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Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (22 Apr 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 477: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of times in the past five years that he has exercised his discretion under section 16(a) of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956 to waive the statutory naturalisation requirements for persons of Irish descent or associations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15798/09]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (22 Apr 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 533: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if the cut in jobseeker's allowance, which affects only persons under the age of 20, is in violation of European anti-discrimination law; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15754/09]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (22 Apr 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 538: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the strategy in place to support young people aged 18 to 19 years into work or into training and education who are currently on the live register; the number of new education and training places that were provided for this group as part of the 7 April 2009 Budget announcement to halve their jobseeker's allowance; and if she will...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (22 Apr 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 539: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason the Government decided to halve the jobseeker's allowance for young people aged 18 to 19 years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15413/09]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (22 Apr 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 540: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if her Department conducted a study or analysis of the policy or supports that young people aged 18 to 19 years need to assist them into work, training or education prior to making the decision of halving the jobseeker's allowance for this group; if such a report exists, if she will provide a copy; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Social Insurance: Social Insurance (22 Apr 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 541: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs her views on lowering employer PRSI contributions when employers take on young people aged 18 to 19 years to assist them to obtain jobs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15416/09]

Written Answers — Family Support Services: Family Support Services (22 Apr 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 549: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she will reinstate the Family Support Agency's capital grant scheme. [15751/09]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (22 Apr 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 627: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason REP scheme payment was not awarded to persons (details supplied) in County Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15308/09]

Freedom of Information. (22 Apr 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The Information Commissioner has called for all new State bodies to come under the ambit of the Freedom of Information Act. Will this apply to the national asset management agency? Is it the intention of the Taoiseach that NAMA would come under the Freedom of Information Act in line with the Information Commissioner's recommendation that all State bodies would do so on their establishment?

Freedom of Information. (22 Apr 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: With regard to another point the Information Commissioner has highlighted, namely, the poor record provision by a number of bodies that come under FOI, she instanced in particular Fingal County Council and its records in regard to Thornton Hall. Has the Department of the Taoiseach any specific role in ensuring record retention and information protection in advance of, or in the likelihood...

Freedom of Information. (22 Apr 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: With regard to the Taoiseach's first reply, if, as he indicated, he has an uncertainty as to his Department's role, will he undertake to establish if there is any responsible party or Department in regard to the information preservation which I have referred to as being highlighted by the Information Commissioner? As I said, she has instanced bad practice. What Department, if any, will take...

Cabinet Committees. (22 Apr 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 5: To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Social Inclusion, Children and Integration last met. [9856/09]

Cabinet Committees. (22 Apr 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 8: To ask the Taoiseach the Cabinet sub-committees on which he sits. [13189/09]

Cabinet Committees. (22 Apr 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Can the Taoiseach clarify whether the Cabinet committee on social inclusion, children and integration has replaced what I had understood to be the Cabinet committee on social inclusion and drugs? When did such a change take place if that is the case? If it is the case, is there a separate Cabinet committee that now has responsibility for addressing the issue of drugs? Has the frequency of...

Cabinet Committees. (22 Apr 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I understand. I do not seek access to the detail of what the committees would discuss. However, the issue is of such import and to give us a sense of the work of these committees, would the Taoiseach indicate if it has addressed the matter at all?

Cabinet Committees. (22 Apr 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I thank the Taoiseach for his reply. I seek clarification. If I have missed out on a change of Cabinet committee title then it is my failure. I was genuinely of the view that heretofore we had been referring to the Cabinet committee on social inclusion and drugs. At what point was this changed? Are the issues regarding drugs being addressed in a different and newly designated committee?...

Cabinet Committees. (22 Apr 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: All in good time.

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (22 Apr 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to address the following matter of national importance requiring urgent consideration, namely, the growing crisis in our public health services as a result of disastrous Government policy and savage cutbacks, including the loss of hundreds of front-line posts, thereby affecting the care of patients; the closure of wards in two major...

Appointment of Ministers of State (22 Apr 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I also wish to join with other voices in the Dáil in extending congratulations to the newly-appointed Ministers of State, Deputies Áine Brady and Calleary. I wish them both the very best in their new positions. However, the critical news that all Members await is not the appointment of new Ministers of State or the reappointment of others. It pertains to a required new policy direction...

Appointment of Ministers of State (22 Apr 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: It is a brief comment on the Social Welfare Bill at this point. Against that backdrop-----