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Finance Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (26 Nov 2014)

Clare Daly: It is in light of the fact that the Department has recognised the anomaly that I am tabling the amendment today. Currently, if one owns a property with pyrite, which is valueless, in order to get the exemption one is required to spend thousands of euro to have a hardcore infill test carried out on the property in order to avail of what will be an exemption of hundreds of euro over a period...

Finance Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (26 Nov 2014)

Clare Daly: I move amendment No. 49:In page 132, between lines 30 and 31 to insert the following:"Amendment to Section 10(A) of the Finance (Local Property Tax) Act 2012 99.The Finance (Local Property Tax) Act 2012 is amended in section 10(A) by substituting the following subsection for subsection (3):"(3) Notwithstanding subsection (1) and (2) and subject to subsection (4), the Minister for the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland Issues (26 Nov 2014)

Clare Daly: 14. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update on recent discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Minister of Justice and the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland regarding prisoner issues in Northern Ireland and their implications for the peace process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44957/14]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Military Aircraft Landings (26 Nov 2014)

Clare Daly: 21. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the regular presence of US refuelling tankers at Shannon, such as the Hercules No. 2311 present on 29 October 2014; if he will confirm whether these tankers have been connected to the mid-air refuelling of any US military aircraft in Irish airspace; if his attention has been further drawn to the existence...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Commercial Rates (26 Nov 2014)

Clare Daly: 63. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will bring in an equitable valuation system for early childhood care and education services which recognise the educational nature of the service provision and the importance of providing space for children to play and learn. [45511/14]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Commercial Rates (26 Nov 2014)

Clare Daly: 64. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will ensure that early childhood care and education services are included and named under schedule 4 of the Valuation Act as relevant property not rateable and that the ratable valuation is only based on commercial activity. [45512/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Disciplinary Proceedings (26 Nov 2014)

Clare Daly: 80. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if a person (details supplied) was one of the gardaí named in the GSOC report sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions for consideration on whether criminal proceedings be issued against named members of the Garda who were involved with a drug dealer. [45440/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Professional Fees (26 Nov 2014)

Clare Daly: 88. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that the nursing and midwifery professions are not unfairly hit with a yearly retention fee of €150, in view of the fact that other medical professions have their fees capped at €100 [45406/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Maternity Services (26 Nov 2014)

Clare Daly: 97. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No.110 of 11 November 2014 the reason the impression was provided in the response that all members of the NSCHB were part of the consultation process and agreed to the signing of the memorandum of understanding; and if he will correct this impression as serious concerns had been articulated by AIMs Ireland; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Charges Administration (26 Nov 2014)

Clare Daly: 152. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views regarding the number of Irish Water registration packs that were returned with personal public service numbers included. [45496/14]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Rights (25 Nov 2014)

Clare Daly: 109. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the steps he will take to introduce mechanisms to improve compliance by subcontractors with legal wage rates. [44143/14]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Rights (25 Nov 2014)

Clare Daly: 123. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his views on whether sanctions imposed on employers found guilty of breaching the law in terms of workers' wages and conditions are sufficiently robust; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44142/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Applications (25 Nov 2014)

Clare Daly: 179. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied) in County Sligo who was informed on 29 September 2014 that she qualified for jobseeker’s transition allowance and that her first payment would be paid on 2 October 2014 at Sligo post office; if her attention has been further drawn to the fact that to date no payment...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Interest Rates (25 Nov 2014)

Clare Daly: 203. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will introduce legislation capping mortgage interest at 2% above the European Central Bank rate in order to alleviate the extreme pressures on homeowners. [45225/14]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Army Training Programme (25 Nov 2014)

Clare Daly: 255. To ask the Minister for Defence the reason the Defence Forces spent 8,000 dollars on a terrorism course with the US army in Germany for a member of the Defence Forces; if other similar courses have been funded by the taxpayer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44988/14]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: UN Missions (25 Nov 2014)

Clare Daly: 256. To ask the Minister for Defence if he will confirm that the seven Irish members of the Defence Forces currently participating in the IASF mission in Afghanistan, will be withdrawn on or before 31 December 2014; if no replacement will take place; and in the event that he cannot provide this confirmation, that he will provide a commitment that Dáil Éireann will be allowed to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Complaints Procedures (25 Nov 2014)

Clare Daly: 269. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will investigate the incident on 16 November 2014 outside the Mansion House, Dublin where a woman was very forcibly pushed to the ground by members of An Garda Síochána; the actions she will take; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44980/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Actions against An Garda Síochána (25 Nov 2014)

Clare Daly: 282. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality in view of the fact that in the period 1999 to 2013 inclusive, over €59 million was paid out by the State as a result of civil actions against the Gardaí, the amount of this money that was paid out by the members of the Gardaí concerned in these cases; the number of these members that have been disciplined; the number of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (25 Nov 2014)

Clare Daly: 286. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on whether it is appropriate to send large representative of Garda units, including dog units, mounted unit, aerial support unit and others along with the Dublin Fire Brigade and the Road Safety Authority into schools at a time when Garda resources are stretched on the ground and at a time when there were no other Garda resources...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Stardust Fire (25 Nov 2014)

Clare Daly: 288. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality regarding the Foy report of 2004, whereby consent was only given for the report to be used for further Garda and forensic investigations, if she will have this report removed from her Department's website. [45226/14]