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Financial Resolution No. 9: Income Tax (7 Dec 2010)

Róisín Shortall: -----for allowing that additional generosity. There is no basis for doing that. However, the worst aspect of Financial Resolutions Nos. 8 and 9 is that they do not take effect until 1 January. Essentially, the Minister is telling those wealthy individuals to,-----

Financial Resolution No. 9: Income Tax (7 Dec 2010)

Róisín Shortall: -----move their money fast. They have three weeks to take €1.3 million tax-free and run. At a time when people cannot afford to put food on the table for their children and people are having their electricity cut off and cannot afford to heat their homes, the Minister is telling the wealthiest people coming up to Christmas to take the money and run, and the Government is prepared to allow...

Financial Resolution No. 9: Income Tax (7 Dec 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Address the points made. We know the policies.

Financial Resolution No. 9: Income Tax (7 Dec 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Why does that not apply to public sector pensioners? The Tánaiste seems to think it was all right to dip into public sector pensions.

Financial Resolution No. 9: Income Tax (7 Dec 2010)

Róisín Shortall: It is a bit late in the day.

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (2 Dec 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Question 45: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation in respect of each year from 2002 to 2009 and to date in 2010, the number of redundancies notified to his Department; the number of projected redundancies for the full year of 2010; the amount of money paid out in statutory redundancy payments in respect of each year from 2002 to 2009 and to date in 2010; and if he will...

Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (2 Dec 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Question 30: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation when he intends to publish the legislation to amend the Competition Acts to uphold the rights of certain freelance workers such as actors and musicians to collective bargaining, which was promised as part of the review of the Towards 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45537/10]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (2 Dec 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Question 77: To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the proposed changes to tax reliefs on pension contributions; the way proposals announced in the four year plan will impact differently on public and private sector workers [45783/10]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (2 Dec 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Question 121: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the justification for not allowing a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11 who has no income to claim a jobseeker's payment while they participate in devilling and the basis on which the labour market activation programme and FÁS apprenticeship programmes can both permit the payment of State income support when a person in this...

Written Answers — Farm Inspections: Farm Inspections (1 Dec 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Question 50: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the measures he will take to reduce the cost of farm inspections from the €1,800 per inspection in the Comptroller and Auditor General's report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45188/10]

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (1 Dec 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Question 53: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his plans to establish a nitrates working group with Teagasc to identify solutions for the pig and poultry sectors once the present arrangement changes in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45207/10]

Written Answers — Nursing Home Repayment Scheme: Nursing Home Repayment Scheme (1 Dec 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Question 121: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason for the delay in paying the final settlement under the health repayment scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11 and if this matter can be expedited. [45614/10]

Written Answers — Energy Conservation: Energy Conservation (30 Nov 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Question 39: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide an update on the national energy efficiency retrofit programme; if the expenditure on existing energy efficiency and renewable energy schemes is still behind profile; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44978/10]

Written Answers — Electricity Generation: Electricity Generation (30 Nov 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Question 57: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide an update on the distribution of the carbon revenue levy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44985/10]

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (25 Nov 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Question 12: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when the incremental purchase scheme will be fully operational; the rationale for the implementation of this scheme and if any modifications of the scheme are under consideration in light of the sustained fall in house prices. [44395/10]

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (25 Nov 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Question 17: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to carry out a review of the retail planning guidelines; the processes to be put in place to carry out the review; the consultation that will be undertaken and the timeframe; when the review is completed the way he plans to proceed thereafter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44394/10]

National Recovery Plan 2011 - 2014: Statements. (25 Nov 2010)

Róisín Shortall: As the Green Party did in the statement it made on Monday last.

National Recovery Plan 2011 - 2014: Statements. (25 Nov 2010)

Róisín Shortall: It did not really work, did it?

National Recovery Plan 2011 - 2014: Statements. (25 Nov 2010)

Róisín Shortall: I doubt it.

National Recovery Plan 2011 - 2014: Statements. (25 Nov 2010)

Róisín Shortall: It is the Government's job to identify such ways.