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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Job Creation and Mortgage Support Schemes: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (2 Oct 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I also asked other questions, including one on the Gateway scheme and the family income supplement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Job Creation and Mortgage Support Schemes: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (2 Oct 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I asked a question-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Job Creation and Mortgage Support Schemes: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (2 Oct 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: It is a brief question. Can somebody apply to get onto the Gateway scheme?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Job Creation and Mortgage Support Schemes: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (2 Oct 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: We only ask questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Job Creation and Mortgage Support Schemes: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (2 Oct 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I have some questions on JobsPlus. Originally an important part of the Revenue job assist scheme was that those who were on it could avail of an additional tax relief to try to help people out of the trap when returning to work, but that does not exist in this scheme. Was any consideration given to introducing that? What is the budget for JobsPlus and what is the maximum number of jobs it...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (2 Oct 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 70. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the case of Wael Abu-Sada, a 40 year old Palestinian citizen who died of a serious illness on 23 September 2013 after he was prevented from travelling through the Rafah crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt for medical treatment in Jordan; if he will raise this case with the Egyptian...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: National Internship Scheme Administration (2 Oct 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 185. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of meetings of the JobBridge steering group to date; if she will provide a breakdown of all costs associated with the steering group including any remuneration or allowances received by non-civil servant members of the group. [41255/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: National Internship Scheme Administration (2 Oct 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 186. To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 101, 107 and 108 on 25 September 2013 in which she advised that 63% of all internships are completed early due to the intern securing paid employment, the proportion of these entered full-time employment and the way many entered permanent, fixed-term or zero hour contract posts respectively; if such data is...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: National Internship Scheme Administration (2 Oct 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 187. To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 101, 107 and 108 on 25 September 2013 the number of interns that finished early and returned to education, went back to receiving jobseeker's allowance or another social welfare payment or emigrated. [41257/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: National Internship Scheme Administration (2 Oct 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 188. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of hours the 21,000 participants on JobBridge have worked to date; the total cost of JobBridge to the State so far; if she will provide a breakdown of same. [41258/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Local Authority Work Placement Programme (2 Oct 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 189. To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 111 of 25 September, the timeframe that is intended for placements to last, the rate of payment the participants receive, the level and types of training that will be provided to participants and what budget will be allocated for training. [41259/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Local Authority Work Placement Programme (2 Oct 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 190. To ask the Minister for Social Protection in view of the recruitment embargo on local authorities, the employment opportunities envisaged under the new Gateway scheme. [41260/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Labour Activation Projects (2 Oct 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 191. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the consideration given to immediately offering ECDL, manual handling, first aid and safe pass courses to those recipients of jobseeker's allowance and JobBridge who would like to participate in them when they are first awarded their payment. [41261/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Property Taxation Collection (2 Oct 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 192. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if Tús scheme participants are having the property tax deducted from their allowance; if so, if they have been informed of these deductions; and, if not, the reason that is so and how the rate of deduction has been calculated. [41262/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Labour Activation Projects (2 Oct 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 193. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on the progress made in delivering targets under Pathways to Work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41265/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (2 Oct 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 263. To ask the Minister for Health his views the implications of the funding cut to St. Michael's House, as outlined by its directors, including the reduction in staffing across the organisation in day services, clinical services and administration, contraction of residential and respite services, closure of residential services for one Sunday each month, cessation of rent subsidy, cessation...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Dublin Bus Services (1 Oct 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 120. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the work being done to bring a resolution to the industrial dispute at Dublin Bus; and the efforts he is making to ensure that future budgetary measures undertaken by his Department and implemented by public transport companies do not provoke further industrial unrest and strike action. [40909/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Strategy (1 Oct 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 138. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has had discussions with the Department of Education and Skills regarding joint initiatives that could be taken between the two Departments to improve the level of PE classes here, particularly in view of the findings by Eurydice, the EU’s education information network that in both absolute and proportionate terms, Ireland...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Taxation Deferrals (1 Oct 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 219. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons who have opted to defer payment of the property tax; and the percentage of those liable for which this accounts. [41228/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Taxation Deferrals (1 Oct 2013)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 220. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a breakdown by underlying social welfare scheme of the number of persons who have deferred payment of the property tax. [41229/13]