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Finance Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (13 Mar 2013)

Denis Naughten: I support the amendments the merits of which have been articulated very well by Deputy Sean Fleming when speaking on the issues of agricultural contractors transporting either foodstuffs or livestock and businesses hauling their own goods. These groups should not be left at a competitive disadvantage. They have to meet certain licensing requirements relating to the transportation of...

Finance Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (13 Mar 2013)

Denis Naughten: We all agree that the below cost sale of alcohol must be addressed. The challenge we face is how to go about addressing it. I ask the Minister of State, particularly in the context of his portfolio in the Department of Health, to consider a proposal made by the vintners before Christmas in respect of the introduction of a lid tax. That proposal has a great deal of merit. The Department of...

Finance Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (13 Mar 2013)

Denis Naughten: The officials might come back to me with a briefing note on it in terms of where the barriers are.

Finance Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (13 Mar 2013)

Denis Naughten: I support the amendment from a different perspective. It would be a tax incentive to encourage people who, unfortunately, have turf banks on designated bogs, mainly in the west, to go out and cut them this year. The Government is stating that if they go out and cut turf on a turf bank, they will not pay the tax, but if they buy a bale of briquettes, they will pay the increased rate of VAT....

Finance Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (13 Mar 2013)

Denis Naughten: I understand why the Government decided to wait until after the winter to introduce the measure. When is winter in this country is the subject of another debate. At the same time as the tax is being introduced which will affect one third of households in my county and one in four in counties such as Galway and Leitrim, the Government is trying to ensure compliance with the law on turf...

Finance Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (13 Mar 2013)

Denis Naughten: I move amendment No. 27:In page 141, to delete lines 20 to 43, to delete page 142 and in page 143, to delete lines 1 to 23.This amendment concerns the health insurance levy. Since publication of the Finance Bill one month ago, 6,000 people have left the private health insurance sector which is haemorrhaging policy holders because of the spiralling cost of health insurance. Something must be...

Finance Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (13 Mar 2013)

Denis Naughten: It is fundamental.

Finance Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (13 Mar 2013)

Denis Naughten: This has been raised with the Minister for Health by Deputy Olivia Mitchell on a number of occasions. It seems to be a practice within the VHI, as opposed to the other insurers, to bill a person for the levy for the full year if he or she was paying on a monthly basis. Under the old system, the payment was on an annual basis. Now that it is on a quarterly basis, does this mean a person...

Finance Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (13 Mar 2013)

Denis Naughten: No. Deputy Olivia Mitchell may have to come in on this. If someone renews a policy with the VHI on 1 April, paying from his or her salary on a monthly basis, but finds on 1 June that Aviva has a better deal and moves, VHI will charge an exit fee and the 12-month, annualised figure for the levy. I understand the argument is that the VHI has already paid the levy to the Revenue...

Finance Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (13 Mar 2013)

Denis Naughten: It is not a double payment but one pays for the full year even if one is with the insurer for four months. The lead insurer pays it. Perhaps someone in the Department can revert to me.

Finance Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (13 Mar 2013)

Denis Naughten: Yes.

Finance Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (13 Mar 2013)

Denis Naughten: The objective is not to pay the levy on the second occasion but one is paying the full year to the exiting insurer even if one is with that insurer for four months.

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Special Areas of Conservation Designation (13 Mar 2013)

Denis Naughten: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his plans to address the ongoing issues regarding the implementation of the ban on turf cutting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13043/13]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Turf Cutting Compensation Scheme Application Numbers (13 Mar 2013)

Denis Naughten: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of alternative bogs that have been sourced for turf cutters forced to relocate; the number of turf cutters that have been accommodated; the number that will be accommodated before the commencement of the 2013 turf cutting season; the number of persons who will not be accommodated by the commencement of the 2013 season; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long Term Illness Scheme (13 Mar 2013)

Denis Naughten: To ask the Minister for Health if he will include haemochromatosis and hemoglobin santa clara on the long term illness scheme; if both conditions will be considered for a statutory general practitioner only card as part of the forthcoming legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13193/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Patient Statistics (13 Mar 2013)

Denis Naughten: To ask the Minister for Health if he will furnish details of the total numbers of patients who availed of services inclusive of UCC/MAU at Roscommon County Hospital in 2012; the corresponding figures for 2010 and 2011 inclusive of accident and emergency/UCC; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13303/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (13 Mar 2013)

Denis Naughten: To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline the non-nursing professional staff which are on duty and on call respectively at Roscommon County Hospital at weekends; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13304/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (12 Mar 2013)

Denis Naughten: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when he intends to revise the Sex Offenders Act 2001 to protect vulnerable persons against sexual exploitation and abuse; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13061/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Security (12 Mar 2013)

Denis Naughten: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of CCTV cameras in Castlerea Prison, County Roscommon; the number of those in use; the number that can be viewed simultaneously on monitors within the prison; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13087/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Properties (12 Mar 2013)

Denis Naughten: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the total projected cost of the refurbishment of Harristown House, County Roscommon;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13088/13]