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Tax and Social Welfare Codes. (25 Jun 2009)

Arthur Morgan: What will be the implications for the Department's budget when the social insurance fund runs out?

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (25 Jun 2009)

Arthur Morgan: Question 28: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if there will be a review of the decision to abolish the Christmas bonus; if she will proceed with its abolition; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23143/09]

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (24 Jun 2009)

Arthur Morgan: Question 47: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the level of funding which has been administered by the Health Service Executive through his Department for the capital assistance scheme for each of the past five years; and the reason for reductions in funding. [25110/09]

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (24 Jun 2009)

Arthur Morgan: Question 78: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on setting guidelines for local authorities on maintenance policies to ensure that people who are suffering from financial hardship are not forced to live in poor conditions as a result of new guidelines introduced by the local authority. [25109/09]

Vote 41 — Office of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (Revised Estimate). (24 Jun 2009)

Arthur Morgan: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to this debate on the Estimates. It is a mere formality because we did not really have an opportunity to tease out the detail of all the departmental programmes. Even if we had, it would probably have been rather pointless because the Government, as usual, would not have listened to us in any event. However, the debate does confirm for us the...

Vote 41 — Office of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (Revised Estimate). (24 Jun 2009)

Arthur Morgan: Yes, they have. They have told the Minister on many occasions that what he needs to do is introduce a stimulus package to retain and create jobs and get people back to work. However, the Minister is ignoring them and listening to his friends, the fat cats and developers, which is the wrong approach.

Vote 41 — Office of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (Revised Estimate). (24 Jun 2009)

Arthur Morgan: I believed there was a new development when I heard the announcement yesterday evening that the Minister is putting what sounds like a €250 million fund in place for job retention. If so, I welcome it warmly. I have not heard any details about it but I hope it is modelled on a proposal such as the one my party made to the Minister in March before the April budget. We advocate that a fund...

Vote 41 — Office of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (Revised Estimate). (24 Jun 2009)

Arthur Morgan: That is not true.

Vote 41 — Office of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (Revised Estimate). (24 Jun 2009)

Arthur Morgan: The Minister's Government was.

European Council Meetings. (24 Jun 2009)

Arthur Morgan: Do not call them bogus arguments. Neutrality is not bogus. We want commitments on it. That is the problem with the "Yes" campaign.

Financial Measures (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (23 Jun 2009)

Arthur Morgan: I support the intent of amendments Nos. 1 and 2 in the name of Deputy Bruton. I appreciate that what he is trying to do is the opposite to what the Minister is trying to do. At least he is trying to impose some kind of timeframe on the scheme and ensure it will not extend for more than five years from now. This is useful. I would like to see a much shorter timeframe and will address this...

Financial Measures (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (23 Jun 2009)

Arthur Morgan: I wish to address amendment No. 10 in my name which is included in this group. We have been over this territory a few times and it would be simple to read the wording of the Bill from line 36 page 15 to line 23 on page 16 but I do not see any point in doing so. Having examined it very carefully I cannot see how it does otherwise than to confer upon the Minister the authority to extend the...

Children's Hospital Funding: Motion (23 Jun 2009)

Arthur Morgan: It would be had the Minister got her way.

Financial Measures (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2009: Second Stage (23 Jun 2009)

Arthur Morgan: I look forward to his reply to that point. We were misled about the guarantee scheme in the original legislation. We were told that proper terms and conditions would be brought in that would bring the banks to account. No such terms and conditions were brought in. Poor Seánie has gone off and has to survive on the mere €83 million that he borrowed and whatever other bits and pieces he...

Financial Measures (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2009: Second Stage (23 Jun 2009)

Arthur Morgan: I thank the Labour Party for sharing time with me. In the brief time available to me I must confine my comments to the crucial part of the Bill, the section enabling the Minister to extend the bank guarantee scheme on a whim, which makes the State liable for almost all of the toxic debts in our financial institutions. I wonder why the Minister has decided to delegate this power to himself....

Financial Measures (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2009: Second Stage (23 Jun 2009)

Arthur Morgan: That is what I am saying. Why does the Minister need to go beyond that? Surely that is sufficient to bring a resolution to the House to extend the scheme rather than a ministerial order.

Financial Measures (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2009: Second Stage (23 Jun 2009)

Arthur Morgan: I am told the Minister can.

Written Answers — Garda Investigations: Garda Investigations (18 Jun 2009)

Arthur Morgan: Question 112: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the course he will pursue in the case of the murder of a person (details supplied): his views on establishing a commission of inquiry to examine the case; the courses which may be open to him to pursue the prosecution of the killers; the other possible action he may pursue in this case. [24219/09]

Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (17 Jun 2009)

Arthur Morgan: Question 56: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the number of calls made to the dial to stop drug dealing phone line to date; the number of information reports for gardaí that this has generated; and if he will reverse his decision to let this valuable and cost effective tool in the fight against drugs close down once funding runs out which it is envisaged will...

Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (17 Jun 2009)

Arthur Morgan: Question 40: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the report published by the family support network entitled Intimidation of Families; if the recommendations of this report will be reflected in the new national drugs strategy; and if responsibility for supporting families will be clearly assigned and the requisite resources made...