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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]

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...