gerry Adams: Question 190: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether it was appropriate for the current chief executive of State owned IBRC to send a supportive text message to a person (details supplied) on 27 January 2012 revealing IBRC board minutes at a time when the person was challenging another State owned institution the National Assets Management Agency thus preventing the sale of...

Written Answers — Ministerial Transport: Ministerial Transport (15 May 2012)

Gerry Adams: Question 191: To ask the Minister for Finance the annual cost of the new scheme introduced for the provision of drivers for Ministers in 2011 and to date in 2012; if he will provide a comparison of the annual cost of the provision of civilian drivers and the Ministers using their own cars with the previous scheme of Garda drivers and State cars. [24085/12]

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (15 May 2012)

Gerry Adams: Question 242: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an appeal in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Louth; the number of teachers the school will have for September 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24131/12]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (15 May 2012)

Gerry Adams: Question 309: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider reviewing the decision to extend the age whereby a citizen can access a pension at age 66 years; if he will confirm that public servants who are due to retire this year aged 65, as per their contracts, will face the prospect of having to seek jobseeker's allowance for a one year period until they reach the...

Written Answers — Court Procedures: Court Procedures (15 May 2012)

Gerry Adams: Question 385: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will outline the process followed when an individual brings a claim to the small claims court; whether the registrar of the small claims court is allowed to make an arbitrary judgement without allowing the claimant a hearing. [24138/12]

Written Answers — Missing Children: Missing Children (15 May 2012)

Gerry Adams: Question 386: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he has been in contact with a person (details supplied) in relation to child abduction; if he has provided any assistance to the family; and the position regarding this situation. [24146/12]