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Written Answers — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (15 Dec 2009)

Arthur Morgan: Question 103: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of itineraries she has, through the Industrial Development Authority, hosted by potential investors in each county to date in 2009; and for each of the past ten years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46933/09]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (15 Dec 2009)

Arthur Morgan: Question 166: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a copy of the service level agreement that exists between a nursing home (details supplied) in County Donegal and the Health Service Executive will issue to this Deputy. [46697/09]

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (15 Dec 2009)

Arthur Morgan: Question 168: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of national assistant directors in the Health Service Executive; the number of national assistant directors there have been each year since the establishment of the HSE; the average salary of a national assistant director in the HSE in 2009 and each year since the establishment of the HSE; the amount of bonuses awarded to...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (15 Dec 2009)

Arthur Morgan: Question 294: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when the appeal against the decision to refuse jobseeker's allowance will be heard in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Louth; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46695/09]

Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill: Committee and Remaining Stages (Resumed) (11 Dec 2009)

Arthur Morgan: Has the Government any plans to introduce a supplementary or emergency budget early next year, as happened last year, before this budget has even been passed? I ask because Deputy Gogarty stated earlier that he believed pensioners could afford to take a cut in their pension. That is what he should have apologised to the House for saying; it was a disgraceful comment. He should apologise to...

Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Dec 2009)

Arthur Morgan: We are not allowed to speak because of the guillotine.

Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Dec 2009)

Arthur Morgan: I am completely opposed to this section. I agree with Deputy Ó Snodaigh that it is probably the most odious section in the Bill. Do the Minister of State, Deputy Calleary, and his colleagues on the Government benches - and the six Independents or whatever one might call them who are going to support the Bill - believe it is fair and reasonable to cut approximately €35 per month from the...

Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Dec 2009)

Arthur Morgan: I oppose section 1. It clearly facilitates the proposed cuts to welfare payments for young people, cuts that are totally unacceptable. I ask the Minister to consider that these young people have been in education for up to five years, they have significant skills and if they cannot go to work, it is not because they do not want to, clearly they do. They want to get on with their careers,...

Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Dec 2009)

Arthur Morgan: I oppose the section. Starting salaries for Deputies are approximately €100,100 per annum. This is the salary paid to me, as I have not received increments or other payments. After the 7.5% cut is applied to my salary, I will still be paid €92,500, subject to income tax and other deductions. The reduction is extremely modest when compared to what will happen to people who find...

Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2009)

Arthur Morgan: Fianna Fáil took money from the people and gave it to the banks.

Financial Resolution No.5: General (Resumed). Debate resumed on the following motion: (10 Dec 2009)

Arthur Morgan: That is fairyland.

Financial Resolution No.5: General (Resumed). Debate resumed on the following motion: (10 Dec 2009)

Arthur Morgan: It is scandalous.

Order of Business (10 Dec 2009)

Arthur Morgan: Dead right.

Financial Resolution No. 3: Value-Added Tax (9 Dec 2009)

Arthur Morgan: It would represent good value.

Financial Resolution No. 2: Excise (Mineral Oil) (9 Dec 2009)

Arthur Morgan: If a carbon tax Bill came before this House, my party would support it completely. Unfortunately, this is not a carbon tax but rather a revenue-raising measure. It has nothing whatever to do with saving the planet. This measure will hit low-income families disproportionately and in many cases, pensioners will have a choice between heat and food. If this were a real carbon tax, incentives...

Financial Resolution No. 1: Excise (Alcohol Products) (9 Dec 2009)

Arthur Morgan: I made my position and that of my party on the overall budgetary measures clear earlier. However, I very much welcome this proposal in the budget. I have seen first-hand the exodus of cars travelling through Louth on their way to Newry and I have heard stories from many of my neighbours and others in regard to the effect the cost of excise on alcohol is having on encouraging people to cross...

Budget Statement 2010 (9 Dec 2009)

Arthur Morgan: No job retention fund was put in place and there was stimulus package to try to deal with the reality. We were told banks had to saved and that was the poor priority. I will briefly discuss the other measures which have been introduced. The Minister is deluding himself and trying to delude us as well. Funding for primary schools has been slashed by 27%, which will have some effect on...

Budget Statement 2010 (9 Dec 2009)

Arthur Morgan: What has happened in this regard is grossly unacceptable. What will be the long-term achievement of Government policy in this regard? It has taken away the spending power of a group whose members we need to spend their money in order to turn the economy around. It wants people who have 2009 costs to live on 2004 wages. It has achieved the agenda of Colm McCarthy and company of driving down...

Budget Statement 2010 (9 Dec 2009)

Arthur Morgan: In all likelihood, this tax will have the effect of inflicting greater fuel poverty on the vulnerable and the country will be no closer to achieving its Kyoto targets. I welcome the initiative on excise duty, which I hope will save some jobs. However, a considerable number of jobs have already been lost in the retail trade. As Deputy Ó Caoláin is aware, Border counties have been...

Budget Statement 2010 (9 Dec 2009)

Arthur Morgan: The Government has invested €54 billion into the banks and ensured that we will be back here again next year in an even worse position. This eventuality could have been avoided if a proper stimulus package had been put in place in respect of enterprises which are struggling. These are vulnerable but viable enterprises which are haemorrhaging jobs and which would require only a small and...