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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Expenditure (5 Nov 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: 525. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will detail in tabular form the total public expenditure for each individual benefit detailed in the Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013 in euro for every year between 2001 to date in 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46369/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Fraud Investigations (5 Nov 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: 529. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if there is any disproportionate welfare checking of migrants versus non-migrants as part of the Department's investigations into welfare fraud; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46410/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Finances (5 Nov 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: 659. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will detail in tabular form the total combined figure in euro for all local authorities for deficits, outstanding bank debt, paid overtime, current revenues used to pay pensions; if he he will detail the total number of sick days accounted for in all local authorities; if he will detail the cumulative payroll cost...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Oversight (5 Nov 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: 1110. To ask the Minister for Health when a review will take place on the fair deal system of financing nursing home care; when a review might be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46201/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Insurance Prices (5 Nov 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: 1155. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide further details on the figures regarding the health insurance tax relief changes impact that he referred to at the Health Committee meeting on 17 of October 2013 in response to questioning from this Deputy; if he favours a reversal of the Department for Finance's restriction on tax relief for health insurance; if the decision by the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Dublin Bus Services (5 Nov 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: 1277. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the attached correspondence (details supplied) regarding Dublin Bus. [46494/13]

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Oct 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: I want to add to the points Deputies Naughten and Timmins have made. It would not take a rocket scientist to figure out that if one continues to increase taxes and burdens for the employer on the unit cost of labour, it will act as a disincentive for new employment and will create a major risk of loss of employment at a time when we cannot afford to lose jobs or to disincentivise employment....

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Oct 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: I move amendment No. 11:In page 9, between lines 25 and 26, to insert the following:“Amendment of section 62 of Principal Act 7. Section 62 of the Principal Act is amended--(a) in subsection (7) by inserting the following paragraphs after paragraph (c):“(d) the person's aggregate income in the preceding twelve months, excluding reckonable earnings and any payments under this...

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Oct 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: I move amendment No. 9:In page 8, line 37, to delete "January" and substitute "September".I am pleased to move the amendment. As the Minister will be aware, some 975,000 women are active in Ireland's labour market. Of these, more than 500,000 have children, which means they have caring responsibilities. My concern about this section is that the reduction in maternity benefit from the State...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Public Broadcasting Charge Introduction (24 Oct 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: 10. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position regarding the introduction of a public broadcasting service charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45223/13]

Order of Business (22 Oct 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: The Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013 is scheduled for discussion this week. I understand the Bill will not be circulated until tomorrow. Perhaps the Taoiseach will confirm if that is the case. While I welcome the Taoiseach's commitment to tackling welfare dependency, the budget for which is €20 billion, does he consider adequate the allocation, as provided for in the Dáil...

Order of Business (22 Oct 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: The Government is only allocating one hour in which to debate each €2 billion of taxpayers' money, which I do not believe is adequate.

Order of Business (22 Oct 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: There will be no guillotine.

Order of Business (22 Oct 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: I would like clarification on a matter.

Order of Business (22 Oct 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: A Leas-Cheann Comhairle-----

Order of Business (22 Oct 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: In fairness, it is important to those of us who do not officially have a Whip and wish to contribute to the debate on the Social Welfare and Pensions Bill that the Taoiseach clarifies that we will have an opportunity to speak on the Bill and that debate on it will not be guillotined on Friday.

Order of Business (22 Oct 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: It is important that any Member who wishes to contribute to the Second and Committee Stage debates has an opportunity to do so.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Update on Health Issues: Discussion (17 Oct 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: I thank the Ministers and the team from the HSE and the Department for the very comprehensive statements that have been made. I have two areas of questioning. The Minister has been very honest about the targets set for 2014 in terms of saving the additional €360 million. I agree that some of the bases for those savings are less than solid in terms of the sort of analysis that has...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Civil Registration Legislation (17 Oct 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: 44. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to amend the Civil Registration Act 2004; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43139/13]

Financial Resolutions 2014 - Financial Resolution No. 8: General (Resumed) (16 Oct 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: I appreciate the difficult task the Government faces and the significant strides which have been made. While I am deeply concerned about certain aspects and individual elements of the budget - I will work to change some of them - I will not vote against any of the measures contained in the budget. I strongly support the overall objective of getting Ireland back on a sound fiscal footing....