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Leaders' Questions (26 Sep 2013)

Clare Daly: -----we still have a society where billions of euro in tax relief is weighted to the wealthy, with 82% of such reliefs going to the top 20% and 56% going to the top 10% of income earners in this country. If the Minister stood that policy on its head, reduced the marginal rate of relief to the standard rate of 20%, reduced the earnings contribution cap to €75,000, or twice the average...

Leaders' Questions (26 Sep 2013)

Clare Daly: -----in which he stated that the Pensions Board-----

Leaders' Questions (26 Sep 2013)

Clare Daly: On his website, the Minister states that the last Government and the Pensions Board got it radically wrong, and that the Fianna Fáil Government of the time should immediately-----

Leaders' Questions (26 Sep 2013)

Clare Daly: Will the Minister continue to subsidise the wealthy or will he give decent rights for pensioners?

Written Answers — Department of Health: Obesity Strategy (26 Sep 2013)

Clare Daly: 36. To ask the Minister for Health the initiatives he intends to undertake to deal with serious obesity levels here. [39922/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (26 Sep 2013)

Clare Daly: 47. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that there are no funding cuts to St. Michael's House, in order to reduce the harsh impact on services such as residential and respite care. [39921/13]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Heritage Council Expenditure (26 Sep 2013)

Clare Daly: 154. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will ensure that the Heritage Councils grant scheme is restored to enable funding to continue to the Irish Wildlife Trust which operates on a shoestring budget and plays a huge role in protecting Ireland's wildlife [40191/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Pyrite Issues (26 Sep 2013)

Clare Daly: 169. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if fumes from pyrite may affect home owners in view of the fact that five Chinese miners died in Changsha in a pyrite mine earlier this month. [40179/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Pyrite Remediation Programme Issues (26 Sep 2013)

Clare Daly: 170. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government in the event of a developer - a quarry or other contractor - whose properties were remediated by the Pyrite Remediation Board taking legal action, that this developer would not gain any moneys for works done on the relevant houses. [40180/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Support Services (26 Sep 2013)

Clare Daly: 180. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 459 of 25 June 2013, if he will forward all outstanding responses to the question submitted at the time. [40153/13]

Private Members' Business - Cuts in Education: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (25 Sep 2013)

Clare Daly: Speaking on "Morning Ireland" earlier today, the general secretary of ASTI, Mr. Pat King, said, "Our intention is to protect education as far as we can. Our dispute is about the quality and disintegration of education." I salute the members of ASTI for rejecting the Haddington Road agreement and for making that stand. I absolutely and utterly disagree with the points made by the Taoiseach...

Fines (Payment and Recovery) Bill 2013: Second Stage (25 Sep 2013)

Clare Daly: The Bill is obviously being presented by the Minister as a positive measure and a progressive move. That viewpoint was accepted by the spokespeople for the main Opposition parties. If one can end up in jail for not paying a fine, an alternative that involves not being in jail can sound progressive. It is reprehensible that people should end up in jail for this. However, this move would be...

Other Questions: Magdalen Laundries Report (25 Sep 2013)

Clare Daly: The attitude of the religious congregations is scandalous. Will the Minister indicate whether he has considered any legislative proposals which he could bring forward to compel funding from those organisations? What consideration has he given to that?

Other Questions: Irish Prison Service (25 Sep 2013)

Clare Daly: The Minister will agree that solitary confinement is incredibly damaging and difficult for prisoners and should be avoided at all costs. In that context, I propose to ask him about the case of Aidan Hulme, a prisoner in Portlaoise prison who has been placed in what is effectively solitary confinement as a result of issues related to his serious physical and mental ill health. As a result of...

Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointments) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (25 Sep 2013)

Clare Daly: I must inform Deputy Feighan that every citizen must be accountable for his or her actions and behaviour. Politicians must realise that the impact on their livelihoods of particular decisions often causes people to become upset and rightly so. Deputy Feighan states that he is not seeking people's thanks. If we seek re-election at the end of our terms of office and if our constituents see...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Issues (25 Sep 2013)

Clare Daly: 27. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress made in overcoming the difficulties which have been experienced by the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, GSOC, in working with the Garda; the steps that have been taken and will be taken to deal with delays and non-cooperation from gardaí. [39782/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: National Traveller-Roma Integration Strategy (25 Sep 2013)

Clare Daly: 36. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to an earlier Parliamentary Question and in view of the fact that there are no actions in the National Traveller/Roma Integration Strategy and no framework for evaluating progress, if he will agree to the immediate establishment of a steering group with Traveller and Roma representation, representatives from his Department and an...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare Issues (24 Sep 2013)

Clare Daly: 79. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the evidence of a National Parks and Wildlife Service ranger is sufficient in relation to a prosecution for animal cruelty; and the steps open to a person who makes a complaint where such evidence has not been taken into account. [39206/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Promissory Note Issues (24 Sep 2013)

Clare Daly: 215. To ask the Minister for Finance if the first of the promissory notes bonds of €500 million has been sold and if not, if he will instruct the Central Bank of Ireland to put a stay an any such sale until after the legality or otherwise of the original promissory notes has been established in court. [39688/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions Redress Scheme (24 Sep 2013)

Clare Daly: 231. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide the list of survivor organisations and support groups whose consensus he acquired, to ratify and support the statutory fund which he presented to Dáil Éireann. [39222/13]