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Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Cóláistí Gaeilge (30 Apr 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 5. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht Chun a fhiafraí den Aire Ealaíon, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta an dtabharfaidh sí tuairisc maidir leis an gcóiríocht atá in úsáid ag na Coláistí Samhraidh ar fad a fhaigheann tacaíocht ón Roinn; cad iad na socruithe atá á ndéanamh chun go sásóidh na...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: EU Directives (30 Apr 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 133. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to transpose European Union Directive 2013/33 into law before the transposition deadline 20 July 2015. [17086/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Inter-Country Adoptions (30 Apr 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 137. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the steps that have been taken to complete the negotiation of a bilateral agreement with Russia to enable some of the many thousands of children who remain in state care in that jurisdiction to be legally adopted into loving families here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17103/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mobility Allowance Decision (30 Apr 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 149. To ask the Minister for Health when the alternative payment to the motorised transport grant and the mobility allowance will be put into place. [17032/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Medical Eligibility Criteria for Social Protection Payments: Discussion (29 Apr 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I thank the representatives of the organisations and the Department for appearing before the joint committee. While this is not an issue for most people, it is an issue for anybody who makes applications for medical supports through the Department of Social Protection. Probably in common with all of the Deputies and Senators present, I have come across absolute frustration among people who...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Medical Eligibility Criteria for Social Protection Payments: Discussion (29 Apr 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Is Ms Kellaghan concerned that some GPs are demanding a fee from patients upfront? Even though they are paid €44 by the Department, they are in some cases looking for €15 from applicants to fill out the form, which means that in some ways they get substantially more than what is the going rate.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Medical Eligibility Criteria for Social Protection Payments: Discussion (29 Apr 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: It was to be here.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Medical Eligibility Criteria for Social Protection Payments: Discussion (29 Apr 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I thank each of the witnesses for the comprehensive answers. On the question of forms being filled in as a holding position, the frustration is that it will take two or three months in some but not all instances to get the form filled, yet those concerned want to ensure they may get cover. One needs practical solutions to get around this difficulty. In fairness to the group that dealt...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Medical Eligibility Criteria for Social Protection Payments: Discussion (29 Apr 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: A couple of months will be taken up with form filling and changing the forms.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance (29 Apr 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 46. To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 250 of 21 April 2015 the length of time, in weeks, that is considered to be a reasonably short duration; if guidance has been circulated to social welfare officers; and if so, the contents of that guidance. [16940/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Employment Support Services (29 Apr 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 47. To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 53 of 21 April 2015, the rate of compliance of the EmployAbility service with the named monthly performance indicators. [16941/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Places (28 Apr 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 45. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on the case of a person (details supplied). [16231/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (28 Apr 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 310. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of cuts made by the Health Service Executive to funding for the transport provided for families of children with special needs to bring those children to and from their homes to centres; the number of families that are affected; the total budget savings; and if consideration will be given to reversing this cut. [16624/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Applications (28 Apr 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 470. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the sports capital applications that have been received from Dublin City Council in the past year; if they were successful; and if those not successful will be reconsidered for funding, if moneys not drawn down in 2014 are redistributed to existing applications. [16228/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sporting Organisations (28 Apr 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 471. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps that were taken by either the Sports Council of Ireland or its subsidiary body, the Athletics Association of Ireland, to ensure compliance with the code of ethics with regard to the expulsion of six athletes, three of whom were children, from Donore Harriers Club in Chapelizod, Dublin 20, since 2013. [16229/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sporting Organisations (28 Apr 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 472. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if an audit of compliance and adherence by national sporting bodies and their funded organisations has been completed regarding the code of ethics and good practice for children in sports; and if it is a mandatory factor in being grant-aided that they must be in full compliance and are addressing outstanding cases which arise year on...

Report on Land Use: Motion (24 Apr 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I am speaking on behalf of my colleague, Deputy Martin Ferris, who could not be present to welcome the discussion on this report. I compliment the Chairman of the Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Deputy Andrew Doyle, who presented the report today, all the members of the joint committee and all those who participated in the debate on this very important issue. I...

Industrial Relations (Members of the Garda Síochána and the Defence Forces) Bill 2015: Second Stage [Private Members] (24 Apr 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I commend Deputy McNamara on this Private Members' Bill and am happy to confirm that Sinn Féin will support it. Following the ruling of the European Committee of Social Rights that the Garda representative organisations should be allowed to join ICTU and negotiate wages and have the right to strike, I believe it is right and proper that we support the legislation presented to us today....

Leaders' Questions (23 Apr 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: The election has just been called.

Leaders' Questions (23 Apr 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: What about the Isle of Man?