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Middle East Peace Process. (23 Apr 2009)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I welcome the aid given by the Government and acknowledge the Minister's statement. I congratulate others who have tried to ensure aid gets to Gaza, which is still under a siege imposed against international law. There was a humanitarian crisis in the area prior to the recent onslaught by Israel, which the attack has worsened. Does the Minister agree that it would be appropriate for some...

Written Answers — Emigrant Support Services: Emigrant Support Services (23 Apr 2009)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 43: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the steps he has taken in relation to the three pronged approach in the United States involving the J visa, the E-3 visa and the undocumented Irish in America; and the next steps he will take in relation to the third prong, that is, the undocumented. [15862/09]

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (23 Apr 2009)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 17: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to a report published in February 2009 by the UN special rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms which found that Spain's law of political parties violates fundamental freedoms by criminalising as support of terrorism conducts that do not relate to any kind of...

Commemorative Events. (28 Apr 2009)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 1: To ask the Taoiseach the historical commemorative events his office proposes to fund and with which it will be involved in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10131/09]

Commemorative Events. (28 Apr 2009)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Céad bliain ó shin, bunaíodh Fianna Éireann ag Countess Markievicz agus Bulmer Hobson. An bhfuil sé de rún ag an Rialtas comóradh a dhéanamh ar an ocáid sin i mí Lúnasa? The members of Fianna Éireann played a key role in the struggle for independence and many of its members made the ultimate sacrifice. Will the Government mark the centenary this year or support any...

Commemorative Events. (28 Apr 2009)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I take it from the Taoiseach's answer that there are no plans to commemorate the founding of Fianna Éireann in August as it was not included in the list supplied by the Taoiseach. While I am aware this may be a matter currently being considered by An Bord Pleanála, will the Taoiseach support the call for an emergency meeting of the all-party commemorative committee on 1916 to consider the...

Commemorative Events. (28 Apr 2009)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: They relate to commemorative events.

Commemorative Events. (28 Apr 2009)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: There is a committee in the House which has met only once since it was re-established after the last election and met very infrequently during the previous Dáil.

Commemorative Events. (28 Apr 2009)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: An historic commemorative event is being planned.

Commemorative Events. (28 Apr 2009)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: We can have commemorative events this year during the run-up to the centenary. The committee was founded to organise a series of commemorative events between now and 2016. This is one such proposal and I was asking the Taoiseach whether he would consider organising such a meeting.

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (28 Apr 2009)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to raise a matter of national importance, namely, the need for an emergency response to the siege of Dolphin's Barn by criminals, culminating in the appalling events of the last two nights, which included the targeted vandalism of up to 30 cars, the planting of a suspect device in an attempt to subvert the community meeting and riots...

Issue of Writ: Dublin South (28 Apr 2009)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Ba mhaith liom buíochas a ghabháil le Phairtí an Lucht Oibre as ucht am a roinnt liom. I urge the Government to accept these motions and to move the writs triggering by-elections in Dublin South and Dublin Central. Furthermore, I call on the Government to prepare legislation or, if appropriate, a constitutional amendment to provide that future by-elections are triggered within three...

Issue of Writ: Dublin South (28 Apr 2009)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I hope the Green Party abides by them.

Urban Renewal Schemes. (28 Apr 2009)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Ba mhaith liom buíochas a ghabháil leis an Ceann Comhairle as ucht an cheist seo a roghnú. Dolphin House in my constituency is in the news in recent days for all the wrong reasons. What has been in the news is a slight on the good people of Dolphin House who are normal people struggling to live normal lives but, because of neglect by the State over many years, have many things to cope...

Written Answers — Private Rented Accommodation: Private Rented Accommodation (28 Apr 2009)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 348: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs her analysis of data from the Private Residential Tenancies Board regarding trends in the private rental sector for the past 12 months. [16249/09]

Departmental Programmes. (29 Apr 2009)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Does the high level interdepartmental committee on North-South matters, the function of which was to exchange information and co-ordinate Government policy on North-South matters, still exist? Does it meet or function in any shape or form? Is the North-South interdepartmental co-ordinators group still in place? Will the Taoiseach outline the function of these groups? Has the level of...

Departmental Programmes. (29 Apr 2009)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: There is only one more part of the question and the Taoiseach will have the answer before him. He will be able to say whether they exist and whether they are contained in his reply. It is quite simple. Does the interdepartmental group on drugs exist and what is its membership?

National Drugs Strategy. (29 Apr 2009)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 79: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he will reverse the decision to dissolve the national drugs strategy team and to let its staff go at the end of April 2009 in view of the fact that the dissolution at this time risks disruption to 24 drug task forces and more than 600 projects and particularly in view of the Taoiseach's elimination of the post of...

National Drugs Strategy. (29 Apr 2009)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 80: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the implications of the Taoiseach's elimination of the post of Minister of State at his Department with responsibility for the national drugs strategy and for the draft plan to introduce a super-junior ministerial office with responsibility for the strategy based on the model of the Office of the Minister for...

National Drugs Strategy. (29 Apr 2009)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: What is the alternative mechanism to carry out the work of the national drugs strategy team? Is there any logic to terminating the national drugs strategy team without the alternative being in place beforehand? The Minister of State mentioned transitional arrangements. Is there any logic to terminating or fixing something which is not broken? Perhaps the Minister of State will have to ask...