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Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Jun 2011)

Clare Daly: No one said it is acceptable.

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Jun 2011)

Clare Daly: Will the Minister indicate who said that should be the case?

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Jun 2011)

Clare Daly: I realise it is late and the Minister has been in the House for a long time. She may be a little tired and not listening to precisely what is being said on this side of the House. I have heard no one in the Chamber condoning fraud of any character. To imply that is disingenuous. Fraud, even only one occurrence, would not be condoned by anybody. The point being made on this side of the...

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Jun 2011)

Clare Daly: The Minister previously noted the problem concerned people who had skills but could not access employment because they had insufficient experience. That is not my understanding of the problem. There are no jobs for these people because of the policies pursued by this Government and its predecessor. She has not convinced me that safeguards are being built into the internship scheme to assist...

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Jun 2011)

Clare Daly: That does not mean it will not be reached. Who will monitor the scheme, how will it be evaluated and what is its timescale? Who decided that a company of 30 or more employees could take on 20% of its workforce as interns? What is the scientific rationale for that figure and what say will the rest of us be given in terms of changing the arrangement?

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Jun 2011)

Clare Daly: The Opposition's approach is much more credible than the Government's.

Pension Provisions (15 Jun 2011)

Clare Daly: Question 32: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if the recent referendum in Slovenia when persons were consulted on raising the pension age will have any bearing on her proposals to raise the pension age here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15367/11]

Social Welfare Benefits (15 Jun 2011)

Clare Daly: Question 33: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider re-instating, as a matter of urgency, supplementary welfare allowance payments in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Wexford. [15368/11]

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2011: Committee Stage (15 Jun 2011)

Clare Daly: It is clear that most Deputies in the Chamber support the reversal of the cut in the minimum wage. However, in section 3 the State is assuming responsibility for the burden of the associated cost by letting employers off the hook by means of tying into the reversal the idea that employer PRSI will be halved. The State will, therefore forfeit revenues which could be accrued. Section 3 is...

Written Answers — Physical Education Facilities: Physical Education Facilities (9 Jun 2011)

Clare Daly: Question 72: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will confirm that the staff cuts of 13 workers who work for the trust at Tallaght Sports Complex in Balrothery, County Dublin, will be recorded as part of his target for cutbacks; and the amount of savings that will be generated from the axing of these jobs. [14802/11]

Written Answers — Croke Park Agreement: Croke Park Agreement (7 Jun 2011)

Clare Daly: Question 64: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to meet with the trade union representatives in view of the review of the Croke Park agreement and the upcoming quarterly EU-IMF review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14216/11]

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (7 Jun 2011)

Clare Daly: Question 154: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if it is the case that the new Springboard programme is not open to persons in receipt of disability benefit; the reason this is the case, in view of the fact that it is standard practice throughout the higher education sector that educational opportunities be equally available to persons with disabilities; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (2 Jun 2011)

Clare Daly: Question 86: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will confirm that the rent supplement unit in Santry, Dublin 9, will continue to operate after October 2011 and that the contracts of employment of the 26 community welfare officers based there will be extended and confirmed as full-time positions; or, if not, if she will explain the basis on which the office is to be staffed....

Written Answers — Health and Safety Reports: Health and Safety Reports (2 Jun 2011)

Clare Daly: Question 98: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when the KEMA safety report into the Eirgrid project in Rush, County Dublin, will be concluded; and the impact this could have on the route of the cable. [13949/11]

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (2 Jun 2011)

Clare Daly: Question 103: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will review the need for a regional waste water treatment plant as outlined in the greater Dublin strategic drainage study; and if he will mandate the local authorities to consider alternative methods of treatment. [13950/11]

Written Answers — Coroners Service: Coroners Service (2 Jun 2011)

Clare Daly: Question 106: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will implement procedures that require every maternal death, regardless of circumstance, to be submitted to a coroner's inquest [14007/11]

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (2 Jun 2011)

Clare Daly: Question 130: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will ensure that the Animal Health and Welfare Bill is brought before Dáil Éireann prior to the summer recess; and if he will confirm that there will be no alteration in previous commitments that it would contain a total ban on fur farming. [14005/11]

Written Answers — Civil Registration Service: Civil Registration Service (2 Jun 2011)

Clare Daly: Question 133: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if he will investigate the situation whereby the 42 mother and baby homes which were allegedly involved in illegal or informal adoptions and closed in 1972 when the Health Act came into being claim to have no records for any of the women and children in their care; if he will seek to establish the existence and whereabouts of files...

Written Answers — Medical Investigations: Medical Investigations (2 Jun 2011)

Clare Daly: Question 137: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if he will publish the full report of the investigation into the death of a person (details supplied). [14006/11]

Written Answers — Vaccination Programme: Vaccination Programme (2 Jun 2011)

Clare Daly: Question 140: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the cervical cancer vaccine will require joint parental consent; and if not, if he will explain the way this can be, in view of the Health Service Executive guidelines on obtaining consent for non-emergency treatment and services for young persons under 18 years. [14033/11]