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Written Answers — Defence Forces Reserve: Defence Forces Reserve (15 Nov 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 469: To ask the Minister for Defence if his attention has been drawn to the delays in clearing applicants for the Reserve Defence Force; the reason for such a delay; and when will new applicants for the reserve be allowed join the force. [34329/11]

Written Answers — Defence Forces Reserve: Defence Forces Reserve (15 Nov 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 470: To ask the Minister for Defence when recruitment for the Reserve Defence Force will recommence; the numbers currently in the reserve; and the limit on its numbers. [34330/11]

Written Answers — Defence Forces Reserve: Defence Forces Reserve (15 Nov 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 471: To ask the Minister for Defence the funding for each of the past five years for the Reserve Defence Forces. [34331/11]

National Drugs Strategy (16 Nov 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Amidst the discourse on the economic crisis the drugs crisis has been forgotten. It would be wrong for that to happen given the new report from the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. It is a stark reminder of how serious Ireland's drug problem is and the horrific consequences of the failures of successive Governments to make sufficient funding available. The report...

National Drugs Strategy (16 Nov 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I am surprised by the Minister's response. Is he denying that cuts are being imposed which are affecting people in the communities worst affected by the drugs scourge? Is he denying the death rate? As I said, that figure is most likely an underestimation. For instance, it tends only to include those who die of overdoses, while excluding deaths arising more indirectly from drug misuse,...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (16 Nov 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 27: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the average annual cost per pupil in the period to December 2010 incurred by him in the 125 plus special schools throughout the country. [34870/11]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (16 Nov 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 43: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will confirm whether there is a requirement on the National Council for Special Education to ensure that places identified by special education needs organisers are appropriate for children with autism; and if this is a requirement, who precisely makes the final decision as to whether the placement identified is appropriate for...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (16 Nov 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 176: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide adequate financial and HR support to organisations in situations where cuts that he makes to funding of community and voluntary groups results in redundancies. [35097/11]

Written Answers — Youth Services: Youth Services (16 Nov 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 230: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will indicate to an organisation (details supplied) the way she is measuring value for money; and if reductions in funding are being imposed will she articulate a clear rationale for the reductions and for the level of reductions being imposed. [35094/11]

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (16 Nov 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 231: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide adequate financial and HR support to organisations in situations where cuts that she makes to funding of community and voluntary groups results in redundancies. [35096/11]

Public Sector Remuneration (17 Nov 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 30: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide details of the basis upon which the Presidential salary of €249,014 per annum, approximately seven times the average wage, was agreed as an appropriate salary at a time when unemployment is over 14%. [35184/11]

Written Answers — Sick Pay Scheme: Sick Pay Scheme (22 Nov 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 79: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he was consulted, and his view on the impact on employment, of the proposal to transfer responsibility for paying sick pay in the first month of illness from the Department of Social Protection to employers. [35953/11]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (22 Nov 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 288: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a person (details supplied) will be made homeless due to the delay in dealing with their rent allowance application which was submitted in early September. [35930/11]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (22 Nov 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 302: To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on the IBEC proposal to use a smart card for the payment of child benefit; if she will detail the pros and cons of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36264/11]

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (22 Nov 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 340: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if there is any scope for exemptions to the tax on the non-principal private residence that offer relief to or exclude persons who have moved out of their home in order to rent it out because they would otherwise not be in a position to make their mortgage repayments; and if not will he bring forward such...

Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (22 Nov 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 599: To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in an operation in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 8; and when the operation will be performed. [35612/11]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (22 Nov 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 645: To ask the Minister for Health his views that the decision to move the Rialto early morning methadone clinic from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. to 9 a.m. to 12 noon will have a detrimental impact on the service users because the later time does not facilitate participation in education, training and work; and if he will intervene to ensure that the earlier slot remains open to service...

Job Creation (23 Nov 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 2: To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on whether the public can have confidence that the steering committee appointed to monitor the jobbridge scheme will work objectively and independently to prevent exploitation, displacement and abuse in view of the fact the committee chair is CEO of a company that is enjoying the benefits of having eight interns under the...

Job Creation (23 Nov 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I had not intended naming the person in question but the Minister has already done so. Six weeks ago I debated the JobBridge issue with the Minister and at the time I provided many examples of blatant exploitation and job displacement under the scheme at that time. I urged her to acknowledge that the scheme disincentivises job creation and facilitates the equivalent of slave labour. She...

Job Creation (23 Nov 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I would love to have a proper internship scheme, similar to what exists in other countries. However, we do not have the proper procedure here to date. That is why I have highlighted some of the negative experiences and abuse of the scheme. I have repeatedly asked for changes. I will give an example.