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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Report on Pension Charges: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (6 Feb 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I welcome the report. It is an issue that has annoyed many people who, when considering their pension, have an idea about how much they will hopefully receive when they avail of it and are suddenly confronted with charges, hidden charges and whatnot. There is a great deal of work ahead of us in that regard. There is a series of recommendations. There is also the issue of changes that...

Leaders' Questions (6 Feb 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: That is a sad response.

Leaders' Questions (6 Feb 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: The Taoiseach has just gone there.

Leaders' Questions (6 Feb 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: He is very brave not to react.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Law Reform Commission Recommendations (6 Feb 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Law Reform Commission provisionally recommended that it would be appropriate to include provision in the proposed mental capacity legislation for limited administration of the property of a missing person, in particular in circumstances in which it could not be established that a presumption of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Inspector of Prisons (6 Feb 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the actions that have been thus far completed that are contained in the Irish Prison Service Action Plan on the Recommendations contained in the Inspector of Prisons’ report into the circumstances surrounding the death of person (details supplied) at Cloverhill Courthouse on the 20th December 2011. [5990/13]

Topical Issue Debate: Community Nursing Homes (5 Feb 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I do not know who gave the Minister of State the figures on the costs associated with the nursing home. There were construction costs, site costs, site development costs and equipment costs of €8.6 million, €1.8 million, €1.4 million and €0.6 million, respectively, amounting to €12.4 million, not including whatever costs have arisen subsequently during the...

Topical Issue Debate: Community Nursing Homes (5 Feb 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: -----because the Minister of State has suggested it be run under a public private partnership arrangement. Would it not be more logical to grant the facility to St. James's Hospital, if the HSE no longer wishes to have anything to do with it, and allow that public hospital to run it to service its needs? I have to hand figures indicating that in October 2012, St. James's Hospital had more...

Topical Issue Debate: Community Nursing Homes (5 Feb 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: For the information of the Minister of State, it had one landing of beds in Brú Caoimhghín.

Topical Issue Debate: Community Nursing Homes (5 Feb 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: The Minister of State was not informed on this point.

Topical Issue Debate: Community Nursing Homes (5 Feb 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Not on this point.

Topical Issue Debate: Community Nursing Homes (5 Feb 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: It is a disgrace that two years after a €12 million community nursing home facility was completed in Inchicore, it has not yet started operations. This facility was to provide community nursing home beds in one of the most disadvantaged areas, which includes a large ageing population. The facility contains state-of-the-art facilities, yet it remains closed for its intended purpose....

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Diplomatic Representation (5 Feb 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: This is the leader from rebel Cork.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Diplomatic Representation (5 Feb 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Did the Deputy say RIC officers?

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Diplomatic Representation (5 Feb 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Sorry, I thought he said RIC officers. I thought he was getting mixed up there.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Reform (5 Feb 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the key requirements needed in order for an office of the directly elected mayor be established in Dublin; and the progress being made in the establishment of a colloquium of the four Dublin authorities. [5417/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Anti-Social Behaviour (5 Feb 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans for dealing with anti-social behaviour issues across housing tenures in view of his commitment to do this in its programme and the great hardship faced by many persons in their homes due to this problem. [5550/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Community Development Projects (5 Feb 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the measures been taken by her to include the lesbian, gay and bisexual community within its community development programmes. [4078/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payments Implementation (5 Feb 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when he intends to introduce the housing assistance payment; if he will provide greater detail; and if he will distinguish the payment from the current rent supplement. [4070/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Employment Rights Issues (5 Feb 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the measures in place to remove the ethos based exemptions from the Employment Equality Act that allow for medical, religious and educational establishments to discriminate their employees based on their sexual preference. [4077/13]