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Universal Service Charge: Motion (Resumed) (30 Mar 2011)

Derek Nolan: As is customary when making a maiden speech, I thank the people of Galway West for their support in the general election and for the trust they have placed in me. In the course of my time in the 31st Dáil, I hope to live up to their expectations and to represent them with determination and honesty in any debates and business I conduct. The debate on the universal social charge, USC, and its...

Bank Reorganisation: Statements (Resumed) (6 Apr 2011)

Derek Nolan: I have listened with interest to the debate, which has been good on both sides of the House. I wish to pick up on one point, however. Deputy Kelleher cautioned Deputies against speaking in such a way that may spook the markets and upset people. The last thing we should do in this House, however, is restrict what we say. We must be honest at all times and be prepared to speak of the worst...

Bank Reorganisation: Statements (Resumed) (6 Apr 2011)

Derek Nolan: As the Government has indicated, €6 billion of that amount will come from subordinated debt holders, so, if one was to be honest, one would already say "€18 billion" in one's public contributions. Some of that capital requirement will be met by the selling of assets from those institutions and the Government is still in negotiations with its European partners to find another way of...

Bank Reorganisation: Statements (Resumed) (6 Apr 2011)

Derek Nolan: The Government stated there would be no burning of senior bondholders in the pillar banks, which is what is on record. We expect those banks to have an international reputation to enable them to go back out in the near future into the markets to raise capital, which will be very difficult if just months or years previously they have burned many investors. It will simply not work that way -...

Bank Bailout and EU-IMF Arrangement: Motion (Resumed) (6 Apr 2011)

Derek Nolan: A contract was entered into.

Bank Bailout and EU-IMF Arrangement: Motion (Resumed) (6 Apr 2011)

Derek Nolan: I congratulate the Leas-Cheann Comhairle on his appointment. It is a great honour for him. I am glad he is not in my constituency but at a safe remove in the next one. I am pleased that the rostering seems to be scheduling to me to speak after Deputy McDonald on every occasion. In referring to the banking restructuring plan as outlined by the Government last week she again stated that it...

Communications Regulation (Postal Services) Bill 2010 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Apr 2011)

Derek Nolan: At the outset it is good to ask what we like about the postal service we have. People around the country say they like the price of the stamp, at 55 cent, the extensive delivery network across the country and the fact the service is reliable. In almost all cases a letter arrives the day after it is posted. People relate to and personalise the postal service. Most people in my constituency...

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

Derek Nolan: Question 128: To ask the Minister for Finance if following commitments made in the Finance Act 2010 he will sign the OECD's Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance on Tax Matters and related protocols which allow for the automatic multilateral exchange of information on tax; his views on non OECD members becoming signatories to the Convention in the interests of international...

Written Answers — Business Regulation: Business Regulation (3 May 2011)

Derek Nolan: Question 262: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the position regarding recent international developments in support of introducing an international accounting standard requiring multinational companies to provide tax reports on their activities on a country basis; if he supports such moves; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9211/11]

Written Answers — Internet Crime: Internet Crime (3 May 2011)

Derek Nolan: Question 441: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the powers available to the Garda to police the Internet and if these include the power to censor; the number of officers tasked with policing the Internet; the parameters based on which policing takes place; the cost of such policing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9210/11]

Jobs Initiative 2011: Statements (Resumed) (12 May 2011)

Derek Nolan: This debate must be put in context and it is important that members of the Opposition realise that the Government is only nine weeks in office. In its first month, it dealt with the banks considerably, effectively and resolutely. In its second month, it dealt comprehensively with the EU-IMF review of our finances and renegotiated many of the deal's elements, including some of the measures...

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (18 May 2011)

Derek Nolan: Question 148: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the new housing regulations which came into force this year preclude those with stamp 4 immigration status from joining housing lists and that this in turn means they cannot claim rent allowance in view of the fact that to do so persons must be registered on...

Written Answers — Nursing Education: Nursing Education (18 May 2011)

Derek Nolan: Question 224: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the status of the review of the elimination of payments to fourth year student nurses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12007/11]

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (24 May 2011)

Derek Nolan: Question 249: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that new housing assessment regulations which amalgamate some local authorities for the purposes of housing applications are proving to be administratively impractical due to local authorities having no common information systems; if this amalgamation will be...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (25 May 2011)

Derek Nolan: Question 120: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to an issue arising regarding persons with stamp 4 for five years or less being deemed ineligible for claiming rent allowance as they have become precluded from joining local authority social housing lists; if she has been in contact with the Departments of the Environment, Community and Local Government...

Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (31 May 2011)

Derek Nolan: Question 333: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if his attention has been drawn to long waiting lists and a minimum nine month wait to receive an MRI scan in Galway; if his further attention has been drawn to the fact that this waiting time can be in addition to a nine month wait to see a consultant before an MRI scan is ordered; the way waiting times for MRI scans in Galway...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (1 Jun 2011)

Derek Nolan: Question 203: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if his attention has been drawn to proposals by Diabetes Action to reorganise diabetes paediatric services in counties Galway, Mayo and Roscommon to enable children and adolescents to access intensive services locally; his views on the proposals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13878/11]

Written Answers — Fire Services: Fire Services (8 Jun 2011)

Derek Nolan: Question 146: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to make the fire service more efficient while protecting front-line services; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that when compared to other jurisdictions, the fire service appears to be top-heavy, with, for example, 272 senior staff for 2459 fire fighters; if his further attention has...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (9 Jun 2011)

Derek Nolan: Question 206: To ask the Minister for Health if he will as a matter of urgency restore the mammography services to Sligo General Hospital in order to alleviate the stress on patients travelling to University Hospital Galway and to alleviate the stress on services at UHG; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14900/11]

Local Authority Charges (15 Jun 2011)

Derek Nolan: This is quite a technical issue but I hope the Minister of State, Deputy Shortall, will bear with me. It concerns rate collection by Galway City Council, of which I was a member, and rebates given to owners of vacant properties. If there are vacant units in Dublin, Cork and Limerick, rates are charged but there is a 50% rebate - in other words, 50% rates are paid on vacant properties. In...