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Leaders' Questions (30 Nov 2011)

Gerry Adams: As already stated, Sinn Féin supports the action being taken by these workers. Low paid workers should not be obliged to pay more in pension contributions. There are also many other people without jobs or pension provisions who are being attacked by the Tories and not just in the North. In this State, our own little Tory Government is also inflicting a similar inequality upon citizens.

Leaders' Questions (30 Nov 2011)

Gerry Adams: Yesterday, I called on the Taoiseach to cap public pensions and to ban the payment of them to people who are in employment. He indicated that he was going to tackle this issue but all he did was to add insult to injury. After yesterday's much heralded statement, the high flyers have been left with huge pensions that are being paid with the people's money. Former Taoisigh remain on public...

Leaders' Questions (30 Nov 2011)

Gerry Adams: It is a disgrace. There is no sign of the Government's policies working on any front, either at home or in the EU. The Government is merely watching as the crisis develops in the eurozone and its kowtowing to the larger states has achieved nothing. It appears the Taoiseach has not read the ESRI report. The Government is contemplating cuts to child benefit but there will be no real cuts for...

Leaders' Questions (30 Nov 2011)

Gerry Adams: There is no money for job creation but there is plenty for bondholders. There is also no money for hospitals, carers or students but there is an abundance for the Government's cronies in the political elites. How can the Taoiseach stand over this?

Leaders' Questions (30 Nov 2011)

Gerry Adams: In response to my questions, the Taoiseach sometimes says things about the North which are entirely self-serving and juvenile. Such comments diminish him and the office he holds.

Leaders' Questions (30 Nov 2011)

Gerry Adams: We are concerned here with fairness and unfairness and equality and inequality. What is fair about someone who is still in employment drawing down a pension of €147,000 which is paid for by the people? Riddle me this. Yesterday the Taoiseach promised an elephant and the Minister, Deputy Howlin, farted and produced a mouse. It is a disgrace what the Government is doing,-----

Leaders' Questions (30 Nov 2011)

Gerry Adams: -----the perpetuation of two Irelands. I used the term Tory-----

Leaders' Questions (30 Nov 2011)

Gerry Adams: -----deliberately and consciously. The Taoiseach promised a break from the past. He promised an end to cronyism. He promised an end to spin. Yesterday, he promised that the Minister would come in here and make a statement in the Dáil. It was on the 6 o'clock news. That is how I learned about it. The Minister came in sometime later.

Leaders' Questions (30 Nov 2011)

Gerry Adams: The Taoiseach also described his election as a democratic revolution. Where is the revolution? Viva la revolución, Enda.

Leaders' Questions (30 Nov 2011)

Gerry Adams: The Taoiseach stated this is the beginning of a process. Is he committing that these exorbitant pensions for those who are still working will be stopped and that he will cap all other public pensions?

Leaders' Questions (30 Nov 2011)

Gerry Adams: The Taoiseach is speaking double-Dutch.

Written Answers — North-South Ministerial Council: North-South Ministerial Council (29 Nov 2011)

Gerry Adams: Question 79: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on whether a full round of sectoral meetings has taken place since the last plenary meeting of the North-South Ministerial Council. [35486/11]

Written Answers — Constitutional Amendments: Constitutional Amendments (29 Nov 2011)

Gerry Adams: Question 80: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on whether a referendum will be necessary to facilitate the type of treaty change he is discussing with other EU leaders. [35755/11]

Written Answers — Constitutional Amendments: Constitutional Amendments (29 Nov 2011)

Gerry Adams: Question 81: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the discussions he has engaged in with other EU leaders in relation to the possibility of changes to the EU treaties. [35754/11]

Written Answers — Tax Reliefs: Tax Reliefs (29 Nov 2011)

Gerry Adams: Question 126: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will give consideration to vehicle registration tax or VAT relief or any other incentives for publicans who provide small minibuses exclusively for the purposes of taking patrons to and from public houses; considering the drink driving laws and the absence of public transport or taxi facilities in some rural areas, his views on whether this...

Written Answers — Public Sector Remuneration: Public Sector Remuneration (29 Nov 2011)

Gerry Adams: Question 205: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of persons currently in receipt of public pensions in excess of €100,000; and the cost to the State of these pensions annually. [37452/11]

Written Answers — Public Sector Remuneration: Public Sector Remuneration (29 Nov 2011)

Gerry Adams: Question 206: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of persons currently in receipt of public pensions in excess of €80,000; and the cost to the State of these pensions annually. [37453/11]

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (29 Nov 2011)

Gerry Adams: Question 358: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he intends to fund the refurbishment of an estate (details supplied) which has been applied for by Meath County Council from the community amenity fund or otherwise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37283/11]

Written Answers — Probation and Welfare Service: Probation and Welfare Service (29 Nov 2011)

Gerry Adams: Question 414: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the level of funding provided by him and/or the Probation Service for the running of Coolmine Therapeutic Community, Dublin 15, for each of the past five years; the amount that will be provided in 2012; his views on whether the facility needs additional funding to combat the waiting lists, as this is only mother and child residential...

Written Answers — Departmental Inquiries: Departmental Inquiries (29 Nov 2011)

Gerry Adams: Question 536: To ask the Minister for Health if he will establish a Commission of Investigation pursuant to the Commission of Investigation Act 2004 or another form of credible inquiry about the sexual abuse perpetrated against patients in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda, County Louth; if he will investigate all matters in relation to and arising from this case, including an...