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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulations (28 Jan 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 140. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the delay in issuing a person (details supplied) in Dublin 6W with their taxi identification badge; and when they will receive same. [4012/15]

An Bille um an gCeathrú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Comhaltaí de Thithe an Oireachtais) 2014: An Dara Céim [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] - Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution (Members of the Houses of the Oireachtas) Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (23 Jan 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I thank Deputy Mathews for proposing the Bill, even though I will not be supporting it because it is useful to have a public debate on matters, such as Dáil procedures and party procedures. In many ways, it is up to us to defend whatever position we adopt. I heard many in the Chamber this morning defending the position that they will adopt when a vote is taken on this. The Bill...

An Bille um an gCeathrú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Comhaltaí de Thithe an Oireachtais) 2014: An Dara Céim [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] - Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution (Members of the Houses of the Oireachtas) Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (23 Jan 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: ------and not bound by orders or instructions, that is, the Whip system. Under the Whip system, one agrees a set of principles and policies as a group of people. One also agrees a set of rules. Within that party, one can change that at any stage if one can manage to get others to agree with you. That is the party system. If one does not agree, one can leave. The door is always open. It...

An Bille um an gCeathrú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Comhaltaí de Thithe an Oireachtais) 2014: An Dara Céim [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] - Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution (Members of the Houses of the Oireachtas) Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (23 Jan 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I am not talking about Stalin or Mussolini-----

An Bille um an gCeathrú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Comhaltaí de Thithe an Oireachtais) 2014: An Dara Céim [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] - Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution (Members of the Houses of the Oireachtas) Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (23 Jan 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: -----or Hitler, or any other dictators. I am talking about a group of people coming together of their own volition and agreeing-----

An Bille um an gCeathrú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Comhaltaí de Thithe an Oireachtais) 2014: An Dara Céim [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] - Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution (Members of the Houses of the Oireachtas) Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (23 Jan 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: -----sorry-----

An Bille um an gCeathrú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Comhaltaí de Thithe an Oireachtais) 2014: An Dara Céim [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] - Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution (Members of the Houses of the Oireachtas) Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (23 Jan 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: -----and agreeing a set of principles. They have a conscience. Every one of us has a conscience. My conscience, and issues of conscience, are not the exact same for me as for any other Deputy in this Chamber, and are not the exact same as for the 6,700 constituents who voted for me, but they put their trust in me because I went to them with a set of policies and guidelines on which I...

Junior Cycle Reform: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (21 Jan 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Measaim gur rún ríthábhachtach é seo agus is oth liom roinnt de na meoin atá mé tar éis cloisteáil cheana féin ó thaobh na caoi is féidir é seo a thabhairt i gcrích. Ar dtús báire, ní féidir riamh athrú chomh suntasach a thabhairt i gcrích muna bhfuil an dara dream is tábhachtaí taobh...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (21 Jan 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 98. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of recipients of one parent family payment plus a half rate carer's allowance who will be impacted by the lowering of the qualifying age of a child scheduled to take effect in July 2015; and the amount of the weekly reduction from social welfare that they will experience as a consequence. [2938/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (21 Jan 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 99. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of recipients of one parent family payment who will be impacted by the lowering of the qualifying age of a child scheduled to take effect in July 2015; and if she will provide a breakdown of the amount of weekly reduction from social welfare that they will experience depending on which payment they transfer onto. [2939/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Benefit Payments (20 Jan 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 189. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12 is receiving €90 a week jobseeker's benefit rather than the full amount in view of the fact that their spouse only works 24 hours a week and cannot guarantee overtime payments. [2286/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (20 Jan 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 212. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason for the delay in processing an application for carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 10; and when a decision will be made on their case. [2690/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Labour Activation Projects (20 Jan 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 216. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if the JobPath contracts with the preferred bidders have been finalised; if not, the expected timeframe for same and the expected date from which social welfare recipients are expected to be referred to the new providers. [2761/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Ról agus Cúram: An Choimisinéara Teanga (14 Jan 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Táimid réidh chun tosnú. Ba mhaith liom meabhrú do na baill agus iad siúd atá i láthair na fóin phóca a mhúchadh. I wish to remind people who are present, members, members of the media and the people in the Visitors Gallery that mobile phones and Blackberrys must be turned off completely or switched to flight mode because they interfere with...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Ról agus Cúram: An Choimisinéara Teanga (14 Jan 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Tá a lán ins an méid a dúirt an Coimisinéir. Feicim cheana féin go bhfuil an Seanadóir Ó Clochartaigh ar bís teacht isteach agus an Teachta Mícheál Ó Ceit chomh maith. Tá cúpla ceist agam féin maidir leis an méid a bhí ráite ag an gCoimisinéir freisin. Iarraim ar dtús ar an Teachta Ó...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Ról agus Cúram: An Choimisinéara Teanga (14 Jan 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Muna bhfuil ceisteanna ag aon duine eile, iarraim ar an gcoimisinéir freagra a thabhairt ar an méid a bhí le rá ag an Seanadóir Ó Clochartaigh.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Ról agus Cúram: An Choimisinéara Teanga (14 Jan 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: An bhfuil aon duine eile ag iarraidh teacht isteach? An bhfuil cúpla ceist eile ag an Seanadóir Ó Clochartaigh?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Ról agus Cúram: An Choimisinéara Teanga (14 Jan 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Nuair atá an tUasal Ó Domhnaill tar éis na ceisteanna sin a fhreagairt, tá sé i gceist agam roinnt ceisteanna a chur air.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Ról agus Cúram: An Choimisinéara Teanga (14 Jan 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Ba mhaith liom cúpla ceist a chur. Tagaim leis an gcoimisinéir maidir leis an méid atá curtha aige os ár gcomhair go dtí seo - moltaí praiticiúla agus simplí. Dá mbeadh an státchóras éisteacht a thabhairt leo, ní bheadh an oiread sin gearán faoi bhráid na hoifige. Luaigh an coimisinéir easpa foirne agus...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Ról agus Cúram: An Choimisinéara Teanga (14 Jan 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Ba mhaith liom mo bhuíochas a ghabháil leis an tUasal Ó Domhnaill agus an tUasal Ó Coisdealbha as teacht os ár gcomhair inniu agus cuidiú leis an méid atá á dhéanamh againn maidir leis na oifigí ombudsman i gcoitinne, go háirithe ó thaobh an ról agus an remit atá ag Oifig an Choimisinéara Teanga. Guím gach...