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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Waiting Times (5 Mar 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 19. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide a breakdown of current processing times for decisions of first instance and for the conclusion of appeals, by scheme. [9315/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: National Internship Scheme Administration (5 Mar 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 24. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views that the JobBridge monitoring checklist is inadequate and fails to measure the quality of internships in a meaningful way. [9311/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Overpayments (5 Mar 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 37. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will introduce a statute of limitations to govern the recovery of overpayments. [9314/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Overpayments (5 Mar 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 48. To ask the Minister for Social Protection in the case of social welfare recipients who have had a decision of recovery-of-overpayment made against them, if the 15% is calculated on the principal sum or on the total sum when other deductions, such as means assessment, have been deducted. [9651/15]

Order of Business (4 Mar 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Tá ceist agam maidir leis an gCoinbhinsiún Bunreachtúil. Foilsíodh an tuairisc dheireanach acu anuraidh, measaim an lá deireanach de mhí an Mhárta an bhliain seo caite. Tá beagnach 12 mí imithe tharainn ach fós nílimid tar éis 14, nó ar a laghad 13, tuairisc a phlé. Gealladh dúinn go mbeadh díospóireacht...

Order of Business (4 Mar 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Tá sé seo á rá ag an Rialtas ó mí Iúil an bhliain seo caite. Cuirtear an cheist uair sa seachtain. Ní an fhreasúra amháin atá ag cur na ceiste ach tá Teachtaí ar bhinsí an Rialtais ag cur na ceiste chomh maith. Níl sé maith go leor ag an staid seo nach bhfuil dáta ann maidir le díospóireacht ar...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Register of Electors Administration (4 Mar 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 208. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on whether the electoral register for Dublin city is accurate in view of the fact that only four out of the nine electoral areas had enumeration work carried out in them and that no checking of the accuracy of the electoral register was carried out in Crumlin, Beaumont, Walkinstown, Clontarf, Raheny,...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Register of Electors Administration (4 Mar 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 209. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he is satisfied there are enough enumerators employed to cover Dublin city's nine electoral districts, less than ten for the city council area. [9490/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Register of Electors Administration (4 Mar 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 210. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he has been assured by all the local authorities that enumerators have called to every home in the country each year between publication of the annual electoral register; and whether that work has been quality-tested to ensure the electoral register is as accurate as possible for the forthcoming referendums. [9491/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Register of Electors Administration (4 Mar 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 211. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the electoral register in areas which have a predominance of apartment blocks is wholly inaccurate due to only an accuracy of 20% to 30% being achieved in those apartments; and the steps he will take to overcome this problem. [9492/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Register of Electors Administration (4 Mar 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 212. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when the electoral commission will be set up; if it will have responsibility for the annual updating of the electoral register; if he will provide it with the power to be a rolling register in view of the advance of new technology and the residency mobility of citizens around cities in particular; and in the meantime the...

Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2015: Second Stage (3 Mar 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: The primary purpose of the Bill before us today is to make provision for the new back to work family dividend. Cuirim fáilte ar an méid sin. In ainneoin cad a deireann an Aire, táimse sásta glacadh le cinnte dearfacha agus tacú leo. Tá sé sin déanta agam thar na blianta, ní hamháin i gcás an Rialtais seo ach i gcás Rialtas eile...

Order of Business (3 Mar 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Ba mhaith liom ceist tábhachtach a ardú leis an Taoiseach. Last week I attended a preplanning consultation meeting on the new children's hospital. I welcome the initiative by the chairman of the children's hospital group board, Ms Eilish Hardiman, to involve stakeholders, local people and elected representatives. However, two pieces of legislation are required which have been in...

Income and Living Conditions: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (25 Feb 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I wholeheartedly agree with the sentiment of the motion because it catalogues the consequences of austerity with frightening figures, documenting the rise in the number of people in the State experiencing consistent poverty and enforced deprivation. Children, older people and people with disabilities go without heating in their homes, a warm coat or enough food. It also highlights the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Person or Number?2: Crosscare (25 Feb 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: To follow on that theme, my other hat is spokesperson on social protection. I am also a member of the committee here and it is something we have been arguing with the Department, the Social Welfare Appeals Office and officials since I have been advocating on social welfare. They need to change the mechanism to include something simple like a telephone call before a decision is made to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Person or Number?2: Crosscare (25 Feb 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I apologise that I will be unable to stay for the remainder of the meeting as I must attend a meeting of the Whips. Has the research identified specific offices or officials? My constituency office is in Ballyfermot and I know some of the officials well. They are the best in the world but in the case of certain officials one would pray that some characters would not have to meet them. I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Person or Number?2: Crosscare (25 Feb 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: If an office is identified, I presume that without having to name an official it would be easier for the Department then to provide anti-racism training targeted at an office in a case where an office was the subject of a number of complaints and the complainant did not wish to lose a payment or have it suspended as a reaction. I presume the Department should target anti-racism training at...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: National Internship Scheme Data (25 Feb 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 71. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the current and total number, to date, of JobBridge participants, by county. [8409/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: National Internship Scheme Data (25 Feb 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 72. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide a breakdown of the current and total number, to date, of JobBridge participants engaged by each of the local authorities. [8410/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Customer Charters (24 Feb 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 196. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide details of each step of the internal processes in her Department that take place, when a person wishes to make, and escalate, a complaint through the various levels, before going to the Ombudsman. [7960/15]