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Business of Dáil (24 Nov 2016)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: When a Deputy raised the question of how to change the order last night so that we could suspend, they were told that we could not do that and that a meeting of the Business Committee was needed. We had a meeting this morning to deal with this issue but no attempt was made to have a meeting of the committee to suspend the business last night so that we could bring it into today. There is a...

Business of Dáil (24 Nov 2016)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I did not have a problem with it-----

An Bille um an gCúigiú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Neodracht) 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] - Thirty-Fifth Amendment of the Constitution (Neutrality) Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (24 Nov 2016)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Tairgim: "Go léifear an Bille an Dara hUair anois." I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." Ba mhaith liom mo chuid ama a roinnt leis an Teachta Seán Crowe. The Thirty-Fifth Amendment of the Constitution (Neutrality) Bill that Deputy Crowe and I have jointly signed and tabled allows for a referendum to amend Articles 28 and 29 of Bunreacht na hÉireann to ensure...

An Bille um an gCúigiú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Neodracht) 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] - Thirty-Fifth Amendment of the Constitution (Neutrality) Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (24 Nov 2016)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Gabhaim mo bhuíochas leo siúd ar fad a bhain páirt sa díospóireacht seo agus go háirithe iad siúd atá tar éis a léiriú go dtabharfaidh siad tacaíocht dúinn nuair a bheidh an Bille seo os comhair na Dála an Déardaoin seo chugainn. Bhí sé tábhachtach go raibh an díospóireacht seo againn, go...

Statute Law Revision Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Second Stage (29 Nov 2016)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I have contributed to the debate on at least three statute law revision Bills and on every occasion I have welcomed the legislation because we were getting rid of legislation that was on the Statute Book that was superfluous or had been superseded. That is good in many ways because it means that for parliamentarians and those who are trying to ascertain what laws are still valid in the...

Statute Law Revision Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Second Stage (29 Nov 2016)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I propose the adjournment.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payments (29 Nov 2016)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 248. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he is considering increasing the housing assistance payment limit in view of the increase in rents. [36934/16]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Commemorative Events (29 Nov 2016)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 464. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to re-establish the decades of centenaries all-party consultative committee; and her further plans regarding future commemorative events related to events 100 years ago falling during her term of office. [32802/16]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Funding (29 Nov 2016)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 771. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on the sustainability fund; the criteria for inclusion in the interventions to assist community and not-for-profit child care services announced as a consequence of budget 2017; and when it will be rolled out. [37187/16]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Regulation (29 Nov 2016)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 772. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the new regulations coming on stream in January regarding the use of community employment participants and their education levels in community and not-for-profit child care services will cause difficulties and challenges for the services to stay within the regulations; and her views on the...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Community Childcare Subvention Programme (29 Nov 2016)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 773. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the ECCE child care scheme has caused some difficulties for some child care providers especially if they are open 50 weeks a year (details supplied). [37189/16]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Staff (29 Nov 2016)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 774. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on whether there is a crisis of sustainability in the child care sector not only in terms of pay and conditions for staff but in terms of the availability of qualified staff to deliver on new standards. [37190/16]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Costs (29 Nov 2016)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 775. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on the measures announced recently in budget 2017 and the way they impact on parents; the way parents will avail of or be identified for the affordable child care scheme; and her views on whether parents should be able to apply online prior to September 2017. [37191/16]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Funding (29 Nov 2016)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 776. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when the new non-contact grant for child care services will be rolled out and first instalments paid to the services. [37192/16]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Childhood Care and Education Funding (29 Nov 2016)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 777. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount of the 2017 child care budget increase which is connected with the roll-out of measures announced in budget 2016. [37193/16]

Secure Rents and Tenancies Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (30 Nov 2016)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I will try to be brief. I, like every other Member, have a constituency office and consistently for the past few years but particularly for the past six years I have had constituent after constituent come into my office to ask me what they should do. I do not have an answer. A person came into my constituency office on Monday whose landlord is going to increasing their rent by €400...

Secure Rents and Tenancies Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (30 Nov 2016)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: The Minister is talking about it and his party has been talking about it for the past six years. I can bring him down the street and show him the buildings that are empty. They might be zoned as offices but in an emergency, families should be put up in them. One does not talk and talk. It is well past the time for action on behalf of those families who are suffering because of the...

Secure Rents and Tenancies Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (30 Nov 2016)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: After six years. Where are the emergency laws?

Secure Rents and Tenancies Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (30 Nov 2016)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I have not. I just said that.

Secure Rents and Tenancies Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (30 Nov 2016)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: The Minister is the only one with that notion.