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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Pensions Levy Issues (3 Dec 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 88. To ask the Minister for Finance the future of the pension levy; the number of years it is expected to last and the rate; the amount it is anticipated will be raised by it; what the money raised is being allocated to; if he intends to bring forward legislation ring-fencing it for any particular purpose; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51876/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Gaelscoileanna Issues (3 Dec 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 94. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the catchment area for Irish medium schools, gaelscoilenna, into which schools (details supplied) in Dublin 8 fall. [51299/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (3 Dec 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 105. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 10 is not eligible to receive a full student grant. [51486/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Pensions Legislation (3 Dec 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 190. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if defined benefit schemes that secure an exemption from the minimum funding standard will be covered by the provisions of the Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill. [51875/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Applications (3 Dec 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 195. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason rent allowance has not been granted in respect of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51966/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Applications (3 Dec 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 196. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when rent allowance will be reinstated in respect of a person (details supplied). [51967/13]

Order of Business (28 Nov 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I want to ask about three pieces of legislation but I also want to ask about a commitment made on Dáil reform in regard to the pre-legislative stage. There are a number of Bills which are still outstanding and which may be published before the end of the session. I ask that the heads of those Bills that have not been published but which were indicated in the A list would be published...

Other Questions: Work Placement Programme (28 Nov 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 8. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on the Gateway scheme. [50776/13]

Other Questions: Work Placement Programme (28 Nov 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I am seeking more details on the Gateway scheme which seems at a glance to be more akin to the Workfare scheme, because there is no training budget and no prospect of work by the host organisation. Can the Minister elaborate on the scheme?

Other Questions: Work Placement Programme (28 Nov 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Basically, the Minister has said that this is Tús for local authorities.

Other Questions: Work Placement Programme (28 Nov 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: It is the same. Why not extend the CE programme to cover these opportunities whereby a specific programme with a training budget could use a method that works and has been proven to work, rather than creating a new scheme which is akin to Workfare? Is the Minister aware that an academic analysis by the Department of Work and Pensions in Britain, to which she referred earlier, questioned the...

Other Questions: Work Placement Programme (28 Nov 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: The Minister can dream up all the titles she wants, such as Tús and Gateway, but at the end of the day they are the equivalent of Workfare, which has been condemned. Whether the Minister likes it or not, there is an element of compulsion.

Other Questions: Work Placement Programme (28 Nov 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: People are brought in and told that if they do not take this offer, their payments will be reduced. They cannot volunteer for it, which means that it is compulsory, so the Minister is living in a fantasy world. Will the Minister ensure that such schemes - be they Tús or Gateway, which I am asking about - have an additional training budget? That would mean that whatever experience...

Other Questions: Work Placement Programme (28 Nov 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I have done so.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Disability Allowance Payments (28 Nov 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 5. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on the delays in making disability allowance payments to 1,700 persons who made successful appeals to the social welfare appeals office; and if she will recruit more staff in order that decisions of the appeals office can be implemented immediately in the future. [50874/13]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Disability Allowance Payments (28 Nov 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: What steps will the Minister take to address the increase in the delay between social welfare appeals being successful and appellants subsequently receiving payment from the Department? This delay is now over three months in the case of disabled applicants.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Disability Allowance Payments (28 Nov 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I welcome the news that the vast majority of the 1,200 disability allowance appeals awaiting clearance will be dealt with prior to Christmas. We all acknowledge the progress that has been made in respect of social welfare appeals, particularly in the context of the reduction in waiting times. However, this has made no difference to those on disability allowance whose appeals have been...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Disability Allowance Payments (28 Nov 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: In view of her answer, I presume the Minister is confident that the new computer system will allow for future changes. In other words, once an appeal is successful, payment will be made within days or, at most, a week or thereabouts. I accept that it may take longer to calculate arrears. Will the Minister provide a commitment in this regard?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Job Initiatives (28 Nov 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: The Minister cannot answer it.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Job Initiatives (28 Nov 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: The Minister cannot answer it. She should do so.