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Dáil Éireann Vol. 707 Thursday, No. 5 29 April 2010 DÍOSPÓIREACHTAÍ PARLAIMINTE PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES DÁIL ÉIREANN TUAIRISC OIFIGIÚIL—Neamhcheartaithe (OFFICIAL REPORT—Unrevised) Thursday, 29 April 2010. Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 ……………… 819 Order of Business ……………………………… 820 Ministerial Rota for Parliamentary Questions: Motion ………………… 842 Social Insurance Fund: Motion ………………………… 843 Merchant Shipping Bill 2009: Report Stage (resumed) ………………… 843 Child Welfare and Protection Services: Statements …………………… 875 Ceisteanna — Questions Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Priority Questions …………………………… 902 Other Questions …………………………… 912 Adjournment Debate Matters …………………………… 922 Adjournment Debate Hospital Services ……………………………… 923 Human Rights Issues …………………………… 926 School Building Projects …………………………… 928 Questions: Written Answers …………………………… 931 DÁIL ÉIREANN ———— Déardaoin, 29 Aibreán 2010. Thursday, 29 April 2010. ———— Chuaigh an Ceann Comhairle i gceannas ar 10.30 a.m. ———— Paidir. Prayer. ———— Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32. An Ceann Comhairle: Before coming to the Order of Business I propose to deal with a number of requests under Standing Order 32. Deputy Terence Flanagan: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to raise a matter of national importance, namely, the need for the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, to immediately give help to the 20,000 householders whose homes are beginning to crumble around them because of the presence of the defective pyrite in the foundations of their home. This issue is causing significant stress and anxiety for many young couples who also find themselves in negative equity. I ask the Government to intervene to help deal with this issue. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Go raibh maith agat a Cheann Comhairle. Ba mhaith liom cead a lorg rún a rith chun an Dáil a chur ar athló chun déileaíl leis an gnó rí-thábhachtach seo. I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to raise a matter of national import- ance, namely, the failure of the Government to address the chronic overcrowding in the prison system which was condemned last night by the president of the Prison Officers’ Association and the urgent need to lift the recruitment ban on the Probation Service which has directly resulted in the loss of 21 probation officers and community service supervisors and is reducing the capacity of the service to monitor offenders post-release and to supervise community service orders, which consequently compounds the overcrowding problem in our prisons. Deputy Frank Feighan: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to raise a matter of national importance, namely, the continued confusion over people’s right to cut turf which is causing untold inconvenience and anger among rural people. I ask the Government to begin dialogue with the turf-cutters and with all the stakeholders to ensure the turf-cutters can maintain their right to cut turf while also ensuring the protection of the environment. The turf- cutters have been asking for maps since 1997 and they still have not received them. I call on the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government to come clean and begin a dialogue with the turf-cutters. Deputy Dinny McGinley: We need to keep the home fires burning. 819 Order of 29 April 2010. Business An Ceann Comhairle: Having considered the matters raised, they are not in order under Standing Order 32. Order of Business. The Tánaiste: It is proposed to take No. a9, motion re ministerial rota for parliamentary questions; No. 9, motion re payment to the social insurance fund under section 9(9)(a) of the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005; No. 22, Merchant Shipping Bill 2009 — Report Stage (resumed); No. 22a , statements on development in child welfare and protection services. It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that (1) Nos. a9 and 9 shall be decided without debate, and any division demanded on No. 9 shall be taken forthwith, that the pro- ceedings in relation to No. 22a shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 3.30 p.m. today and the following arrangements shall apply; the statements of a Minister or Minister of State and of the main spokespersons for Fine Gael, the Labour Party and Sinn Féin, who shall be called upon in that order, shall not exceed 15 minutes in each case; the statements of each other Member called upon shall not exceed ten minutes in each case and Members may share time; and a Minister or Minister of State shall be called upon to make a statement in reply which shall not exceed ten minutes. The Dáil, on its rising today, shall adjourn until 2.30 p.m. on Wednesday, 5 May 2010. An Ceann Comhairle: There are three proposals to be