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Written Answers — Tidy Towns Committees: Tidy Towns Committees (28 Jun 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: Question 189: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the funding available to assist tidy town committees in their work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31520/12]

Companies (Amendment) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Report Stage (28 Jun 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: I welcome this important Bill. It is important that we give foreign direct investment all the support we can, but it also important that we make sure that foreign direct investment does not operate as an enclave in this State, which it does in many ways. Some 80% to 90% of the inputs into chemical and pharmaceutical industries, which make up 60% of our exports, are brought into this State...

Order of Business (28 Jun 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: The Joint Committee on Investigations, Oversight and Petitions signed off on its Standing Orders last January. I acknowledge the great commitment the Minister has shown to getting the committee up and running. As such, I am sure he understands why there is great frustration that the motion has not yet come before the Dáil to give those Standing Orders a legal framework. If that motion is...

Companies (Amendment) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Report Stage (28 Jun 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: I too have spoken to industry representatives about this issue. This industry, which employs thousands of people across the State, is under great pressure. Many of the companies involved are small. For a small business to have to meet the cost of a €5,000 audit on a regular basis is an imposition. Also, this cost is generally passed on to customers. One of the major elements in terms...

Companies (Amendment) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Report Stage (28 Jun 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: I take the view of the Central Bank with regard to this issue but from the response it seems everybody involved realises there is an onerous burden on the industry, particularly on the smaller players. If these individuals were allowed to operate without the current auditing procedure, the Central Bank would not feel directly confident, but I believe the Central Bank looks sympathetically at...

Leaders' Questions (28 Jun 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: It is not "The Muppet Show" on this side of the House.

Leaders' Questions (28 Jun 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: We put less in our pockets than Government Members.

Written Answers — Straitéis 20 Bliain don Ghaeilge: Straitéis 20 Bliain don Ghaeilge (27 Jun 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: Question 38: To ask the Aire Oideachais agus Scileanna ar phléigh an Coiste idir-Rannach atá freagrach as Oideachas i dtaca leis an Straitéis Fiche Bliain na héifeachtaí a d'fhéadfadh a bheith ag na ciorruithe oideachais ar ghaelscoileanna agus ar scoileanna Gaeltachta, agus an ndearnadh aon mholtaí chun tionchar na gciorruithe sin a laghdú san earnáil sin. [27090/12]

Microenterprise Loan Fund Bill 2012: Second Stage (27 Jun 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: Ba mhaith liom fáilte a chur roimh an Bille seo ós comhair na Dála inniu. The legislation has been a long time coming. When the Government took office, the European progress microfinance fund was created simultaneously. The fund is open to all European countries and, at the last count, 11 countries had drawn down money from it, including Bulgaria. In the 16 months since the Government...

Leaders' Questions (27 Jun 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: Pass the point.

Leaders' Questions (27 Jun 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: Some €100 billion of new money went to Spanish banks.

Leaders' Questions (27 Jun 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: European integration.

Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (26 Jun 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: Question 304: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of citizens aged 64 years of age that have been targeted for inclusion on the Tús programme; the number of citizens aged 63 years of age that have been targeted for inclusion on the Tús programme; the number of citizens aged 62 years of age that have been targeted for inclusion on the Tús programme; the number of...

Written Answers — Non-Principal Private Residence Charge: Non-Principal Private Residence Charge (26 Jun 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: Question 407: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding the non-principal private residence charge (details supplied). [30841/12]

European Council: Statements (26 Jun 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: It is not even a month since the people went to the polls on the issue of the austerity treaty. We are the lucky ones because most of the 495 million EU citizens did not get a chance to have their say at the polls. The Irish people said "Yes" with a very heavy heart. Many did so because they believed they had no choice. They believed they would otherwise fall off the funding cliff. A...

Leaders' Questions (26 Jun 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: It is a disaster already.

Leaders' Questions (26 Jun 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: The bondholders will get paid.

Credit Guarantee Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Report Stage (20 Jun 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: Gabhaim buíochas as ucht deis a bheith agam labhairt ar an mBille. Rud an-thábhachtach é. In the last while I have been before the Minister and a number of others to discuss the Bill and the issue of credit as it affects small businesses. If anything, I can be criticised for barracking the Minister and his colleagues on the need for speed in getting funding to businesses. Every day...

Credit Guarantee Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Report Stage (20 Jun 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: That is not true. The Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation said on Committee Stage that a charge of 0.8% was necessary to ensure it was within the bounds of State funding. There is no legal imperative on the Government to impose a charge of 2%. State aid schemes administered by county enterprise boards and other bodies carry a charge of less than 1%. The figure of 2% has been...

Credit Guarantee Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Report Stage (20 Jun 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: The amendment mirrors one I tabled on Committee Stage and I agree with it wholeheartedly. Given the speed at which things are happening within the economy and given the major needs that are becoming apparent on a monthly basis it is important and logical that a scheme is reviewed properly to ensure it can deal with the issues that arise. There is no logical reason not to accept such an...