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Written Answers — EU2020 Strategy: EU2020 Strategy (12 Oct 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 131: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position taken by Irish representatives on the appropriate poverty reduction target indicator during the negotiations around and formulation of the EU2020 strategy; if he is concerned that member states may cherry pick from the indicators to allow for minimal poverty reduction effort in real terms and to make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (12 Oct 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 292: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if it is normal practice for a community welfare officer to request photographs of the home of an applicant for an emergency payment [36209/10]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (12 Oct 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 411: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if his attention has been drawn to the fact that he failed to provide the cost of extending eligibility for the back to school clothing and footwear allowance to include all those families in receipt of family income supplement as requested in a Parliamentary Question of 29 September 2010; and if he will do so now [35828/10]

Written Answers — Liquor Licensing Laws: Liquor Licensing Laws (7 Oct 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 12: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if he will explain the way his recently announced test purchasing scheme in which minors will be involved in attempting to catch publicans selling alcohol to minors correlates with the requirement for the State to uphold the best interests of the child as its primary consideration [35390/10]

Written Answers — Health Service Allowances: Health Service Allowances (7 Oct 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 98: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in County Cork was refused an emergency payment and the back to school allowance; and when they can expect a decision on their appeal. [35498/10]

Written Answers — Vetting of Personnel: Vetting of Personnel (7 Oct 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 129: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the average and longest waiting times for the completion of Garda clearance requests. [35491/10]

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (7 Oct 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 136: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the tender competition for the supply and delivery of three tractors to the Irish Prison Service recently; his views that this is the most appropriate spending of public moneys in this era of reduced public funding, and was a value for money assessment made prior to tender notice; the other...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (7 Oct 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 170: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will explain the reason it was determined that a person (details supplied) in County Cork had not proven that their centre of interest is Ireland [35497/10]

Written Answers — UN Conventions: UN Conventions (7 Oct 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 223: To ask the Minister for Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs when will Ireland ratify the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities [35558/10]

Prison Building Programme (7 Oct 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: It is bizarre to see expenditure of €0.5 million on landscaping for a building site.

Prison Building Programme (7 Oct 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Obviously, when they are going to pull down the whole lot. The Minister stated in his reply that the first phase of the project is going ahead. Does he not accept that delivery of what he terms the modernisation of the prison estate in this fashion will end up costing the State more in the long run, given the security concerns associated with returning to the site to build the rest of the...

Prison Building Programme (7 Oct 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: The Minister has closed four other prisons.

Prison Building Programme (7 Oct 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Given that this project will be built on a phased basis, what is the timeframe for the full delivery of the 400 cell prison at this stage?

Biological Weapons Bill 2010: Second Stage (7 Oct 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Bhille seo. Cuirfidh sé leis an raon reachtaíochta atá againn sa Teach seo atá ag seasamh lenár ndualgais idirnáisiúnta maidir le huirlisí atá á gcoigilt go hidirnáisiúnta chun úsáid i gcogaí difriúla. Cheana féin, tá an Dáil seo tar éis reachtaíocht a rith maidir le cluster munitions agus a leithéid. Chuir muid fáilte roimhe sin ag an am agus...

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (7 Oct 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Ba mhaith liom cead a iarradh an Dáil a chur ar athló chun déileáil leis an gnó rí-thábhachtach seo faoi riar Ordú 32: in recognition of the extreme difficulties faced by taxi drivers and their families and in particular the concerning and disproportionately high incidence of suicide amongst this group, the urgent need for the Government and, in particular the Minister for Transport,...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (6 Oct 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 182: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on whether it makes both medical and economic sense to invest in the prevention of diabetic foot disease and if she will make funding of €1.56 million available to set up a national foot screening programme involving hospital and community diabetes podiatry services. [35190/10]

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (6 Oct 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 200: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will provide the assessment requirements and practice in relation to relative and non-relative foster parents; the steps she intends to take in this area and a timeframe for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35332/10]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (6 Oct 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 264: To ask the Minister for Social Protection, further to his press statement of 6 July 2010, if he will make a statement detailing any changes he intends to make to the mortgage interest supplement scheme and the expected timeframe for same. [35180/10]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (6 Oct 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 265: To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to his press statement of 6 July 2010 the steps he will take to protect those who have been recipients of mortgage interest supplement for over two years while also in receipt of invalidity pension and whose mortgage is not in arrears in the context of any revisions to be made to the mortgage interest supplement scheme. [35181/10]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (6 Oct 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 266: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if his attention has been drawn to the fact that his press statement of 6 July 2010 which detailed his departmental review group's proposal for a two year time limit on receipt of mortgage interest supplement has caused much concern among the public and if he will make a further statement indicating the way those who are struggling to...