Results 41-60 of 86 for cork speaker:Aengus Ó Snodaigh

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Building Programme (14 Jan 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 442. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of companies who tendered for the construction and consultancy contracts for the redevelopment of Limerick Prison and the new Cork Prison. [1296/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Building Programme (14 Jan 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 444. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the figure on which the contracts were awarded on the Cork and Limerick development projects; the amount paid to date to the consultants' firms; and the estimated final payments for both contracts. [1298/15]

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Bill 2014: Committee Stage (26 Nov 2014)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: ...has seen it - calling on the household budget scheme to be extended to include what the service terms the Lough payment scheme. The name for the scheme emerged because it was jointly managed with the Lough Credit Union in Cork and the Cork MABS. It was extended beyond these organisations, and 25 MABS services supported 400 clients in paying debt via the scheme. The scheme is now at an...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Possible Reconfiguration of Schools: Edmund Rice Schools Trust (18 Jun 2014)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: ...my questions are broader. Is the approach being taken by the trust similar to that of other religious orders? Has the trust had discussions with the patron in this instance, namely the bishop in Cork? Is it standard practice that when a school is proposed for amalgamation with another, the order or trust responsible discusses it with the patron first?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Eligibility for Employment Activation Measures: Discussion (12 Jun 2014)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: .... Such people may have built up savings and therefore, if means tested for supplementary welfare allowance, do not even get this until their means are reduced. My interest in this issue arose initially because a man from Cork wrote to me - interestingly, it was a man. While I had come across a number of cases over the years, all I could tell people was they had fallen into a crack and...

Order of Business (23 Jan 2014)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: The Irish Penal Reform Trust released a report recently on conditions in Cork Prison. I am aware that the Government is to address the issue of Cork Prison and that contracts for a new prison or to refurbish Cork Prison have been signed. The trust's report highlights the fact that 58% of committals were for non-payment of fines. Recently we saw the inappropriate jailing of Margaretta...

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 37 - Social Protection (Revised) (26 Jun 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: ...in with the issues we have been discussing. The Government is due to award several large public sector construction contracts in the near future, including, for example, the contract to rebuild Cork Prison. The contract for construction of a road under Newlands Cross in south County Dublin has already been granted to BAM Constructors. I understand it will be a fly-under rather than a...

Leaders' Questions (18 Jun 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: As the Minister is probably aware, Cork City Council last month became the first council to support a motion seeking the establishment of an all-Ireland national suicide authority. The impact of suicide across the island is dreadful. In 2011 alone, more than 1,000 citizens died as a consequence of suicide. Every town, village and community and virtually every family has been affected by...

Topical Issue Debate: Homeless Persons Supports (21 May 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: -----including the need for more facilities such as the Cara foyer or the foyer in Cork, which is run by the city council, not by an organisation which looks like it is getting out of the delivery of foyers.

Topical Issue Debate: Homeless Persons Supports (7 May 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: ...before Dublin City Council makes an arrangement with the Simon Community to turn this into a normal Simon homeless centre? There are other alternatives. It could be run by the city council, as happens in Cork, or by another youth service. Several youth services have indicated an interest in running the centre.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Diplomatic Representation (5 Feb 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: This is the leader from rebel Cork.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Accommodation (27 Nov 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: To ask the Minister for Health the amount invested by the Health Service Executive and St. James's Hospital on nursing home facilities at Brú Caoimhghnín, Cork Street, Dublin, each year for the past 10 years. [52345/12]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Rent Supplement Scheme Expenditure (13 Nov 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: The Minister is in denial of the reality in the property market and the rental market, in particular, in this city, Cork and Galway, as seen in the Daft.ie rental report for the second quarter of this year. Has the Minister been made aware of the fact that rents are rising in these areas? Is she living in denial of the reality for young people? In many cases, young people end up out of...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes (8 Nov 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of participants on community employment programmes on 1 October 2012 and 1 October 2011, nationally and specifically in counties Dublin and Cork; the number of participants in receipt of disability allowance and also the number of community employment participants on one parent family payment on the above dates nationally and in counties...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Northern Ireland Issues (23 Oct 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Maybe he should look at Cork.

Written Answers — Ambulance Service: Ambulance Service (10 Jul 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 516: To ask the Minister for Health the reason Skibbereen in West Cork and the area in general has recently had no ambulance cover due to lack of overtime pay; and if he will give a commitment that a full ambulance service cover will be restored and in place for the future [33546/12]

National Drugs Strategy (16 Nov 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: ...the Minister claiming that the level of drug abuse is not as bad as indicated in this report? The reality is that in many communities - not only in Dublin but throughout the State, in Portlaoise, Cork, Waterford and elsewhere - the drugs problem is getting much worse. Consequently, there is a need for greater resources, not fewer. It is not too late to address the problem. Will the...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (14 Sep 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 329: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding the case of a person (details supplied) in County Cork who submitted an application for a payment in respect of food on 19 July 2011; her views on the fact that as of 18 August 2011 this emergency application was still outstanding; if she will take steps to ensure that this application is processed; and if she...

Order of Business (12 May 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: ...coming to or from the Oireachtas next Wednesday, as per Article 15.13 of the Constitution? Will he or the Minister for Health and Children make a statement regarding a directive to patients in Cork's Mercy Hospital - Deputy Buttimer might listen to this one - that they have to travel to hospital on foot next week or have their appointments cancelled or delayed until June to facilitate the...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (19 Apr 2011)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 182: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the options available to a person (details supplied) in County Cork for financial support to prevent the disconnection of their electricity. [8497/11]