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Written Answers — Department of Health: National Treatment Purchase Fund Data (1 Dec 2016)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 65. To ask the Minister for Health the types of contracts that exist between his Department, the HSE, the NTPF and private hospitals for treatments commissioned by the private sector; if contracts are awarded en bloc, either in terms of funding allocated, speciality and so on or on a case-by-case basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37861/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Rare Diseases Strategy (1 Dec 2016)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 93. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the implementation of the 48 recommendations of the national steering group on rare diseases; the specific actions that are being taken on access to medication and technology; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37862/16]

Statute Law Revision [Seanad] Bill 2016: Second Stage (Resumed) (30 Nov 2016)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Yesterday we discussed how our Statute Book lay and everybody in the House, as I noted yesterday, was in favour of making it much cleaner and more accessible. The Bill deals with legislation from the founding of the State to the 1950s. Most of the Bills are definitely superfluous, although some are of major interest. I raised a question yesterday about the Garda Síochána...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Supplementary)
Vote 36 - Defence (Supplementary) (30 Nov 2016)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I apologise for being late, I was stuck in the Dáil. On Army pensions, I do not believe that anybody has a problem with it. I wonder if an actuarial review has been done, given that all of us - as a nation - are living longer. Obviously, ,any pensioners who retired from the Army are, like the rest of us, living longer. Is this taken into account for the future? As with everywhere...

Secure Rents and Tenancies Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (30 Nov 2016)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: The Minister is talking about it and his party has been talking about it for the past six years. I can bring him down the street and show him the buildings that are empty. They might be zoned as offices but in an emergency, families should be put up in them. One does not talk and talk. It is well past the time for action on behalf of those families who are suffering because of the...

Secure Rents and Tenancies Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (30 Nov 2016)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: After six years. Where are the emergency laws?

Secure Rents and Tenancies Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (30 Nov 2016)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I have not. I just said that.

Secure Rents and Tenancies Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (30 Nov 2016)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: The Minister is the only one with that notion.

Secure Rents and Tenancies Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (30 Nov 2016)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: It was not Francis Street and it was not resisted. The Minister has his facts wrong. He is misrepresenting what happened.

Secure Rents and Tenancies Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (30 Nov 2016)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: On a point order, the Minister is misrepresenting the facts to the House.

Secure Rents and Tenancies Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (30 Nov 2016)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I will try to be brief. I, like every other Member, have a constituency office and consistently for the past few years but particularly for the past six years I have had constituent after constituent come into my office to ask me what they should do. I do not have an answer. A person came into my constituency office on Monday whose landlord is going to increasing their rent by €400...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Back to Education Allowance Eligibility (30 Nov 2016)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 104. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if an application for the back to education allowance will be awarded without delay as the person (details supplied) has no financial means. [37871/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (30 Nov 2016)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 132. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE will review its policy that states a nurse that provides care under a home care package cannot be left alone with a child they are caring for in order that single mothers such as a person (details supplied) may be able to leave their child in the care of a nurse, leaving them to take a break and spend time with their other children. [37835/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (30 Nov 2016)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 142. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be awarded a bed in the national rehabilitation programme to undergo a three month programme. [37875/16]

Statute Law Revision Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Second Stage (29 Nov 2016)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I have contributed to the debate on at least three statute law revision Bills and on every occasion I have welcomed the legislation because we were getting rid of legislation that was on the Statute Book that was superfluous or had been superseded. That is good in many ways because it means that for parliamentarians and those who are trying to ascertain what laws are still valid in the...

Statute Law Revision Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Second Stage (29 Nov 2016)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I propose the adjournment.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payments (29 Nov 2016)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 248. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he is considering increasing the housing assistance payment limit in view of the increase in rents. [36934/16]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Commemorative Events (29 Nov 2016)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 464. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to re-establish the decades of centenaries all-party consultative committee; and her further plans regarding future commemorative events related to events 100 years ago falling during her term of office. [32802/16]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Funding (29 Nov 2016)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 771. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on the sustainability fund; the criteria for inclusion in the interventions to assist community and not-for-profit child care services announced as a consequence of budget 2017; and when it will be rolled out. [37187/16]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Regulation (29 Nov 2016)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 772. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the new regulations coming on stream in January regarding the use of community employment participants and their education levels in community and not-for-profit child care services will cause difficulties and challenges for the services to stay within the regulations; and her views on the...