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Control Savings (1 Mar 2012)

Clare Daly: The Minister would make Margaret Thatcher proud. Nobody is arguing that fraud should be tolerated but the Minister has elevated this issue to the extent that people who, through no fault of their own, may be in receipt of an inaccurate payment, are being demonised as people who are robbing the State, more or less. She speaks about protecting public money. It is also her duty to ensure that...

Written Answers — Private Rented Accommodation: Private Rented Accommodation (1 Mar 2012)

Clare Daly: Question 56: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will detail the methodology behind the rates of rent allowance cuts in budget 2012; and her views that this will force some persons in vulnerable situations to move to cheaper areas, which may mean a move away from the schools their children are in and from family support. [11706/12]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (1 Mar 2012)

Clare Daly: Question 59: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if it is true that persons in receipt of jobseeker's allowance currently engaged in casual work will have their benefits cut; the rationale behind this; and her views that this will not be practical for some of the categories of persons who are employed on a casual basis, such as lone parents. [11707/12]

Written Answers — Mortgage Interest Rates: Mortgage Interest Rates (1 Mar 2012)

Clare Daly: Question 71: To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he will take with the PTSB in relation to the levels of variable interest applied which is pushing thousands of homeowners into arrears. [12067/12]

Education (Amendment) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (1 Mar 2012)

Clare Daly: This discussion is part of that on the reform of education. However, there are much more significant issues than those encompassed by this Bill, including those associated with the need to have patronage examined, the concept of secularisation in education and overall educational standards. That said, none of the discussions should be divorced from the overall question of resources and...

Education (Amendment) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (1 Mar 2012)

Clare Daly: You obviously have not seen it, Deputy. It is of a quality that I do not think is printed in Ireland. You can make the point when you speak yourself in a minute.

Education (Amendment) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (1 Mar 2012)

Clare Daly: Fair play to you, so you can make that point yourself in your own contribution.

Education (Amendment) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (1 Mar 2012)

Clare Daly: My point is, why do we need to have that? The Teaching Council sends out receipts and letters to 73,000 people at a minimum postage cost of 55 cent each, not including the cost of the unusually heavy paper. What is this about? That is the guts of €40,000 in postage alone. We can take it that all these teachers are online, so what about the smart economy and using online receipts? If we...

State Assets: Motion (Resumed) (29 Feb 2012)

Clare Daly: The reason the Government should not sell a 25% stake in Aer Lingus is that it would realise a pittance for it. Bearing in mind the Government's share and the 15% staff shareholding, one realises the State would lose a vital strategic link and connectivity with Heathrow and other areas. The company has been in existence for decades and has provided secure, permanent, pensionable employment...

State Assets: Motion (Resumed) (29 Feb 2012)

Clare Daly: It was part of the Minister's election platform.

Treaty on Stability, Co-ordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union: Statements (29 Feb 2012)

Clare Daly: I would like to share time with Deputies Catherine Murphy and Thomas Pringle.

Treaty on Stability, Co-ordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union: Statements (29 Feb 2012)

Clare Daly: People probably smiled as they listened to the Minister of State, Deputy Creighton, on the radio this morning. She said that jobs will be jeopardised if we do not vote "Yes". It is a clear case of history repeating itself, first as tragedy and then as farce. When we were voting on the Lisbon treaty, the same people told us we had to vote "Yes" for jobs. We now have a level of unemployment...

Written Answers — Capital Investment Programme: Capital Investment Programme (28 Feb 2012)

Clare Daly: Question 107: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on the pre-Budget 2012 statement of the United Left Alliance advocating a emergency programme of necessary public works as response to mass unemployment. [4109/12]

Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (28 Feb 2012)

Clare Daly: Question 657: To ask the Minister for Health if he will issue a comprehensive report on plans to move the Central Mental Hospital from Dundrum to St. Ita's in Portrane, including costs and timescale for same; and the impact this will have on St. Joseph's service already operating in the area. [10704/12]

Written Answers — Community Care: Community Care (28 Feb 2012)

Clare Daly: Question 658: To ask the Minister for Health if he will explain his statements that no decision has been made in relation to the future of public nursing homes, yet at the same time a long-term bed has remained empty in St. Joseph's in Ardee, County Louth, since October on the orders of the Health Service Executive and they have stated that it will be reduced to a 19 bed unit from the end...

Sale of State Assets (28 Feb 2012)

Clare Daly: Question 59: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the breadth and timescale of his plans to privatise State assets; if discussions have taken place with the trade unions whose members' jobs will be affected; and if he or any other Department have estimated the amount of job losses that will arise from the sale of these assets. [11409/12]

Sale of State Assets (28 Feb 2012)

Clare Daly: This question was tabled before the Minister's announcement last week, but I am still none the wiser. It is regrettable that the announcement was made in the media and not in the House, which would have allowed us to debate some of these issues. The Minister says he has not spoken to union representatives but the question of job losses is critical. The Minister has attempted to dress up...

Sale of State Assets (28 Feb 2012)

Clare Daly: The Minister is dressing this up as a job-creation measure. However, apart from the job losses which inevitably flow from a privatisation - there has never been one that did not involve job losses - how does the Minister answer organisations such as the Woodland League, which would argue that a country such as Switzerland which is half the size of Ireland has twice the area of forest? While...

Sale of State Assets (28 Feb 2012)

Clare Daly: They are outsourced to other private companies.

Sale of State Assets (28 Feb 2012)

Clare Daly: The question asked about the criteria used by the Minister in proceeding with the sell-off. Why did he think it unnecessary to examine fully each State asset in terms of the social, economic and environmental value? I refer in particular to public forests, which could be managed in a way that is of enormous benefit to citizens in this country. I ask the Minister to comment on why we have...