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Protection of Employees (Temporary Agency Work) Bill 2011: Report Stage (22 Feb 2012)

Patrick Nulty: I am also disappointed that amendment No.19 has been ruled out of order. There is much in the Bill that I support but section 7 is deplorably inadequate. The Bill fails to provide for effective anti-avoidance measures. Article 5.5 of the directive places a clear duty on the Government to introduce appropriate measures to prevent abuse of the derogation. However, under the Bill, as it...

Protection of Employees (Temporary Agency Work) Bill 2011: Report Stage (22 Feb 2012)

Patrick Nulty: My amendment No. 9 was ruled out for the same reason and I defer to the wisdom of the Ceann Comhairle on that issue. To make the point, the Bill is deficient in that it does not take account of allowances to which agencies workers should be entitled on the same basis as permanent employees. In the public health sector, for example, allowances are paid to nurses who achieve additional...

Written Answers — Youth Unemployment: Youth Unemployment (21 Feb 2012)

Patrick Nulty: Question 98: To ask the Taoiseach if he has responded to the letter from the European Commission President, Mr. Barroso, of 31 January last inviting him to submit plans and proposals to address youth unemployment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9481/12]

Written Answers — Youth Unemployment: Youth Unemployment (21 Feb 2012)

Patrick Nulty: Question 99: To ask the Taoiseach if he plans to establish an action team as requested by European Commission President, Mr. Barroso, to address youth unemployment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9482/12]

Written Answers — Youth Unemployment: Youth Unemployment (21 Feb 2012)

Patrick Nulty: Question 100: To ask the Taoiseach if a date for the European Commission team visit to Ireland to discuss youth unemployment as indicated in the letter from the European Commission President, Mr. Barroso, dated 31 January last has been set; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9483/12]

Written Answers — Tax Reliefs: Tax Reliefs (21 Feb 2012)

Patrick Nulty: Question 173: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide details of the projected cost of tax relief available to those benefiting from the special assignee relief programme to send their children to fee paying schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9649/12]

Written Answers — Budget Submissions: Budget Submissions (21 Feb 2012)

Patrick Nulty: Question 174: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will supply details of the organisations or groups who made contact with him to lobby on the Finance Bill 2012; if he will confirm if there was contact between his Department and companies (details supplied); if he will confirm the details of the contacts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9650/12]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (21 Feb 2012)

Patrick Nulty: Question 175: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons who benefited from the special assignment relief programme in the years 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9651/12]

Written Answers — Tax Reliefs: Tax Reliefs (21 Feb 2012)

Patrick Nulty: Question 176: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide full details of the tax reliefs available to the companies involved in aircraft leasing here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9652/12]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (21 Feb 2012)

Patrick Nulty: Question 177: To ask the Minister for Finance the potential gain for the Exchequer of the provision to tax illness benefit and occupational injury benefit, as provided for in the Finance Bill 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9653/12]

Written Answers — Tax Reliefs: Tax Reliefs (21 Feb 2012)

Patrick Nulty: Question 178: To ask the Minister for Finance the cost to the Exchequer of increasing mortgage interest relief for persons who bought a house for the first time between the years 2004 and 2008 in the Finance Bill 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9654/12]

Written Answers — EU Funding: EU Funding (21 Feb 2012)

Patrick Nulty: Question 269: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the actions he will take to draw down the unallocated European social funds as proposed by the European Commission to address youth unemployment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9484/12]

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (21 Feb 2012)

Patrick Nulty: Question 289: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will consult with youth organisations and the representative body for the youth sector, the National Youth Council of Ireland, to discuss actions to address youth unemployment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9485/12]

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (21 Feb 2012)

Patrick Nulty: Question 428: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if grant funding will be made available to him to retrofit wall and attic insulation and to improve energy efficiency in local authority housing (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9786/12]

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (21 Feb 2012)

Patrick Nulty: Question 467: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide funding for the refurbishment of windows and doors for local authority housing (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9761/12]

Written Answers — Private Residential Tenancies Board: Private Residential Tenancies Board (21 Feb 2012)

Patrick Nulty: Question 460: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the reason the Private Residential Tenancies Board did not produce an annual report or publish accounts for 2010, despite the fact that it has a statutory obligation to do so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9648/12]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (15 Feb 2012)

Patrick Nulty: Question 26: To ask the Minister for Health if an exception will be given to the early intervention team in the Health Service Executive north west to hire speech and language therapists in view of the fact that there is now none operating in this region due to the recruitment embargo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8290/12]

Finance Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (15 Feb 2012)

Patrick Nulty: I thank Deputy McDonald for sharing time and for allowing me to contribute to this important debate. I will oppose the Finance Bill in line with my decision to oppose the budget. One must draw the conclusion when one examines the Bill in its totality that it is not a progressive Finance Bill. It is not legislation that will help us to meet our international obligations in a way that is...

Written Answers — Family Support Services: Family Support Services (14 Feb 2012)

Patrick Nulty: Question 77: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the cuts in funding to the Family Support Agency community based counselling services, including genesis psych and family therapy service in Dublin 15; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that these cuts will lead to the closure of these services; if she will review this decision; if she will renew the funding of these...

Written Answers — Foreign Conflicts: Foreign Conflicts (14 Feb 2012)

Patrick Nulty: Question 113: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the ongoing political situation in Syria and in particular the ongoing human rights abuses of Syrian citizens; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7594/12]