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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Commencement of Legislation (15 Jan 2019)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 1036. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason Parts 2, 3 and 9 of the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 have not been commenced; when these Parts will be commenced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54229/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Working Family Payment Payments (15 Jan 2019)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 1083. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an application for a working family payment by a person (details supplied); and when they can expect a decision on their case. [1123/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Data (15 Jan 2019)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 1154. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the details of all cost benefit analyses relating to housing developments on public land sent to his Department from Dublin City Council; and the detail of all correspondence between the council and his Department relating to these cost benefit analyses for each of the years 2014 to 2018. [1120/19]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Abbey Theatre (16 Jan 2019)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 35. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her views on the letter written by 300 artists about the future of the Abbey Theatre. [1696/19]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Abbey Theatre (16 Jan 2019)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I thank the Minister for raising some of the issues she mentioned but it is a pity it took more than 300 artists, actors and directors having to take to the national newspapers to raise these issues. They have raised them over the years but they have not been addressed fully. The Minister has urged dialogue but we need to go further than dialogue between those who signed the letter and the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Abbey Theatre (16 Jan 2019)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Does the Minister have a responsibility to examine the concerns and the issues rather than hope that the directors of the Abbey Theatre and the 300 signatories will resolve them? Has she read the playwright Jimmy Murphy's further criticism of the Abbey Theatre which appeared in The Irish Timesyesterday? Given the large State funding of the Abbey Theatre I believe it has a number of roles...

Ratification of EU and NATO Status of Forces Agreements: Referral to Select Committee (16 Jan 2019)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Unlike the previous speaker I do not welcome the agreement and I will not support it. I do not understand how we would support it having been tied to NATO's Partnership for Peace, PfP, because Fianna Fáil decided to turn its back on an electoral commitment not to join it, but as soon as it got into Government it did so. Now, the Government wants us to sign up to an agreement that will...

Ratification of EU and NATO Status of Forces Agreements: Referral to Select Committee (16 Jan 2019)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Happy days.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Straitéis 20 Bliain don Ghaeilge (16 Jan 2019)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 52. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht cén líon cruinnithe le 12 mhí anuas a bhí ag an gCoiste atá le maoirsiú a dhéanamh ar Phlean Gníomhaíochta 2018-2022 faoin Straitéis 20 Bliain don Ghaeilge agus an bhfuil an Coiste tar éis aon ghníomh nó tionscnamh a aithint a chuideodh chun an plean a chur chun...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Scéimeanna Teanga (16 Jan 2019)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 59. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht Cultúir, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta Cultúir, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta cén tuairim atá aici faoin gcaoi a bhfuil ag éirí leis an gcraoltóir náisiúnta RTÉ a phlean teanga a chur i bhfeidhm agus a dhualgais i leith na teanga náisiúnta a chomhlíonadh. [1675/19]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Projects (16 Jan 2019)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 64. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to extend the creative schools pilot project; and the number of DEIS schools that are part of the project. [1677/19]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Council Funding (16 Jan 2019)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 86. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if there is an expectation or obligation on recipients of funding from the Arts Council to promote and develop Irish based productions; and if a proportion of funding is allocated to theatres on this basis. [1676/19]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Personnel (17 Jan 2019)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 2. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the timeframe for the completion of the heads of the Bill to amend section 3 of the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997 and remove the ban on members of the Defence Forces from the scope of the legislation. [1697/19]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Personnel (17 Jan 2019)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: When will the heads of the Bill which will remove the exclusion of Defence Forces personnel from the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997 be published? This removal would enhance the safety and welfare of those workers by providing minimum standards of work, periods of rest, and the like.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Personnel (17 Jan 2019)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire Stáit. I guarantee him that some of those who are involved in litigation have not been met with. Those litigants, and possibly others, will continue until the European Court of Justice judgment from 2010 is complied with fully by the State. Every one of those men and women who are in the Defence Forces understands the uniqueness of the organisation,...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Personnel (17 Jan 2019)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I understand the complexity and uniqueness of this situation. However, there is frustration among members of the Defence Forces at the complete lack of progress on all the points they have highlighted. I attended the Representative Association for Commissioned Officers, RACO, conference at the end of November. The association hosted representatives from abroad, including from the Swedish...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Personnel (17 Jan 2019)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Gardaí are paid overtime.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces Medical Services (17 Jan 2019)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 15. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans to implement the recommendations of the review of psychiatric services for the Defence Forces in view of the recent unsuccessful attempts to recruit a full-time military psychiatrist; if other recommendations remain outstanding; and his further plans to strengthen services for the mental health of Defence Forces members. [1801/19]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces Medical Services (17 Jan 2019)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I have previously asked about this issue. I am not surprised that there were no applications for the advertised position. That is the current situation. There is an urgency to this because men and women deployed abroad may return with PTSD. There are also the issues we have raised in terms of the work and pay conditions and other stressors. Has the Minister asked the College of...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces Medical Services (17 Jan 2019)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: My question regarded whether the Minister had sought the input of a professional or representative organisation, which may prove worthwhile.