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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Public Sector Pay (18 Dec 2012)

Mary Lou McDonald: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the date on which he intends to review the salary grading structure of the public service as it affects his Department as committed to in the Programme for Government. [56384/12]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Staff (18 Dec 2012)

Mary Lou McDonald: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a list of the city and county managers that have taken office since 27 July 2012. [56394/12]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Public Sector Pay (18 Dec 2012)

Mary Lou McDonald: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the date on which he intends to review the salary grading structure of the public service as it affects his Department as committed to in the Programme for Government. [56389/12]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Staff Remuneration (18 Dec 2012)

Mary Lou McDonald: To ask the Minister for Defence the date on which he intends to review the salary grading structure of the public service as it affects his Department as committed to in the Programme for Government. [56382/12]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Public Sector Pay (18 Dec 2012)

Mary Lou McDonald: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the date on which he intends to review the salary grading structure of the public service as it affects his Department as committed to in the Programme for Government. [56378/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Public Sector Staff Grades (18 Dec 2012)

Mary Lou McDonald: To ask the Minister for Health the date on which he intends to review the salary grading structure of the public service as it affects his Department as committed to in the Programme for Government. [56387/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (18 Dec 2012)

Mary Lou McDonald: To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Tullamore General Hospital County Offaly has lost the medical records of a person (details supplied) for the period 1966 to 1980 and that the hospital is also unable to provide details of the patients prescriptions and referrals; the action he will take to ensure that the persons medical records are returned to...

Finance (Local Property Tax) Bill 2012: Second Stage (14 Dec 2012)

Mary Lou McDonald: One does not pay water charges-----

Finance (Local Property Tax) Bill 2012: Second Stage (14 Dec 2012)

Mary Lou McDonald: They are two different jurisdictions.

Finance (Local Property Tax) Bill 2012: Second Stage (14 Dec 2012)

Mary Lou McDonald: Yes; people cannot pay the tax.

Finance (Local Property Tax) Bill 2012: Second Stage (14 Dec 2012)

Mary Lou McDonald: The country is partitioned.

Finance (Local Property Tax) Bill 2012: Second Stage (14 Dec 2012)

Mary Lou McDonald: How much time do I have?

Finance (Local Property Tax) Bill 2012: Second Stage (14 Dec 2012)

Mary Lou McDonald: Indeed. It is difficult to know where to begin. This is an unfair and unjust proposal. It comes hot on the heels of social welfare cuts rushed through the Dáil yesterday. We are all acquainted with those. I hope we are all equally acquainted with the consequences that the cuts will have on people's domestic budgets, on their standard of living and decisions they will make on whether...

Order of Business (13 Dec 2012)

Mary Lou McDonald: It is not agreed. However, I am not going to call a vote on it so Deputies can relax. I want to make the point-----

Order of Business (13 Dec 2012)

Mary Lou McDonald: I believe it would be better to order tomorrow's business tomorrow. We will have legislation coming forward in respect of the property tax, a tax on the family home, and as with the social welfare legislation we should not rush that through the House.

Order of Business (13 Dec 2012)

Mary Lou McDonald: Can we order the business then?

Order of Business (13 Dec 2012)

Mary Lou McDonald: Why?

Order of Business (13 Dec 2012)

Mary Lou McDonald: -----that cuts to carers, parents and children would be rushed through in such a glib and a cynical fashion. That is what the Members opposite all stand accused of now - complete and utter cynicism. I know the Tánaiste is not going to change his mind on the guillotining of the debate because God forbid some of his people, in particular, might think better of what they are about to do....

Order of Business (13 Dec 2012)

Mary Lou McDonald: -----to carers, women and mothers.

Order of Business (13 Dec 2012)

Mary Lou McDonald: We object to the guillotining of the debate and ask the Tánaiste to reconsider it.