put to the House. Is the proposal for dealing with Nos. a9 and 9, agreed to? Deputy Enda Kenny: No. 9 is a payment to the social insurance fund under section 9(9)(a) of the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005. This matter was agreed at committee. The note from the Government Whip states that this is for a sum not exceeding €1.551 billion, to come from the Social and Family Affairs Vote to the social insurance fund, for people who are paying into contributory pensions, unemployment benefit and so on. The provision was made in the 2010 Estimates for the payment of an Exchequer subvention. Was the figure of €1.551 billion calculated as the amount by the Government when it presented the budget? In other words, was it understood that in the Social and Family Affairs Vote a subvention would have to be made to the social insurance fund to meet payments for contributory pensions and so forth? Was the figure calculated higher or lower than €1.551 billion? The fact that this payment must be made from the Social and Family Affairs Vote is testament to the scale and magnanimity of the Government’s incompetence in getting the country back to work. Deputy Eamon Gilmore: The Labour Party cannot agree to this proposal on the Order of Business this morning because the Government has broken its promise to 300,000 low-income families whose costs for home heating oil will be increased on Saturday with the introduction of the new carbon levy. When the levy is imposed, it will increase the price of heating oil by 9% which comes on top of an increase already this year of 37%. When the Government cut the pay and social welfare payments of low-income families, it justified it on the grounds that prices were coming down. This is a case, however, where the Government itself is increasing prices. When it announced this during the budget, the Govern- ment promised a special allowance to offset the increase for low-income families dependent on home heating oil before the carbon levy would be introduced. That promise was made by the Minister for Finance and repeated by the then Minister for Social and Family Affairs, Deputy Mary Hanafin, the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Deputy Eamon Ryan, and the Tánaiste. This promise has now been broken. 820 Order of 29 April 2010. Business I know the Marie Antoinettes in the Green Party may say of low-income families, “Let them heat by alternative energy measures”. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan: They can hug trees to keep warm. Deputy Olwyn Enright: They can put on woolly jumpers. Deputy Paul Kehoe: They can go for a walk in the park. An Ceann Comhairle: We are drifting somewhat from the Order of Business. Deputy Eamon Gilmore: Many families will be severely impacted by this levy’s introduction. A promise was made to them but it has been broken. The carbon levy will be introduced on Saturday but there is no sign of the special allowance. Yesterday, the Taoiseach said they can wait until October for it which is unacceptable. Accordingly, the Labour Party is not prepared to agree to the Order of Business. The Tánaiste: It is only in the past ten years that the social insurance fund has been in surplus. Deputy Olwyn Enright: It is not in surplus now. Deputy Olivia Mitchell: It has all been spent. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan: That is not true. Deputy Pádraic McCormack: Where did it all go? An Ceann Comhairle: The Tánaiste without interruption. The Tánaiste: The €1.55 billion from the Social and Family Affairs Vote was provided for in this year’s Estimate. It is a technical matter that must go before the House. Deputy Olwyn Enright: Is it just a technical matter? Deputy Enda Kenny: The note on it states provision was made for the payment of an Exchequer subvention. Was the subvention calculated by the Government higher or lower than €1.5 billion? The Tánaiste: It is exactly the same as what was contained in the Social and Family Affairs Vote. On the issue of home heating oil increases, as the Taoiseach said, the relevant Ministers are working towards a new scheme which will be available at the time heating supplements were heretofore made available. Deputy Eamon Gilmore: That is not what the Tánaiste promised. She is breaking her promise. Deputy Emmet Stagg: The allowance was promised for 1 May. The Tánaiste: These will be available in the usual season for such allowances. As the Minister for Social and Family Affairs reiterated, access to the exceptional needs measures are still available. 821 Order of 29 April 2010. Business [The Tánaiste.] Question, “That the proposal for dealing with Nos. a9, and 9 without debate, be agreed to”, put and declared carried. An Ceann Comhairle: Is the proposal for dealing with No. 22a agreed to? Agreed. Is the proposal that the Dáil on its rising today shall adjourn until 2.30 p.m.
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