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Order of Business (8 Nov 2012)

Mary Lou McDonald: The statements are welcome, as is a decision on the hospital, but there was no contact with the Whips in respect of the shape of this debate. I understand there will be 20 minutes of questions and answers. I do not oppose the arrangement but it would have been far better if we had allocated more time for questions and answers. There are considerable issues people want to tease out with the...

Leaders' Questions (8 Nov 2012)

Mary Lou McDonald: I refer to Dick Spring. He was in place when all of these gold plated pension arrangements were put in place.

Leaders' Questions (8 Nov 2012)

Mary Lou McDonald: The Tánaiste says all of this is unacceptable and abhorrent. I will take him at his word.

Leaders' Questions (8 Nov 2012)

Mary Lou McDonald: A review and kicking the can down the road will not cut it. What will the Tánaiste do now, in advance of December's budget, to put these matters right and stop the practice of these executives being on salaries of over half a million euro? That must stop.

Leaders' Questions (8 Nov 2012)

Mary Lou McDonald: The people of this State at least deserve that.

Leaders' Questions (8 Nov 2012)

Mary Lou McDonald: Yesterday we raised with the Taoiseach the issue of the very large pensions being paid to former bankers who brought the State to the brink of ruin. The Taoiseach ran for cover and hid behind the Constitution, property rights and the advice of the Attorney General which, of course, he will not publish. I want to raise a related issue with the Tánaiste. Six top executives in the former...

Leaders' Questions (8 Nov 2012)

Mary Lou McDonald: As the budget draws closer many people, including students, are raging that the very people who brought the State to its knees continue to enjoy exorbitant pay and pensions. I understand from a response to a parliamentary question that the Minister for Finance, Deputy Noonan, asked Mr. Alan Dukes in April last to reduce the pay of these bankers and that Mr. Dukes told him to get lost. Does...

Leaders' Questions (8 Nov 2012)

Mary Lou McDonald: It is equally unacceptable that the Government continues to take a hands off approach in all of these matters. It is very quick to move in and make the cuts where it sees what it would possibly consider a soft target. However, I cannot help but be struck by the fact that it steps very gently around the senior banking executives. It is not acceptable for a former Minister and former Fine...

Leaders' Questions (8 Nov 2012)

Mary Lou McDonald: -----that a former leader of the Tánaiste's party and now allegedly a public watchdog in AIB - I refer to Dick Spring-----

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Children's Hospital (8 Nov 2012)

Mary Lou McDonald: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the development of the National Children's Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48972/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Consultants' Remuneration (8 Nov 2012)

Mary Lou McDonald: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the Health Service Executive negotiations with representatives of hospital consultants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48971/12]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Public Sector Pensions (8 Nov 2012)

Mary Lou McDonald: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide in tabular form the number of public servants in receipt of annual gross public sector pensions of between 0 to 10,000 euro, 10,001 to 20,000 euro, 20,001 to 30,000 euro, 30,001 to 40,000 euro, 40,001 to 50,000 euro, 50,001 to 60,000 euro, 60,001 to 70,000 euro, 70,001 to 80,000 euro, 80,000 to 90,000,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Public Sector Pay (8 Nov 2012)

Mary Lou McDonald: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the net saving to the Exchequer if all vocational educational committee pay was capped at €100,000. [49129/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Public Sector Pay (8 Nov 2012)

Mary Lou McDonald: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the gross saving to the Exchequer if all vocational educational committee pay was capped at €100,000. [49130/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Public Sector Pay (8 Nov 2012)

Mary Lou McDonald: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the gross and net saving to the Exchequer in all vocational educational committee employee pay was capped at €100,000. [49127/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Public Sector Pensions (8 Nov 2012)

Mary Lou McDonald: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide in tabular form the number of public servants in receipt of annual gross public sector pensions of between 0 to 10,000 euro, 10,001 to 20,000 euro, 20,001 to 30,000 euro, 30,001 to 40,000 euro, 40,001 to 50,000 euro, 50,001 to 60,000 euro, 60,001 to 70,000 euro, 70,001 to 80,000 euro, 80,000 to 90,000, 90,000 to 100,000 euro,...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (8 Nov 2012)

Mary Lou McDonald: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the net saving to the Exchequer if all non commercial State agencies or bodies pay was capped at €100,000. [49133/12]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (8 Nov 2012)

Mary Lou McDonald: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the gross saving to the Exchequer if all State agencies or bodies pay was capped at €100,000. [49134/12]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (8 Nov 2012)

Mary Lou McDonald: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide in detail the model his Department applies in responding to Parliamentary Questions regarding pay related saving to the Exchequer. [49188/12]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (8 Nov 2012)

Mary Lou McDonald: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the Health Service Executive, vocational educational committees, local authorities and non commercial State agencies/bodies are included in his Departments calculation of a gross pay related saving to the Exchequer of €257.5 million if all public service pay were capped at €100,000; and if so, if he will provide the...