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Social Welfare Benefits (10 May 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Does the Minister accept that greater use should be made of the review process as opposed to the excessively arduous appeals process? Many of those who apply for carer's allowance do not understand the documentation or the requirement to include details on the level of care they provide. Does the Minister agree that waiting times, especially for appeals, are unacceptably long across all...

Departmental Schemes (10 May 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Is the Minister aware that circumstances may arise in which Tús participants will find themselves working alongside community employment scheme participants while enjoying fewer entitlements? Does she agree that this is unfair? Does the Minister agree that random selection may be a flawed approach in that, for example, persons without a background in sport could be sent to the GAA or the...

Departmental Schemes (10 May 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Will the Minister review the random selection element to put in place some sort of system that would enable participants or those who wish to participate to put their names forward in a manner that would avoid, for example, those who have no interest in sport being forced to engage in sport? How many staff supervisors are being employed to cover this initiative?

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (10 May 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 53: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding the programme for Government's commitment to maintain social welfare rates in view of the commitment to the EU and IMF that it will reduce social expenditure year on year starting in 2012. [10437/11]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (10 May 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 66: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will make a commitment that the eligibility rules for existing social welfare schemes and payments will not be further restricted in advance of the comprehensive report due from her by the end of 2012 under the latest EU-IMF deal. [10438/11]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (10 May 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 171: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will make a commitment that the eligibility rules for existing social welfare schemes and payments will not be further restricted in advance of the comprehensive report due from her Department by the end of 2012 under the latest EU-IMF deal [10539/11]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (10 May 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 175: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the form of calculation used to calculate the average waiting times for appeals. [10292/11]

Written Answers — Consular Assistance: Consular Assistance (10 May 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 75: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a person (details supplied) is stranded at a location and the steps he will take to secure their exit. [10329/11]

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (10 May 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 245: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will transfer responsibility for local development companies-partnerships to the city-county development boards which also have a social inclusion aspect to them. [10430/11]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (10 May 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 367: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the steps he will take to enable a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12 with a personal assistant funded by the Health Service Executive via a service provider, to switch to a direct payment from the HSE in order that they may become the direct employer of their personal assistant or failing that to at least allow them switch...

Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (10 May 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 387: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if he will use the review of the Mental Health Act 2001 as an opportunity to explore using new legislation to address the obligations of health services to provide access to comprehensive community based mental health services and if he will ensure that the terms of reference of the review incorporates this accordingly. [10541/11]

Order of Business (12 May 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Will the Taoiseach make a statement to the House in regard to the restricted access to these buildings next Wednesday? Can he assure the House that no Deputy or Senator will be interfered with or prevented from coming to or from the Oireachtas next Wednesday, as per Article 15.13 of the Constitution? Will he or the Minister for Health and Children make a statement regarding a directive to...

Order of Business (12 May 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: The first question is very important. On promised legislation, and this in order, are there plans to introduce a Supplementary Estimate for the Garda Síochána to cover the huge costs of the security operation surrounding the visit of the British Queen, which involves a huge level of overtime and the implementing of a curfew or the-----

Order of Business (12 May 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: It could be promised legislation.

Order of Business (12 May 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: It is in order. Supplementary Estimates are dealt with here every year. This concerns the Supplementary Estimates for An Garda Síochána, the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government and the OPW, and also concerns all of those businesses that are being told they have to close for part of the duration of the visit of the British Queen. Is there any Supplementary...

Order of Business (12 May 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Secondary legislation might be required. In the case of the OPW, like all other bodies, it publishes a plan of action to spend its money a year in advance. If that money or the money for An Garda Síochána is being diverted to spend on something else it must be updated.

Order of Business (12 May 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: That is why we have a Supplementary Estimate to deal with.

Order of Business (12 May 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I complied fully with the law.

Jobs Initiative 2011: Statements (Resumed) (12 May 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I, and definitely the 450,000 or so unemployed persons in this State, eagerly awaited the publication of the jobs initiative the Minister, Deputy Noonan, delivered here on Tuesday. Others have already addressed whether it was good, bad or indifferent and I am of the view it is indifferent. As Sinn Féin's spokesperson on social protection, defending social welfare rates is only part of my...

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (17 May 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 67: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he is satisfied with the current criteria set down for social housing applications. [11505/11]