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Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (14 Jun 2012)

Clare Daly: This discussion is hugely important. The provisions of the Bill provide for the establishment of a statutory fund to support the needs of former residents of residential institutions and if Members are to do justice to these victims, they should listen to them. However, huge numbers of such victims have stated they are not satisfied the Bill's provisions meet their needs. There could be...

Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (14 Jun 2012)

Clare Daly: My group will be absolutely living in the Committee Stage debate and I assure the Minister my group already has drafted a number of amendments.

Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (14 Jun 2012)

Clare Daly: Moreover, we also will pressing for a vote here today and there is no problem-----

Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (14 Jun 2012)

Clare Daly: Absolutely. I am glad to hear that, because the Minister will be kept in the committee room with that debate. Members have an obligation and responsibility to the people in this situation. The stories we have heard, the correspondence we have come across and the testimony of the people we have met are truly horrific. It is no understatement to state there are many individuals who have deep...

Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (14 Jun 2012)

Clare Daly: I do not know why the Minister sees the need to keep interrupting me. He did not seem to do that with anyone else. Did I say-----

Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (14 Jun 2012)

Clare Daly: Okay. But did I say the Minister did not think that? While I am not questioning the Minister's motivation in this regard, as he appears to be incredibly defensive-----

Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (14 Jun 2012)

Clare Daly: ----- perhaps I will begin to question it. However I had not questioned it before now.

Written Answers — Sale of State Assets: Sale of State Assets (13 Jun 2012)

Clare Daly: Question 45: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he or any other Government Department has undertaken an impact assessment study of the likely job losses that will arise from the sale of State assets; and the way such job losses compare to the number of jobs that he expects to be created by the proceeds of the sale of these assets. [26315/12]

Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (13 Jun 2012)

Clare Daly: Question 93: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation following the signing into law of the Protection of Employees (Temporary Agency Workers) Bill, the steps being taken by him to make employers aware of their obligations; and the steps that being taken to make agency workers aware of their rights arising from the bill. [28596/12]

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (13 Jun 2012)

Clare Daly: Question 227: To ask the Minister for Health following the signing into law of the Protection Employees (Temporary Agency Workers) Bill on 16 May 2012, the steps being taken by the Health Service Executive to ensure that workers it employs via agencies receive the same basic pay as their directly employed comparators; and if he will have any pay shortfall backdated as appropriate. [28615/12]

Written Answers — Carer's Allowance: Carer's Allowance (12 Jun 2012)

Clare Daly: Question 127: To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on the time it is currently taking to process a standard application for carer's allowance; and if she will allocate extra resources to deal with the delays in this section. [28057/12]

Written Answers — Rent Supplement Scheme: Rent Supplement Scheme (12 Jun 2012)

Clare Daly: Question 154: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she has anticipated the number of tenants who have been forced to move house or who will be forced to do so as a result of the rent allowance cuts which have come into effect since Budget 2012; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28056/12]

Written Answers — Ministerial Meetings: Ministerial Meetings (12 Jun 2012)

Clare Daly: Question 196: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will explain his attendance at the Bilderberg private meeting of industrialists, politicians and bankers in Chantilly from 1 to 3 June; if he attended in his official capacity; if the State paid for the visit; the discussions that took place in relation to Ireland; and the reason these discussions were not reported in the press. [27832/12]

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (12 Jun 2012)

Clare Daly: Question 253: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will report on the allocation of the 475 special needs assistant posts held in reserve by his Department. [27852/12]

Written Answers — Teaching Contracts: Teaching Contracts (12 Jun 2012)

Clare Daly: Question 254: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 17 of 23 February 2012, regarding the position of teachers seeking contracts of indefinite duration, in which he indicated that figures relating to CIDs for teachers being paid by his Department were being collated and forwarded, if he will furnish any further information in view of the fact that...

Written Answers — Domiciliary Care Allowance: Domiciliary Care Allowance (12 Jun 2012)

Clare Daly: Question 359: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will ensure full participation of parents and members of the carer's association in the promised review of policies and procedures regarding the domiciliary care allowance. [28232/12]

Written Answers — Household Charge: Household Charge (12 Jun 2012)

Clare Daly: Question 430: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding the properties registered for the household charge to date; the number that have been registered by persons who registered two or more properties; and the number of persons that have registered two or more properties for the household charge. [27986/12]

Written Answers — Household Charge: Household Charge (12 Jun 2012)

Clare Daly: Question 443: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on claims by a person (details supplied) citing central statistics office data from the 2011 Census that there are 1,994,845 housing units in the State, that 1,850,870 are liable to register for the household charge total minus social and voluntary and that 1,755,685 households are liable to pay...

Written Answers — Crisis Pregnancy Services: Crisis Pregnancy Services (12 Jun 2012)

Clare Daly: Question 558: To ask the Minister for Health the regulation he will introduce to deal with groups posing as non-judgmental crisis pregnancy organisations, which are in fact a cover for anti-abortion proponents and who are dealing with vulnerable women without any safeguards or oversight. [27788/12]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (12 Jun 2012)

Clare Daly: Question 586: To ask the Minister for Health if he will guarantee that there will be no further cuts in personal assistant services in 2013. [28023/12]