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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Junior Certificate History Curriculum: Discussion (12 Jun 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Unless it is a core subject.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Junior Certificate History Curriculum: Discussion (12 Jun 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I will be very brief. I have argued that history should be a core subject and the retort was that one must make a decision as there are 21 subjects. I do not think anybody in this committee or in the real world would suggest that Chinese would be a core subject in Ireland. There is a range of subjects that one could whittle down into core subjects and secondary subjects for the junior...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Junior Certificate History Curriculum: Discussion (12 Jun 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: There are quite a number of others.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Junior Certificate History Curriculum: Discussion (12 Jun 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I was one of those characters who qualified as a teacher of history and geography. I never taught because even in 1986 when I qualified there seemed to be a move away from it. There were few opportunities in Dublin to teach both subjects. I was expected to move to some of the voluntary schools outside Dublin and at that stage my political career dictated that I would stay in Dublin....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Junior Certificate History Curriculum: Discussion (12 Jun 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: The problem with examining English is that it is a core subject. Therefore, one cannot look at something that will have a higher standing in future in the junior certificate to see where the history syllabus or the teaching of history will be. I believe the Department representatives should reconsider that. There are problems with history in the junior cycle. There are problems in many...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Issues (12 Jun 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 42. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he has met with the Department of Social Protection in relation to the development of a dedicated pathway as suggested by Focus Ireland to provide sufficient support to those under 25 years living in emergency accommodation to move to more stable and suitable housing. [27054/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: One-Parent Family Payment Application Numbers (12 Jun 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 130. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to address the needs of those who are in receipt of one parent family payment and will be affected by the changeover to the transition payment who are working as little as an hour a day for five days; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that if these recipients change over to jobseeker's payments they will lose income and many...

Social Welfare and Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (11 Jun 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I echo the concerns raised by Deputy Willie O'Dea in regard to the procedure for dealing with these proposals. We are stuck here at this hour of the night without yet having reached the pensions provisions. This is unacceptable, notwithstanding the merit of some of those proposals. This amendment would require much longer than ten minutes to deal with adequately, but I will be brief in...

Social Welfare and Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (11 Jun 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I do not have a major problem with the proposition contained in the Bill. My problem was with the initial changes. If it provides a facility for single parents to return to education or encourages them in any way, that is a welcome step. It is very challenging for one - or two - parents to raise children in today's climate and anything that can be done to encourage people to get further...

Social Welfare and Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (11 Jun 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: That is why I withdrew my amendment.

Social Welfare and Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (11 Jun 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I regret that the amendment cannot be accepted. I hope common sense will prevail on the part of those deciding officers looking at this issue, given the intention to make a change and take heed of the special contribution retained firefighters make. This indication had been given previously by the Minister and I ask that it be heeded, particularly in cases where there is no other income and...

Social Welfare and Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (11 Jun 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: This section introduces a new provision. While I understand what the Minister is attempting to do, it does not address the change to the one parent family payment which was introduced in previous legislation. It is trying to undo something that should not have been done in the first place. When the Minister made her most recent changes to the one parent family payment, she said child care...

Social Welfare and Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (11 Jun 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I move amendment No. 8:In page 15, between lines 4 and 5, to insert the following: “(4) Retained firefighters who have previously applied for a jobseeker's payment before the enactment of this Bill and have not had their claim approved shall be assessed on their current application.”As one of a number of Deputies who campaigned to try to change the way the Department had been...

Social Welfare and Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (11 Jun 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I want to contribute to this part of the debate by supporting what Deputy Naughten has said. When we previously discussed the PRSI contributions of the self-employed, we mentioned that if they were to be the equivalent of the contributions of other employees, they would have to be 14% or 15%. Has any further progress been made in setting up a kind of scheme that would have the effect...

Social Welfare and Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (11 Jun 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I will withdraw it.

Social Welfare and Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (11 Jun 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: The intention of my amendment is not to tie up the Department, other than that there would a response to the appellant within 21 days. I understand the Minister's point about the final decision. One of the beauties of the system is that up to the date of an appeal, an applicant can submit additional documentation, and even during an appeal it might be noted that an applicant has additional...

Social Welfare and Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (11 Jun 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I move amendment No. 3:In page 7, between lines 29 and 30, to insert the following:“Social Welfare Appeals 6. The Social Welfare Appeals Office shall ensure that all appeals are processed and responded to within 21 days of receipt of the application to appeal a decision.”.At present, despite the good work of the Social Welfare Appeals Office, there is still an unacceptable...

Finance (Local Property Tax Repeal) Bill 2013 [Private Members]: Second Stage (11 Jun 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: It is scandalous.

Finance (Local Property Tax Repeal) Bill 2013 [Private Members]: Second Stage (11 Jun 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Maith an fear.

Social Welfare and Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (11 Jun 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Are the attachment orders only valid in the State? Can they be pursued in other European states? The Minister has stated there are 675 cases before the courts.