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- Leaders' Questions (27 Nov 2013)
Aengus Ó Snodaigh: The Government will not fund the work.
- Leaders' Questions (27 Nov 2013)
Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Subsidising private landlords.
- Leaders' Questions (27 Nov 2013)
Aengus Ó Snodaigh: It is not up to that challenge.
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Straitéis 20 Bliain don Ghaeilge (26 Nov 2013)
Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 208. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills cad atá ar intinn ag an Roinn a dhéanamh chun a chinntiú go bhfaighfidh scoileanna Gaeltachta a ndóthain tacaíochta agus áiseanna. [44626/13]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (26 Nov 2013)
Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 211. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is aware of the failure of the Skillnets programme to meet its targets in terms of providing training to recipients of jobseeker payments; and if the shortfall has any impact on the delivery of Pathways to Work. [43374/13]
- Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (26 Nov 2013)
Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 415. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the average waiting time for the conclusion of appeals against the refusal of disability allowance. [50806/13]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (26 Nov 2013)
Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 636. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 24 has had their essential life-saving operation postponed at very short notice; and if he will confirm when this operation will take place. [50632/13]
- Youth Employment: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (20 Nov 2013)
Aengus Ó Snodaigh: These internships are depressing real job creation. Why create a job and pay an employee when one can get someone for nothing from the Department of Social Protection and let the people pay the expense of providing work for one's company? Since the Government took up office, there are 18,000 fewer young people employed in the economy. Over roughly the same period, there have been 22,000...
- Youth Employment: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (20 Nov 2013)
Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Ba mhaith liom buíochas a ghabháil leo siúd a ghlac páirt sa díospóireacht seo, ní hamháin mo chomhghleacaithe ach freisin iad siúd ón Rialtas. Measaim go bhfuil sé tábhachtach go mbeadh díospóireacht againn ar an gceist phráinneach seo. Is trua nach bhfuil gach rud atá ráite sa díospóireacht seo...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (20 Nov 2013)
Aengus Ó Snodaigh: A scheme is worked out for five, two, three or however many years.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (20 Nov 2013)
Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I was not suggesting an opt-out.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (20 Nov 2013)
Aengus Ó Snodaigh: At the moment one has no option at all.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (20 Nov 2013)
Aengus Ó Snodaigh: There are self-employed persons who would prefer to pay into a system at a higher rate in order that, in the event of something happening ten or 20 years down the road, they have some cover. They do not have that option. Their only option for any type of cover is private health insurance, private insurance to protect their employment or whatever. They do not have an option to say they...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (20 Nov 2013)
Aengus Ó Snodaigh: For the self-employed.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (20 Nov 2013)
Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Yes, and after a certain number of years, but not somebody who is about to go under where, after signing up and paying for six months, suddenly he or she qualifies. Everybody else has to qualify based on their contributions.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (20 Nov 2013)
Aengus Ó Snodaigh: That is the way they are covered.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (20 Nov 2013)
Aengus Ó Snodaigh: People will not lose their cover. I have no problem with imposing it but in the meantime there is nothing as the decision has not been taken to make it compulsory at a higher rate.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (20 Nov 2013)
Aengus Ó Snodaigh: That is already the case for the employees who have to pay.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (20 Nov 2013)
Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I apologise for my absence at the start of the presentation. Having read what was circulated to members, hopefully the witnesses have covered all that. I acknowledge the change in attitude in respect of the taxi drivers. I have not had a complaint since the last session we had on this issue. The point Deputy Bannon has raised is interesting as a PSV licence is an asset for taxi drivers,...
- Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services Funding (20 Nov 2013)
Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 175. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when a decision will be announced on the level of funding from the Government for 2014 for the City of Dublin Youth Service Board, in view of the fact that any delay will make planning for the ongoing funding of the youth organisations in the city more complicated. [49626/13]