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Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Work Placement Programmes (28 Jan 2014)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I am trying to ascertain whether the Minister is aware of concerns that her tendering for the outsourcing of the new job placement scheme, JobPath, will undermine existing underfunded community-based and not-for-profit local employment services.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Overpayments (28 Jan 2014)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 115. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will takes steps to limit the period within which her Department can demand the repayment of overpayments in cases excluding fraud to bring it into line with the period people can claim tax relief for expenditures operated by the Revenue Commissioners, which is generally four years; and if she will provide a breakdown of the number of...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: National Internship Scheme Administration (28 Jan 2014)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 118. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will introduce a new advance filtering system to prevent potentially odious positions from gaining access to JobBridge; and if she will review and report on the effectiveness of existing provisions in this regard. [3525/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Code Reform (28 Jan 2014)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 122. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will take the legislative or other necessary steps to ensure people who are parenting alone and continue to satisfy the means test requirement for one-parent family payment will not be transferred from that payment to the back to education allowance with the resultant loss of the maintenance portion of their student grant for the duration...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Housing Assistance Payments Implementation (28 Jan 2014)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 123. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on the crisis in rent supplement, including an update on claim processing times; and the total number of rent supplement recipients that will be transferred to the new housing assistance programme by the end of 2014. [3523/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Pensions Reform (28 Jan 2014)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 133. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will reinstate her Department's pension forecast service which was available to PRSI contributors in the past in view of the great uncertainty and anxiety that has arisen from impending changes to the State pension and the unreliability of the private pension system to provide adequate retirement income more generally. [3522/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Employment Support Services (28 Jan 2014)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 380. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if Intreo offices may make referrals to local employment services. [3828/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Employment Support Services (28 Jan 2014)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 381. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if the number of NEAP referrals by her Department to local employment services will be affected by the establishment of JobPath; the ongoing and future role of LESs in terms of categories and numbers of persons referred to them. [3829/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Employment Support Services (28 Jan 2014)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 382. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if funding from her Department to local employment services will not be reduced upon the establishment of jobPath. [3830/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Legislative Programme (28 Jan 2014)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 403. To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to publications of the recent legislative programme, her plans for the publication of the gender recognition Bill originally planned for mid-2014. [3965/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation (28 Jan 2014)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 493. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the steps that are being taken to address the housing needs of Travellers in Labre Park in Ballyfermot, Dublin 10. [3483/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (28 Jan 2014)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 745. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12 will be provided with a wheelchair. [3994/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licence Applications (28 Jan 2014)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 808. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to delays in issuing driver licences since the national driver licence service took over, whereby despite promising issuing renewal licences within eight days it now takes upwards of eight weeks; and his views on the matter. [3859/14]

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 37 - Department of Social Protection (Revised) (23 Jan 2014)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I have follow-on questions. I will stick to the exceptional needs payments, in particular the fact that changes in what was categorised as an exceptional need led to a substantial reduction in what was paid out. The Estimate for last year was more than €45 million but €35 million was spent. If the community welfare officers are now being located in Intreo offices, is it...

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 37 - Department of Social Protection (Revised) (23 Jan 2014)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: We will have to change the description on the legislative programme as it does not mention the European directives in its description of the forthcoming Bill.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 37 - Department of Social Protection (Revised) (23 Jan 2014)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I thank the Minister. I do not have major questions on pensions, just a comment. Obviously, a substantial amount of the money in this budget goes on contributory pensions. Of the €6.5 billion or so, it is €5.5 billion. It is a return to people who have paid into the social insurance fund. They are getting back what they paid or invested over their working lives. That will...

Order of Business (23 Jan 2014)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: The Irish Penal Reform Trust released a report recently on conditions in Cork Prison. I am aware that the Government is to address the issue of Cork Prison and that contracts for a new prison or to refurbish Cork Prison have been signed. The trust's report highlights the fact that 58% of committals were for non-payment of fines. Recently we saw the inappropriate jailing of Margaretta...

Order of Business (23 Jan 2014)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I hope the Tánaiste will call for her release. One of the issues that has arisen concerns a Bill that has been included in the legislative programme since Fine Gael and the Labour Party came to government, namely, the inspection of places of detention Bill. This Bill will give legislative effect to international conventions, put the Council of Europe inspection regime on a statutory...

Leaders' Questions (23 Jan 2014)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Is it appropriate that the head of a charity earns more than the Taoiseach of the country and ten to 20 times more than those who are on social welfare? Does he agree that the CEO of Rehab should reveal her salary? Does he agree with the call from the Committee of Public Accounts that such charitable organisations should make full disclosure on such matters?

Leaders' Questions (23 Jan 2014)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: The root of the issue is the chaotic mix of public, private and charitable provision of health services in this State which has been allowed to develop over successive Governments, including previous Governments in which the Tánaiste has been involved. This has allowed charitable organisations to provide core health services. Those Governments, and the current one, must bear...