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Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (11 Jan 2012)

Billy Timmins: Question 381: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a rent allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41148/11]

Written Answers — Security of the Elderly: Security of the Elderly (11 Jan 2012)

Billy Timmins: Question 505: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding personal safety alarms (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41042/11]

Written Answers — Household Charge: Household Charge (11 Jan 2012)

Billy Timmins: Question 522: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding the new €100 property tax for persons who already pay €200 per year on property that is rented; if they have to pay both charges even though they are in negative equity and the rent on the property does not cover the mortgage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41061/11]

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (11 Jan 2012)

Billy Timmins: Question 567: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the classes of person who will be exempted from the household charge and the category of person that will be exempted from the septic tank charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1274/12]

Written Answers — Ministerial Appointments: Ministerial Appointments (11 Jan 2012)

Billy Timmins: Question 605: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the process in respect of recent appointments to the Garda Ombudsman Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40927/11]

Written Answers — Council of Europe: Council of Europe (11 Jan 2012)

Billy Timmins: Question 606: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the procedure adopted in respect of the recent appointment of Ireland's representative to the Council of Europe Committee for the Prevention of Torture; if he is satisfied with the appointment as made, having due regard to appropriate and accepted protocols and convention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40928/11]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (11 Jan 2012)

Billy Timmins: Question 679: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding payment in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40848/11]

Written Answers — Drugs Payment Scheme: Drugs Payment Scheme (11 Jan 2012)

Billy Timmins: Question 859: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding reimbursement of medication costs in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41044/11]

Bretton Woods Agreements (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2011)

Billy Timmins: According to the ESRI report, one of the great untold stories of the Government is the creation of jobs. It has created approximately 125,000 jobs in the past year.

Bretton Woods Agreements (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2011)

Billy Timmins: I look forward to the Deputy consulting the report and returning to the House to commend the Government on its approach.

Bretton Woods Agreements (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2011)

Billy Timmins: I agree with the Deputy that latitude has been given to refer to other issues in this debate, notwithstanding the fact that the Ceann Comhairle rightly pointed out that this is a technical Bill amending the IMF articles of agreement to adjust the quota shares of fund members to better reflect their economic weight in the global economy. The fund will give approximately €23 billion to...

Bretton Woods Agreements (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2011)

Billy Timmins: However, I am weary of Members, including Deputies Healy and Boyd Barrett, coming forward with spending proposals but without proposals to generate money to pay for them.

Bretton Woods Agreements (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2011)

Billy Timmins: We have hamstrung ourselves and the issue of personal taxation needs to be examined in the new year. When we had high rates of personal taxation in the late 1990s and early noughties, jobs were created and we lived in a progressive society. The tax system was not deemed to be regressive at the time. We do not need to hamstring ourselves with commitments to previous policies if, in the...

Bretton Woods Agreements (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2011)

Billy Timmins: I take on board the Ceann Comhairle's point and I will be subservient and compliant. I will move on to banking.

Bretton Woods Agreements (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2011)

Billy Timmins: When I contributed on this issue in the past, I used the term "misaligned interests in banking". That is what got us into this difficulty. People were intrinsically motivated by greed and all that mattered was their bonus and their turnover, not whether they were operating for the common good. The function of banks is to assist the economy and to assist in the creation of a better society....

Bretton Woods Agreements (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2011)

Billy Timmins: I will be quite satisfied if I have managed to convert a few heathens.

Written Answers — Teaching Qualifications: Teaching Qualifications (14 Dec 2011)

Billy Timmins: Question 104: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding teachers who are studying for masters (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40073/11]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (13 Dec 2011)

Billy Timmins: Question 213: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a business getting a 30% rebate should a redundancy situation arise (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39520/11]

Written Answers — Local Authority Funding: Local Authority Funding (13 Dec 2011)

Billy Timmins: Question 291: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding waste management (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39669/11]

Written Answers — Courts Service: Courts Service (13 Dec 2011)

Billy Timmins: Question 308: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will review a matter (details supplied) regarding the Circuit Court; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39687/11]