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Environment and Public Health (Wind Turbines) (No. 3) Bill 2013: First Stage (28 Nov 2013)

Clare Daly: I move: "That the Bill be taken in Private Members' time."

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Administration (28 Nov 2013)

Clare Daly: 24. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that many social welfare recipients are having to subsidise their rent by paying a substantial proportion of their income to make up the difference between the rent supplement and the rent due, as a result of the gap between increasing rents in many areas and unrealistic ceilings set by her Department;...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility (28 Nov 2013)

Clare Daly: 41. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will specify in relation to outstanding liabilities of self-employed persons to access a State contributory pension, if it is outstanding PRSI contributions only that must be paid to qualify, or PRSI and income tax liabilities, or PRSI and income tax and any other tax liabilities, as many citizens have received contradictory letters from...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy (28 Nov 2013)

Clare Daly: 182. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will change the 120 km per hour speed limit on motorways to 130 km per hour. [51124/13]

Bond Repayments: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (27 Nov 2013)

Clare Daly: In a Chamber noted for its brass necks, tonight's performance almost beat all. To have to listen to Deputy Spring, who is a former Anglo Irish Bank employee and who contested an election on a programme of Labour's way or Frankfurt's way, ridicule this motion takes some beating. This individual bragged about the Greek economy being on its knees and somehow thought that was something to crow...

Bond Repayments: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (27 Nov 2013)

Clare Daly: Is that right? I have seen him and have listened to him. The Minister of State, Deputy McGinley, might show me the courtesy of listening because his party-----

Bond Repayments: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (27 Nov 2013)

Clare Daly: -----fought his election on a lie and it is now being held to account for its record, or lack of it, and not Fianna Fáil. Will the Government instruct our banks to invest our money not in dead banks, but in jobs because the only way in which this economy will recover is by putting people to work? Contrary to the claptrap from the some of the Government backbenchers, the people know...

Bond Repayments: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (27 Nov 2013)

Clare Daly: He was an employee of Anglo Irish Bank and he is a member of the Labour Party.

Forestry Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 Nov 2013)

Clare Daly: Yes, who is at a Whips meeting but I will waffle on until she joins us. This is a hugely important issue and I am happy to contribute to the debate on it. The Bill is modest but it gives us the opportunity to discuss the importance of forestry to the economy currently but also in terms of its potential in the future. The Bill contains some worthwhile measures but we need to do much more....

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Protection (27 Nov 2013)

Clare Daly: 12. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will ensure that the skilled and profitable Pratt and Whitney Aerospace operation, which employs over 100 workers and has operated successfully for decades in Dublin, continues its maintenance operation here. [50318/13]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Protection (27 Nov 2013)

Clare Daly: 32. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the steps he has taken to assist in protecting the 400 jobs under threat at Lufthansa Technik. [50320/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authorities Management (27 Nov 2013)

Clare Daly: 153. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the criteria used by the assistant secretary of his Department in selecting a person (details supplied) to fill the post of Sligo county manger in a temporary capacity from 4 November 2013 until a permanent appointment is made; if recommendations were received or references sought regarding this person's ability to carry...

Other Questions: School Enrolments (26 Nov 2013)

Clare Daly: 101. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether it is appropriate for schools to request payment of a registration fee every year; and the measures he proposes to deal with this situation. [50116/13]

Other Questions: School Enrolments (26 Nov 2013)

Clare Daly: I am aware the Minister is bringing in a new enrolment policy to synchronise things across the system. This question relates to where parents are asked to pay money upon registering their children, not necessarily in terms of enrolling them but for subsequent years. Does the Minister have any plans to deal with that?

Other Questions: School Enrolments (26 Nov 2013)

Clare Daly: I thank the Minister for his response. The statement was very strong. It is the case that a number of a schools are operating quite a skilful approach in a letter which appears to state that parents must register sons and daughters by a certain date and that there is a fee attached in a way that essentially blackmails or compels them to pay the money or where they feel compelled to pay the...

Other Questions: State Examinations Issues (26 Nov 2013)

Clare Daly: We are told that the extra points for mathematics raises the standard and encourages more people in that direction, but does society benefit? In light of the report published today, which reveals that the courses with high points are almost exclusively dominated by fee-paying schools, is it not the case that people who can opt for maths, and maybe extra tuition, use that advantage?...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staffing (26 Nov 2013)

Clare Daly: 104. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will address the anomaly that full-time special needs assistants contracts are specified by the National Council for Special Education as 32 hours, but the contract of employment specifies the working hours as the hours the school is open to students, that is, 28 hours and 20 minutes for a primary school. [50114/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (26 Nov 2013)

Clare Daly: 113. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 342, 343 and 350 of 5 November 2013, if he will confirm that the financial implications regarding the annual student contribution for apprentices being pro rata, in relation to aviation apprentices where a model has been agreed with employers which requires them attending college for a full year, could...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (26 Nov 2013)

Clare Daly: 117. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which the decision to change the funding model for apprentices before the review of the Irish apprenticeship training model which he has initiated has been completed. [50112/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Data (26 Nov 2013)

Clare Daly: 119. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if any analysis has been undertaken into the cumulative effect of cutbacks in learning supports at primary level for children with special needs, Traveller supports and support for children for whom English is not their first language in terms of the impact on teachers' ability to manage the class and deliver a level of education that meets...