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Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (3 May 2011)

Clare Daly: Question 107: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the retention of the VAT exempt status of printed books; his plans to abolish the VAT rate on e-books; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9769/11]

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (3 May 2011)

Clare Daly: Question 108: To ask the Minister for Finance the way he will deal with the implementation of the new rateable valuation system for calculating local authority rates. [9770/11]

Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (3 May 2011)

Clare Daly: Question 281: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation his views regarding the waiting period for cases to be heard at the Employment Appeals Tribunal, which can be more than 17 months; the steps he will take to rectify this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9794/11]

Written Answers — Arts Funding: Arts Funding (3 May 2011)

Clare Daly: Question 348: To ask the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport the steps he will take to ensure the continued operation of the Light House Cinema in Smithfield, Dublin 7. [9792/11]

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (3 May 2011)

Clare Daly: Question 424: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on the circumstances in which An Bord Pleanála should over-rule its own inspector's report. [9775/11]

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (3 May 2011)

Clare Daly: Question 423: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will intervene with Dublin City Council to facilitate an organisation (details supplied) which provides valuable community services and faces eviction from its premises. [9771/11]

Written Answers — Magdalene Laundries: Magdalene Laundries (3 May 2011)

Clare Daly: Question 480: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the mechanism he proposes to establish to investigate matters raised by Justice for Magdalenes group and deal with the issuing of an apology and appropriate redress. [9774/11]

Written Answers — Garda Operations: Garda Operations (3 May 2011)

Clare Daly: Question 478: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the powers a garda has with regard to entering private property in circumstances in which he or she has not been invited and is not in possession of a warrant. [9768/11]

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (3 May 2011)

Clare Daly: Question 479: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if the Office of the Garda Síochána Confidential Recipient expired on 1 February 2011; the reason it was not made public, in view of the attention on Garda behaviour with regard to policing in Rossport, County Mayo; the position regarding the serious information which was in the possession of this office; and the facility that now...

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (3 May 2011)

Clare Daly: Question 527: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the steps he will take to halt the closure of a facility (details supplied) in view of the absence of a cost benefit analysis or business plan to support the move, and in view of the serious impact such a proposal is likely to have on horticultural research and training in this country. [9776/11]

Written Answers — Taxi Regulations: Taxi Regulations (3 May 2011)

Clare Daly: Question 666: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if taxi enforcement officers have powers to enter private property in carrying out compliance checks; and if so under which legislation; if they need a Garda present, and the powers a Garda has in this situation. [9767/11]

Written Answers — Industrial Relations: Industrial Relations (3 May 2011)

Clare Daly: Question 667: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps he will take to reinstate a Dublin Bus worker (details supplied) pending the initiation of a properly convened investigation overseen by an outside agency. [9793/11]

Residential Mortgage Debt: Motion (3 May 2011)

Clare Daly: As other Deputies have stated, there is no doubt this issue is a ticking time-bomb, and the ticking is getting louder and an explosion is not too far away. This time last year, almost 30,000 householders had problems. Now the figure is said to be three times that but, in reality, the figure is probably much more than that. Hundreds of thousands of people are in negative equity. People...

Suicide Prevention: Statements (Resumed) (3 May 2011)

Clare Daly: I want to make some brief remarks. Like other Deputies I, too, appreciate the opportunity to discuss this important issue. It is appropriate that the House has spent so much time on it because a discussion must take place in society and awareness be raised about these issues. That is important, but the discussion must be purposeful and have an outcome. In that sense, regarding some of the...

Nurses and Midwives Bill 2010: Report Stage (Resumed) (21 Apr 2011)

Clare Daly: There is not much scope for any new points after Deputy Ó Caoláin's contribution. I support the amendment. The key point is if the scenarios outlined by Deputy Ó Caoláin are true and I believe them to be true, then we have to take serious regard of this amendment. It is a very practical amendment and it will not do anybody any harm. There could be no reason not to support it and the...

Nurses and Midwives Bill 2010: Report Stage (Resumed) (21 Apr 2011)

Clare Daly: I agree with Deputy Ó Caoláin. This legislation is very important and will define maternity services for coming decades. Midwives are not nurses but form part of a separate profession which is in crisis. There is a belief that midwives have been seriously undermined and they have advocated a view, which I support, that they need a powerful midwives' committee. The Minister's amendment...

Service with UNIFIL: Motion (21 Apr 2011)

Clare Daly: I come from an Army family. Going back generations, members of my family have served in the Congo and in Lebanon. I am well aware that the participation of Army personnel in Lebanon is done with the best of intentions. The issue we should be discussing is why this situation has continued over decades and what it is achieving. "Keeping the peace", as it is called, is really about...

Order of Business (21 Apr 2011)

Clare Daly: It is not good enough for the Tánaiste to leave open the question of when the McCarthy report may be discussed in the Chamber. I wish to take up his suggestion that we would discuss it, not at some eventual day when the Cabinet has discussed it, but immediately upon our return. Some 40,000 semi-State workers, of whom I am one-----

Order of Business (21 Apr 2011)

Clare Daly: -----are trembling, having listened to the Minister with responsibility for public expenditure and reform, Deputy Brendan Howlin, on the radio this morning talking about his imminent decision to proceed with the sale of State assets, which is a threat to those workers.

Order of Business (21 Apr 2011)

Clare Daly: I find it reprehensible-----