Budget 2012 is fairest possible for a country which is overspending by €18 billion’ Budget 2012 is the fairest possible for a country which is overspending by €18 billion for this year alone. The guiding principles, as outlined by Ministers Howlin and Noonan, are fairness, jobs and reform and as such no area of public… Continue Reading
‘Connemara Business and Athenry-based School highlight deficiency in Energy legislation’ A Connemara business and Athenry-based school have highlighted a deficiency in Energy legislation which is failing to incentivise, encourage or reward energy efficiency among schools, businesses and community organisations. “Presently there is no mechanism for recompensing schools and businesses for the electricity generated and supplied… Continue Reading
‘Kyne hopeful for legislative change to allow for sole trader complaints to be heard by Financial Ombudsman’ Fine Gael Galway West Deputy, Seán Kyne, is encouraged by the Minister for Finance, Michael Noonan’s willingness to examine amending legislation to allow sole traders to bring complaints against banks and other financial institutions to the Financial Services… Continue Reading
* To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if a review of the Residential Tenancies Act is taking place; and his views on the progress of same. – Seán Kyne TD REPLY: The Residential Tenancies Act 2004 regulates the tenant-landlord relationship in the private rented residential sector. My Department conducted… Continue Reading
* To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will report on the progress of the on-line trial for claiming jobseeker’s benefit and jobseeker’s allowance in one local office of the Department since February 2011 as reported in the First Progress Report of the Implementation Body of the Public Service Agreement Croke Park Agreement;… Continue Reading