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Order of Business (12 May 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: It is in order. Supplementary Estimates are dealt with here every year. This concerns the Supplementary Estimates for An Garda Síochána, the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government and the OPW, and also concerns all of those businesses that are being told they have to close for part of the duration of the visit of the British Queen. Is there any Supplementary...

Order of Business (12 May 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Secondary legislation might be required. In the case of the OPW, like all other bodies, it publishes a plan of action to spend its money a year in advance. If that money or the money for An Garda Síochána is being diverted to spend on something else it must be updated.

Order of Business (12 May 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: That is why we have a Supplementary Estimate to deal with.

Order of Business (12 May 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I complied fully with the law.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (10 May 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 53: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding the programme for Government's commitment to maintain social welfare rates in view of the commitment to the EU and IMF that it will reduce social expenditure year on year starting in 2012. [10437/11]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (10 May 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 66: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will make a commitment that the eligibility rules for existing social welfare schemes and payments will not be further restricted in advance of the comprehensive report due from her by the end of 2012 under the latest EU-IMF deal. [10438/11]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (10 May 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 171: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will make a commitment that the eligibility rules for existing social welfare schemes and payments will not be further restricted in advance of the comprehensive report due from her Department by the end of 2012 under the latest EU-IMF deal [10539/11]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (10 May 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 175: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the form of calculation used to calculate the average waiting times for appeals. [10292/11]

Written Answers — Consular Assistance: Consular Assistance (10 May 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 75: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a person (details supplied) is stranded at a location and the steps he will take to secure their exit. [10329/11]

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (10 May 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 245: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will transfer responsibility for local development companies-partnerships to the city-county development boards which also have a social inclusion aspect to them. [10430/11]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (10 May 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 367: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the steps he will take to enable a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12 with a personal assistant funded by the Health Service Executive via a service provider, to switch to a direct payment from the HSE in order that they may become the direct employer of their personal assistant or failing that to at least allow them switch...

Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (10 May 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 387: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if he will use the review of the Mental Health Act 2001 as an opportunity to explore using new legislation to address the obligations of health services to provide access to comprehensive community based mental health services and if he will ensure that the terms of reference of the review incorporates this accordingly. [10541/11]

Social Welfare Benefits (10 May 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Does the Minister accept that greater use should be made of the review process as opposed to the excessively arduous appeals process? Many of those who apply for carer's allowance do not understand the documentation or the requirement to include details on the level of care they provide. Does the Minister agree that waiting times, especially for appeals, are unacceptably long across all...

Departmental Schemes (10 May 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Is the Minister aware that circumstances may arise in which Tús participants will find themselves working alongside community employment scheme participants while enjoying fewer entitlements? Does she agree that this is unfair? Does the Minister agree that random selection may be a flawed approach in that, for example, persons without a background in sport could be sent to the GAA or the...

Departmental Schemes (10 May 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Will the Minister review the random selection element to put in place some sort of system that would enable participants or those who wish to participate to put their names forward in a manner that would avoid, for example, those who have no interest in sport being forced to engage in sport? How many staff supervisors are being employed to cover this initiative?

Employment Support Services (10 May 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 37: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the steps she will take to ensure that Tús serves as an effective activation measure and to ensure the most suitable people are selected for participation in Tús. [10537/11]

Employment Support Services (10 May 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: The Minister is aware that the scheme is not voluntary and, in its current guise, people will be forced to participate for fear of losing their jobs. A wide range of community employers are set to participate. However, is it really acceptable to force people to work in this way especially when there are scores of people who would be very keen to apply or avail of the opportunity? For...

Employment Support Services (10 May 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: What is the top-up? I thought it was €20 per week, which would not even cover travel. Is there any intention to introduce a travel allowance for participants?

Social Welfare Code (10 May 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 40: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will amend the means test rules for disability allowance and secondary payments to extend eligibility for these to wards of the courts whose funds were depleted at an exceptional rate during the period of 2007 to 2009 while under the care of the State as to do so will go some way towards compensating the wards for the loss of...

Social Welfare Code (10 May 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Wards of court are, by definition, vulnerable and the State owes them an enhanced duty of care. The State, through the Courts Service, is responsible for the administration and investment of funds which many wards of court depend on for their living expenses. The fund is not a realisable asset in the sense of a means test. At the beginning of the economic downturn these funds lost...