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Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (1 Feb 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 191: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason for the sharp decrease in the success rate of appeals for domiciliary care allowance from 54% in 2009 to 36% in 2010. [4645/11]

Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (1 Feb 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 192: To ask the Minister for Social Protection his plans to increase the number of community employment places available. [4646/11]

Written Answers — Price Inflation: Price Inflation (1 Feb 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 193: To ask the Minister for Social Protection his plans to respond to a number of flagged price hikes of essential goods including the price of quality meat and the price of electricity. [4647/11]

Written Answers — Disabled Drivers: Disabled Drivers (27 Jan 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 20: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the new procedure requiring cars that have been adapted for disabled drivers to wait two weeks to be assessed by national car test is causing hardship; whereas pre-September 2010 they could be seen straight away by the vehicle registration office and if he will take steps to eliminate the wait [4251/11]

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (27 Jan 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 92: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of temporary staff operating at the clerical grade in his Department and the contingencies on which they are engaged (details supplied). [4246/11]

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (27 Jan 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 103: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of vacancies at each grade in his Department. [4471/11]

Written Answers — Water Charges: Water Charges (27 Jan 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 107: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has sought or received a guarantee from the European Commission that his proposed model for domestic water charges which reportedly involves a free portion for each household is not in breach of the full cost recovery principle of Article 9 of the Water Services Directive considering that only...

Written Answers — Medicinal Products: Medicinal Products (26 Jan 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 113: To ask the Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 43 and 7 of 21 October 2010 and No. 68 of 15 December 2010 in which he stated that the Defence Forces prescribe anti-malaria drug Lariam to its personnel in accordance with the prescribing instructions and information provided by the Irish Medicines Board and that the system employed by the Defence Forces...

Finance Bill 2011: Committee Stage (26 Jan 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Ba mhaith liom labhairt ar an cháin bhreise atá á ghearradh ar peitril agus díosail. Tá sé go huile agus hiomlán dírithe ar ghnáthdhaoine na tíre, ina measc an lucht gnó atá ag brath ar iompar a gcuid stuif timpeall na tíre. Tá sé go huile agus hiomlán i gcoinne aon rud a bheimid ag iarraidh a dhéanamh amach anseo chun an geilleagar a athógáil. The Minister of State...

Finance Bill 2011: Committee Stage (26 Jan 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: It is being mentioned after the fact.

Termination of Ministerial Appointments: Announcement by Taoiseach (20 Jan 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Yes, go to the park.

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32. (20 Jan 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Ba mhaith liom an Dáil a chur ar athló faoi Bhun Ordú 32 chun déileáil le gné rí-thabhachtach seo, namely, the urgent need for the Government to respond to the Synthesis Report on equality bodies recently published by the European Commission, which was highly critical of the seven and eight year delays for some cases at the Equality Tribunal, attributed to inadequate resources and the...

Written Answers — Foreign Conflicts: Foreign Conflicts (20 Jan 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 28: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will support the lifting of restrictions on the Basque political party Batasuna to allow the development of a genuinely inclusive political process in the Basque country. [2906/11]

Written Answers — Foreign Conflicts: Foreign Conflicts (20 Jan 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 41: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will welcome the recent declaration of a permanent ceasefire by ETA and welcome the opportunities this initiative provides to bring a lasting peace to the Basque country. [2905/11]

Human Rights Issues (20 Jan 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 4: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs further to recent revelations from leaked US Cables which indicate that the Government misled the public in relation to the use of Shannon airport by US aircraft involved in rendition flights, if he was aware that Shannon airport was being used for extraordinary rendition and the action, if any, that was taken [3161/11]

Human Rights Issues (20 Jan 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: The documents in question, if true, raise serious questions about the record of this House, as presented by the former Ministers for Foreign Affairs and, in particular, Justice and Law Reform. In the cables between the US ambassador and Administration the Minister is quoted as believing three rendition flights landed and refuelled at Shannon Airport. When we questioned the Minister he...

Human Rights Issues (20 Jan 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I am not singling out one Minister because there was a series of them. When we started this debate the former Minister, Michael McDowell, was the relevant Minister. Deputy Martin was Minister for Foreign Affairs during the period in question. The Minister of State did not answer my question. Why would an Irish Minister seek permission from the US authorities to carry out a lawful action,...

Written Answers — Enterprise Support Services: Enterprise Support Services (19 Jan 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 69: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the way cuts to enterprise development funding will be implemented; the way cuts to county enterprise development funding across the State will be implemented; the expected impact of these cuts; the reason enterprise development funding to county enterprise development and INTERREG enterprise development is being cut at a...

Written Answers — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (19 Jan 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 99: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the strategy being undertaken by him in conjunction with the Industrial Development Agency to secure 50% of investment outside Dublin and Cork in view of the fact that in 2010 that target fell short with 37% of all investments outside Dublin and Cork; the strategy that is being pursued by him to retain employment in IDA...

Bretton Woods Agreements (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (19 Jan 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: We have two Fianna Fáils anyway.