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Recent Developments in the Eurozone: Statements (5 Oct 2011)

Clare Daly: When?

Closure of Army Barracks: Motion (Resumed) (5 Oct 2011)

Clare Daly: I wish to share time with Deputy Mattie McGrath.

Closure of Army Barracks: Motion (Resumed) (5 Oct 2011)

Clare Daly: There is no doubt that it is a little cynical of Fianna Fáil to table this motion and wax lyrical about the further closure of Army barracks when the party stood over the destruction of 11 barracks in the last decade of its reign. However, that is not an excuse to allow this Government to deflect attention from or escape responsibility for this serious attack. I oppose the closure of more...

Prison Committals (5 Oct 2011)

Clare Daly: As someone who spent one month in the Dóchas Centre in Mountjoy Prison, I, too, express my solidarity with Teresa Treacy and condemn the decision of the ESB and EirGrid to pursue her in this manner. There is no doubt that the blame comes back to the Minister's door. To have State agencies acting in the manner of bully boys against an elderly, law-abiding, tax-paying citizen is absolutely...

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (4 Oct 2011)

Clare Daly: Question 207: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of third level students that have been affected by the reduction of the non-adjacent rate of the maintenance grant; and the estimated amount that the Exchequer will save in 2011 and 2012 from this reduction if it remains in place. [26942/11]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (4 Oct 2011)

Clare Daly: Question 321: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if, in view of the freezing of pension funds in Custom House Capital, she will consider the establishment of a State fund in order to allow persons to invest safely for their retirement. [26874/11]

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (4 Oct 2011)

Clare Daly: Question 372: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will address the situation which has reached crisis level in the central rent unit in Santry, Dublin, due to the fact that staff have been let go with no provision in place to deal with the volume and backlog of rent allowance claims; if she will allocate sufficient resources to the rent unit to enable it to fulfil its role; and...

Written Answers — Legal Aid Service: Legal Aid Service (4 Oct 2011)

Clare Daly: Question 486: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will allocate sufficient resources to address the waiting lists for free civil legal aid which have in many areas gone far beyond the two to four months advised by the 2005 High Court decision O'Donoghue versus the Legal Aid Board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27545/11]

Overseas Missions (4 Oct 2011)

Clare Daly: Question 43: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade nothing the UN Resolution 2009 of 16 September, that the UN proposes to establish a three month support mission to Libya, if Irish participation is being proposed and the form of same. [27386/11]

Overseas Missions (4 Oct 2011)

Clare Daly: I would certainly welcome and fully support the move of the peoples of Libya for democracy but I do not believe the role of the UN and, in particular, NATO has done anything to further that aim. I note the Tánaiste said we have not received a request as of yet but, clearly, he would be open to an Irish intervention if that was the case. When one considers the role of the UN in the scenario...

Overseas Missions (4 Oct 2011)

Clare Daly: The question is that this was the starting point of the international intervention under the guise of the UN. Effectively, everything was left to NATO, which had troops on the ground and basically outsourced security and peacekeeping, funded the Transitional National Council and is now intervening to deal with the fallout. It is not very democratic, particularly when a majority of the...

Overseas Missions (4 Oct 2011)

Clare Daly: Despite what the Tánaiste says, the UN was not at the centre of operations. In reality, it stood back and allowed NATO call the shots. The Tánaiste has again reiterated there would be no military presence. We were told this all during the situation yet everybody knows that special forces from the US, France and Britain were actively on the ground in contravention of the UN resolution....

Ferry Operations (29 Sep 2011)

Clare Daly: Question 204: To ask the Minister for Transport; Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the significant threat to jobs, pay and conditions among a company (details supplied) and Dun Laoghaire Harbour Company employees at Dun Laoghaire Harbour, as a result of the decision by the company to down-grade its ferry service at the port to seasonal status and cost cutting measures...

Written Answers — Broadcasting Services: Broadcasting Services (29 Sep 2011)

Clare Daly: Question 130: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will respect airways as public property and to ensure that ComReg engages in dialogue with PSME users against the background of the transfer of channel 69 to a newly allocated frequency range, and to implement a compensation programme for radio microphone users and a reduction in licensing rates for...

Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (29 Sep 2011)

Clare Daly: Question 203: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the total expenditure in 2010 on consultants fees by the Dún Laoghaire Harbour Company; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that travel expenses are being paid to a board member for eight meetings per annum which cover travelling from the United Arab Emirates; in view of the fact that Dún Laoghaire Harbour Company...

Written Answers — Humanitarian Aid: Humanitarian Aid (27 Sep 2011)

Clare Daly: Question 93: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade noting the recent statement by the Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan that the Turkish defence forces will protect Turkish citizens attempting to bring humanitarian aid to the Palestinian people in Gaza, if he will ensure that Irish citizens attempting to bring humanitarian aid to Gaza will be protected against hostile...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (27 Sep 2011)

Clare Daly: Question 320: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of persons that have been granted the solar heating grant despite not meeting application deadlines set by SEAI because of extenuating circumstances. [25792/11]

Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second Stage (27 Sep 2011)

Clare Daly: One of the key issues is the extension of the insurance compensation fund to deal with losses of the Quinn family. A large percentage of insurance losses result from speculative gambling on the property market by the family and, in effect, the legislation provides for the transfer of those gambling debts on to the shoulders of hard pressed taxpayers and working people who need to insure...

Adoption Records (27 Sep 2011)

Clare Daly: I thank the Minister for her response as this is a very important issue and I am pleased to know the Minister intends to address it by way of legislation. My concern would be with regard to the timescale and the emphasis. I have heard the Minister speaking on the radio on this subject and her input has tended to be on the basis of looking at the issue from the point of view of the adoptive...

Adoption Records (27 Sep 2011)

Clare Daly: I ask whether the issue of retrospection and the rights of individuals to access information from a certain date, for instance, will be addressed in the Bill. The HSE is excluded from this process and is excluded from requests under freedom of information legislation nor does it seem to have the administrative capability to provide access to information. Is this issue being dealt with in...