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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: National Internship Scheme Administration (5 Feb 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 46. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on the appropriateness of jobs clubs contracted by her Department to provide courses to jobseekers using JobBridge interns to deliver these classes on their own; her views that this discovery highlights the inadequacy of the safeguards and monitoring mechanisms built into the JobBridge scheme; and if she will take any action in response...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Poverty Data (5 Feb 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 48. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on the Central Statistics Office's survey on income and living conditions finding that the percentage of the population experiencing enforced deprivation has risen to 30.5%; and if she will introduce emergency social welfare provisions targeting those groups experiencing deprivation. [4907/15]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: EU Directives (5 Feb 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 146. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when EU Directive 2014/24/EU, which is to replace Directive 2004/18/EC regarding public procurements, will be transposed into law, in view of the fact that the transposition date is supposed to be before the end of April 2015. [5214/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing (5 Feb 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 256. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when the regulations to provide full effect to the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2014 regarding evictions from local authority homes will be published. [5220/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Reviews (3 Feb 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 412. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a reassessment of a medical card application in respect of persons (details supplied) in Dublin 10; and when a decision on their case will issue. [4419/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (3 Feb 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 413. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 10; and when a decision on their case will issue. [4420/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (3 Feb 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 434. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in assessing a person (details supplied) in Dublin 20 for dyslexia; and when they will receive a date for their assessment [4553/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (3 Feb 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 519. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide additional funding in respect of a school (details supplied) in Dublin 20 to allow them to carry out a dyslexia assessment on one of their students [4554/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (3 Feb 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 521. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps she will take to address the anomaly which has deprived 30 or so teachers of just over €3,000 annually since the teaching qualification allowances were discontinued in 2012 (details supplied). [4584/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (3 Feb 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 530. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12 will be provided with access to a scribe for their leaving certificate examination in view of the fact they have a condition called dysgraphia [4768/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (3 Feb 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 531. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will re-examine the new criteria put in place to be eligible for access to a scribe or word processor in State examinations as the criteria is too stringent and students such as a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12 are missing out on this vital service by a mere 1% in the qualifying tests; and if discretion can be applied when a...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme Administration (29 Jan 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 170. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when his Department will make the tenant purchase scheme guidelines available to local authorities. [4108/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Tendering of the Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme: Discussion (28 Jan 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I am aware of some of the groups in my own area of the south inner city. I have also had discussions with some groups in Ballyfermot and elsewhere, and this week we are hoping to meet with people from the Canals Partnership, who have expressed severe concern about the future of their community programmes and what they are delivering. They cannot plan as they do not know if the structure of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Tendering of the Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme: Discussion (28 Jan 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Perhaps the witnesses can confirm that the change to SICAP involves a substantial cut to the funding for community programmes despite the fact we were told there would be no cuts. It is up to €2 million in total and, in Dublin, up to €700,000 across all of the partnership groups. Perhaps the witnesses can elaborate on whether this is true. Local Deputies attended the Cherry...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Tendering of the Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme: Discussion (28 Jan 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I believe four tendered for the JobPath programme.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Tendering of the Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme: Discussion (28 Jan 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: G4S is one of the biggest companies in the world. It did not get the contract but it was engaged in discussions with the Department with all those who tendered for the contract for JobPath. It is one of the companies in England that delivers the equivalent service of trying to place people. One would question why such a security company is engaged in this. There is also a huge level of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Tendering of the Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme: Discussion (28 Jan 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: One is not precluded from getting the advice. There is no harm in asking for it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Tendering of the Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme: Discussion (28 Jan 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: They do not always transpose them by the set date.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Tendering of the Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme: Discussion (28 Jan 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: A date was mentioned but the delegates should not expect it to be in place by that date, it could be several years later before that happens. They usually try to comply with the dates.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Detention Centres Places (28 Jan 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 80. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his views on the lack of beds in juvenile detention centres for juveniles who have been convicted, but have to be discharged due to the bed shortage. [4005/15]