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Overseas Development Aid. (23 Nov 2006)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I welcome the increase in the overseas development aid in the Estimates. However, it is a case of better late than never. As the Minister of State stated, the Government originally promised to achieve the 0.7% target by 2007. Is the Minister of State aware that the logic is that the larger the amount in the kitty, the larger the grant. One cannot jump from percentages to figures as it...

Overseas Development Aid. (23 Nov 2006)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: What sanctions will be taken against states that deny the right to water to a population through the confiscation of lands that give access to water supplies in order that they can control water and sell it back to the population, as is happening in Palestine? Is Israel a signatory to the covenant?

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (23 Nov 2006)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 110: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the representations he has made to the Government of Israel to secure the release from administrative detention of a person (details supplied). [39465/06]

Leaders' Questions (28 Nov 2006)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Only one party will not talk.

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31 (28 Nov 2006)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I wish to seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to raise a matter of national importance, namely, the need for the Government to allocate time on the Dáil schedule during the International 16 Days of Action Opposing Violence Against Women to debate and address the grave funding shortfalls resulting from a Government-imposed funding cap since 2002 which meant that 10,000...

Order of Business (28 Nov 2006)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Same sex couples here do not have the legal protection they enjoy in the Six Counties. Under the Good Friday Agreement there was to be equivalence in terms of human rights protection. Is legislation likely to be published in the near future dealing with the issue of same sex partnerships or marriages?

Order of Business (28 Nov 2006)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: If so, is it intended to have it passed before next year's general election?

Crisis in Darfur: Motion (28 Nov 2006)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Tá mé sásta m'ainm féin agus ainm mo pháirtí a chur leis an rún seo, rún ó chuile pháirtí sa Teach. Tá sé tábhachtach anois agus arís go labhraíonn gach duine sa Teach seo le guth amháin, go háirithe ar cheisteanna a n-aontaímid leo, ceisteanna idirnáisiúnta. Is féidir linn seo a dhéanamh amach anseo arís ar cheisteanna móra eile faoi áiteanna ina bhfuil slad agus...

Written Answers — Capitation Grants: Capitation Grants (28 Nov 2006)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 77: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on the situation in which approximately half the amount is spent per primary pupil per year than per third level pupil per year. [40198/06]

Written Answers — Education Welfare Service: Education Welfare Service (28 Nov 2006)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 113: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if in her view the recently announced Estimate 2007 allocation for the National Education Welfare Board will be sufficient to enable the NEWB to carry out its statutory obligations to ensure that every child attends school regularly, or otherwise receives an education or participates in training. [40199/06]

Written Answers — Crime Levels: Crime Levels (28 Nov 2006)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 192: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the wide discrepancy between the level of crime reported or collated by the Garda Síochána and the actual incidents of serious crime as experienced by residents in parts of Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40314/06]

Written Answers — Crime Levels: Crime Levels (28 Nov 2006)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 193: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will explain what is meant by the qualification that Garda statistics as given are provisional, operational and liable to change in view of the fact that the PULSE system was to record all crimes as reported; the way the statistics given are gathered and collated; and the factors that would impact on...

Written Answers — Joyriding Offences: Joyriding Offences (28 Nov 2006)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 215: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the ongoing problem of joyriding and boy racing on Pearse Street, Sallynoggin, County Dublin; the steps he has taken to address these problems; the steps he will take; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40539/06]

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (28 Nov 2006)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 361: To ask the Minister for Transport if all the disability ramps are working on a bus route (details supplied); if not, the number that are not working; the steps he will take to ensure that all disability ramps are fully operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40540/06]

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (28 Nov 2006)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 362: To ask the Minister for Transport the percentage of the Dublin Bus fleet that is disability accessible; and his plans including the timeframe for all buses to be made disability accessible. [40541/06]

Written Answers — Local Authority Lands: Local Authority Lands (28 Nov 2006)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 560: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if it is policy for local authorities to deny public leases to community organisations that are seeking them even where the EU is offering funding to the community organisation and that funding is conditional on a public lease. [40034/06]

Written Answers — Local Authority Lands: Local Authority Lands (28 Nov 2006)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 561: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the case of a group (details supplied) who have secured a commitment of €1.6 million in funding from Pobal for a community childcare project conditional on the group obtaining a public lease from Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council which the council are currently...

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31 (29 Nov 2006)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to raise a matter of national importance, namely, recognising the potential for peace posed by the current ceasefire, the urgent need for the Government to recognise on this international day of solidarity with the Palestinian people that the source cause of the humanitarian failures and human rights abuses in the area is ultimately...

Garda Reform: Statements (29 Nov 2006)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: While I am glad to have an opportunity to speak in this debate, I have a problem in that Members should have dealt separately with each Morris report, as well as the other reports. The House should have taken the necessary time to deal with the reports, rather than doing so in a squashed-up fashion over a few hours. The reports are sufficiently important for a full debate or a full...

Garda Reform: Statements (29 Nov 2006)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: On the question of discipline, there is a long established practice whereby gardaí engage in serious harassment of people who have been brave enough to raise questions and Terence Wheelock's family has suffered quite a period of intimidation and harassment when they mobilised on this. There are quite a number of other cases. I could continue for another half-hour and more. There are Garda...