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Irish Bank Resolution Corporation Bill 2013: Second Stage (6 Feb 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: If the Deputy listened for a while he might learn something.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Mobility and Motorised Transport Allowances: Discussion (6 Feb 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: And €100 million for the other one.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Mobility and Motorised Transport Allowances: Discussion (6 Feb 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I shall be brief as there is a good crew of Members who wish to comment. The Ombudsman found that the upper age limit was illegal and not in compliance with equality law and, at this stage, we have heard from both the Minister and Minister of State. What steps will the Minister of State take at this stage? She has said she cannot take the steps the Ombudsman has said require to be taken...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Habitual Residence Condition: Discussion with Pavee Point (6 Feb 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: It would not be necessary for the Minister to appear before the committee. I presume there is an official in the Department of Justice and Equality who deals with these issues.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Habitual Residence Condition: Discussion with Pavee Point (6 Feb 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: It does not have to make a presentation - a response by way of letter would suffice. We can then, based on the response, decide if we want to engage in a formal meeting. It would be useful if, as suggested by Ms Fay, we had sight of the strategy which is supposed to cover the Roma and Traveller communities but makes no reference to the Roma community. The Minister for Justice and Equality...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Habitual Residence Condition: Discussion with Pavee Point (6 Feb 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: With regard to the point made on the role of the Department of Justice and Equality, it might be worth asking the Minister or an official to appear before the committee to explain the changes it is hoped to bring about in Europe, particularly Ireland. It might be appropriate at that stage to ask about census figures or a specific programme to map where the Roma community lives, poverty...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Habitual Residence Condition: Discussion with Pavee Point (6 Feb 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I thank Ronnie, Gabi and Siobhan for their presentation. It is harrowing to hear Gabi's description of how vulnerable people in our society are affected by decisions. The habitual residence condition is a regulation which details the reasons for excluding people from receiving social welfare payments. However, as a society we should also be mindful that there will always be people who fall...

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

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: The report recommends that a regime of transparency be imposed in respect of schemes. When a person signs up to a contract, those in the industry often state that transparency is fine with regard to new products. Does Ms Murphy expect the industry to take the recommendations on board or can they be imposed on it? When voluntary codes were introduced in the past, they were not always...

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....