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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance (29 Apr 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 46. To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 250 of 21 April 2015 the length of time, in weeks, that is considered to be a reasonably short duration; if guidance has been circulated to social welfare officers; and if so, the contents of that guidance. [16940/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Employment Support Services (29 Apr 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 47. To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 53 of 21 April 2015, the rate of compliance of the EmployAbility service with the named monthly performance indicators. [16941/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Medical Eligibility Criteria for Social Protection Payments: Discussion (29 Apr 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I thank the representatives of the organisations and the Department for appearing before the joint committee. While this is not an issue for most people, it is an issue for anybody who makes applications for medical supports through the Department of Social Protection. Probably in common with all of the Deputies and Senators present, I have come across absolute frustration among people who...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Medical Eligibility Criteria for Social Protection Payments: Discussion (29 Apr 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Is Ms Kellaghan concerned that some GPs are demanding a fee from patients upfront? Even though they are paid €44 by the Department, they are in some cases looking for €15 from applicants to fill out the form, which means that in some ways they get substantially more than what is the going rate.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Medical Eligibility Criteria for Social Protection Payments: Discussion (29 Apr 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: It was to be here.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Medical Eligibility Criteria for Social Protection Payments: Discussion (29 Apr 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I thank each of the witnesses for the comprehensive answers. On the question of forms being filled in as a holding position, the frustration is that it will take two or three months in some but not all instances to get the form filled, yet those concerned want to ensure they may get cover. One needs practical solutions to get around this difficulty. In fairness to the group that dealt...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Medical Eligibility Criteria for Social Protection Payments: Discussion (29 Apr 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: A couple of months will be taken up with form filling and changing the forms.

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Cóláistí Gaeilge (30 Apr 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 5. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht Chun a fhiafraí den Aire Ealaíon, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta an dtabharfaidh sí tuairisc maidir leis an gcóiríocht atá in úsáid ag na Coláistí Samhraidh ar fad a fhaigheann tacaíocht ón Roinn; cad iad na socruithe atá á ndéanamh chun go sásóidh na...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: EU Directives (30 Apr 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 133. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to transpose European Union Directive 2013/33 into law before the transposition deadline 20 July 2015. [17086/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Inter-Country Adoptions (30 Apr 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 137. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the steps that have been taken to complete the negotiation of a bilateral agreement with Russia to enable some of the many thousands of children who remain in state care in that jurisdiction to be legally adopted into loving families here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17103/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mobility Allowance Decision (30 Apr 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 149. To ask the Minister for Health when the alternative payment to the motorised transport grant and the mobility allowance will be put into place. [17032/15]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Employment Support Services (6 May 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 2. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to ensure that persons with disabilities are not left behind by the State in any economic recovery and the new job activation measures that will be put in place to enable those who want to work to find work. [17374/15]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Employment Support Services (6 May 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: One of the most marginalised groups in Irish society comprises those with disabilities who were left behind during the peak years. What measures are being taken to ensure these people are not left behind in any employment and job activation measures and in any future recovery.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Employment Support Services (6 May 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I thank the Minister of State for the reply and I look forward to the long-awaited and overdue comprehensive employment strategy for people with disabilities. I hope it will include proposals which are acceptable to those who have a disability and are trying to access work. In Switzerland 80% of those who have a spinal cord injury return to work but in Ireland 80% of those with a spinal...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Employment Support Services (6 May 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Does the Minister of State accept there will be substantial changes to the existing support mechanism or new mechanisms introduced as a consequence of this comprehensive employment strategy given that the Disability Federation of Ireland says there will be no recovery without them? This is a declaration that in the past people with disabilities were left behind and were most marginalised...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: JobPath Implementation (6 May 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 5. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she is aware of the concerns raised around the JobPath scheme and the reputation of the companies which have been selected to undertake it. [17375/15]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: JobPath Implementation (6 May 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Last year, the Minister announced a tender to outsource the privatised job activation services under the title of JobBridge. This followed a similar failed experiment in Britain. Some of the companies that were tendering had a dubious work record. Is the Minister confident that the companies to which she has granted the tender are free from such a history and will not repeat the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: JobPath Implementation (6 May 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Can the Minister indicate how many people she hopes to have placed in employment in the four-year period she mentioned? If that figure is achieved at an earlier stage, will that result in the termination of the JobPath programme? The Minister also mentioned that the jobs they will be placed in need to be for at least 30 hours per week, but there is no minimum pay rate apart from the minimum...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: JobPath Implementation (6 May 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I will ignore that last remark because it is not worth responding to. The point I was making was that a model similar to this one was introduced twice in Great Britain, first under the new deal and then under the Conservatives. In the past, it was found that some of the companies, including one engaged by the Department of Social Protection, have appeared before the House of Commons...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: JobPath Implementation (6 May 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I was talking about the attitude of the company.