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Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (9 Mar 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Question 68: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of claims for redundancy payments waiting to be processed within her Department at the latest date for which figures are available; the average waiting time taken to process a claim; the steps that are being taken to speed up this process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11384/10]

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (9 Mar 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Question 95: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of redundancies notified to her Department in each year from 2002 and to date in 2010; the number of projected redundancies for 2010; the amount of money paid out in statutory redundancy payment in respect of each year from 2002 to 2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11383/10]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (9 Mar 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Question 166: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will arrange for a tax certificate to be issued to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9 for the purposes of fulfilling qualifying criteria in respect of an application for a local authority home grant. [11409/10]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (9 Mar 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Question 188: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the waiting time for blood testing in hospitals in the greater Dublin area; the reason for the delay in such a routine and vital service; and the measures she will put in place to reduce this time. [11189/10]

Order of Business (4 Mar 2010)

Róisín Shortall: The national pensions framework will be before the Committee on Social and Family Affairs in the coming weeks. Will the Minister give a commitment to allow the use of Government time for a full debate in the House, given the implications of the framework?

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Róisín Shortall: On the same issue-----

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Róisín Shortall: This is a serious matter. A report of a constitutional officer of the State made serious recommendations and expressed serious concerns. It is unacceptable that Government members of the agriculture committee voted to silence her. This is essentially what was done.

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Róisín Shortall: This is not a matter for Private Members' business.

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Róisín Shortall: This is a matter of concern to the House.

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Róisín Shortall: The committee considered it and decided to block any debate. It is a serious matter of concern to both sides of the House. We would be remiss in our responsibilities if we did not pursue it any further.

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Róisín Shortall: That is completely inadequate. It is not a matter of the committee deciding anything. That its Government members decided to shut down this debate is unacceptable. We have a right to debate this issue, as serious concerns have been raised by the Ombudsman. We want a proper debate. It is in the gift of the Minister to agree-----

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Róisín Shortall: -----to refer the report to the committee. Why is the Government so afraid of a debate on the Ombudsman's report?

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Róisín Shortall: He is offering.

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Róisín Shortall: We are asking that the report be referred to the committee.

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Róisín Shortall: Allow the Minister to respond.

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Róisín Shortall: Why is the Government afraid to listen to the Ombudsman?

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Róisín Shortall: It is outrageous that she is being silenced like this.

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Róisín Shortall: It is outrageous that the Government is trying to silence the Ombudsman.

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Róisín Shortall: We have been hearing this for 15 years.

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Róisín Shortall: The Government has unilaterally decided not to reform the Dáil.