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Order of Business (30 Jun 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I will try.

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Aengus Ó Snodaigh: There has been much debate about Dáil reform. A disgraceful decision was taken earlier, which gave €121,000-----

Order of Business (30 Jun 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: A sum of €120,000 is going to Fine Gael, the Labour Party and Fianna Fáil.

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Aengus Ó Snodaigh: It is. I have to give the context.

Order of Business (30 Jun 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: It is a simple question relating to Dáil reform and whether there is promised legislation to remove the €120,000 which is granted to the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission to give to its Members.

Order of Business (30 Jun 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Will there be an amendment-----

Order of Business (30 Jun 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I can ask about this. A huge promise has been made by this Government relating to Dáil reform and transparency. I am asking if this is included in it. Is a change to the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission-----

Order of Business (30 Jun 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: To which Minister?

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Aengus Ó Snodaigh: He will not answer it because it is not his responsibility. It is your responsibility, a Cheann Comhairle.

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (30 Jun 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Ba mhaith liom an Dáil a chur ar athló faoi Bhun Ordú 32 chun déileáil le gné rí-thábhachtach, namely, the failure of the Government to consider amending the Residential Institutions Redress Act 2002 to give recognition to the children who suffered from unnecessary illness, neglect and death due to indifference, incompetence, sectarianism and complicity of the State; and the need to...

Order of Business (30 Jun 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: No.

Order of Business (30 Jun 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I have no problem with No. 12, which concerns the approval of the report, but I would prefer if it were dealt with in the House as a whole. It was dealt with by a committee. With regard to No. 12a, the motion re appointment of ordinary Members to the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission, it is proposed to nominate four Members of the Dáil, including three Fine Gael Members and one Fianna...

Order of Business (30 Jun 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I raised this with the Whip over a month ago and put forward a proposal, which was endorsed in a report by the committee secretariat. The proposal, based on proportional representation, is that all parties be represented on the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission. This would still allow a Government majority, a substantial one. The commission deals with the funding and running of this...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (30 Jun 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 30: To ask the Minister for Health the action he will take to improve the provision of neurological care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17905/11]

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (28 Jun 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 179: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a school (details supplied) in Dublin 8, having lost it's special class has been informed that it will not be sanctioned for a full-time resource teacher; his views on the concerns of parents, teaching staff and the wider community that this will have a detrimental effect particularly...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (28 Jun 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 262: To ask the Minister for Social Protection in recognising the important role played by residential rehabilitation programmes in tackling the drugs crisis and that many clients in residential detox centres participate as part of probation and noting one of the objectives of the National Drug Strategy is to encourage problem substance users to engage with, and avail of,...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (28 Jun 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 238: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will have investigations made into the way a person (details supplied) in County Mayo was refused jobseeker's allowance several times on foot of an anonymous report supposedly in September 2010 when no investigation of such a report was carried out as required prior to or since their payment being stopped; if it is contrary to...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (28 Jun 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 239: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in County Mayo was refused jobseeker's allowance on habitual residency conditions despite being an Irish citizen living in Ireland all their life. [17087/11]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (28 Jun 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 240: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in County Mayo was refused jobseeker's allowance on grounds that their centre of interest is not in the State, when it is clearly the case that Ballina, County Mayo, is their centre of interest and that they have clearly tried to locate work in one of Ireland large town and in the immediate...

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (28 Jun 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 345: To ask the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the work of the community workers cooperative and in particular the supporting role it plays for community based organisations and workers across the country who are working to tackle disadvantage and in recognition of this if he will immediately reverse the decision to...