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Written Answers — School Enrolments: School Enrolments (9 Mar 2006)

Michael Ring: Question 210: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she intends to restore equity and fair play and end the discrimination against ordinary national schools with four to 13 teachers by bringing appendix A of circular 15/05 into line with appendices B and C of the same circular. [9904/06]

Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages. (9 Mar 2006)

Michael Ring: He took on board my advice.

Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages. (9 Mar 2006)

Michael Ring: Like Deputies Penrose and Stanton, I welcome the advertisement campaign. It is an issue I have raised on many occasions in this House. Last summer I sent out a leaflet to my constituents and the number of people who took up the scheme was amazing. I did a radio interview yesterday, following which my office received five or six queries regarding the family income supplement. The other day the...

Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages. (9 Mar 2006)

Michael Ring: I agree with Deputy Penrose. In respect of voluntary contributions, a scheme is in place whereby a self-employed person who has paid contributions over the years and moves into full-time employment can make a yearly payment. People should be forewarned about this. I have been self-employed all my working life and nearly lost my entitlements and employment stamps when I entered this House. The...

Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages. (9 Mar 2006)

Michael Ring: It should be noted the number of self-employed people who will lose their entitlements because they do not know about this scheme which allows them to make a yearly voluntary contribution to the State. The Department should advise people of the existence of this scheme and let them know that if they make contributions as self-employed people and then enter full-time employment as PAYE...

Order of Business. (9 Mar 2006)

Michael Ring: At Cheltenham.

Order of Business. (9 Mar 2006)

Michael Ring: Open up the Dáil. We are elected to represent the people, not to be in Cheltenham or America.

Order of Business. (9 Mar 2006)

Michael Ring: Does Deputy Carey remember what he told them in the High Court, that we were going to be sitting more——

Order of Business. (9 Mar 2006)

Michael Ring: Well we are sitting less since the end of the dual mandate.

Order of Business. (9 Mar 2006)

Michael Ring: We should open up the Dáil. That is what we were elected for. We should forget about Cheltenham and America. Does Deputy Carey remember what he told them in the High Court? I will get it for him. I will tell him exactly what he told them in the High Court.

Order of Business. (9 Mar 2006)

Michael Ring: He said he will be sitting more, well we are sitting less since the end of the dual mandate.

Order of Business. (9 Mar 2006)

Michael Ring: Does Deputy Carey remember what he told them? I will get it for him.

Order of Business. (9 Mar 2006)

Michael Ring: He said what the Government told him to tell them, that we would be sitting on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

Order of Business. (9 Mar 2006)

Michael Ring: We will not even be sitting on the days we should be sitting.

Order of Business. (9 Mar 2006)

Michael Ring: I suppose Deputy Davern will be going to Cheltenham.

Order of Business. (9 Mar 2006)

Michael Ring: Ballinrobe only operates on a Sunday and you would not go on a Sunday. You only go when the Dáil is sitting.

Order of Business. (9 Mar 2006)

Michael Ring: The programme for Government agreed by the Progressive Democrats and Fianna Fáil indicated we would have a legal ombudsman. When will legislation be produced and when will the position be established? Two solicitors sitting beside the Tánaiste may not want it, but the public does. When cases are referred to the Law Society, the public does not want it to be a case of solicitors looking...

Order of Business. (9 Mar 2006)

Michael Ring: The Minister for Foreign Affairs is here this morning. The Taoiseach and many Ministers will go to America next week, and I ask that they meet a delegation from our Irish citizens abroad who are fighting for a way to allow Irish citizens who are currently illegally in America to remain there. I ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will meet a delegation from these groups. They are Irish...

Order of Business. (9 Mar 2006)

Michael Ring: I would hope the Minister will do this. The least we can do is meet our citizens abroad, even if we cannot do anything else. I ask that the Minister, with the Taoiseach, would make the case on St. Patrick's Day for Irish people who are illegally in America. Australia was treated as a special case, and that country received 10,500 visas last year. We want 30,000 or 40,000 for our Irish illegals.

Leaders' Questions. (8 Mar 2006)

Michael Ring: That is right.