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Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Rent Supplement Scheme Administration (10 Dec 2014)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I am sorry but I want to correct the record. We did not oppose the housing assistance payment, HAP. We opposed legislation which contained the measure. We had endorsed the HAP.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Rent Supplement Scheme Administration (10 Dec 2014)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: If the Minister of State checks the record he will see that we did support the HAP.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Rent Supplement Scheme Administration (10 Dec 2014)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: We highlighted problems with the rental accommodation scheme, RAS, in particular in Dublin. If the Minister of State looks back on the record he will see that the RAS has not worked in Dublin similar to other areas.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Social Insurance (10 Dec 2014)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Thank you.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Rent Supplement Scheme Administration (10 Dec 2014)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 2. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views to figures published by a newspaper (details supplied) on 30 November 2014 that the average gap between the rent supplement caps and actual rent prices now stands at 44% across the State, and is as big as 54% in County Wicklow and 45% in Dublin city; and if she will take emergency action in response to these findings and the resulting...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Rent Supplement Scheme Administration (10 Dec 2014)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: My question aims to ascertain whether the Minister appreciates fully the scale of the growing gap between the rent supplement maximum limits where they have been set and the actual price of rents. What, if any, steps will be taken by the Government to stem the rise in homelessness that is resulting from her inaction on rent supplement and that of the Cabinet as a whole?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Rent Supplement Scheme Administration (10 Dec 2014)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I welcome the Minister of State's statement that there is a problem. As he said, 30% of the private rental market is in some way controlled by the State as it is the funder. I am not someone who wants to subsidise private landlords further. In fact, the opposite is the case. The problem is that we have a crisis, especially in Dublin and other areas where the rent cap set by the Department...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Rent Supplement Scheme Administration (10 Dec 2014)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: The Minister for Social Protection, Deputy Joan Burton, who is sitting next to the Minister of State, will remember a conversation we had on a number of occasions on direct negotiations between the Department and landlords. That proposal was turned down and it was indicated that it was up to the tenant. As the funder of 30% of the rental market, there is a greater onus on the Department....

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Eligibility (10 Dec 2014)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 17. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on the current application process for carer's allowance being unsuitable with respect to those looking after persons with learning disabilities or autism; the reason for the delay in taking steps to reform the system; her plans to reform the system; and the expected date by which new application forms and guidance for deciding officers...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Exceptional Needs Payment Application Numbers (10 Dec 2014)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 31. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the capacity of the emergency needs payment scheme to meet the growing and future demands on it, from persons who are struggling due to cuts made to other social welfare schemes and rates and the imposition of new taxes and charges such as the water charges, in view of the fact that spending on the scheme has been halved since she to took up...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility (9 Dec 2014)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 152. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason outgoings such as the property tax, bin charges and water charges are not taken into account when assessing a person’s means when applying for a social welfare payment. [47152/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Rebates (9 Dec 2014)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 168. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason for the delay in issuing a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12 their tax rebate by cheque; if this rebate will be issued to them as soon as possible. [46739/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (9 Dec 2014)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 339. To ask the Minister for Health the reason outgoings such as the property tax, bin charges and water charges are not taken into account when assessing a person’s means when applying for a medical card. [47153/14]

Water Services Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Dec 2014)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Mar a luaigh ceann de na Teachtaí eile níos luaithe, is ait an díospóireacht seo. Bhí sé anseo den chuid is mó den díospóireacht inniu agus bhí mise ag féachtaint ar an díospóireacht inné. De ghnáth, nuair a bhíonn díospóireacht ar siúl, téann sé sall is anall. Is ait liomsa é nach...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: One-Parent Family Payment Applications (4 Dec 2014)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 39. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason an application for one-parent family payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 8 was not backdated to the date of the original application; and if this backdated pay will be awarded. [46560/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (4 Dec 2014)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 146. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in Dublin 8 will be considered for a discretionary medical card in view of the serious ongoing medical conditions they suffer. [46567/14]

Social Welfare Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (3 Dec 2014)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: This is a serious issue for those who for many years paid into a pension fund on the understanding that when they retired they would have a certain amount as it was a defined benefit pension scheme. It would have been laid out day one to them when they started employment, be it at 16 or 50, if they paid into the scheme they would enjoy a certain amount in a pension at the end. Obviously,...

Social Welfare Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (3 Dec 2014)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Can somebody else move it for her?

Social Welfare Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (3 Dec 2014)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: On Committee Stage, I raised a number of concerns about waiting lists in the Social Welfare Appeals Office. While I sympathise with Deputy Willie O’Dea's amendment, I do not know whether it would fully address the predicament. However, it might force the Department to address a major problem. Most of the delays are associated with health related allowances. Some of them could be...

Social Welfare Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (3 Dec 2014)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I thank the Minister for agreeing to examine the issue. Perhaps there might be a report from both the CIB and MABS. The Minister referred to the chief executive, but it should be from those who are directly working with them. They managed to find other arrangements, but the initial service was in place for them. Perhaps it might be extended because there is a difficulty. If there is not...