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Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (20 Nov 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has had their full medical card changed to a doctor only card with no notice or reason [50989/12]

Topical Issue Debate: Family Income Supplement Applications (15 Nov 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I did not complain about Letterkenny.

Topical Issue Debate: Family Income Supplement Applications (15 Nov 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I complimented it.

Topical Issue Debate: Family Income Supplement Applications (15 Nov 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: There is no problem with my costs.

Topical Issue Debate: Family Income Supplement Applications (15 Nov 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: How many special advisers have gone up-----

Topical Issue Debate: Family Income Supplement Applications (15 Nov 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I do not think so, Minister.

Topical Issue Debate: Family Income Supplement Applications (15 Nov 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: The Minister is deflecting again. She will not deal with the issue in question, and she constantly twists my words.

Topical Issue Debate: Family Income Supplement Applications (15 Nov 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I have no problem with the work being done in Donegal.

Topical Issue Debate: Family Income Supplement Applications (15 Nov 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I did not give out about what is happening in Letterkenny at all.

Topical Issue Debate: Family Income Supplement Applications (15 Nov 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: It is a pity the Minister did not listen to what I said. I have no problem whatsoever with the civil servants involved in processing, be they in Longford or Letterkenny.

Topical Issue Debate: Family Income Supplement Applications (15 Nov 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I have always praised the civil servants involved. I asked whether there were additional resources available. The Minister confirmed that she had found additional resources, but she did not say from where she had got them. It is welcome that there are additional resources to deal with the backlog. The problem is that the backlog will not be dealt with before Christmas, yet applicants who...

Topical Issue Debate: Family Income Supplement Applications (15 Nov 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Gabhaim buíochas don Aire as a bheith anseo. Ní raibhimid ach ag cur ceisteanna agus freagraí ar a chéile an tseachtain seo cheana féin. The family income supplement is paid to workers whose income from employment leaves the family below the poverty line. In 2011 the numbers qualifying for family income supplement rose by 10%. I presume the same increase will...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Promissory Notes (15 Nov 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: To ask the Minister for Finance if in the event of no deal being reached on the issue of the promissory note, that it is his intention to pay IBRC the €3.1bn promissory due on 31 March 2013 and Bank of Ireland, the sum due on the one year bond acquired in 2011 by that bank as part of that year's €3.1bn promissory note payment to IBRC. [50519/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Bank Guarantee Scheme (15 Nov 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide detail of the remaining schedule of payments of unsecured and unguaranteed bonds held by all of the covered institutions detailing the cost of each of these payments. [50520/12]

Credit Union Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (14 Nov 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Bhí mé ag éisteacht leis an díospóireacht níos luaithe agus bhí sé spéisiúil an réimse tuairimí a bhí le clos, ní hamháin ón bhFreasúra ach ó chúlbhinsí an Rialtais chomh maith. Ba léir gur thuig Teachtaí cé chomh tábhachtach is atá an córas chómhar...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Nuclear Issues (14 Nov 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the recent comments of the Israeli Prime Minister that he is ready to order a unilateral strike on Iran; his views on the possible implication of these comments. [50096/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Pension Provisions (14 Nov 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the Programme for Government committment and National Pensions Framework proposal to reduce tax reliefs on private pensions in view of comments (details supplied) that the reliefs will not be reduced but instead a cap introduced and if he will elaborate on those comments. [49832/12]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Other Questions: Community Employment Schemes (13 Nov 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I did not even know that one.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Other Questions: Community Employment Schemes (13 Nov 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Are there any plans to increase the numbers participating in community employment schemes? Separate to this, is the Minister aware the changes brought about last year excluded two categories from the schemes? In figures the Minister gave me last week in a reply to a parliamentary question, I note there are now 712 fewer people participating in schemes at this stage than there was last year....

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Rent Supplement Scheme Expenditure (13 Nov 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: The Minister knows very well that we want to do the exact opposite.