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Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Budget 2014 (17 Oct 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Does the Minister agree with SIPTU's assessment that this measure will drive young people into working for no pay or leaving the country? Does she agree with the ICTU's evidence that there are not enough jobs to go round for young people?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Budget 2014 (17 Oct 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Work fair.

Other Questions: National Internship Scheme Placements (17 Oct 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: In the past the Minister has accused me of being opposed to JobBridge. Before she does so again, I wish to put it on the record that I have never opposed JobBridge per se. I have called for its reform and I wish all of those who get work from JobBridge or under their own steam well in those jobs. However, I believe the Minister is a disgrace. She is turning her back on the unemployed,...

Other Questions: National Internship Scheme Placements (17 Oct 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: The fact that the JobBridge steering committee is weighed down by departmental officials might be one of the reasons a number of people in JobBridge are in the public service. Why is there no trade union representative or representative of the unemployed on that steering committee? In contrast, an anti-union company which recently announced the lay-off of 280 paid workers has two...

Other Questions: National Internship Scheme Placements (17 Oct 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: It is the chief executive officer of Hewlett Packard in Ireland. Anybody can Google his name and it is on the Department's website.

Other Questions: National Internship Scheme Placements (17 Oct 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Why did the Minister appoint him to a jobs council at the same time as he was laying off 280 workers?

Other Questions: National Internship Scheme Placements (17 Oct 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: There is compulsion in Tús.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (17 Oct 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 31. To ask the Minister for Social Protection in view of the recruitment embargo on local authorities, the paid employment opportunities that it is envisaged participants on the proposed gateway scheme will obtain once they have completed the programme. [43366/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Anti-Poverty Strategy (17 Oct 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 37. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on the sharp rise in severe material deprivation recorded here since 2007; the likely consequences of the changes to social transfers introduced by the latest budget for the prevalence and depth of poverty. [43362/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Eligibility (17 Oct 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 102. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if appendix 8 of the medical eligibility guidelines for domiciliary care allowance, on medical conditions, is still in force; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43892/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Local Drugs Task Forces Remit (17 Oct 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 226. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Dublin 12 Local Drug Task Force cannot sustain any further cuts to its budgets in view of the devastating impact the previous cuts have had on local services, equating to 25% since 2008, €350,608 and that future cuts will jeopardise the remaining projects. [44061/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Local Drugs Task Forces Remit (17 Oct 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 227. To ask the Minister for Health in view of the fact that the Dublin 12 Local Drug Task Force, similar to other Drugs Task Forces have been given the remit for alcohol in addition to drugs, the additional funding that has been given to carry out that task; and if the Health Service Executive diverted its previous spend on alcohol related projects to the taskforces to allow them carry out...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Bodies (17 Oct 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 228. To ask the Minister for Health when the Drugs Advisory Group last met; the agenda and outcome of the meeting. [44063/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Bodies (17 Oct 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 229. To ask the Minister for Health when the National Coordination Committee on Drugs met; and its role and remit. [44064/13]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Council Funding (22 Oct 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 102. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the funding that will be available to the Arts Council for the coming budgetary year; if he intends to increase the level of funding available to the Arts Council; the way in which the funding for the last budgetary year was spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44241/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Expenditure (23 Oct 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 46. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the rationale for the cut of €58 million from the housing budget, including €15.3 million from local authorities and €14.4 million from approved housing bodies, respectively, in the context of almost 112,000 applicants on the housing waiting lists and increasing difficulty for rent supplement and RAS...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Expenditure (23 Oct 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 70. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on whether the reduction in spending on social housing by €700 million from 2010 to €80.9 million for 2014 is regrettable and regressive. [44808/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: General Scheme of Gender Recognition Bill 2013: Discussion (23 Oct 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I thank everybody who has attended. It has been a useful exposition of some of the issues relating to the Bill. I have taken an interest in the past year or so to try to address a shortfall in our law. It is interesting how the Government's position has moved in that period. The Bill is welcome and, hopefully, this process will inform the Department and the Minister to make the changes...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: General Scheme of Gender Recognition Bill 2013: Discussion (23 Oct 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: On the same matter, we all hope progress will be made on this legislation but if the provision remains as it is, it would be open for somebody to challenge it. Given that discrimination cannot happen on nine grounds at the moment and the Constitution protects marriage, it is one of the problematic provisions within the Bill that could force a couple to divorce. In an ideal world we would...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: General Scheme of Gender Recognition Bill 2013: Discussion (23 Oct 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: As I was asked to keep my first comments brief, I kept a few questions back. Has account been taken of Austria's decision that there cannot be a requirement to divorce? I believe Germany has followed suit. That happened back in 2006 and 2008. Ms Ryan has stated there are differing views on how to address this issue. They would not be considered the most progressive countries with...