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Tax Transparency Bill 2012: Second Stage [Private Members] (9 Nov 2012)

Brendan Griffin: Cough up.

Tax Transparency Bill 2012: Second Stage [Private Members] (9 Nov 2012)

Brendan Griffin: I appreciate the opportunity to speak on the Bill which I welcome wholeheartedly. I also welcome the general support the Bill has received from all sides of the House. I commend Deputy Eoghan Murphy for tabling the Bill into which he has put a great deal of work. It is important we have time to discuss it in detail. It is a very progressive Bill and represents a new departure in tax...

Tax Transparency Bill 2012: Second Stage [Private Members] (9 Nov 2012)

Brendan Griffin: I suggest we issue the Deputy with a receipt showing how much time he has spent on the Bill.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (8 Nov 2012)

Brendan Griffin: To ask the Minister for Finance the total number of litres of motor fuel, petrol and diesel, sold in the State in the five most recent years for which figures are available; the total amount of State revenue directly generated by these sales; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49112/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Support Schemes (8 Nov 2012)

Brendan Griffin: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on a matter (details attached); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49060/12]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Heritage Centres (8 Nov 2012)

Brendan Griffin: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the overall annual expenditure by the Office of Public Works on guides for OPW sites; if he will provide a breakdown per site of this expenditure; the number of guides that are employed per site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49163/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (8 Nov 2012)

Brendan Griffin: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a decision has been made on an application for carer's allowance in respect of a person (details provided) in Co. Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49052/12]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (8 Nov 2012)

Brendan Griffin: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will give a county breakdown of single farm payment figures; if he will state the number of farmers in each county in receipt of these payments; if he considers the current distribution system of SFP's to be fair; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49113/12]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Commonage Division (8 Nov 2012)

Brendan Griffin: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if Kerry bog ponies will be included in the calculations for restocking of the hills in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49187/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Misuse of Drugs (8 Nov 2012)

Brendan Griffin: To ask the Minister for Health the way he intends to tackle the problem of the overuse of sedatives and tranquillisers amongst the public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49108/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (8 Nov 2012)

Brendan Griffin: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of the way the €35 million ringfenced annually for mental health has been spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49110/12]

Order of Business (7 Nov 2012)

Brendan Griffin: Deputy Michael Healy-Rae and others stayed quiet for 14 years. Were they gagged as well?

Order of Business (7 Nov 2012)

Brendan Griffin: I previously raised the issue of the Construction Contracts Bill, as have other Deputies. I raised it in the context of a major dispute on the N86, Tralee to Dingle road, where people who worked on the road are not being paid even though it is being financed by State finance.

Order of Business (7 Nov 2012)

Brendan Griffin: I repeat my call for the Bill to be prioritised because it is important-----

Order of Business (7 Nov 2012)

Brendan Griffin: I made it the week before, Deputy Michael Healy-Rae. I am always a step ahead. In the context of the roads (amendment) Bill, it is important provision is made for all workers on State jobs, particularly those funded by the NRA, that-----

Order of Business (7 Nov 2012)

Brendan Griffin: -----those working on the project should be covered for payment. No worker on a State job, funded by bodies such as the NRA, should go unpaid for the work done.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Collection (6 Nov 2012)

Brendan Griffin: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of litres of petrol and diesel that were sold in the State in the past five years for which the data is available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47882/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Bank Charges (6 Nov 2012)

Brendan Griffin: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether the new branch service charges (details supplied) in the banks are discriminating against older persons who are unable to use or avail of these online services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48280/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Childcare Education and Training Scheme (6 Nov 2012)

Brendan Griffin: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider expanding the childcare employment and training support scheme to include students participating in third level education courses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47848/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Supervision and Substitution Scheme (6 Nov 2012)

Brendan Griffin: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost to the Exchequer in monetary terms of supervision and substitution allowances in the secondary education sector; if the allowance is paid even if no supervision and substitution work is carried out; if the payment is considered good value for money by him; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47706/12]