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Leaders' Questions (12 Jan 2012)

Mary Lou McDonald: I was.

Leaders' Questions (12 Jan 2012)

Mary Lou McDonald: For clarity, I said the sectors were abused by the great and the good.

Written Answers — Vaccination Programme: Vaccination Programme (11 Jan 2012)

Mary Lou McDonald: Question 25: To ask the Minister for Health his policy regarding the setting of fees for administration of the flu vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter [1321/12]

Written Answers — Teachers' Remuneration: Teachers' Remuneration (11 Jan 2012)

Mary Lou McDonald: Question 252: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of teaching posts that will be lost in each of the following DEIS schools (details supplied) in the Dublin central constituency. [1371/12]

Written Answers — Oireachtas Allowances: Oireachtas Allowances (11 Jan 2012)

Mary Lou McDonald: Question 278: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide the annual allowances provided to Oireachtas committee chairpersons, vice-chairpersons and whip of all Oireachtas committees, and to all chairpersons of sub-committees in tabular form. [40859/11]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (11 Jan 2012)

Mary Lou McDonald: Question 284: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to award added years and a special severance gratuity payment to the current Secretary General of the Department of Finance, Mr. Kevin Cardiff, on his retirement. [41204/11]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (11 Jan 2012)

Mary Lou McDonald: Question 293: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the pension arrangements for Mr Kevin Cardiff, current Secretary General of the Department of Finance, when he takes up his position in the European Court of Auditors; if he will be awarded added years and-or a special severance gratuity payment on retirement from the Department of Finance; and if not will the awarding of a...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (11 Jan 2012)

Mary Lou McDonald: Question 364: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of domiciliary care allowance applicants; and the number of domiciliary care allowance applicants refused year-on-year since 2009 broken down by constituency. [41029/11]

Job Losses (11 Jan 2012)

Mary Lou McDonald: I also welcome the workers and their trade union representatives. I commend them for standing their ground. A very important message needs to go from this Chamber to unscrupulous employers - we previously heard about the situation in Vita Cortex in Cork - that there is no free-for-all and that things being tough and being in recession are not a green light for every dodger and chancer to...

Job Losses (11 Jan 2012)

Mary Lou McDonald: The Minister of State has added another piece to the puzzle, that is, that the employers have thumbed their nose at the Minister, Deputy Richard Bruton. Clearly, they have a disregard not only for the workforce but the law of the land. What is required is not simply sympathetic words. While I acknowledge the Minister of State's sincerity in that regard, the workers need to know he will be...

Order of Business (16 Dec 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Peace has broken out. There is quiet acquiescence on this side of the House as regards the Christmas break. We have all certainly earned a couple of weeks' rest and I join Deputy Ó Cuív and the Tánaiste in wishing everyone a happy Christmas. I hope they will enjoy the break and time at home with their families. I also thank staff, the ushers and everyone else associated with this...

Written Answers — Children in Care: Children in Care (15 Dec 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Question 22: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children who entered the care system during each of the past 24 months; and the number of children who had their placement reviewed during the first two months of their placement under the Child Care Regulations 1995. [40363/11]

Written Answers — Children in Care: Children in Care (15 Dec 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Question 47: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children in care who have not had at least one annual review of their care placement in each of the past five years. [40364/11]

Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (15 Dec 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Question 180: To ask the Minister for Social Protection following her budgetary decision to cut a community employment scheme (details supplied) in Dublin from €24,000 to €12,600 the measures she will put in place to protect the schemes current service provision of the delivery of 400 meals a week to the elderly noting that a similar scheme in Finglas is now to close as a result of the...

Order of Business (15 Dec 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: I heard the Ceann Comhairle. The Tánaiste was present for the debate we had with the Taoiseach on the outcome of the European summit. Things have moved on and the Minister for Finance has made an inaccurate and scaremongering comment that a potential referendum would be a straight call as to whether the State is in or out of the euro. Will the Tánaiste indicate when he envisages the...

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Amendment) Bill 2011: From the Seanad (15 Dec 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: I move amendment No. 1 to amendment No. 1: In the sixth row of column two of the table to delete "20 per cent" and substitute "100 per cent" We have debated this matter before. There is an air of unreality in the way the Minister is dealing with the whole issue. The average public sector pension is in the region of €20,000 to €30,000 per annum. We must get back to first principles....

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Amendment) Bill 2011: From the Seanad (15 Dec 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: I just do not buy the Minister's line of argument. He claims a levy has to be proportionate. Accordingly, he considers a 20% levy on pensions over €100,000 proportionate, fair and defensible.

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Amendment) Bill 2011: From the Seanad (15 Dec 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: I fully understand it. By the way, for the record, I am not grandstanding on this issue.

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Amendment) Bill 2011: From the Seanad (15 Dec 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: I have pursued this matter with the Minister for months on end. When I suggested to him in respect of the big pension pay-outs that he claw them back or even not pay them, the Minister told me initially the Attorney General's advice was it could not be done. However, he clearly can impose levies because he has set out such a scheme of levies in this legislation. Again, however, the Attorney...

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Amendment) Bill 2011: From the Seanad (15 Dec 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Can the Minister publish the advice? Can he share it with us?