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Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (2 Dec 2015)

Róisín Shortall: Allow the Dáil to decide that. Allow the Dáil to decide whether it is or not.

Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (2 Dec 2015)

Róisín Shortall: This is not about you.

Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (2 Dec 2015)

Róisín Shortall: This is not about the Minister of State.

Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (2 Dec 2015)

Róisín Shortall: He is not.

Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (2 Dec 2015)

Róisín Shortall: Acting Chairman, on a point of order.

Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (2 Dec 2015)

Róisín Shortall: Acting Chairman, we are allowed a point of order. We are debating amendment No. 1. Will the Minister of State not be disingenuous and respect the democratic procedures in the House? Will the Minister of State not talk down the clock to avoid a vote being taken on amendment No. 1?

Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (2 Dec 2015)

Róisín Shortall: We know what he is doing. Will he desist from it?

Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (2 Dec 2015)

Róisín Shortall: Why is the Minister of State changing the subject? Why does he not speak to the amendment?

Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (2 Dec 2015)

Róisín Shortall: I will conclude. It is quite extraordinary that the Minister would do that. She said the next Government will do this. That is passing the buck on a grand scale. It is also saying to parents who find themselves in that situation that it is too bad, it is their hard luck and they will have to wait until some future Government might have the courage to address this area of discrimination. ...

Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (2 Dec 2015)

Róisín Shortall: I move amendment No. 1:In page 3, between lines 26 and 27, to insert the following:“Amendment of Equal Status Act 20002. Section 7(3)(c) of the Equal Status Act 2000 is hereby repealed.”. In the context of this legislation, I propose that Members move to amend the Equal Status Act 2000. I accept that the Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013 before Members primarily...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (2 Dec 2015)

Róisín Shortall: 116. To ask the Minister for Health if an urgent assessment of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 13 will be arranged. [43051/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Prescription Charges (2 Dec 2015)

Róisín Shortall: 120. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 412 of 27 January 2015, the status of the anomalous situation which results in medical card holders on mixed dosage medication being charged for each millilitre size as an individual item; his plans to address this problem; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43072/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (2 Dec 2015)

Róisín Shortall: 150. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will intervene in the case of a child (details supplied) in Dublin 13 to ensure that extra supports are provided. [43052/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Contracts (1 Dec 2015)

Róisín Shortall: 167. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the remit and purpose of the study she commissioned the London-based Centre for Economic and Social Inclusion to carry out in 2012, at a cost of approximately €190,000 to the taxpayer; the impact of this study on the design of the JobPath programme; if she will publish the study. [42747/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Contracts (1 Dec 2015)

Róisín Shortall: 168. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 89 of 17 November 2015, the details of the rigorous public procurement process that led to the awarding of the JobPath tenders; her plans to publish the successful bids submitted and the criteria she used in the procurement process to select the companies concerned; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Contracts (1 Dec 2015)

Róisín Shortall: 169. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her views that according to an investigation (details supplied) carried out in the United Kingdom, one of the bidders she selected was the worst performing out of all of the companies engaged in the provision of welfare to work programmes; the implications this has for the company’s operations; and if she was cognisant of...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Contracts (1 Dec 2015)

Róisín Shortall: 170. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her views on the 2012 investigation in the United Kingdom into a company (details supplied), which forms part of one of the JobPath providers, and that alleges widespread and systemic fraud within that company; further to Parliamentary Question No. 89 of 17 November 2015, if she is aware that the investigations into fraud were...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Collection (1 Dec 2015)

Róisín Shortall: 202. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons with incomes above €500,000 in the past tax year for which figures are available; the average effective tax rate that applied to this group; and the number of these persons who had an effective tax rate of less than 15%, 10%, 5%, 2%, and 1%, respectively. [42813/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Collection (1 Dec 2015)

Róisín Shortall: 203. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons with incomes of between €250,00 and €500,000 in the past tax year for which figures are available; the average tax rate that applied to this group; and the number of these persons who had an effective tax rate of less than 15%,10%, 5%, 2%, and 1%, respectively. [42814/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Collection (1 Dec 2015)

Róisín Shortall: 204. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons with incomes of between €100,000 and €250,000 in the past tax year for which figures are available; the average tax rate that applied to this group; and the number of these persons who had an effective tax rate of less than 15%,10%, 5%, 2%, and 1%, respectively. [42815/15]