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Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (11 Oct 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 249: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) was refused domiciliary care allowance. [28409/11]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (11 Oct 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 284: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if consideration will be given to providing an exemption to the qualifying criteria for rent allowance for victims of domestic violence and their children. [28708/11]

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (11 Oct 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 338: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will ensure that local authorities will ensure in their housing need assessment that sufficient priority is given to the safety of victims of domestic violence and their children. [28709/11]

Written Answers — Departmental Schemes: Departmental Schemes (11 Oct 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 472: To ask the Minister for Health if the long term illness scheme can be amended to include Crohn's disease. [28354/11]

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (11 Oct 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 474: To ask the Minister for Health the reason a medical card was replaced with a general practitioner card in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12. [28356/11]

Written Answers — Departmental Task Forces: Departmental Task Forces (11 Oct 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 481: To ask the Minister for Health, further to Parliamentary Question No. 604 of 30 May 2011, if he has yet received the information from the Health Service Executive necessary to answer same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28430/11]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (11 Oct 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 505: To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in Dublin 8 will have an operation. [28666/11]

Order of Business (12 Oct 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Who said that?

Community and Voluntary Sector: Motion (Resumed) (12 Oct 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: The Deputy's party is in power.

Community and Voluntary Sector: Motion (Resumed) (12 Oct 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: As a teller, I would like to give the so-called socialists an opportunity to think again about their view in undermining the community and voluntary sector, and under Standing Order 71, I propose that the vote be taken by other than electronic means.

Employment Support Services (13 Oct 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 2: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the recent media focus on the jobbridge scheme exposing displacement of real jobs; and the steps she will take to prevent such displacement and exploitation. [29196/11]

Employment Support Services (13 Oct 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I spent five to ten minutes yesterday browsing the website, during which I found 11 objectionable new advertisements. Has the Minister looked at the website? She will see internships that clearly displace what should be real jobs and wages and exploit people. Some of the internships include posts as retail assistants, car valets, catering assistants and general maintenance assistants. The...

Employment Support Services (13 Oct 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I agree with the last point about the meaningful experience. The practice to date seems to be that this is used as cheap or free labour. Does the Minister agree the scheme is a giant disincentive to job creation? Why would an employer create a real job when he or she can exploit free labour courtesy of this Government? What steps will the Minister take to ensure the experience on...

Employment Support Services (13 Oct 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I did not.

Social Welfare Benefits (13 Oct 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I wish to ask two brief questions. First, given that this is a life and death issue - nearly 2,000 people died from cold last year - would the Minister not agree that before any cut was contemplated in the fuel allowance and the household benefits package the discount route should have been rigorously pursued? Second, is the Minister aware that a realisable discount of only 14% is all that...

Social Welfare Benefits (13 Oct 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Will the Minister reverse the cuts if the Department gets the discount?

Social Welfare Benefits (13 Oct 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I welcome the Minister's answer. Will she reverse the cuts if she achieves the discount? Will she change the law if there is a problem from the Competition Authority to allow the discount route to be pursued? We on this side of the House will support any measure that ensures that Government spending is effective and efficient and that the Department can gain the same benefits that other...

Departmental Expenditure (13 Oct 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I presume, based on the Minister's comments, rent supplement and RAS have been identified as part of her Department's budget cuts under the spending review. Would the Minister agree transferring people from the rent supplement scheme to RAS is like moving the deck chairs on the Titanic? Has any consideration being given to front-loading rent supplement to local authorities, along with asking...

Back to Education Allowance (13 Oct 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: If someone is unemployed in February, most of the third level opportunities start in September. That is a problem because we are then asking those people to spend another 12 months on the dole. Can that nine month figure be reduced to five months or can the criteria be totally changed so a full assessment is done? Many people have achieved level 8, the highest a person can go, and were...

Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (13 Oct 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 19: To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on the fact that participation in JobBridge can result in the loss of fuel allowance with the effect that a household can be worse off by virtue of its participation; and if she will amend the rules of the scheme to prevent this. [29026/11]