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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Remuneration (10 Dec 2013)

Róisín Shortall: 220. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the gross cost to the Exchequer of all increments due to be paid to civil and public servants in 2014. [52825/13]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Remuneration (10 Dec 2013)

Róisín Shortall: 221. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his estimate of the overall change to the public sector pay bill in 2014 over 2013. [52826/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Staff Recruitment (10 Dec 2013)

Róisín Shortall: 512. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the recruitment of 17 diabetes nurse specialists; if all 17 have now been recruited and are fully operational; if not, the reasons for the delay; and the geographic areas currently served by each of these specialists and the areas not currently served. [52822/13]

Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Dec 2013)

Róisín Shortall: At the outset, I must say that it is very disappointing that this legislation is being rushed in this manner, without allowing adequate time for consultation with those who will be most affected by it or indeed, without allowing time for Members of this House to give the proposed legislation adequate consideration. It is no way to do business. Any respect due to this House is being...

Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Dec 2013)

Róisín Shortall: Today the Unite trade union made it very clear that what is being proposed here is wholly inadequate. It is most regrettable that the Minister did not agree to meet the group of parliamentarians who are working with the Waterford Crystal workers or with their union representatives to discuss this legislation. The Minister seems to be trying to head off any ruling from the High Court in this...

Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Dec 2013)

Róisín Shortall: -----in the Robins case.

Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Dec 2013)

Róisín Shortall: If I may be allowed to finish. The Minister's actions are in stark contrast to what the UK Government did in respect of the Robins case.

Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Dec 2013)

Róisín Shortall: What the Government is proposing here is not----

Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Dec 2013)

Róisín Shortall: ----by any means a solution to the situation in which Waterford Crystal workers find themselves, or indeed, other workers who are facing a similar situation.

Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Dec 2013)

Róisín Shortall: The point I made was that the actions of the Minister are in stark contrast to what the British Government did in the Robins case.

Finance (No. 2) Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (5 Dec 2013)

Róisín Shortall: I have raised the issue of the failure to fulfil the promises made relating to the SFT, especially as these are directly related to the increase in the levy. That is the whole point. The Government incurred a shortfall of €130 million as a result of not doing what it had promised to do in respect of high-end pensions and it made up that shortfall by increasing the levy on persons...

Finance (No. 2) Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (5 Dec 2013)

Róisín Shortall: Will the Minister of State confirm that there is no intention to extend it further?

Finance (No. 2) Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (5 Dec 2013)

Róisín Shortall: We were previously informed that the levy would be brought to an end in 2014. However, that will not now be the case.

Finance (No. 2) Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (5 Dec 2013)

Róisín Shortall: I strongly support Deputy Broughan’s amendment. The Government’s pension levy underlines the complete disarray in its pensions policy. Two promises were clearly made by the Minister for Finance, Deputy Michael Noonan, last year. First, he promised to tackle the very unfair pension tax relief on high-end pensions. Pension tax relief costs the taxpayer €2.5 billion a...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Taxation Administration (5 Dec 2013)

Róisín Shortall: 70. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a response to the issues raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding the local property tax. [52410/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Taxation Administration (5 Dec 2013)

Róisín Shortall: 71. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9 received a local property tax letter addressed to their deceased spouse for a property their spouse did not own; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52413/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Taxation Administration (5 Dec 2013)

Róisín Shortall: 72. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason payment for a persons 2013 local property tax liability (details supplied) in Dublin 11 was only taken for this persons primary home; if the Revenue Commissioners will arrange to have the reminder of this persons 2013 liability withdrawn; if this person will now owe any penalty fees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52414/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Disposal (5 Dec 2013)

Róisín Shortall: 168. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if the fixed price plan to which former waiver customers of a waste management company (details supplied) have recently been moved is in keeping Ireland’s obligations under European law and the polluter pays principle; if his Department will amend the Waste Management Act 1996 to allow for greater regulation of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Screening Programmes (5 Dec 2013)

Róisín Shortall: 231. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 193 of 27 November 2013, the course of action open to CervicalCheck patients who are asked for their insurance details by a consultant in a colposcopy service; and if he will arrange to provide clarification to all consultants in this service regarding same. [52350/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (5 Dec 2013)

Róisín Shortall: 236. To ask the Minister for Health if specific provision will be made in the 2014 disability services programme to assist deaf persons with an intellectual disability in residential and community care environments; his views on the level of sign language fluency among staff in such environments; if there is a minimum qualification in sign language required to work with deaf persons with an...