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Leaders' Questions (30 Jan 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Did the Taoiseach meet representatives from the Central Bank?

Leaders' Questions (30 Jan 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Has the Taoiseach met them?

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: EU Presidency Agenda (30 Jan 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his plans to utilize the EU Presidency to promote Arts, Heritage and the Irish language; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4504/13]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Other Questions: Pension Provisions (29 Jan 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: The people affected by this are overwhelmingly women and worked in the public sector. The ones most hard done by are the ones who were forced to leave because of the marriage bar in the Civil Service. The Minister may be aware of a SIPTU campaign to highlight this issue. Prior to Christmas, several of its members highlighted their own personal testimonies on how they were affected. In one...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Other Questions: Pension Provisions (29 Jan 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: The Minister has addressed my question. The key point is that society is moving forward and trying to address inequalities from the past. This matter is one of those inequalities. We should take the earliest opportunity to address it; it should not be just a matter of whether we can afford it. Equality in our society comes at a cost. In this case, it is a substantial cost but we must...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Other Questions: Employment Support Services (29 Jan 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: There is not enough detail available on the scheme so it is difficult to question the Minister. A key question concerns why an existing scheme, such as the community employment scheme, Tús or even JobBridge, is not used. Does the Minister intend to use the proposed local authority scheme to undermine craft workers and their rates? I refer to electricians or bricklayers who have been...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Community Welfare Services (29 Jan 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: There is no improvement for people with what is happening.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: National Internship Scheme Placements (29 Jan 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: The abuse of the internship is wrong. The Minister misunderstood what I said.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: National Internship Scheme Placements (29 Jan 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I support JobBridge if it offers an enhanced job seeking mechanism. It is not such a mechanism if it is being abused, whether in the State sector or private sector.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: National Internship Scheme Placements (29 Jan 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Given that Garda vetting can determine the future employment prospects or otherwise of individuals whose organisations or companies have applied for vetting, does the Minister think it was appropriate to use interns to process or be in any way part of the processing of the confidential and sensitive material being assessed and processed by the Garda vetting unit, given that not all of this...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: National Internship Scheme Placements (29 Jan 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will confirm that jobsbridge interns were used by An Garda Síochána, with the agreement of her Department, to work in the highly sensitive area of Garda Vetting, which included research in respect of personnel working in a full-time, part-time, and voluntary capacity in a position in a registered organisation, through which they have...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Places (29 Jan 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: To ask the Minister for Social Protection of the 2000 new community employment places announced on 19 January 2013, the number that will be allowed for longer than one year. [4058/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Places (29 Jan 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: To ask the Minister for Social Protection of the 2000 new community employment places announced on 19 January 2013, the number that will be ring fenced for those in receipt of disability allowance or for drugs projects or childcare places. [4059/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Administration (29 Jan 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will commit to the eradication of the extensive practice of landlords preying on tenants trying to secure, or remain in, accommodation, of demanding cash payments on top of the amount declared for the purposes of rent supplement, a top up payment over and above that which the community welfare officer determined would be the individuals...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Child Care Services (29 Jan 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the studies that have been carried out by her Department to ensure that a Scandinavian model of childcare is in place now that applicants for one parent family payments have a cut-off date once their youngest child reaches seven. [4454/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Children's Hospital (29 Jan 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: To ask the Minister for Health when the new members for the National Children's Hospital Development Board will be appointed. [3841/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Children's Hospital (29 Jan 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: To ask the Minister for Health the progress made in relation to the National Paediatric Hospital being located at St James's Hospital, Dublin; when a planning application will be lodged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3842/13]

Order of Business (24 Jan 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I wish to raise two items of legislation. A welcome announcement was made late last year that the children's hospital would be built on a site in the grounds of St. James's Hospital. However, I note the remit of the previous development board expired in December. Legislation has been promised, for some time this year, to establish a development board for the new national paediatric...

Leaders' Questions (24 Jan 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: There is no allegation. It is the truth.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs (24 Jan 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the steps taken by him to create employment of those at risk of emigration. [3236/13]