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Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (19 Jan 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 710: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the status of the decision to close a community development project (details supplied) in Dublin 8; if his attention has been drawn to the services provided by this community development project and the effects on the local community and the persons who availed or depended on the CDP. [1949/10]

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (19 Jan 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 711: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the status of the decision to close a community development project (details supplied) in Dublin 10; if his attention has been drawn to the services provided by this community development project and the effects on the local community and the persons who availed or depended on the CDP. [1950/10]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (19 Jan 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 789: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of Irish citizens refused benefit payments in 2009 due to their failure to meet the habitual residency requirement. [1943/10]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (19 Jan 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 788: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs her plans to provide an additional fuel allowance instalment to assist low income families in heating their homes in view of the cold spell this winter. [1942/10]

Written Answers — Anti-Poverty Strategy: Anti-Poverty Strategy (19 Jan 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 790: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the progress being made on her strategy to end poverty by 2016 as set out in the Programme for Government. [1944/10]

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (19 Jan 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 791: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs her plans to make further cuts to social welfare rates in 2011. [1945/10]

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (19 Jan 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 792: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she has read the recently released report, entitled, How the Poor were made to pay, an analysis of the impact of budget 2010, produced by a number of anti-poverty agencies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1946/10]

Order of Business (19 Jan 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: They were eaten for dinner.

Order of Business (19 Jan 2010)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: A Sunday roast and greens.

Committee and Remaining Stage (17 Dec 2009)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I move amendment No 1: In page 3, lines 22 and 23, to delete all words from and including " " 'Houses" in line 22 down to and including "of" in line 23 and substitute the following: " " 'Seirbhís Thithe an Oireachtais' or, in the English language 'Houses of the Oireachtas Service' means the office of". This amendment is simple and in line with the spirit of the view expressed by the Minister...

Committee and Remaining Stage (17 Dec 2009)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: While I understand the arguments regarding the second amendment, the argument relating to the first amendment does not take account of what I said earlier, namely, that the Long Title of the 2003 Act has the opposite formulation to what is the current common usage. The Long Title puts the Irish language title in the primary position rather than it being an afterthought. In doing that, the...

Committee and Remaining Stage (17 Dec 2009)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: The Minister might want to respond again.

Committee and Remaining Stage (17 Dec 2009)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I reluctantly withdraw the amendment.

Committee and Remaining Stage (17 Dec 2009)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I move amendment No. 3: In page 5, line 2, after "Commission" to insert the following: "and both the Dáil and Seanad Committees on Procedure and Privileges". Despite what I said earlier with regard to the duplication of committees, etc., one of the difficulties which arises is that the Committees on Procedure and Privileges of both the Dáil and Seanad have a role to play with regard to...

Committee and Remaining Stage (17 Dec 2009)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I understand what the Minister of State is saying. However, it is also not obligatory for the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission to take the advice of the Committees on Procedure and Privileges. The amendment is designed to ensure that the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission will take the consultation process that bit further. I take on board what the Minister of State said but given that...

Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Second Stage (17 Dec 2009)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Tógfaidh mise cúig nóiméad agus tógfaidh an Teachta Neville cúig nóiméad eile ina dhiaidh sin. I will leave some of the points I intended to make until we deal with the amendments because they are related. I am interested in the debate on how we organise the business of the House. At some stage we must deal with the matter of the committees, including Choimisiún Thithe an...

Forestry (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (17 Dec 2009)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: On a point of order, given the very limited time available for this debate and the fact that very few Deputies will have the opportunity to contribute to this debate, which is to end at 1 p.m. with five minutes allocated to the Minister to conclude, it is with reluctance that I call for a quorum. Notice taken that 20 Members were not present; House counted and 20 Members being present,

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (17 Dec 2009)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Ba mhaith liom an Dáil a chur ar athló chun déileáil le ceist rí-thábhachtach, namely, the urgent need for the Government to reverse the illogical decision to close many community drugs projects, CDPs, among them the Vista CDP in Donore Avenue, the Matt Talbot project in Ballyfermot, the Links project in Cherry Orchard, the Ballyfermot Traveller action project, the Crumlin CDP, Blaney...

Order of Business (17 Dec 2009)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: We hope to see him every Thursday.

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (16 Dec 2009)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 69: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the way the 11% cut in funding will affect services on the ground for drug addicts. [47145/09]