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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]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: JobPath Implementation (23 Jun 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 171. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when the roll out of JobPath will commence; and the cost, to date, of the roll-out, including consultation, tendering and preparation. [24773/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Staff (23 Jun 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 611. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 788 of 16 June 2015, whether his reply applies to Grade 6 and 7 inspectors in local authorities, who are analogous to the clerical administrative grades, working in the local authorities around the country; and if not, if there is a separate circular dealing with covering Grade 6 and...

Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Jun 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I oppose the Bill. Once again, it is satisfying the developer. This is a dangerous path, and we have already seen the results of tinkering with Part V. Part V was introduced to try to force developers to deliver social housing for cities in particular. It has not worked and was never going to work in the way it was introduced, and it needs to be tightened and strengthened. Instead, the...

Houses of the Oireachtas (Appointments to Certain Offices) Bill 2014: Second Stage (18 Jun 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: One might consider the committee or Minister in this regard but, wherever one looks, somebody will contradict one. There needs to be some reflection on all the various components of the Houses of the Oireachtas in the making of the appointment. Nothing would be worse than having someone's disgruntlement with an appointment causing tensions that should never arise between a Clerk and...

Houses of the Oireachtas (Appointments to Certain Offices) Bill 2014: Second Stage (18 Jun 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I dtús báire, labhróidh mé beagán faoin duine a bhí sa phost roimhe seo, an tUasal Kieran Coughlan. We remember the work Kieran did in his quiet, mild manner. When we were first elected to the House one of the first people we met was the then Clerk of the Dáil and a relationship with him grew. It was not political in any sense. He was a classic civil...

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Gender Recognition Bill 2014: Committee Stage (17 Jun 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Some of the people in the Visitors Gallery were here two years ago when we began to discuss this legislation with departmental officials and medical experts. There was a hope at that stage that we would see sense as legislators. We have progressed more quickly than I expected in adopting best practice and becoming a torch bearer for other countries. However, while the Government's...

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Gender Recognition Bill 2014: Committee Stage (17 Jun 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Given that 30 amendments are grouped, we are going by the grouping rather than by the individual amendments. These amendments cover sections up to section 12 and perhaps beyond. We do not get the groupings long enough in advance.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Gender Recognition Bill 2014: Committee Stage (17 Jun 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: We will come back to the one the Minister of State is talking about; it is not in this group.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Gender Recognition Bill 2014: Committee Stage (17 Jun 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: We have broad agreement and it addresses key concerns allowing for deletions and additions in line with what we have discussed here in the past. I am happy enough that we deal with that. However, given the complexity, we may end up going back and forth.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Gender Recognition Bill 2014: Committee Stage (17 Jun 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I move amendment No. 2:In page 5, line 25, to delete “Circuit” and substitute “District”. This relates to some of the points we already made. It proposes to change the court that one would approach from the Circuit Court to the District Court. I wanted to ensure I had captured all the courts. Even though it is on page 5, it comes back to the issue of amendment...

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Gender Recognition Bill 2014: Committee Stage (17 Jun 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: They will be 18 years of age by the time they have it dealt with in the Circuit Court.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Gender Recognition Bill 2014: Committee Stage (17 Jun 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Young people are dealt with in the Children Court which is the equivalent of the District Court. If one was to tell a young person with gender identity issues at the age of 16 years that he or she could not apply for a gender recognition certificate unless they stumped up €10,000 to approach the Circuit Court, he or she would not do so. I would be happy if the Minister of State...

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Gender Recognition Bill 2014: Committee Stage (17 Jun 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: While there are no court fees, there are solicitor and barrister fees. I will discuss this issue with the legal practitioners and others involved. We want to ensure the process of gender recognition is not complicated without the onerous task of going to court, especially for those who are 16 years of age and going through the junior certificate programme and facing every other complication...

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Gender Recognition Bill 2014: Committee Stage (17 Jun 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Amendment No. 48 is quite substantial. The information obtained is quite sensitive and we have discussed the need for confidentiality. Recently, we saw a case of cyberbullying involving a group of people threatening a young fellow with disclosure. We have also heard of other cases and we probably know people who ended up very stressed or who took their own lives because their personal...

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Gender Recognition Bill 2014: Committee Stage (17 Jun 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: That is great.