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Leaders' Questions (27 May 2014)

Michael Noonan: -----and whether the issue can be resolved in due course.

Order of Business (27 May 2014)

Michael Noonan: It is proposed to take No. 5, Employment Permits (Amendment) Bill 2014 - Order for Second Stage and Second Stage. It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that Private Members’ business, which shall be No. 49, Garda Síochána (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2014 – Second Stage, shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 9 p.m. on...

Order of Business (27 May 2014)

Michael Noonan: We have no legislation on the insurance fund. I will have to get back to the Deputy on that. The Fair Deal review is not really a matter for the Order of Business, so I suggest that the Deputy submit a question to the Minister for Health-----

Order of Business (27 May 2014)

Michael Noonan: -----so as to obtain the details on it. On the Deputy's first question, we are only four months into the budgetary year. We are coming towards the end of the fifth month. The Deputy will know from his experience of government that Supplementary Estimates would not be considered this early in the year.

Order of Business (27 May 2014)

Michael Noonan: Tá súil againn go mbeidh sé foilsithe i rith an tseisiún seo.

Order of Business (27 May 2014)

Michael Noonan: We do not have a publication date for that legislation.

Order of Business (27 May 2014)

Michael Noonan: Consultation is still ongoing between the relevant Department and the Criminal Assets Bureau. There is not yet a date for the publication of the Bill but the consultation is proceeding satisfactorily.

Order of Business (27 May 2014)

Michael Noonan: That will be published later this year.

Order of Business (27 May 2014)

Michael Noonan: The EirGrid Bill will be published next year. The services Bill to which the Deputy referred will be published later this year.

Leaders' Questions (27 May 2014)

Michael Noonan: I am not impressed by the Deputy's proclamation of the new republic because it appears that he is committed to unrestrained public expenditure on all fronts-----

Leaders' Questions (27 May 2014)

Michael Noonan: -----and the piling of taxation onto the shoulders of ordinary taxpayers, which will lead to people losing their jobs and, thus, increased unemployment. That is what will happen if we follow Sinn Féin's policies. I asked the Deputy a simple question.

Leaders' Questions (27 May 2014)

Michael Noonan: Currently, 42% of people in Ireland have a medical card.

Leaders' Questions (27 May 2014)

Michael Noonan: Is Deputy Gerry Adams saying the percentage should be 100%? If not, what eligibility criteria would he set? I am saying the most vulnerable children should retain their medical cards which should not be withdrawn in any review. Sick children should not be deprived of medical cards.

Leaders' Questions (27 May 2014)

Michael Noonan: We have not yet heard Sinn Féin's eligibility criteria. To whom would it not award a medical card?

Leaders' Questions (27 May 2014)

Michael Noonan: Would Sinn Féin give them to everyone?

Leaders' Questions (27 May 2014)

Michael Noonan: Deputies on all sides will be pleased to hear that we are not planning an election.

Leaders' Questions (27 May 2014)

Michael Noonan: Members opposite should not pretend; most of them would run a mile.

Leaders' Questions (27 May 2014)

Michael Noonan: Arising from Deputy Clare Daly's remarks, I pay tribute to the Tánaiste, Deputy Eamon Gilmore. I believe history will be very kind to him. He stood by the people and the country in the worst crisis since the Famine.

Leaders' Questions (27 May 2014)

Michael Noonan: I am proud to have served with him.

Leaders' Questions (27 May 2014)

Michael Noonan: The matter raised by Deputy Clare Daly is an important one. It is a great pity that there is an impending strike at Aer Lingus to be held over the June bank holiday weekend. An awful lot of ordinary working people like to take a break over the June bank holiday weekend and many families want to see their children return home and their relatives come to visit. The proposed strike is a big...