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Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (8 Jun 2011)

Eamonn Maloney: I support the Bill. In regard to the minimum wage, there has been much dispute about the rationale for the rate reduction in the first place, but most people have come to their own conclusions about that. One of the best observations I have heard was when a woman who works in the cleaning industry said to me at the weekend that it was a Fianna Fáil Minister who reduced the minimum wage and...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (28 Jun 2011)

Eamonn Maloney: Question 513: To ask the Minister for Health the progress made to date and the timetable for the transfer of the Coombe Maternity Hospital to the campus of Tallaght Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17496/11]

Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Jul 2011)

Eamonn Maloney: Like others in the Labour Party, I welcome the Bill which is long overdue. The issues to be dealt with are, among others, the issues debated during the general election, and the Minister has taken action in this regard by presenting the Bill to the House. I am at one with the other speakers on the proposals for by-elections and for the expenditure limits in presidential elections. I welcome...

Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Jul 2011)

Eamonn Maloney: There may be others from Cork. We were in the council together so I always admired this man's contribution. I hate to disagree with my Labour Party colleagues but, in my view, the Minister did not go far enough. One of the best examples is that great Cork man, Seán Moylan, from north Cork, a former IRA man, former Sinn Féin man, and, dare I say, a former Fianna Fáil man. He had very...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (5 Jul 2011)

Eamonn Maloney: Question 302: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will give serious consideration to the relocation of an Industrial Development Agency office (details supplied) in Tallaght, Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18513/11]

Special Educational Needs: Motion (12 Jul 2011)

Eamonn Maloney: Like the previous speaker, I welcome the debate on the subject of SNAs and resource teachers. Since it was introduced in 2001, the scheme has proved to be a valuable asset to schools giving confidence to children with special needs and their parents. An important principle in a democratic parliament, and one with which I agree, is that the Opposition can raise matters such as the provision...

Special Educational Needs: Motion (12 Jul 2011)

Eamonn Maloney: The night of 30 September 2008 saw our economy destroyed. Deputy Finian McGrath had a go at my Labour colleague, Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, for talking about special needs assistant provision during the election. Yet, he got into a sweat to get into this Chamber to vote for the bank bailout on 30 September 2008. I also recall hearing him recently in the Chamber talking about celebrating...

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (19 Jul 2011)

Eamonn Maloney: Question 532: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the new regulations or laws that are planned to prohibit the dumping into the Irish tyre market of part-worn tyres from other EU states or beyond; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20855/11]

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (19 Jul 2011)

Eamonn Maloney: Question 533: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if, in view of the practise in the UK whereby part-worn tyres are permitted for sale on condition that the tyres are pressure tested and stamped, a similar regulation will be introduced within this jurisdiction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20857/11]

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (19 Jul 2011)

Eamonn Maloney: Question 534: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of non-E-marked tyres that are presented at the NCT in view of the fact that it is a requirement within the EU that motor vehicles are required to have E-marked tyres and that the NCT is obliged to fail any vehicle test where tyres do not have the E-mark; the number of test failures that are recorded for this...

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (19 Jul 2011)

Eamonn Maloney: Question 535: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if consideration will be given to a public campaign to inform drivers of the dangers of using non E-marked tyres due to the uncertain quality of manufacture and the risk of sudden deflation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20861/11]

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (19 Jul 2011)

Eamonn Maloney: Question 540: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if it is illegal to purchase non E-marked tyres for use on roads here by vehicles up to 30 years old; and his plans to outlaw the selling of such non E-marked tyres. [20889/11]

Commission of Investigation Report in the Catholic Diocese of Cloyne: Motion (Resumed) (20 Jul 2011)

Eamonn Maloney: I thank the Minister for Justice and Equality for the prompt manner in which he has published this unfortunate report. I am sure that any new Minister in that portfolio would have gained some relief during the early months of his or her tenure from not being obliged to deal with this subject matter. However, it is part of our history and thanks to the report by the commission, is now public...

An Bille um an Naoú Leasú is Fiche ar an mBunreacht (Tuarastal Breithiúna), 2011 — An Dara Céim / Twenty-Ninth Amendment of the Constitution (Judges' Remuneration) Bill 2011 — Second Stage (14 Sep 2011)

Eamonn Maloney: I thank Deputy McLellan for sharing time with me. I welcome the Bill and congratulate the Minister on bringing it before the House. I support the Bill and acknowledge its necessity. Like other Deputies, including Members of the Opposition, I will be working to ensure a positive outcome for this legislation in the forthcoming referendum. It is regrettable that this Parliament must, given...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (21 Sep 2011)

Eamonn Maloney: Question 16: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of revenue which would be raised in a full year if the top rate of income tax was increased by 1% in respect of all incomes of more than €60,000 per annum, of more than €80,000 per annum and of more than €100,000 per annum. [25159/11]

Written Answers — Unemployment Levels: Unemployment Levels (21 Sep 2011)

Eamonn Maloney: Question 62: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number and percentage of persons currently on the live register who are categorised as teachers; and the breakdown of same between primary and post-primary teachers. [25155/11]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (27 Sep 2011)

Eamonn Maloney: Question 157: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the building project in respect of a school (details supplied) in Dublin 24. [26129/11]

Road Traffic (No. 2) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (6 Oct 2011)

Eamonn Maloney: I want to focus my remarks on one of the provisions of the Bill, taking into consideration some of the previous debates in the House on the same subject matter, namely, the question of the lowering of the blood-alcohol limits. I am one of those who, over the years, has reached a strong conclusion that there should be no tolerance of driving while under the influence of alcohol or any other...

Motor Tax Collection (6 Oct 2011)

Eamonn Maloney: I ask the Minister to undertake a review of the present system for the collection of motor tax, which I argue is an antiquated one. Given the current financial environment, every Department, as well as every legislator, is conscious of the need to become more financially efficient. I would argue that the collection of motor tax by the State in its present form is the most inefficient and...

Motor Tax Collection (6 Oct 2011)

Eamonn Maloney: I acknowledge and to some extent anticipated the arguments that would be presented against my argument. However, my argument, based on other jurisdictions, is that when one considers the value for money for the State, meaning the taxpayer, and when one adds in all the examples I have illustrated such as policing, police time in court and so on, it is more beneficial. I forgot to include the...