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Other Questions: Rent Supplement Scheme Administration (16 Apr 2014)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Exactly.

Other Questions: Rent Supplement Scheme Administration (16 Apr 2014)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: The Minister should talk to the city managers. They will tell her a different story, as will the accounts of local authorities.

Other Questions: State Pensions Reform (16 Apr 2014)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: The change the Minister introduced has led to a situation, since 2012, where people with an average of fewer than 40 weekly contributions per year over their working life are seeing their pension entitlement reduced by €1,500 per year. That is a substantial reduction and more significant than the reductions affecting other categories of workers. I highlighted this issue at the time...

Other Questions: State Pensions Reform (16 Apr 2014)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I thank the Minister for her reply. I hope she will consider enhancing the scheme by introducing a homemaker's credit. The Minister referred in her reply to the actuarial review of the Social Insurance Fund. Does she accept that an actuarial review is only that, and that it does not deal with issues such as unpaid caring work? Indeed, it deals only with payments in and out, taking no...

Other Questions: State Pensions Reform (16 Apr 2014)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 7. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on the consequences for women of changes to the State pension introduced by her; if she will introduce a new homemaker's credit; if so, the date of same; and if she will gender-proof her future proposals, including her plans to move to a total contributions approach. [17651/14]

Other Questions: State Pensions Reform (16 Apr 2014)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: My question asks whether the Minister will introduce a homemaker's credit scheme to ameliorate the gender discrimination that has resulted as a consequence of changes to the State pension scheme.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Domiciliary Care Allowance Eligibility (16 Apr 2014)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 2. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the steps she will take to ensure that appropriate regard is given by deciding officers to the medical evidence submitted by applicants for domiciliary care allowance in response to the recent High Court ruling against her Department which was highly critical of the current assessment policy; the steps that will be taken including the timeframe;...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Domiciliary Care Allowance Eligibility (16 Apr 2014)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: On the same matter, what specific steps will the Minister take to address the very serious shortcomings the High Court judge found in the case of a mother who challenged the refusal of her domiciliary care allowance, DCA? The judge referred to the disdain shown for her application. He also called into question the operating procedure of the deciding officers which he said was...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Domiciliary Care Allowance Eligibility (16 Apr 2014)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I accept some of the Minister's answer in respect of being hampered because the Department has not had time to fully assess this. Given that a working group has examined this issue, the Department must already have some of the answers. Does the Minister think that, as part of the process, she would produce guidelines and training sessions for the deciding officers covering the relative...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Domiciliary Care Allowance Eligibility (16 Apr 2014)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I welcome the changes in the form but, while it might not be in the Minister's gift, there is a waiting list for each and every specialist, unless the client has the money to purchase the services of a private specialist to fill in the forms. Most of the families applying for this do not have the money. That is why they want DCA, to have access to some of the specialists. What steps can be...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Domiciliary Care Allowance Eligibility (16 Apr 2014)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: It is a new form.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Payments (16 Apr 2014)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 14. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will reverse the cuts to young persons' jobseeker's allowance in view of the EU-wide research report social situation of young people in Europe compiled by Eurofound and in view of the fact that overall social protection spending for the first three months of this year was significantly less than that for which it what had been allocated....

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Job Initiatives (16 Apr 2014)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 22. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on the objections to JobPath, which proposes to outsource employment support services to private operators, submitted by the public sector unions to the Haddington Road mechanism; and if she will halt the JobPath procurement process. [17649/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Review (16 Apr 2014)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 29. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the risks referenced by her in response to Parliamentary Question No. 267 of 11 March 2014 to future delivery of community employment schemes and local employment services in the context of the decision to subject the local community development and rural development programmes to open competitive tendering including private for-profit operators....

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Data Protection (16 Apr 2014)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 36. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the steps she will take to tighten up on data protection protocols and procedures in her Department in view of the findings by the Data Protection Commissioner during his investigation of private investigators. [17648/14]

Topical Issue Debate: Children and Family Services (15 Apr 2014)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Those involved in the project have asked me to invite the Minister to visit it, if she so wishes, along with the area's other Deputies. Deputy Catherine Byrne of the Minister's party is aware of the project.

Topical Issue Debate: Children and Family Services (15 Apr 2014)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I note the final point and I will pass on to those involved in Bringing It All Back Home the fact they can approach the local children's services committee. It is a pity the conference is in May because that is almost too late to ensure the continuation of services, especially if two of the projects finish in April. The only people who will suffer if there is a halt to the continuation of...

Topical Issue Debate: Children and Family Services (15 Apr 2014)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Gabhaim buíochas don Aire as an sceideal a athrú. Tá fhios agam go raibh rud eile eagartha. It is important that the Minister is present to take this matter, particularly in view of the fact that the early years initiative comes within her remit. I welcome the recent publication of the Children First Bill and other initiatives that have been taken by the Minister since she...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (15 Apr 2014)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 233. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the remaining Leaving Certificate examinations that will higher level maths attract an extra 25 points; and if this has not yet been determined, if it will attract the extra points in June 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018 respectively. [17504/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Supplementary Welfare Allowance Eligibility (15 Apr 2014)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 336. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the criteria for coeliacs to receive dietary allowance. [17530/14]