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State Visits (20 Apr 2011)

Clare Daly: That is the question.

Nurses and Midwives Bill 2010: Report Stage (20 Apr 2011)

Clare Daly: I am somewhat shocked at what Deputy Ó Caoláin indicated has been done. I am new to this procedure, this being my first time to participate on Report Stage of a Bill. I have waited all morning to support the amendments put down by Deputy Ó Caoláin, proposals which are critical for the foundation of maternity care in Ireland for the next quarter of a century. The provisions in the Bill...

Nurses and Midwives Bill 2010: Report Stage (20 Apr 2011)

Clare Daly: I support this amendment. This Bill is one of the first items of legislation before the new Dáil and in that sense, it provides Members with a good opportunity to set an important precedent with regard to the appointment of State boards. The fact that the board would be subject to the approval of a joint committee of the Houses of the Oireachtas is more democratic and involves the entire...

Nurses and Midwives Bill 2010: Report Stage (20 Apr 2011)

Clare Daly: I ask for clarification. Do I understand the basis for this decision is that there would be a potential charge on the Exchequer and, therefore, the amendments must be recommitted? However, the same reason was given for ruling Deputy Ó Caoláin's amendment out of order. What is the basis for the distinction?

Commission of Inquiry into Banking Sector: Statements (20 Apr 2011)

Clare Daly: I am incredibly underwhelmed by this report. We could have gone across the road to Trinity College and paid somebody considerably less to produce a report which tells us what everybody knows. It mentions flawed lending overseen by silent observers and enabled by public authorities. We know all this. By blaming everybody, in essence the report states that nobody is responsible. I...

Order of Business (21 Apr 2011)

Clare Daly: It is not good enough for the Tánaiste to leave open the question of when the McCarthy report may be discussed in the Chamber. I wish to take up his suggestion that we would discuss it, not at some eventual day when the Cabinet has discussed it, but immediately upon our return. Some 40,000 semi-State workers, of whom I am one-----

Order of Business (21 Apr 2011)

Clare Daly: -----are trembling, having listened to the Minister with responsibility for public expenditure and reform, Deputy Brendan Howlin, on the radio this morning talking about his imminent decision to proceed with the sale of State assets, which is a threat to those workers.

Order of Business (21 Apr 2011)

Clare Daly: I find it reprehensible-----

Order of Business (21 Apr 2011)

Clare Daly: If I could speak without interruption I would ask that.

Order of Business (21 Apr 2011)

Clare Daly: What security will the Tánaiste give to those workers and their families and to the taxpayers that he will not stand over the butchery of our assets?

Order of Business (21 Apr 2011)

Clare Daly: We know he is already committed at least to selecting from Mr. McCarthy's menu. We have a right to know, as do those people, which ones he has his eye on. I find it disgusting that Members on the other side are having merriment at the issue of workers' rights.

Service with UNIFIL: Motion (21 Apr 2011)

Clare Daly: I come from an Army family. Going back generations, members of my family have served in the Congo and in Lebanon. I am well aware that the participation of Army personnel in Lebanon is done with the best of intentions. The issue we should be discussing is why this situation has continued over decades and what it is achieving. "Keeping the peace", as it is called, is really about...

Nurses and Midwives Bill 2010: Report Stage (Resumed) (21 Apr 2011)

Clare Daly: I agree with Deputy Ó Caoláin. This legislation is very important and will define maternity services for coming decades. Midwives are not nurses but form part of a separate profession which is in crisis. There is a belief that midwives have been seriously undermined and they have advocated a view, which I support, that they need a powerful midwives' committee. The Minister's amendment...

Nurses and Midwives Bill 2010: Report Stage (Resumed) (21 Apr 2011)

Clare Daly: There is not much scope for any new points after Deputy Ó Caoláin's contribution. I support the amendment. The key point is if the scenarios outlined by Deputy Ó Caoláin are true and I believe them to be true, then we have to take serious regard of this amendment. It is a very practical amendment and it will not do anybody any harm. There could be no reason not to support it and the...

Suicide Prevention: Statements (Resumed) (3 May 2011)

Clare Daly: I want to make some brief remarks. Like other Deputies I, too, appreciate the opportunity to discuss this important issue. It is appropriate that the House has spent so much time on it because a discussion must take place in society and awareness be raised about these issues. That is important, but the discussion must be purposeful and have an outcome. In that sense, regarding some of the...

Residential Mortgage Debt: Motion (3 May 2011)

Clare Daly: As other Deputies have stated, there is no doubt this issue is a ticking time-bomb, and the ticking is getting louder and an explosion is not too far away. This time last year, almost 30,000 householders had problems. Now the figure is said to be three times that but, in reality, the figure is probably much more than that. Hundreds of thousands of people are in negative equity. People...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (3 May 2011)

Clare Daly: Question 107: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the retention of the VAT exempt status of printed books; his plans to abolish the VAT rate on e-books; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9769/11]

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (3 May 2011)

Clare Daly: Question 108: To ask the Minister for Finance the way he will deal with the implementation of the new rateable valuation system for calculating local authority rates. [9770/11]

Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (3 May 2011)

Clare Daly: Question 281: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation his views regarding the waiting period for cases to be heard at the Employment Appeals Tribunal, which can be more than 17 months; the steps he will take to rectify this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9794/11]

Written Answers — Arts Funding: Arts Funding (3 May 2011)

Clare Daly: Question 348: To ask the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport the steps he will take to ensure the continued operation of the Light House Cinema in Smithfield, Dublin 7. [9792/11]