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Dublin South By-Election: Motion (3 Feb 2009)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Ba mhaith liom mo bhuíochas a gabháil le Pártaí an Lucht Oibre as am a thabhairt dom chun labhairt. Sinn Féin has consistently called on the Government to move the writ for the Dublin South by-election. Our representative in the constituency, Shaun Tracey, has consistently said the Government's current problems should not be an impediment to the democratic entitlements of the people of...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (3 Feb 2009)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 140: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the new measures being taken or the proposals being considered to address the crisis in private pension funds; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3201/09]

Written Answers — Public Service Expenditure: Public Service Expenditure (3 Feb 2009)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 126: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the types of social welfare benefits that the special group on public service numbers and expenditure programme will be examining. [3202/09]

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (3 Feb 2009)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 184: To ask the Minister for Finance if there is a legal impediment to him imposing a bar on developers who do not comply with planning legislation or building regulations from undertaking contracts with local or central Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3542/09]

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (3 Feb 2009)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 263: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if applications for naturalisation are being unnecessarily delayed due to backlogs at the Garda Síochána; the average length of time it takes for a report on the applicant to be received once it has been requested from the Garda Síochána; the measures he will introduce to deal with these delays; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (3 Feb 2009)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 275: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the status of an appeal by a person (details supplied) in County Limerick against the suspension of their basic allowance of €19.10 since June 2008; and the status of their refugee application. [3176/09]

Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (3 Feb 2009)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 303: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if a decision has been made to halt funding to the dial to stop drug dealing initiative in June 2009, the roll-out of which was announced in September 2008; the funding that will be made available to the initiative across 2009; the source of this funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3010/09]

Written Answers — Irish Language: Irish Language (3 Feb 2009)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 308: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the number of times the sub-committee tasked with examining the recommendations of an staidéar teangeolaíochta ar usáid na Gaeilge sa Ghaeltacht has met; when each meeting took place. [3357/09]

Written Answers — Irish Language: Irish Language (3 Feb 2009)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 309: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs when he will act on the recommendations of an staidéar teangeolaíochta ar usáid na Gaeilge sa Ghaeltacht. [3358/09]

Written Answers — Defence Forces Purchases: Defence Forces Purchases (4 Feb 2009)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 157: To ask the Minister for Defence if human rights or ethical considerations in relation to vendors are taken into account when making purchases for the Defence Forces. [3441/09]

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (4 Feb 2009)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 177: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12 has been refused a full medical card. [3661/09]

Written Answers — Taxi Regulations: Taxi Regulations (4 Feb 2009)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 190: To ask the Minister for Transport the reason for the delay in the publication of the Goodbody economic review report commissioned by the Commissioner for Taxi Regulation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3764/09]

Written Answers — Taxi Regulations: Taxi Regulations (4 Feb 2009)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 191: To ask the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the recommendations contained in the Goodbody economic review report commissioned by the Commission for Taxi Regulation which was due to be published in 2008; and if a proposal that a moratorium on the issue of taxi plates is one of those recommendations. [3765/09]

Written Answers — Taxi Regulations: Taxi Regulations (4 Feb 2009)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 192: To ask the Minister for Transport if he has been in communication with the Commission for Taxi Regulation to ascertain the possible publication date of the Goodbody economic review report commissioned by the Taxi Regulator, which was due to be published in 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3766/09]

Order of Business (5 Feb 2009)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I will not discuss the weather. I wish to refer to two pieces of legislation. Given the changes in the economic situation, the Green Party's support for the decimation of the public transport system, and the fact that the public service will be screwed to such an extent that they cannot afford cars, is it intended to proceed with No. 36, the Public Transport (Regulation) Bill? Would it not...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (5 Feb 2009)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 29: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he plans to extend compulsory purchase order legislation to vacant properties and other lands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3768/09]

Written Answers — Housing Needs Assessments: Housing Needs Assessments (5 Feb 2009)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 57: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he plans to propose amending the terms of the Housing Act 1988 in order to ensure a statutory assessment of housing need takes place on an annual basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3767/09]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (10 Feb 2009)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 281: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) was transferred from St. Doolagh's Park Rehabilitation Centre in Malahide to Cherry Orchard Hospital, Dublin despite no assessment being carried out, as is the norm in transfer cases, by the receiving hospital. [4309/09]

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (10 Feb 2009)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 348: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the status of the citizenship application of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12. [4323/09]

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (10 Feb 2009)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 404: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the progress made in securing a long-term replacement sponsor for the work carried out by a project (details supplied) in Dublin 8 prior to its closure in December 2008. [4250/09]