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Order of Business (Resumed) (9 Jun 2011)

Shane Ross: The Minister has seen it because-----

Order of Business (Resumed) (9 Jun 2011)

Shane Ross: -----it is almost identical to Deputy Rabbitte's Whistleblowers Protection Bill 2010.

Order of Business (Resumed) (9 Jun 2011)

Shane Ross: No doubt the Government will be able to accept it and allow it to go forward. There would be no reason for any further delay.

Order of Business (Resumed) (9 Jun 2011)

Shane Ross: I just thought the Minister would like to know it was on the way.

Order of Business (Resumed) (9 Jun 2011)

Shane Ross: No doubt he has read it many times before because those opposite are correct, in that the Bill is pure plagiarism. I will ask my second question. In view of the speculation about Greek default-----

Order of Business (Resumed) (9 Jun 2011)

Shane Ross: I want to ask about legislation-----

Order of Business (Resumed) (9 Jun 2011)

Shane Ross: Has the Department of Finance, in co-operation with the National Treasury Management Agency, NTMA, and the Central Bank, or any of those three bodies considered emergency legislation in preparation for the possibility of a default within the European-----

Order of Business (Resumed) (9 Jun 2011)

Shane Ross: I am asking-----

Order of Business (Resumed) (9 Jun 2011)

Shane Ross: What about the whistleblowers legislation?

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (8 Jun 2011)

Shane Ross: Deputy Doyle will still be here.

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (8 Jun 2011)

Shane Ross: He could be Taoiseach by then.

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (8 Jun 2011)

Shane Ross: Yes.

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (8 Jun 2011)

Shane Ross: I share many of the views expressed in this House and understand fully that the motivation, thrust and emphasis of Bills like this is always, how much we can give and to how many. It is the nature of political demand that we come here and make representations on behalf of those who are not getting enough social welfare or are being deprived or even victimised by the system. I share those...

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (8 Jun 2011)

Shane Ross: Deputy Donnelly is not here.

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (8 Jun 2011)

Shane Ross: If Deputy Donnelly appears, I will concede to him. It is clear there is no parallel with these figures in OECD countries. There is no explanation for this extraordinary gap. It is clear that unemployment benefit is, not to put too fine a tooth on it, an easy system to access. It appears that a large number of people who are claiming unemployment benefit are not being encouraged unduly to...

Written Answers — Free Travel Scheme: Free Travel Scheme (7 Jun 2011)

Shane Ross: Question 175: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a company (details supplied) does not accept the free bus pass on the new route passing through Ballinteer, Dundrum, Rathfarnham and Templeogue, Dublin, based on the high number of old age pensioners serviced by these routes; and if the non-acceptance of the free bus pass will apply to any new routes operated by Dublin Bus....

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (7 Jun 2011)

Shane Ross: Question 199: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if there is any scheme in place to allow directors of a company who are searching for work or contracts in a dormant industry to avail of welfare payments without having to first put their company into liquidation; and if there is no such scheme, if she will consider the merits or otherwise of such a scheme. [14384/11]

Written Answers — Missing Persons: Missing Persons (7 Jun 2011)

Shane Ross: Question 328: To ask the Minister for Health if she will account for the delay in implementing the 116000 hotline number for missing children. [14383/11]

Order of Business (2 Jun 2011)

Shane Ross: Possibly the most important Bill to come before this House so far has been the Finance (No. 2) Bill. Is it intended to curtail discussion on that next week and guillotine it within one day?

Government and Oireachtas Reform: Motion (Resumed) (1 Jun 2011)

Shane Ross: I would like to point out something without doing so in a spirit of triumphalism. Apart from the Technical Group Members whose motion this is, why are there only three other Members present? What does that tell us about the Dáil and the way we do our business? This is not unusual. This is an important motion about improving the way we do business, yet only three non-Technical Group...