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Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Social Welfare Payments Administration (24 Jun 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: The Minister mentioned €55 million. That is paid to An Post rather than the post offices. It is a pity that An Post does not pay it to the post offices directly, but that is a different matter. I have a social welfare form here - the Minister has seen some of these forms - and it states that the Department recommends direct payment to the customer's current, deposit or savings...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Social Welfare Payments Administration (24 Jun 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: There is a substantial change in the Department's documentation, giving more prominence and a direction to commercial banks. This is what is available in Ireland at the moment. If the Department changed the form to indicate that if the customer does not wish to indicate a post office, he or she could indicate a financial institution, then it would be a difference and would recognise the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Social Welfare Payments Administration (24 Jun 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Exactly, I have read out the choice on offer.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Social Welfare Payments Administration (24 Jun 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: It is not an option if the Department recommends a particular choice, which is what is stated in the document.

Leaders' Questions (24 Jun 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: To show an example.

Leaders' Questions (24 Jun 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: No charge was made.

Leaders' Questions (24 Jun 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: After the fact.

Leaders' Questions (24 Jun 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: It is too late.

Leaders' Questions (24 Jun 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: The property deals have gone.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Part-Time Job Incentive Scheme (24 Jun 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 16. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason persons under 25 years of age are excluded from taking part in the part-time job incentive scheme, and her plans for expanding this scheme to younger persons as part of the Youth Guarantee. [24785/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Ombudsman's Reports (24 Jun 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 18. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her response to the annual report of the Office of the Ombudsman 2014 regarding the cases involving her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24783/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: School Meals Programme (24 Jun 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 27. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she has identified the problems of the school meals programme which has resulted in some schools being unable to avail of it; and her plans to address these concerns. [24784/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Child Care Services Provision (24 Jun 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 29. To ask the Minister for Social Protection in view of the fact that the threshold for the ending of the one-parent family payment is being reduced to seven for the youngest child and is to take effect from 2 July 2015, the immediate plans to invest in proper child care provision. [24781/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: National Carers Strategy (24 Jun 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 34. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to respond to the family carers’ scorecard report from the Carers Association regarding the national carers strategy, particularly the key areas which fall under the remit of her Department, where there has been no progress reported or where there has been regression in terms of the measures proposed. [24782/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trade between Ireland and ASEAN Countries (Resumed): Asia Matters (24 Jun 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I congratulate the witnesses on a very good report and what seem like very practical recommendations, of which there are 12. It is the first time I have heard them. Deputy Crowe would have been here when the witnesses made a previous presentation. As they are so practical, why has there been a delay in implementing them? If one goes through each of the points, one sees that there is a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Design and Layout of Ballot Papers: Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (24 Jun 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I apologise for being late. I welcome the fact that there is a report back on this. It is good to hear that action is being taken along the lines we and many members of the public suggested. There is a big problem with the register. First, there is a cut-off date which is tied to the old days when everything was done with pen and paper. I accept that processing must take place and that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Design and Layout of Ballot Papers: Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (24 Jun 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Is there a problem with use of the supplementary register that is related to the Department? We could argue with the Minister about the supplementary register, but it is a political discussion.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Design and Layout of Ballot Papers: Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (24 Jun 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: The problem is not with gardaí. It relates to people not going to Garda stations.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Design and Layout of Ballot Papers: Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (24 Jun 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: People will not go the Garda. I might give them the forms, but they will not go to the Garda station. In the past it was a case of filling in the form and sending it. That was no bother, but now the system is different. In fairness to some gardaí, they arrange a clinic to deal with the issue. I think they did this prior to the previous referenda when they went to colleges.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Design and Layout of Ballot Papers: Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (24 Jun 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: The figure in the case of the recent referendum was 60,000.