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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...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Jobless Households: NESC, ICTU and INOU (14 Jan 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I thank the witnesses for their concise presentations. It is a topic that does not allow itself to be very concise because there are so many issues involved. As Ms O'Brien just said, even at the height of the Celtic tiger there were jobless families, so it is not a new phenomenon and we never managed to fully address it, even when there was additional money in the coffers. One of the key...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Pensions Insolvency Payments Scheme (14 Jan 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 58. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the pension schemes that became insolvent between 25 January 2007 and 25 December 2013 and which availed of the personal insolvency practitioners service; the size of each in terms of number of members; the name of the sponsoring employer; the scale of the deficit in each at the time of wind-up; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1049/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Building Programme (14 Jan 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 438. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on the management and procurement practices in place in the prison service for major building projects in particular procurement, which should be independent and fair to all parties. [1292/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Building Programme (14 Jan 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 439. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality regarding the Cork Prison construction project if her attention has been drawn to major additions that have been made to the project specifications, which would have been known prior to the construction tender being awarded and planning permission being sought; the reason for the changes in the plans; if she will list the alterations and if...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Building Programme (14 Jan 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 440. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the tender contract award cost for Cork Prison and the current estimate for completing the contract. [1294/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Building Programme (14 Jan 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 441. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the tender cost and the name of the successful firm which won the consultancy tender to manage the redevelopment of Limerick Prison and the new Cork Prison. [1295/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Building Programme (14 Jan 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 442. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of companies who tendered for the construction and consultancy contracts for the redevelopment of Limerick Prison and the new Cork Prison. [1296/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Building Programme (14 Jan 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 443. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if the full details of the Limerick consultant's tender award including criteria and so on have been published; her views that the tendering process fully complied with the e-tendering criteria, including that the full scope of contract is advertised at tender stage. [1297/15]