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Written Answers — Appointments to State Boards: Appointments to State Boards (3 Mar 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Question 129: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason for changing the practice in 1990 of appointing a chief executive officer of a State sponsored body as chairperson of ANCO and FÁS to one of making an appointment from the social partners. [10668/10]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (3 Mar 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Question 210: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if her Department will acknowledge receipt of an application for household benefits package in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11; if this application will be processed. [10639/10]

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (3 Mar 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Question 213: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the fact that there is currently no job facilitator working in the Navan Road social welfare office due to the staff recruitment embargo and the refusal of staff to act up during their work to rule campaign; the action she will take to ensure that all jobseeker's serviced by this office have...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (3 Mar 2010)

Róisín Shortall: Question 215: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 84 and 91 on 23 February 2010 regarding the resuming residence guideline, the way a person who left Ireland prior to the introduction of the habitual residence condition in 2004 can prove they were habitually resident; the means by which a deciding officer distinguishes between resuming...

Order of Business (4 Mar 2010)

Róisín Shortall: The national pensions framework will be before the Committee on Social and Family Affairs in the coming weeks. Will the Minister give a commitment to allow the use of Government time for a full debate in the House, given the implications of the framework?

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Róisín Shortall: On the same issue-----

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Róisín Shortall: This is a serious matter. A report of a constitutional officer of the State made serious recommendations and expressed serious concerns. It is unacceptable that Government members of the agriculture committee voted to silence her. This is essentially what was done.

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Róisín Shortall: This is not a matter for Private Members' business.

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Róisín Shortall: This is a matter of concern to the House.

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Róisín Shortall: The committee considered it and decided to block any debate. It is a serious matter of concern to both sides of the House. We would be remiss in our responsibilities if we did not pursue it any further.

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Róisín Shortall: That is completely inadequate. It is not a matter of the committee deciding anything. That its Government members decided to shut down this debate is unacceptable. We have a right to debate this issue, as serious concerns have been raised by the Ombudsman. We want a proper debate. It is in the gift of the Minister to agree-----

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Róisín Shortall: -----to refer the report to the committee. Why is the Government so afraid of a debate on the Ombudsman's report?

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Róisín Shortall: He is offering.

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Róisín Shortall: We are asking that the report be referred to the committee.

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Róisín Shortall: Allow the Minister to respond.

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Róisín Shortall: Why is the Government afraid to listen to the Ombudsman?

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Róisín Shortall: It is outrageous that she is being silenced like this.

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Róisín Shortall: It is outrageous that the Government is trying to silence the Ombudsman.

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Róisín Shortall: We have been hearing this for 15 years.

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Róisín Shortall: The Government has unilaterally decided not to reform the Dáil.